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Song of the Day 9/5: Ani DiFranco, “Amendment”

By Alby September 5, 20212 Comments

Ani DiFranco has the solution to the Supreme Court's attack on abortion rights. I don't think it will happen anytime soon, but that doesn't make her wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDRrwj3fl4U

DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021

By Alby September 5, 202113 Comments

The media, having accomplished its task of pulling down Joe Biden's approval ratings, have mostly moved on from Afghanistan in favor of trumpeting the Texas Abortion Freakout, which means the…

Song of the Day 9/2: Friends of Distinction, “Grazing in the Grass”

By Alby September 2, 2021

This song just missed topping the charts twice -- the first time as South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela's instrumental version, which reached No. 1 in 1968, and again in 1970,…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021

By Alby September 2, 20215 Comments

Today's media freak-out is over the Committee of GileadU.S. Supreme Court upholding a Texas abortion ban by a 5-4 vote. The real test will be when it's put into practice,…

Song of the Day 9/1: Tom T. Hall, “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine”

By Alby September 1, 20215 Comments

Songwriter and country singer Tom T. Hall died last month, and the world lost a wise old soul when he did. Hall wrote more than 20 No. 1 hits on…

Song of the Day 8/31: Little Feat, “Dixie Chicken”

By Alby August 31, 20215 Comments

Now that the Dixie Chicks have dropped the "dixie" from their name, I got to wondering. They named themselves after the Little Feat song, not the Confederacy, so if the…

Song of the Day 8/30: Haim, “Strong Enough”

By Alby August 30, 2021

Everybody has their favorite bands, and these sisters are one of mine. The radio studio is a perfect setting for this stripped-back version of one of Sheryl Crow's earliest hits,…

Song of the Day 8/29: The Clovers, “Love Potion No. 9”

By Alby August 29, 202111 Comments

If it smells like turpentine and looks like India ink, Trumpers would probably take it before they'll take that commie socialist vaccine. Though it's been covered by scores of groups,…

DL Open Thread Sunday, August 29, 2021

By Alby August 29, 20216 Comments

We can now definitively state that Joe Biden was wrong when he predicted that the Republican fever would break once Trump was out of office. A nation in which Republican…

Song of the Day 8/27: They Might Be Giants, “I Can’t Remember the Dream”

By Alby August 27, 2021

There aren't all that many '90s bands still making new music, and fewer still sound like they did back then. The Johns, Flansburgh and Linnell, have a new album --…

DL Open Thread Thursday, August 26, 2021

By Alby August 26, 202115 Comments

RWNJ martyr Ashli Babbitt is the answer to the question, "How many of these kosplay kkkomandos have to die before the rest stand down?" and finally someone in the mainstream…

Song of the Day 8/25: Charlie Watts Quintet, “What’s New”

By Alby August 25, 20211 Comment

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died yesterday at age 80, was the unlikeliest rock star ever. He was the opposite of every rock cliche, which is more amazing when…

Song of the Day 8/23: The Everly Brothers, “Cathy’s Clown”

By Alby August 23, 20213 Comments

The Everly Brothers were the greatest duo in rock 'n' roll history (Hall & Oates had more Top 40 singles than the Everlys' 26, but c'mon). They helped establish some…