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Song of the Day 5/18: The Go-Go’s, “Our Lips Are Sealed”

By Alby May 18, 202111 Comments

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”

By Alby May 16, 20212 Comments

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

By Alby May 16, 20213 Comments

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”

By Alby May 14, 20212 Comments

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

By Alby May 14, 20214 Comments

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”

By Alby May 13, 2021

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

By Alby May 13, 20217 Comments

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”

By Alby May 12, 2021

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”

By Alby May 11, 20213 Comments

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”

By Alby May 10, 2021

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

By Alby May 9, 202110 Comments

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,…

Song of the Day 5/8: Ringo Starr, “It Don’t Come Easy”

By Alby May 8, 20211 Comment

When the Beatles broke up, everyone knew that John, Paul and George would pursue solo careers. But what about Ringo? The guy Robert Christgau called "our representative on the Beatles"…

Song of the Day 5/6: Steely Dan, “Don’t Take Me Alive”

By Alby May 6, 20217 Comments

Trying to determine the top five rock guitarists is like trying to establish the top five colors. It can only be done subjectively, and it begs the question -- what…