February 28, 2026
David Hinckley's Corner
David Hinckley was an entertainment writer with the New York Daily News for 35 years. He has memorized most of "Casablanca" and he often answers questions with a quote from Bob Dylan, two traits that his wife finds endlessly annoying.
Neil Sedaka: The Place Where Chopin Met ‘Sh-Boom’
Pretty much all composers, singers and songwriters acknowledge they build on music that came before.
No, They Probably Won’t Make ’Em Like Uncle Floyd Any More
Every state has its beloved quirky legends, and one of New Jersey’s several specimens is Florio “Uncle Floyd” Vivino, who died Thursday at…
RIP Bob Weir: Yep, Rider, They’re Gonna Miss You
In the stormy world of the music biz, Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead occupied a rare position of stability.
WFDU: How One Small Radio Station Hopes To Conquer the Future By Mining the Past
During Mark Chernoff’s second shift as a once-a-week host for radio station WFDU (89.1 FM), he saw a song on the computer list that he…
Bobby Jay: Part of Radio History and Still in the Radio Present
Everything wasn’t better in the olden days of the 1950s and 1960s. A lot of things were worse.
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