Song of the Day 4/23: Taj Mahal, “Queen Bee”
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicks off Thursday, and if this doesn't make you wish you were there I don't know what would. A local media outfit had…
Song of the Day 4/20: Ben Harper, “Burn One Down” Live at Bonnaroo
Though there are enough weed anthems to make a playlist that lasts 4 hours and 20 minutes, my favorite is Ben Harper's Jamaica-flavored proclamation of the freedom to fire up.…
Song of the Day 4/19: Frank Zappa and the Mothers, “Son of Orange County/More Trouble Every Day”
Once upon a time in America, government oppression inspired protest. Lots of it was angry. Frank Zappa's was, too, but his mode of expression was mockery, as in this oblique…
Song of the Day 4/18: Poole, “Superamerica”
Another forgotten power pop band from the '90s, Poole hailed from northern Virginia, which helps explain why they shot this video in Ocean City, Md. "Superamerica" was the opening track…
Song of the Day 4/17: Nat Turner Rebellion, “Laugh to Keep From Crying”
You might have seen the headline at Philly.com or the article in Rolling Stone about the Philadelphia soul-funk band whose LP finally is being released, 50 years after it was…
Downstate Dumbfuck Does Delaware Proud
State Rep. Richard Collins has been a festering boil on Sussex County for a long time. Now he's getting nationwide attention. Raw Story picked up audio of him spewing his…
Song of the Day 4/16: Al Green w/ Lyle Lovett, “Funny How Time Slips Away”
Funny how I'm always finding new old stuff on YouTube. I knew Al Green recorded a solo version of this Willie Nelson song in the 1970s, but I didn't realize…
Song of the Day 4/15: Junior Parker, “Taxman”
George Harrison's ode to Great Britain's 95% marginal tax rate always gets a workout this time of year. The lead-off track on "Revolver" embellishes George's bitter lyrics (written after someone…
Song of the Day 4/14: Albert Brooks, “Rewriting the National Anthem”
Everybody wants a new national anthem, but only Albert Brooks recognized that the most democratic way to find one would be to hold open auditions. From the 1973 album "Comedy…
Song of the Day 4/13: Dead Kennedys, “I Fought the Law (And I Won)”
You think you know the original, but you don't. I keep running across old songs that would need very little retrofitting to apply to Donald Trump. Today's example: Jello Biafra's…
Joe’s Working Class Appeal
CNN dug through the archives and found documents that explain Joe Biden's unique ability to woo Trump voters -- a series of never-before-published letters from Biden to some of the…
Song of the Day 4/11: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
If you doubt that hip-hop has permeated virtually all of American music, look no further than the controversy over "Old Town Road." The song started as a viral video in…
Song of the Day 4/10: Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”
I'm not sure which one I had, but it knocked me on my ass the last few days. New Orleans ivory tickler Huey Smith scraped the bottom of the charts…