DL Open Thread Thursday, May 20, 2021
New York magazine's Jonathan Chait says most people, liberals included, are failing to appreciate how much legal jeopardy the Last Guy is in now that the New York AG's office…
Song of the Day 5/19: Gil Scott-Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
For some reason, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame couldn't simply place Gil Scott-Heron among the pantheon. He's in this year, but as an "early influencer." If they're talking…
Song of the Day 5/18: The Go-Go’s, “Our Lips Are Sealed”
I like the Go-Go's, really I do. Their peppy power pop fit nicely with the New Wave movement of the early '80s and MTV made sure you noticed how easy…
Song of the Day 5/16: Billy Preston, “Nothing From Nothing”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is deeply flawed, but it does serve to shine an annual spotlight on some musicians who have faded into obscurity. Billy Preston will…
DL Open Thread Sunday, May 16, 2021
We now have demonstrative proof that today's Americans are stupider than Americans of the past. We had actual gas shortages in the 1970s, and officials didn't have to issue warnings…
Song of the Day 5/14: Todd Rundgren, “Couldn’t I Just Tell You”
The poobahs who run the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally got around to admitting Todd Rundgren this year, in his 25th year of eligibility as a solo artist.…
DL Open Thread Friday, May 14, 2021
Sorry for the delay, we had some issues with Wordpress. Joe Biden's statement of support for Israel did not sit well with some progressives in Congress, so the media is…
Song of the Day 5/13: Foo Fighters, “Big Me”
Yes, you are getting old. The Foo Fighters were among those selected for the 2021 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which means the band, which started…
DL Open Thread Thursday, May 13, 2021
Israel and the Palestinians are fighting again. This is news in the same sense that the weather is news -- the particulars change, and sometimes there's a hurricane, but the…
Song of the Day 5/12: Tré Burt, “Under the Devil’s Knee”
Protest songs are pretty common, but really effective ones are not. I heard this the other night on the folk show on WXPN, and I think it belongs in the…
Song of the Day 5/11: Randy Rainbow, “Clang, Clang, Clang Went Josh Hawley”
Randy Rainbow, like the rest of the media, has mostly moved on from the Last Guy and has now focused his attention on the lesser imps and demons who populate…
Song of the Day 5/10: Whitesnake, “Here I Go Again”
Tawny Kitaen, the model/actress who gained her greatest fame gyrating on the hood of a Jaguar in this Whitesnake video, died last week at age 59. Born Julie Kitaen, she…
DL Open Thread Sunday, May 9, 2021
Former Gov. Pierre S. du Pont IV, known to all as Pete, died yesterday, age 86. Du Pont was elected governor in 1976 after the disastrous tenure of Sherman Tribbitt,…