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Can You Feel the Joementum?

By Alby April 24, 20196 Comments

The Democratic frontrunner for the 2020 presidential nomination reportedly will make his candidacy official tomorrow, either on video or in person, either someplace or in cyberspace. His heart is really…

Take the Biden Challenge

By Alby April 24, 201914 Comments

It's simple: Name something Joe Biden has been involved with that he didn't fuck up. The Anita Hill hearings, the "new Jim Crow" crime bill, his first two presidential runs,…

Song of the Day 4/24: Charles Bradley, “Changes”

By Alby April 24, 20192 Comments

When Charles Bradley was discovered by Daptone Records around the turn of the millennium, he was nearly 50 years old and performing a James Brown impersonation as Black Velvet. (Earlier…

Song of the Day 4/23: Taj Mahal, “Queen Bee”

By Alby April 23, 20191 Comment

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

By Alby April 20, 20192 Comments

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”

By Alby April 19, 20192 Comments

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”

By Alby April 18, 2019

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”

By Alby April 17, 2019

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

By Alby April 16, 20197 Comments

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”

By Alby April 16, 20195 Comments

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”

By Alby April 15, 2019

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”

By Alby April 14, 20192 Comments

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)”

By Alby April 13, 20191 Comment

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…