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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 for his band the McCoys, recorded when he was 17 and still went by his birth name, Zehringer; and “Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” the […]
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 now, but air quality in the area remains safe, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. (Writer’s Note: I don’t believe them. […]
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 was all over WXPN for the past couple of weeks, in advance of Wishy playing the station’s weekly free concert last Friday. From the Indianapolis-based […]
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 evidence of creative and artistic failure from my vantage point. I was trying to make sense of something that is senseless. I felt that I […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Yes, He’s A Psychopath. Not even a borderline psychopath: Let me start by observing that Trump certainly is a unique character — flamboyant, politically incorrect, and enthralling to his supporters. He is the central protagonist in our current political crisis. Strikingly, he is unmoved by the wrath directed at him by his political opponents. This […]
Song of the Day 5/30: Taco, “Puttin’ on the Ritz”
I hear Trump is touchy about being called “TACO,” an acronym for Trump Always Chickens Out, and you don’t have to be Sigmund Freud to figure out he’s touchy because it’s true. So if we’re going to use the expression to mock him, let’s call in the real Taco. Taco Ockerse is an Indonesian-born Dutch […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 30, 2025
Get Back, Taco Cat. Always Backing Down Just Isn’t Where It’s At: TACO has the potential to hurt Trump. (1) It’s simple. Trump Always Chickens Out. You can put that phrase anywhere, apply it to anything, and everyone knows what it means. (2) It’s meme-able. You have the slogan. You have the word mark. And […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May 2025
I suppose it belongs under ‘G’, but it’s my list. I do what I want. Besides, don’t want to make you wait that long: My wife swears the plot of this song comes from a Dateline episode: First of two songs this month that XPN discovered for me: This song deserves a zillion more views: […]
Song of the Day 5/29: The Beatles, “You Can’t Do That”
Yet another Trump executive order has been struck down by the courts. This time the Court of International Trade got its licks in, rejecting the flimsy excuse the president used to usurp Congress’ tariff power. It joins an ever-growing list of court defeats for Trump’s clearly illegal ragegasms, and every time he loses someone should […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Trump Pardons Everyone Bad. Nary a bleat from a Democrat: A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise,an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurantand a Connecticut governor toppled in a corruption scandal all received clemency Wednesday in a sweeping series of orders signed by President Donald Trump. Trump extended […]
Song of the Day 5/28: Eurythmics, “Would I Lie to You”
Elon Musk says he will no longer be involved in running his DOGE reign of error and won’t donate money to politicians anymore. The media reports this without pointing out that Musk’s track record is one of a serial liar. The follow-up question to anything he says should be an automatic “Why should we believe […]
NCC Moves To Eliminate The Elective Office Of NCC President
I mean, does anybody think that, if they had their druthers, they would have chosen either Karen Hartley-Nagle or Monique ‘Williams’-Johns if they could elect the leader from amongst council? This resolution was reportedly passed by an 11-2 vote at last night’s Council meeting: Prime Sponsor(s): Ms. Durham, Mr. Caneco Mr. Carter, Mr. Cartier Ms. […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
When Will Those Gazans Learn To Stand In Line Properly? Israeli troops mete out justified discipline b/c being starved for months is no excuse: Chaos and confusion broke out at a new aid center in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first full day that humanitarian assistance was being distributed through a contentious effort conceived […]
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