Song of the Day 3/18: The Youngbloods, “Darkness, Darkness”
Jesse Colin Young, the folk-rock singer-songwriter best known for his recording of the hippie anthem "Get Together," died Sunday. He was 83. Born Perry Miller, he adopted his stage name…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tuesday March 18, 2025
The Big Story: House To Consider Death-With Dignity bill today. HB 140 (Morrison) is virtually the same bill that both houses passed last year, only to be vetoed by Delaware's…
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Israel Does It Again. The Carnage Quotient had apparently fallen below acceptable genocidal standards: Israeli forces launched large aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in the first…
Song of the Day 3/17: Paddy Reilly, “The Fields of Athenry”
Nobody writes more heart-rending ballads than the Irish, which is fitting given the litany of tragedies they've suffered, mostly at the hands of the British. None has had a greater…
DL Open Thread: Monday, March 17, 2025
In Amerika, You Can't Be A Black Man And A Military Hero: The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the…
Song of the Day 3/16: Magnolia Electric Co., “The Dark Don’t Hide It”
The best Americana singer-songwriter you never heard of, Jason Molina, died 12 years ago today of alcohol-induced organ failure at age 39. He was revered by his peers in the…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 16, 2025
Does Nick Merlino Speak For Gov. Matt Meyer? I report. You decide: A Delaware lawyer and a state lawmaker have filed a federal complaint that seeks to have the state…
Song of the Day 3/15: R.E.M., “Pretty Persuasion”
When they broke up the band 14 years ago, the members of R.E.M. swore they would never reunite. We've seen enough bands go back on such pronouncements to take that…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 15, 2025
The Schumer Sell-Out: For those who didn't see the list of turncoats yesterday, here ya go: “Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin (Illinois), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), John…
Song of the Day 3/14: Bobby Womack, “Across 110th Street”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When Bobby Womack crosses 110th Street in the song by that name, he’s crossing the traditional demarcation line between Manhattan and Harlem. Harlem has the…
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 14, 2025
We now know what Delaware and national Democratic politicians have in common: Fealty/fear to/of Elon Musk. BTW, it's easy to predict which D's will cave. Schumer will give dispensation to…
Chuck Fucking Schumer
Doesn't get more pathetic than this: Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led…
Thumping The Tub For Chumbawamba’s Boff Whalley
A fortuitous, and completely coincidental, mash-up of two events. A couple of weeks ago, Al featured Chumbawamba's 'The Day The Nazi Died' as his song of the day: For reasons…