Song of the Day 6/5: XTC, “King for a Day”
While Donald Trump is in England having monarch envy, the lads of XTC had his sort pegged back in the Thatcher era. "King for a Day," which appears on the…
Song of the Day 6/4: The Kinks, “Sunny Afternoon”
The Kinks had a string of hits during the original British Invasion that became instant garage-rock classics. "Sunny Afternoon," released in the summer of 1966, continued Ray Davies' move toward…
Song of the Day 6/3: 13th Floor Elevators, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
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Roky Erickson, one of rock's most famous burnout cases, died Friday in Texas. Erickson's 13th Floor Elevators, formed when he was still a teenager, pioneered psychedelic rock (and championed psychedelics)…
Democratic Party = Morons Inc.
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The most depressing aspect of watching the slow-motion self-pwning of the Democratic Party is that it doesn't have to be this way. There's plenty of data out there to show…
Song of the Day 6/2: Charles Bradley, “Lucifer”
Two posthumous singles by the late Charles Bradley, the Screaming Eagle of Soul, have been released in the past month. They were recorded in late 2016, shortly after Bradley learned…
Song of the Day 6/1: Paul Simon, “Mother and Child Reunion”
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Ever since "Graceland" Paul Simon has been scorned over his penchant for what's now called cultural appropriation. But time was he wasn't universally condemned for traveling abroad to tap into…
Why Chasing Lost Democrats Is a Fool’s Errand
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Simply put, because that's not where the votes are. Those voters tend to be older, a pool shrinking faster than the Aral Sea. Pew Research Center has released a report…
Song of the Day 5/31: Leon Redbone, “Diddy Wah Diddy”
Leon Redbone died Thursday. As best anyone could tell, he was 69. Most people first saw him on TV in the mid-'70s, maybe on Saturday Night Live or the Tonight…
Song of the Day 5/30: Wilson Pickett, “Hey Jude”
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This is not only one of the best R&B covers of a pop song you'll ever hear, the guitar by Duane Allman is credited with giving birth to the entire…
Song of the Day 5/29: The Isley Brothers, “Summer Breeze”
Used to be that R&B acts would cover mainstream pop hits routinely, often improving them in the process. You can't find a better example than what the Isley Brothers did…
Song of the Day 5/28: The Valentinos, “Lookin’ for a Love”
People know this song from Bobby Womack's 1974 release, which reached No. 10 on the Hot 100 (No. 1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart), but that wasn't its first…
Song of the Day 5/27: War, “Summer”
Didn't mean to run another War song so soon, but to quote the lyrics, summertime is here. Yes, I know Americans foolishly start their seasons with a celestial solstices and…
Song of the Day 5/26: The Little Darlings, “Little Bit O’ Soul”
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Every once in a while I learn that a hit song that I thought was original is actually a cover. That's the case here. The song was a hit in…