Song of the Day 1/17: The Circle Jerks, “When the Shit Hits the Fan”
Though the song was written about America under Reagan, its core message remains true today: We all gotta duck when the shit hits the fan. The Circle Jerks formed in…
DL Open Thread 1/17/21: Delusional Dotard Delusional to the Last
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I'm not holding my breath expecting America to come to grips with what it was, is and shall become, so I expect people to deny until death the fact that…
Song of the Day 1/16: Dinosaur Jr., “Start Choppin'”
I have learned over the years that J. Mascis is an acquired taste that a lot of people failed to acquire, but this breakup song comes as close to mass…
Song of the Day 1/15: Steely Dan, “With a Gun”
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How do wingnut Congresswomen go to Congress? That's right, with a gun. This isn't one of the Dan's more celebrated tunes; it was hidden in the middle of side 2…
Song of the Day 1/14: Dandy Livingstone, “Rudy, a Message to You”
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Most rock fans know this song because The Specials reached No. 10 in the UK with a cover in 1979. This is the original rocksteady version by Jamaican-born British singer…
Open Thread 1/14/21: A Message to You, Rudy
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Who didn't see this coming, except everybody? Donald Trump told aides not to pay Rudy Giuliani. This is a surprise on the order of the sun rising in the general…
Song of the Day: Richard Thompson, “Oops I Did It Again”
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Congrats, Donnie Two Scoops, you're the first guy to do that getting impeached thing again. When a magazine asked Richard Thompson for a list of the best popular songs of…
Delaware Should Restrict, or Better Yet Ban, Open Carry
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Gun-humpers are prematurely ejaculating over their chance to carry guns to statehouses on Jan. 20, and they can do that for a very simple reason: Only three states ban all…
Song of the Day 1/11: The Rolling Stones, “Play With Fire”
Insurrectionists are finding out that their little cosplay coup has produced repercussions IRL. Should have listened to Mick and the boys, though I suppose this song, originally the B-side of…
Song of the Day 1/10: Randy Rainbow, “Sedition”
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You have to wonder what Randy Rainbow's next gig will be in the post-Trump era. Will he turn into Vaughn Meader, the JFK impersonator whose career evaporated after Kennedy's assassination?…
Song of the Day 1/9: Was (Not Was), “Dad I’m in Jail”
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Lots of people who joined Vanilla Isis should be singing this one this morning, though maybe without the "Dad" -- I read somewhere that the average age of the cosplay…
Song of the Day 1/8: Elton John, “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word”
The Republican rush for the exits had generated plenty of people saying "I-never-thought" and "we-only-meant," but one word has been conspicuously absent from any Republican I've heard. Guess what it…
Your Senior Senator Has Shit for Brains — Fuck You, Carper
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Tom Carper was asked about impeaching Trump, as many elected Democrats have called for. Carper's response: “The idea of taking the time to try to impeach him, the idea of…