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Song of the Day 1/25: Gene Clark, “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better”

By Alby January 25, 20211 Comment

Editor’s note: I’ve been under the weather — a kidney stone hailstorm — so Nathan Arizona has agreed to handle the Song of the Day for a spell. Gene Clark…

Song of the Day 1/24: The Vaccines, “If You Wanna”

By Alby January 24, 2021

Editor’s note: I’ve been under the weather — a kidney stone hailstorm — so Nathan Arizona has agreed to handle the Song of the Day for a spell. The vaccine…

DL Open Thread Sunday 1/24/21

By Alby January 24, 20217 Comments

Delawareans who tried to get a dose of Covid vaccine on Saturday spent up to seven hours waiting in line, and many gave up before getting a shot. Republicans, like…

Song of the Day 1/23: Peter Cooper, “715 (For Hank Aaron)”

By Alby January 23, 20211 Comment

Editor's note: I've been under the weather -- a kidney stone hailstorm -- so Nathan Arizona has agreed to handle the Song of the Day for a spell. The great…

Song of the Day 1/18: The Ronettes, “Be My Baby”

By Alby January 18, 2021

Phil Spector, the groundbreaking record producer and paranoid murderer who died yesterday at age 81, made an indelible mark on the recording industry by inventing the Wall of Sound. It…

Song of the Day 1/17: The Circle Jerks, “When the Shit Hits the Fan”

By Alby January 17, 2021

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

By Alby January 17, 20217 Comments

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'”

By Alby January 16, 2021

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”

By Alby January 15, 20214 Comments

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”

By Alby January 14, 20215 Comments

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

By Alby January 14, 20219 Comments

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”

By Alby January 13, 20212 Comments

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

By Alby January 13, 20214 Comments

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…