Friday TV: A Salute to Joni Mitchell on PBS
While Joni Mitchell’s surprise appearance at Newport Folk Festival last summer was captured mostly by fans’ phones, there’s a much better production surrounding her performances at the end of the…
Thursday TV: Rob Lowe and Son’s Sitcom
Rob Lowe and his real-life son John Owen Lowe star new comedy “Unstable” (Netflix, streaming), in which the elder star plays an eccentric, Elon Musk-type tech entrepreneur whose son tries…
Wednesday TV: ‘Riverdale’ Ventures Back
For its final season “Riverdale” (CW, 9 p.m.), the skewed adaptation of the Archie comics actually returns to its original 1950s setting, a weird time jump of which only Jughead…
Capital Radio, 3-20: The First Day of Spring
A prerecorded Capital Radio celebrates today’s first day of spring with music from 17 artists, from Ella Fitzgerald to Fontaines D.C. There was some newish music from Belle & Sebastian,…
Capital Radio 3-13: Daylight to St. Paddy’s
A prerecorded Capital Radio starts with songs about Daylight Saving Time, and daylight and time and moving ahead (even if only for an hour) -- with selections from the Kinks,…
‘Randy Rhoads: Reflection of a Rock Icon’
Hard rock fans know the name of Randy Rhoads, the exciting young guitarist who had shredded his way to center stage in Ozzy Osbourne’s first post-Black Sabbath solo band, a…
‘TV Eye’ Takes a Little Break
The ol' blog takes a little break during a period of travel. Hope to see you at the end of the month, with the cherry blossoms in full bloom!
Other Things I’ve Written Lately
A story about the new reality series "The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist" for SmithsonianMagazine.com. An interview with Annie Lennox about her impending contribution to The Library of Congress…
Joni Mitchell Wins Gershwin Prize
The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize of Popular Music, in its 16 years has reliably been a solid night of tribute to a deserving artist and an anticipated D.C. event…
Wednesday TV: ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’
Think of it as “The Bachelor” in plaid work shirts. “Farmer Wants a Wife” (Fox, 9 p.m.),based on a British format, had come to U.S. TV before on the CW…