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Song of the Day 12/15: The Roches, “Deck the Halls”

By Alby December 15, 20231 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona WXPN voters couldn't find even one song by the Roches to place on the station’s just-concluded listeners survey of the 885 best songs by women.…

A Headline I Couldn’t Resist

By Alby December 14, 2023

I know the print/online media love stories that make you go "Click!" but sometimes you just can't resist. This one did it for me: GOPer Goes on Bizarre Rant About…

Song of the Day 12/14: Buck Owens, “Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy”

By Alby December 14, 20231 Comment

I think most people sour on the Christmas music played on the radio and at commercial establishments because the playlist is too short. It consists of five or six dozen…

Song of the Day 12/13: Brenda Lee, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

By Alby December 13, 20231 Comment

If you venture out in public much you're probably sick of Christmas music by now, but it's my policy to listen to only 12 days of Christmas music. I'm starting…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023

By Alby December 13, 20232 Comments

Does what's left of the Republican Party understand it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Russia? On one hand, they're stupid, so they might not realize where that dark money comes…

Song of the Day 12/12: Carole King, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”

By Alby December 12, 20234 Comments

WXPN's contest countdown is nearly through (as I post this there are fewer than 60 songs to go) and most of the entries I put on my ballot because I…

I Don’t Give a Fuck What You Think About Israel and the Palestinians

By Alby December 12, 202312 Comments

Seriously, I don't give a flying fuck what you think, and if you're honest with yourself – a heavy lift for a lot of people – you don't give a…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023

By Alby December 12, 202321 Comments

Governments around the world like to pretend they're doing something about global warming, but for all the talk about renewables, 80% of the world's energy is still derived from fossil…

Song of the Day 12/11: Laurie Anderson, “O Superman”

By Alby December 11, 20232 Comments

WXPN's year-end countdown of the 885 Greatest Songs by Women – I know, the title sounds more ridiculous every time you hear it – reached my pick for No. 1…

DL Open Thread Monday, Dec. 11, 2023

By Alby December 11, 202329 Comments

Cynics might consider a UN climate conference a study in hypocrisy – thousands of people burned fossil fuel flying to a desolate stretch of sand atop a petroleum patch so…

Song of the Day 12/8: Imogen Heap, “Hide and Seek”

By Alby December 8, 2023

WXPN's countdown of the 885 Greatest Songs By Women – yes, it's grandiose, but they had to call it something – has passed the halfway mark, and my strategy of…

Song of the Day 12/7: Denny Laine’s Electric String Band, “Why Did You Come”

By Alby December 7, 2023

Denny Laine, who died Tuesday at 79, might have been who Andy Warhol had in mind when he said everyone would get 15 minutes of fame. For about that long…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023

By Alby December 6, 202315 Comments

Everyone knows that Donald Trump has never had an original thought and that most of his insults are simply projection. You'd think the mainstream media would have noticed this by…