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Song of the Day 11/16: Wings, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish”

By Alby November 16, 20212 Comments

Today's Open Thread notes the completely foreseeable problem Northern Ireland is posing to the feeble, delusional brains behind Brexit. The solution to the problem is simple: Give Ireland back to…

Song of the Day 11/14: John Cale, “Half Past France”

By Alby November 14, 2021

Most American music fans know Welsh musician John Cale through his role as a founding member of the Velvet Underground. But his career in avant-garde music began years before he…

Song of the Day 11/12: The Jam, “All Around the World”

By Alby November 12, 20211 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Before TV fragmented so you never have to watch something that’s not exactly what you want, you had to take what they gave you. On…

Song of the Day 11/11: The Royal Guardsmen, “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron”

By Alby November 11, 20211 Comment

In France, Armistice Day is still a big deal -- a natural reaction, I suppose, considering most of the fighting in what was dubbed a "world" war was done on…

Song of the Day 11/10: Jarvis Cocker (as Tip-Top), “Aline”

By Alby November 10, 20211 Comment

I'm not a Wes Anderson buff, so I don't know if the hubbub surrounding "The French Dispatch" accompanies all his films. Or if every time he gets a guy to…

Song of the Day 11/9: The Clash, “Death or Glory”

By Alby November 9, 2021

So I'm talking the other night to a young millennial woman from London and during the conversation I tried to illustrate a point about someone going back on his stated…

Song of the Day 11/8: John Prine, “Long Monday”

By Alby November 8, 2021

It's been a long week. Time for a little John Prine. From "Fair and Square," the 2005 album he released after his bout with cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NO2eI30Qhc

Song of the Day 11/5: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Can’t Let Go”

By Alby November 5, 20212 Comments

It took 14 years, but Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have finally recorded a follow-up to their "Raising Sand," the 2007 LP that won both Grammy and Americana awards. "Raise…

Song of the Day 11/4: Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin”

By Alby November 4, 20215 Comments

David Chase, creator of "The Sopranos," has at last cleared up any confusion about the series' controversial final scene, which aired more than 14 years ago. Though he once sort…

The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity

By Alby November 3, 20213 Comments

This essay, by Italian economist Carlo Cipolla, has been around since 1976, but it remains fundamental to the understanding of human society and its defining characteristic, stupidity. Everyone should read…

Song of the Day 11/3: Five Man Electrical Band, “Signs”

By Alby November 3, 2021

Before I left America, I noticed that most stores, and virtually every restaurant, had a "help wanted" sign in the window. The situation is so dire, some internet wag noted,…

Song of the Day 11/2: The Reds, Pinks and Purples, “Last Summer in a Rented Room”

By Alby November 2, 2021

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Glenn Donaldson works hard to craft the blend of guitar jangle and atmospheric dream pop that makes his band, the Reds, Pinks and Purples, sound…

Song of the Day 11/1: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, “Mr. Blue Sky”

By Alby November 1, 20214 Comments

h/t Jason330 When the latest performance by the Muppet house band debuted Oct. 23 in a YouTube streaming event called "Dear Earth," devoted to celebrating the only planet known to…