DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023
Republicans in Ohio are showing how little regard their party has for democracy, and by extension the public: As soon as the state's electorate rejected their forced-birth agenda by a…
Song of the Day 11/13: Buffy Sainte Marie, “Universal Soldier”
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been in the news recently because a documentary has cast strong doubt on her claim to indigenous ancestry. She has long claimed she was born on a…
Is Collin O’Mara Running for Governor?
We've seen lots of chatter lately about former state Secretary of Natural Resources Collin O'Mara exploring a run for governor. I just can't see it. Since stepping down from the…
DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 13, 2023
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott became the latest GOP hopeful to realize that trying to change the zombified minds of Trump cultists is a fool's errand. He ended his presidential…
Song of the Day 11/12: The Pretenders, “Brass in Pocket”
Another entry on my Greatest Songs by Women ballot, this was the hit that ushered in the '80s – in Great Britain, at least. It was the third single off…
Song of the Day 11/11: Paul Simon, “Armistice Day”
We don't call it that any more, of course. Armistice Day honors the end of the war that was going to end all wars. After the peace failed, so did…
Song of the Day 11/10: Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit”
Grace Slick faded relatively young, but back in the '60s she was among the most important female artists in rock, the face of the San Francisco sound that turned made…
Song of the Day 11/9: Janis Joplin, “Mercedes Benz”
Several Janis Joplin songs will make WXPN's Greatest Songs by Women Countdown next month. This, the last one she ever recorded, got my vote. Joplin recorded the tune in one…
Song of the Day 11/8: Kristin Hersh, “Me and My Charms”
I engaged in lots of strategic voting when I filled out my list of the 10 greatest songs by women for WXPN. I didn't agonize over which Joni Mitchell song…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2023
Voters in Ohio added abortion rights to the state constitution Tuesday, and it wasn't particularly close – more than 56% voted "yes." Abortion wasn't on the ballot in Virginia but…
Song of the Day 11/7: Wayne County and the Electric Chairs, “Out of Control”
In honor of Trump's meltdown on the stand in his fraud trial yesterday. Wayne County, who became Jayne County more than 40 years ago, was involved with Andy Warhol in…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023
Trump took the stand in his New York civil trial for fraud yesterday and, as was widely predicted, he did not comport himself in a professional manner. Y'all can believe…
Song of the Day 11/6: The Sugarcubes, “Birthday (Ammæli)”
Here's one from my WXPN list of Greatest Songs by Women. The not-yet-mononomous Bjôrk Guðmundsdóttir fronted the Icelandic avant-rock sextet the Sugarcubes when she wrote the lyrics to the song…