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What Else I Want to See Happen

By Alby September 26, 20248 Comments

El Somnambulo asked this question last week, but unlike others, my answer is backward-looking. I still want to see an actual audit of Bethany Hall-Long's books, because I still don't…

Song of the Day 9/26: Scorpions, “Rock You Like a Hurricane”

By Alby September 26, 2024

As Hurricane Helene prepares to strike Florida's Gulf Coast, I'm reminded of how frequently those storms come up in popular music, at least here in the Western Hemisphere. Hurricanes go…

DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

By Alby September 26, 20241 Comment

It was so quaint of Hillary Clinton to think that our nation's deplorables would fit in one basket. We got more than a basketful just in yesterday's news. New York…

Song of the Day 9/25: Los Bravos, “Black Is Black”

By Alby September 25, 20241 Comment

Janet Jackson – 'memba her? – returned to public attention the past few days by weighing in on the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024

By Alby September 25, 202448 Comments

There's unquestionably something wrong with these people. Once again a right-wing loonjob is in the news for killing a dog. This time it's an excrescence on the body politic named…

Song of the Day 9/24: Wolfgang Mozart, “Eine Ganz Kleine Nachtmusik”

By Alby September 24, 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dropped a new single this weekend. No, really. Music archivists digging through manuscripts in the Leipzig Municipal Library found the transcription of music for a string trio…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024

By Alby September 24, 20246 Comments

Slow news day yesterday. Even the reporters tasked with recording Trump's every brain fart had to scrounge for material, so Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon are getting more attention than…

Song of the Day 9/23: The Move, “Do Ya”

By Alby September 23, 20245 Comments

Jeff Lynne brought his farewell tour with ELO to Philadelphia over the weekend, and if you missed the show, fear not – some fans have posted Friday's entire show on…

DL Open Thread Monday, Sept. 23, 2024

By Alby September 23, 202412 Comments

It was hard enough running for governor as a Black conservative, but a Black conservative sex creep? Mark Robinson's task is well nigh impossible, especially now that all his senior…

DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024

By Alby September 22, 20242 Comments

Trump's flailing, tweet-based excuse for a campaign is nearly exhausting the media's informational oxygen. Everybody who fails to show him complete obeisance gets trashed on his failing social media platform,…

Song of the Day 9/21: Joe Jackson, “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”

By Alby September 21, 2024

On a day filled with weird news, nothing topped the story of New York magazine suspending high-profile political reporter Olivia Nuzzi over her "personal relationship" with loonball nepo baby RFK…

DL Open Thread Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024

By Alby September 21, 2024

Let's check in on that political movement that doesn't want opponents calling them "weird." North Carolina governor candidate posts comments on porn chat board, calls himself a "Black Nazi." Florida…

Song of the Day 9/20: Homer Banks, “Coming Together”

By Alby September 20, 20241 Comment

Another nugget from "Written in Their Soul: The Stax Songwriter Demos," the 2023 box set that includes three discs of songs that, like this one, were demoed for the label's…