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Song of the Day 10/30: Beru Revue, “Hoods a Go-Go”

By Alby October 30, 20251 Comment

Not many DJs get obituaries in Rolling Stone, but Pierre Robert, the midday voice for WMMR in Philadelphia for four decades, did. The 70-year-old Deadhead went to sleep Tuesday night…

Song of the Day 10/29: Jerry Douglas, “Patrick Meets the Brickbats”

By Alby October 29, 20251 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona I basically know only three things about this song called “Patrick Meets the Brickbats.” • It has a funny title. • It has something to…

Song of the Day 10/28: Flamin’ Groovies, “First Plane Home”

By Alby October 28, 2025

The Flamin' Groovies were always in the wrong place at the wrong time. They started out playing rock 'n' roll in the style of the '50s and early '60s –…

Democrats and Republicans, Heed the Call, All Can Attend the Hypocrites’ Ball

By Alby October 27, 202522 Comments

Jeffrey Balk, the erstwhile chair of the Sussex County Democratic Party, stepped down from his position over the weekend, but not before his situation exposed the rank hypocrisy of the…

Song of the Day 10/27: Seth MacFarlane, “I Never Felt This Way Before”

By Alby October 27, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona I haven’t watched “Family Guy” since right after it went on the air in 1999. It looked to me like a juvenile and unfunny copy…

Epstein Ballroom Update

By Alby October 25, 20252 Comments

As most of America's feck-free elected Democrats furrow their brows in concern, its citizens are reacting with near-universal condemnation of Donald Trump's latest display of his guiding ethos, best summed…

Song of the Day 10/25: John Williams & the Vienna Philharmonic: “Imperial March (from ‘Star Wars’)”

By Alby October 25, 2025

I suppose the fact that fascists have an underdeveloped sense of humor isn't news, but it still drew media attention when a protester in Washington DC proved it. Sam O'Hara,…

Song of the Day 10/24: The Who, “You Better You Bet”

By Alby October 24, 2025

The betting scandal involving a National Basketball Association player is about as surprising as the location of this morning's sunrise, and most people have been quick to blame it on…

Song of the Day 10/23: Rush, “The Spirit of the Radio”

By Alby October 23, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Geddy Lee has spent more than 50 years behind a microphone and bass guitar with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Rush, pride of…

Song of the Day 10/22: Ryan Adams, “Breakdown”

By Alby October 22, 20253 Comments

Ryan Adams, the prolific singer-songwriter and producer whose career was derailed by a #metoo scandal in the Before Times, has long been notorious for odd behavior in concerts – aborting…

Song of the Day 10/21: Dropkick Murphys, “Smash Shit Up”

By Alby October 21, 20252 Comments

The metaphors for Donald Trump's destruction of the United States are getting a little too obvious, aren't they? First he releases a video of himself flying a jet and dumping…

Song of the Day 10/20: Prefab Sprout, “The Best Jewel Thief in the World”

By Alby October 20, 2025

Officials called yesterday's broad-daylight robbery at the Louvre a professional job, but the bandits certainly aren't the best jewel thieves in the world, or they wouldn't have dropped a couple…

Song of the Day 10/19: The Offspring, “The Kids Aren’t Alright”

By Alby October 19, 2025

The "young" Republicans – mostly a bunch of chubby mooks in their 30s – revealed themselves as a bunch of wannabe Nazis, crystallizing the reality that demographics won't save democracy.…