Song of the Day 5/9: Trout Fishing in America, “The Window”
There's an apocryphal story about the Russian space program. The United States, according to the legend, spent millions of dollars trying to invent a ball-point pen that would work in…
America Doesn’t Apologize, It Just Embarrasses Itself
Anyone who reads tweets or comments from Trumpists can come away with the impression that someone's sense of reality is seriously askew. Read enough of them and you might become…
Song of the Day 5/8: Bob Dylan, “False Prophet”
Bob Dylan dropped another new song last night, this time with an announcement that it's a cut from a new album, "Rough and Rowdy Ways," set for release June 19.…
Song of the Day 5/7: The Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”
As both puck and El Somnambulo have noted, the Orange Offal in the Oval, in yet another fumbling attempt to change the subject from his staggering ineptitude, has decreed, apparently…
Most Punchable-Faced Republican Senator
Thanks to everyone who helped determine that Trump lickspittle Ron DeSantis of Florida has the most punchable face among America's Republican governors. Condolences to Georgia's Brian Kemp, who ran even…
Song of the Day 5/6: Guns N’ Roses, “Live and Let Die”
Donald Trump visited a factory that makes medical-grade face masks yesterday. He got lots of scolding for not wearing a mask during his tour, but I thought the more noteworthy…
Song of the Day 5/5: War, “Low Rider”
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a holiday more celebrated in El Norte than in Mejico, I give you War's tribute to one of the symbols of California's Mexican-American culture.…
Song of the Day 5/4: Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, “Cantina Song”
It's Star Wars day, so who better to deliver the song of the day than Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes -- the band featured in the cantina scene in…
They Rage, Rage Against the Light
Donald Trump, who hears -- mostly from the voices in his head -- that he's the hardest-working president in history, erupted in another ragefest on Twitter this morning, triggered by…
Song of the Day 5/3: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”
With Trump grasping at every coronavirus miracle cure that crosses his diseased mind, I think it's time he looked into Dr. Nilsson's remedy. I tend to think that adding a…
Song of the Day 5/2: Randy Newman, “Stay Away”
Randy Newman has written a special song for these days of social distancing. This was recorded almost a month ago, but he was prescient about selfish "reopen" protesters. "It's hard…
Song of the Day 5/1: Billy Bragg, “The Internationale”
May Day, though not celebrated in reactionary America, was declared International Workers' Day in 1889 by the Second International organization of workers' and socialist parties, which also adopted "The Internationale"…
Song of the Day 4/30: Tom Rush, “No Regrets”
While the novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the music world, a few musicians have caught the bug and recovered. I didn't even know folk icon Tom Rush had the…