Song of the Day 5/24: Edison Lighthouse, “Love Grows”
We're all familiar with the concept of the one-hit wonder, bands or singers who disappear after one popular single. Sometimes even bands with two hits are mistakenly included in such…
Impeachment Pretzel Logic
There's no point in impeaching Trump because he'll be exonerated by the Senate, and then he can claim vindication. He will claim vindication if you fail to impeach him, too.…
Song of the Day 5/23: Public Enemy, “Fear of a Black Planet”
RE Vanella and I had a little discussion on one of yesterday's threads about the greatest rapper of all time. RE touted Biggie Smalls as the GOAT, which is a…
Song of the Day 5/22: War, “Why Can’t We Be Friends?”
War is one of those groups that shows up year after year on lists of "best bands snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." This was the title…
Song of the Day 5/21: Alien Ant Farm, “Movies”
Is pop-punk still a thing? Twenty years ago bands like Green Day welded punk's energy to pop's accessibility for one of rock's last hurrahs before the hip-hop deluge. "Movies," released…
Song of the Day 5/20: Bruce Springsteen, “There Goes My Miracle”
Bruce Springsteen has a new solo album coming out June 14. He has said "Western Stars" is a rumination on Southern California music of the ''60s and '70s and specifically…
Song of the Day 5/19: ELO, “Mr. Blue Sky”
This isn't the original recording from "Out of the Blue." This is the title track from Jeff Lynne's 2012 album of re-recorded ELO classics, the release of which was accompanied…
Song of the Day 5/18: Harold Dorman, “Mountain of Love”
Harold Dorman, a white guy from the Mississippi Delta, had only one hit record in his career, this classic from 1960. What I find interesting is his choice of metaphor.…
Song of the Day 5/17: Rolling Stones, “Paint It, Black”
I read yesterday that Donald Trump's obsession with The Wall has manifested itself as micromanagement of its design. He wants scary spikes on top, and he wants it painted black…
Song of the Day 5/16: Jackie DeShannon, “Bette Davis Eyes”
Everyone knows "Bette Davis Eyes" if they listened to the radio in 1981, when Kim Carnes' breakthrough single spent nine weeks at No. 1 and was single of the year.…
Song of the Day 5/15: Donovan, “Atlantis”
When we think of the '60s we tend to think of the social movements for civil rights and against the war in Vietnam, which gives the impression that people back…
Here’s What Biden’s Selling
Horse-race pundits already have all but conceded the Democratic nomination to Joe Biden, which is easy to do now because people haven't yet had a chance to hear his sales…
Song of the Day 5/14: The Greenberry Woods, “Trampoline”
The early to mid-'90s saw an incredible wave of power pop bands that fought a losing battle for attention while the recording industry went gaga for grunge instead. One of…