Song of the Day 3/26: Counting Crows, “Raining in Baltimore”
From Counting Crows' debut album, "August and Everything After," released in 1993. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bxohwsx14Q
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Move over, Donald. The top story on cable news today will be the rescue efforts at Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after a cargo ship rammed it about…
Song of the Day 3/25: Barenaked Ladies, “If I Had $1000000”
Dedicated to Donald Trump, with all the sympathy he deserves. Barenaked Ladies wrote about what they'd do with a million dollars even before the band formed in 1988. Frontmen Steven…
DL Open Thread Monday, March 25, 2024
Today's the deadline for Trump to come up with the cash or equivalent in New York, but he took time last night to go to his West Palm Beach golf…
Song of the Day 3/24: Cypress Hill w/the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, “Insane in the Brain”
Life, as we know, imitates "The Simpsons," which is why we got a Trump presidency. Even minor gags from long-ago episodes have come to pass: The U.S. won the Olympic…
Song of the Day 3/23: Пикник, “Королевство кривых” [Piknik, “Kingdom of Crooks”]
Once again, terrorists have attacked a live music event, this time a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow. Gunmen associated with the Islamic State opened fire before the start…
Song of the Day 3/22: Barrett Strong, “Money (That’s What I Want)”
Donald Trump is getting INCREASINGLY FRANTIC! as the clock winds down toward his deadline for posting bond as he appeals his fraud conviction. Before you read any story about it,…
DL Open Thread Friday, March 22, 2024
Polling shows Americans have soured on the Supreme Court, the last institution that held the respect of a majority of the American public. Its approval rating started to slip a…
Song of the Day 3/21: Alex Melton, “MMMBop”
Alex Melton is a South Carolina-based multi-instrumentalist who's made a name for himself on YouTube by making genre-twisting covers – country songs done as pop-punk and vice versa are his…
Song of the Day 3/20: The Tragically Hip, “Bobcaygeon”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Americans might have been puzzled by a recent Philadelphia Inquirer story about what Flyers’ hockey players want to hear on the song playlists that blast…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Banana republic isn't just a clothing store anymore. First the Supreme Court blew the layup about Texas' attempt to seize control of the border from the federal government, refusing to…
Sock Puppets Get Banned
We've got several newbies – happens every election season – so it's time for a reminder: Sock puppets get banned. You get one screen name. Use a second one and…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Trump's lawyers whined that nobody will accept his real estate as collateral for the half-a-billion-dollar bond he has to post by Monday. Letitia James said Trump's assets could be seized…