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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…

Song of the Day 2/2: Talking Heads, “Road to Nowhere”

By Alby February 2, 20243 Comments

Coachella, the festival where bands go to reunite, this year will feature shows by Gwen Stefani's old band No Doubt and Sublime, now fronted by the son of long-dead frontman…

Song of the Day 2/1: Bruce Hornsby, “Circus on the Moon”

By Alby February 1, 2024

It doesn't get a lot of coverage, but there's an international space race going on. Target: the Moon. The most recent inductee to the League of Lunar Landers, Japan, joined…

Song of the Day 1/31: Joni Mitchell feat. Neil Young & The Stray Gators, “Turn Me On I’m a Radio”

By Alby January 31, 20242 Comments

Joni Mitchell is going to sing at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the first time she's ever performed at the ceremony, and I admit to mixed feelings. It's great that…