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Song of the Day 9/21: Barenaked Ladies, “Brian Wilson”

By Alby February 21, 20241 Comment

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys has dementia, according to documents filed last week in California seeking new conservators for him following the death of his wife, Melinda, two weeks…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024

By Alby February 21, 20243 Comments

The White House promises new sanctions against Russia in the wake of Alexei Navalny's death. We'll see if being put on Double Secret Probation does anything to slow down Putin's…

Song of the Day 2/20: Crowded House, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”

By Alby February 20, 20245 Comments

Kudos to Bono and U2 for leading their audiences – in Las Vegas, of all places – in leading chants of "Alexei Navalny" in remembrance of the martyred Russian dissident. Throughout…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024

By Alby February 20, 20246 Comments

Remember Hunter Seefried, the Laurel man who followed his Confederate battle flag-waving father into the Capitol on Jan. 6? Now into the second year of his prison sentence, he has…

Song of the Day 2/19: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Kitty”

By Alby February 19, 2024

For Presidents Day, the only band that was the Presidents of the United States of America, with their 1995 hit "Kitty" (Modern Rock No. 13). According to guitarist Dave Dederer,…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 19, 2024

By Alby February 19, 202424 Comments

It's Presidents Day, so let's start with the formerly anodyne holiday exercise of Historians Rankiing the Presidents. Let's see here: Top 5 is Lincoln, FDR, Washington, Teddy, TJeff. Obama No.…

Song of the Day 2/18: Elvis Costello, “Pay It Back”

By Alby February 18, 2024

Let's say you lend Donald Trump $5. Would you trust him to pay it back? Silly question. Of course not. Yet banks have lent him billions, and he's paid them…

Song of the Day 2/16: The Wailing Wailers, “Simmer Down”

By Alby February 16, 20243 Comments

The new Bob Marley biopic, "One Love," is getting slagged by movie critics, which probably won't make much difference to audiences, who gave it high scores regardless. Only a few…

Song of the Day 2/15: Bad Company, “Young Blood”

By Alby February 15, 202411 Comments

The competition for scummiest asshole in Florida is so crowded it has to be held in categories, like drag races. In the congressional class, while Anna Paulina Luna is giving…

Song of the Day 2/14: Penny and the Quarters, “You and Me”

By Alby February 14, 20241 Comment

It's almost a miracle that "You and Me" ever reached our ears. The demo tape was recorded sometime in the early '70s in Columbus, Ohio, for a tiny soul label,…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024

By Alby February 14, 202414 Comments

The special election to replace the Lyin' King, George Santos, as representative in New York's 3rd congressional district wasn't the squeaker predicted by polling. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated his Republican…

Song of the Day 2/13: Professor Longhair, “Go to the Mardi Gras”

By Alby February 13, 2024

Happy Fat Tuesday! Legendary pianist Professor Longhair recorded this tune in 1949, but the 1959 version he did for Ron Records is the one that everybody has played ever since.…

Who Should Replace Biden?

By Alby February 13, 202435 Comments

Since so many people think Joe Biden is dragging down the chances of defeating Donald Trump in November, whom do you think should top the ticket instead? Take the poll…