Song of the Day 8/30: Haim, “Strong Enough”
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”
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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
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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”
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
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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”
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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”
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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…
Song of the Day 8/22: Crabmeat Thompson, “Small Wonder”
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Readers of the News Journal might not know this, but Delaware folksinger and raconteur Jerry "Crabmeat" Thompson died in June. I first heard this from friends who saw it on…
DL Open Thread Sunday, August 22, 2021
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The hypocrisy of the media's war cheerleading sure is coming a-cropper, with every pom-pom-waving "military analyst" shitting on Biden as their always-questionable usefulness comes to an end. No, you're not…
Song of the Day 8/21: Grace Vonderkuhn, “Rock and Roll Gary”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Newark’s Grace Vonderkuhn rips headlong through her garage/psych/power-punk songs, but her burgeoning career hit a speed bump during the Covid shutdown. Her band, a trio…
Song of the Day 8/19: Bo Burnham, “Welcome to the Internet”
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Bo Burnham is usually classified as a comedian, but he's just as easily categorized as a musician, one in the tradition of Tom Lehrer with a tad of Kurt Weill…
DL Open Thread Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Why would a guy, a Florida governor let's say, dissuade people from getting vaccines or wearing masks, but go all-out on a treatment for people once they come down with…
Song of the Day 8/18: Elvis Costello, “Blame It on Cain”
From Elvis' first album, with Clover backing him. John McFee's jazzy guitar and Costello's delivery of his cryptic lyrics dominate the track. Nobody's ever come up with a satisfying explanation…