Aye, Laddie, Ye Kin Wear Yer Kilt
Lappy's foster father, computer repairman John Paul Mac Isaac, was interviewed on the far-right newsfotainment site Newsmax. He laid out his conditions for telling Congress his side of the wayward…
Song of the Day 11/28: The B-52s, “Rock Lobster”
Fox News is running out of things to freak out about. When Joe Biden put up the White House Christmas tree extra early, their "War on Christmas" standby failed, so…
Song of the Day 11/27: Blind Faith, “Presence of the Lord”
"Presence of the Lord," Eric Clapton's contribution to Blind Faith's only album in 1969, was his first outing as a lyricist. Its message is personal, but Steve Winwood delivers it…
Song of the Day 11/26: Wilko Johnson, “When I’m Gone”
Regular readers know I consider Dr. Feelgood one of the most important British bands of the 1970s. The creative force behind the punk pioneers, guitarist Wilko Johnson (born John Wilkinson)…
Song of the Day 11/24: World Party, “Thank You World”
Rather than list all the things to be thankful for, I'm going to go Karl Wallinger's route and simply thank the world. Wallinger was World Party for most of its…
Song of the Day 11/23: Thin Lizzy, “Fight or Fall”
Fans of Irish rockers Thin Lizzy all have the same lament: If you went by classic rock radio you'd think the band only released three songs. Their breakthrough hit, at…
Investigate Hunter Biden? Have At It, Fellas
Right-wing trolls who visit the site all make the same mistake -- they think we're cheering for our football team vs. their football team, and so we must love the…
Song of the Day 11/22: The Electric Prunes, “I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)”
Garage rock wasn't called that when bands were actually playing it in the mid-'60s -- the name came a few years later, when the "Nuggets" collection was released in 1972…
Song of the Day 11/20: The Undisputed Truth, “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone”
This song won a Grammy for the Temptations in 1972 and is considered one of their greatest tracks. But it was first recorded and released earlier that year by a…
Song of the Day 11/19: Two Sheds Jackson, “Long Long Way”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The composer Arthur Jackson had two sheds, and a nickname to match. But he was furious when his interviewer kept calling him Two Sheds and…
Song of the Day 11/18: Pink Floyd, “Pigs (Three Different Ones)”
With feral pet pigs running wild in Delaware, it seems like the right time for Roger Waters' bitter anti-capitalist prog-blues workout. The sort of pigs he was writing about in…
Pet Pigs on the Loose Turning Delaware Into Hellscape
Is this pig yours? The News Journal missed this press release from the state Department of Agriculture, but the Philadelphia Inquirer picked it up: Delaware is being overrun by potbellied…
Song of the Day 11/17: The Philly Pops, “Gonna Fly Now”
The Philly Pops, founded in 1979, announced that it's throwing in the towel after this season's Christmas concerts. Cultural institutions have been in decline for years, but the Covid pandemic…