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DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024

By Alby February 13, 20245 Comments

Today's top story: Joe Biden turned one day older yesterday, continuing his troubling tendency to age. Worse, he refuses to do anything about it, despite the throngs demanding he step…

Song of the Day 2/12: Oasis, “Don’t Look Back in Anger”

By Alby February 12, 20241 Comment

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this year's nominees for induction and, as usual, the list shows the institution has all but lost interest in rock music. Acts…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 12, 2024

By Alby February 12, 202413 Comments

Joe Biden might be old, but he still has enough juice to rig the Super Bowl. He even got within half a point of nailing the over/under. A PAC supporting…

Song of the Day 2/11: Thee Sinseers, “What’s His Name”

By Alby February 11, 20241 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona An old music genre never really dies. Something’s always there to revive it. In the case of Chicano soul, sometimes called lowrider soul, streets and…

Who Will Win the Super Bowl? Let the Mascots Decide

By Alby February 10, 20244 Comments

Guest post by publisher emeritus Jason 330 When practicing the science of mascot matchups, it's essential to filter out all football chatter and analysis, allowing the mascots to take center…

Song of the Day 2/8: Mojo Nixon, “Don Henley Must Die”

By Alby February 8, 20241 Comment

Mojo Nixon, who set his ribald mix of tabloid obsessions and anarchic politics to a raucous blend of punk and rockabilly, died Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the…

Song of the Day 2/7: Randy Newman, “Putin”

By Alby February 7, 20244 Comments

H/t Paul As expected, Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Guardian is reporting that the interview will probably air Thursday. Wherever it eventually appears, I think it…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024

By Alby February 7, 202410 Comments

The Republican Party had another terrible day Tuesday. Their meritless impeachment of Biden's Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, failed when a few Republicans failed to vote for it, and their…

Song of the Day 2/6: Toby Keith, “Wacky Tobaccy”

By Alby February 6, 20243 Comments

Country star Toby Keith died of stomach cancer yesterday at just 62 years old. Keith reached stardom during the country boom of the early '90s but achieved his greatest notoriety…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024

By Alby February 6, 202410 Comments

The cannibalistic self-destruction of the Republican Party continues apace, as old-line Senate conservatives like Mitch McConnell and James Lankford learn that their colleagues no longer answer to the Chamber of…

Song of the Day 2/5: Killer Mike, “Scientists and Engineers”

By Alby February 5, 20241 Comment

There's no bad publicity, but maybe there's such a thing as being too on-brand. Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike won three Grammy Awards and got arrested after the ceremony,…

DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 5, 2024

By Alby February 5, 20244 Comments

The FBI didn't bother opening a locked closet at Mar-a-Lago when it searched for stolen documents. Trump's White House pharmacy handed out drugs like a pill mill. Stories that once…

Song of the Day 2/4: Wayne Kramer, “Jail Guitar Doors”

By Alby February 4, 20241 Comment

Wayne Kramer, who died last week at 75, is in the Rock Hall of Fame because he was the lead guitarist for the MC5, icons of the late '60s counterculture…