Song of the Day 6/5: Heart, “Barracuda”
Lots of rock musicians have careers that read like soap operas, but few bands have had more bad luck than Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson had to overcome industry misogyny,…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Judge James E. Boasberg Is My New Hero: A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to take steps toward giving nearly 140 Venezuelan immigrants who were…
How Are We Coming With That ‘Transparency Agenda’?
How Are We Coming With That Transparency Agenda? Yeah, yeah, I'm quoted in the article, but that's not the point. While there's certainly been progress, especially with the imminent passage…
Ladeez And Gentlemen: YOUR FY 2026 State Budget
The Joint Finance Committee concluded their mark-up two days early, setting off the annual round of self-congratulations: Following this week’s budget markup hearings of the Joint Finance Committee, House Speaker Melissa…
Song of the Day 6/4: The Edgar Winter Group, “Frankenstein”
Among the credits I left out of Rick Derringer's CV the other day was his production of this 1973 No. 1 hit for the Edgar Winter Group, one of the…
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Oh, Just Shut Up. Some House Rethugs 'Regret' Voting For Big Beautiful Boondoggle: It turns out that the sprawling legislation to advance tax and spending cuts and to cement much…
Song of the Day 6/3: Marcus Hummon, “Rosanna”
I notice that when politicians and pundits talk about immigration, it's usually as an abstract concept – immigration, as opposed to immigrants. That makes it much easier to ignore the…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Kevin Caneco Goes After Do-Nothing DNREC. Good. From his press release: Wilmington, DE - Despite recent statements made by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) understating…
Song of the Day 6/2: Rick Derringer, “Real American”
When he died last week at age 77, the obituaries for Rick Derringer all mentioned the two songs he was best known for: "Hang On Sloopy," a No. 1 hit…
DL Open Thread: Monday, June 2, 2025
State's Largest Polluter Ups Its Pollution Quotient--With Impunity: The Delaware City Refinery has been continuously releasing more than permitted amounts of toxic sulfur dioxide into the air for a week…
Song of the Day 6/1: Wishy, “Fly”
New music is El Somnambulo's province, but he can't listen to (or like) everything, so occasionally I plug something new I've heard. This is one of those times. This tune…
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: June 1, 2025
A Deep Dive Into Why Sufjan Stevens Dislikes "Carrie And Lowell". Meaning, a deep dive into his life and his (non?) relationship with his mother: I think this album is…