Song of the Day 2/2: The Spinners, “It’s a Shame”
The Rock Hall of Fame released its nominees for the class of 2023 yesterday. As usual, the contenders fall into a few predictable categories: * Superstars whose fame has nothing…
Song of the Day 2/1: Ozzy Osbourne, “Patient Number 9”
Rock's Prince of Darkness, Ozzie Osbourne, announced today that his physical condition has forced him to cancel a tour of the UK and Europe planned for spring and summer of…
Song of the Day 1/31: Dwight Twilley Band, “I’m on Fire”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Dwight Twilley was one of those shoulda-been coulda-been rockers. But he’ll never really be forgotten by any fan of twangy power-pop. Twilley’s “I’m on Fire”…
Song of the Day 1/30: Tom Verlaine, “Breakin’ in My Heart”
Back in the '60s, teenagers Tom Miller and Richard Meyers ran away from Sanford School in Hockessin (it was a boarding school back then) and went to New York, where…
Song of the Day 1/29: Philadelphia Eagles Pep Band, “The Eagles’ Victory Song (Fly, Eagles, Fly)”
I've always had a problem with the lyrics to this song. Flying eagles are not on a road, to victory or anywhere else. They're flying, they don't need a road.…
Song of the Day 1/28: Public Image Ltd, “Hawaii”
Turns out Johnny isn't so Rotten after all. Not all the time, anyway. John Lydon, better known in public (and Neil Young's lyrics) as Johnny Rotten, has released a new,…
Song of the Day 1/27: Rage Against the Machine, “Wake Up”
As a service to all the conservative lurkers who want to know all about wokitude, the better to turn "woke" into a pejorative, here it is: This song is what…
Let Joe Drive!
I never thought about this until I saw some stray comment on some automotive web site: Once someone is elected president, he never drives again. While he's president he's driven…
Song of the Day 1/26: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
In honor of the senators who quoted Taylor Swift lyrics at the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, here's her current single. "Anti-Hero" just spent eight weeks atop the Billboard…
Song of the Day 1/25: Otis Redding, “These Arms of Mine”
It's getting damn hard to honor somebody with a statue in this country. Sure, it's more common these days to remove statues than install them as we reevaluate who's worthy…
Song of the Day 1/24: Randy Rainbow, “Speaker of the House”
We hadn't heard from Washington's singing court jester, Randy Rainbow, for a while, but Kevin McCarthy's long road to the speakership of the House of Horribles™ apparently inspired him. The…
Song of the Day 1/23: Pink Floyd, “Brain Damage/Eclipse”
We can file this one under Things I Wish I'd Made Up: RWNJs think Pink Floyd has "gone woke." This year marks the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side…
Song of the Day 1/22: The Radiants, “Hold On”
Listening yesterday to WXPN's tribute to Jerry Blavat, I was reminded that back in the day the national music scene was a lot less homogenized than it is today. With…