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Song of the Day 11/6: Michael Sembello, “Maniac”

By Alby November 6, 20252 Comments

The race for title of Craziest GOP Congresswoman is always hotly contested. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Bobert, and Anna Paulina Luna all have their moments, but nobody is as crazy…

Song of the Day 11/15: They Might Be Giants, “The Communists Have the Music”

By Alby November 5, 2025

A Democratic socialist – and a Muslim, no less! – is now the mayor-elect of New York City. Though Zohran Mamdani is a Democrat, he had to overcome the opposition…

Song of the Day 11/4: Tom Lehrer, “So Long Mom (A Song for World War III)”

By Alby November 4, 2025

Is it mere coincidence that Kathryn Bigelow's nuclear thriller “House Full of Dynamite” on Netflix came out about the same time Donald Trump proclaimed nuclear testing is back? The movie's…

Song of the Day 11/3: Connie Francis, “Who’s Sorry Now”

By Alby November 3, 20251 Comment

The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is worried about the forces unleashed by Trump's unbridled fascism. They've been whinging about tariffs for quite a while now, but they're really riled…

Song of the Day 11/2: The Police, “Walking on the Moon”

By Alby November 2, 2025

Kim Kardashian might become a lawyer soon, but that doesn't mean she's anything but stupid, and I'm not just referring to her decision to have multiple children with a mentally…

Song of the Day 10/31: Oingo Boingo, “Dead Man’s Party”

By Alby October 31, 20252 Comments

Before Danny Elfman embarked on his prolific career scoring films, he led a band called Oingo Boingo. His older brother had started a street theater troupe in Los Angeles in…

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,…