Song of the Day 3/24: Moby Grape, “Hey Grandma”
Now that some Fox News talking heads, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and various other sociopaths on TV and the interwebs -- including the Orangutan in the Oval Office --…
Song of the Day 3/23: Warren Zevon, “Don’t Let Us Get Sick”
Can't think of a more appropriate song for our current crisis. Warren Zevon wrote and recorded this before he knew he had the mesothelioma that would kill him just a…
Will Collaborationists Coons and Carper Vote for McConnell’s Corporate Giveaway?
Mitch McConnell and his Repugnant caucus get their corporate bailout/worker fuckover bill through the Senate? They need Democratic votes to do it. Will Carper and Coons play along? Given their…
Song of the Day 3/22: Randy Rainbow, “Social Distance”
Randy Rainbow is saving America by lying on his couch, and keeping us entertained while we lie on ours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WimbyL_25Nw
Song of the Day 3/21: Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
Kenny Rogers, singer, actor and roast-chicken entrepreneur, died yesterday at age 81. Say what you will, but Rogers scored more than 120 chart hits and sold more than 200 million…
Song of the Day 3/20: Ringo Starr, “Back Off Boogaloo”
Six feet, people, six feet! If someone is closer than that, tell them to back off. Adding the "boogaloo" is optional. This was Ringo Starr's second solo single, after "It…
Song of the Day 3/19: The Clash, “Lost in the Supermarket”
Minnesota and Vermont have designated grocery store workers emergency personnel, making them eligible for free child care. While we rightly praise health-care personnel, grocery workers come into contact with hundreds…
Legislative Session Postponed Indefinitely
Just got this email from the House Democratic caucus: In response to ongoing concerns about the Coronavirus pandemic, House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and Senate President Pro Tempore David McBride announced…
Song of the Day 3/18: Paul Simon, “The Boy in the Bubble”
I think Bubble Boy is the only person who won't have to change his routine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy5T6s25XK4 The third single from Simon's 1986 "Graceland" album, co-written with Forere Motloheloa, who plays…
Song of the Day 3/17: R.E.M., “It’s the End of the World as We Know It”
Doubling up on R.E.M. here, I know, but I was saving this one until I was certain the Good Old Days were well and truly over. Other people seem sure…
Song of the Day 3/16: R.E.M., “Stand”
A song for when everybody is on lockdown. Just stand in the place where you are. Listen to reason Reason is calling Your feet are going to be on the…
Song of the Day 3/15: The Specials, “Ghost Town”
I don't know about Wilmington, but Paris is, relatively speaking, a ghost town today, the first day of the ban on bars, cafes, bistros, brasseries and restaurants. The Specials released…
Song of the Day 3/14: Bobby Darin, “Call Me Irresponsible”
Donald Trump, at his mulligan coronavirus news conference yesterday, uttered the line Joe Biden should use in every campaign ad from now to November: "I don't take responsibility at all."…