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Song of the Day 1/17: The Contours, “First I Look at the Purse”

By Alby January 17, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frCr6eq2Vfc I quoted the title of this song the other day with a friend whose knowledge of '50s and '60s music is deeper than mine and was surprised when he…

If You Think the News Journal Is Bad Now, Just Wait

By Alby January 16, 20198 Comments

Here's a bit of national business-page news you won't see in your local upstate daily paper: Gannett, which owns the News Journal, has become the target of a hostile takeover…

Song of the Day 1/16: Randy Rainbow, “There Is Nothin’ Like a Wall”

By Alby January 16, 20192 Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5CDt_1xcE You probably know about Randy Rainbow, the pre-eminent political musical parodist of the Trump age. He released this one two days ago and it's gotten 360,000 plays on YouTube…

Song of the Day 1/15: “Pretty Pimpin,” Kurt Vile

By Alby January 15, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA It's hard to explain Kurt Vile to someone who's never heard him before. There's a lo-fi vibe that runs through most of his work that, along with his penchant…

Dispatches From the ‘Biden 2020’ Front

By Alby January 14, 201914 Comments

Those of us who would prefer Joe Biden support the 2020 Democratic candidate than be the 2020 candidate -- show of hands -- are having a nervous week, at least…

What Your Tax Dollars Are Doing Instead of Working for You

By Alby January 14, 20194 Comments

Joe DiStefano of the Philadelphia Inquirer does what the News Journal doesn't have the manpower or inclination to do: Hold the feet of Delaware's corrupt Democratic Party to the fire.…

Song of the Day, 1/14: “So It Goes,” Nick Lowe

By Alby January 14, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEpr8kaczck This single was bassist/songwriter Nick Lowe's first "solo" release as well as the first single released by Stiff Records, which Lowe founded with £400 he borrowed. He played everything…

Song of the Day 1/13: Mandolin Orange, “Take This Heart of Gold”

By Alby January 13, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GzqOq2DY20 Let's end the week with something quiet. Mandolin Orange is a prolific duo from North Carolina. This spare ballad was released on the 2016 album "Blindfall." They'll be in…

Song of the Day 1/12: Daft Punk vs. The Doobie Brothers, “Get Lucky/Long Train Running”

By Alby January 12, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjV1Udvrl4 Mash-ups can be fun, but I've never heard one that goes together as seamlessly as this combination of Daft Punk's big hit and the Doobies' chestnut. Somebody obviously spent…

Song of the Day 1/11: Warren Zevon, “I Was in the House When the House Burned Down”

By Alby January 11, 2019

Friday calls for kick-ass rock 'n' roll, and this is one of my go-to songs for getting revved up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVRqTUOz1Tc The Warren Zevon songs everybody knows mostly come from the…

Song of the Day 1/10: World Party, “Ship of Fools”

By Alby January 10, 20194 Comments

This song sums up the way I've felt just about every morning since Nov. 9, 2016. In fact, the refrain "save me from tomorrow" hasn't lost an iota of urgency…

Trump’s Lies Bury Oddsmaker

By Alby January 9, 20191 Comment

The online oddsmakers at Bookmaker.eu demonstrated they're not well versed in American, or at least Trumpian, political rhetoric. They set their over-under on how many lies Trump would tell in…

Song of the Day 1/9: “Blind Willie McTell,” The Band

By Alby January 9, 20192 Comments

Most people, myself included, think this is one of Bob Dylan's greatest songs, but almost nobody would have heard it if The Band hadn't plucked it from obscurity for their…