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DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 7, 2022

By Alby June 6, 20221 Comment

Say what you like about Liz Cheney, she has more balls than 90% of Washington's Democrats. She told CBS News that the Jan. 6 conspiracy was broad and well-organized. Funny,…

Song of the Day 6/5: Wilco, “Cruel Country”

By Alby June 5, 20224 Comments

The genre now known as Americana was once known as alt-country, and Jeff Tweedy's band, Uncle Tupelo, helped set the template by injecting pop-punk energy into country rock. That band…

DL Open Thread Saturday, June 4, 2022

By Alby June 4, 20221 Comment

Alex Pareene asks the salient question, "What do cops do?" He answers it, too -- they do what's easy, avoid what's hard and slack off a lot, just like people…

Song of the Day 6/3: Bobby Gentry, “Ode to Billy Joe”

By Alby June 3, 2022

On this date in fictional history, Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge, triggering one of pop music's greatest mysteries: What did the narrator and Billie Joe throw off…

Song of the Day 6/1: Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”

By Alby June 1, 20222 Comments

Digitalized music has played havoc with the old-fashioned record charts compiled by the likes of Billboard magazine. Songs released decades ago keep popping up near the top, their spikes in…

Song of the Day 5/31: Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”

By Alby May 31, 20223 Comments

With England set to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, marking her 70 years on the throne, it seemed like the perfect time to release a TV series about the Sex…

Song of the Day 5/30: João Gilberto, “Chega de Saudade”

By Alby May 30, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The warm weather always gets me thinking about the beaches of Ipanema. I’ve never been to Rio, but every spring and summer I get transported…

Song of the Day 5/28: The Black Keys, “Tell Me Lies”

By Alby May 28, 2022

There's so much lying in public life that the media has become numb to it -- producers and editors aired and printed Trump's lies with a shrug and without bothering…

Song of the Day 5/27: Emitt Rhodes, “You Should Be Ashamed”

By Alby May 27, 2022

This one's for all the people who think that gun violence can be curtailed by doing anything other than restricting access to guns. The song, released on Rhodes' eponymous 1970…

Song of the Day 5/26: Nilsson, “Jump Into the Fire”

By Alby May 26, 2022

I didn't even have to finish reading the headline about actor Ray Liotta's death at age 67 for this song to start playing in my head. As any Scorsese fan…

Song of the Day 5/25: Candlebox, “I’ve Got a Gun”

By Alby May 25, 2022

Candlebox released this cri de coeur about gun violence in 2016, long after the Seattle band's grunge-era heyday. Frontman Kevin Martin, asked about the song's inspiration by Songfacts, said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otzfCw87_fo…

Song of the Day 5/22: The Velvet Underground, “All Tomorrow’s Parties”

By Alby May 22, 2022

Andy Warhol, who launched the Velvet Underground by making them part of his Exploding Plastic Inevitable, called this first single from the band's debut album his favorite VU song. Composer…

Song of the Day 5/20: Kevin Morby, “This Is a Photograph”

By Alby May 20, 20221 Comment

With apologies to El Somnambulo, who handles the new music feature round these parts, I've been in the car a lot the past few days and have heard this one…