Song of the Day 10/3: The Ramones, “Why Is It Always This Way?”
Elon Musk's fascist leanings are obvious at this point, and Russian state TV put a fine point on it yesterday by bragging that "Elon Musk really is our agent." That…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023
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Matt Gaetz – am I the only one who thinks he looks like a low-quality AI rendering of a young Jack Nicholson? – has pulled the trigger on his threat…
Song of the Day 10/2: The Traveling Wilburys, “Not Alone Any More”
Rock has had a lot of so-called supergroups, but I think the superest of them all is an easy choice. The Traveling Wilburys featured Beatle George Harrison, Nobel Prizewinner Bob…
DL Open Thread Monday Oct. 2, 2023
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It takes a lot of dysfunction for the media to notice the GOP is in disarray, but that tipping point has been reached. Matt Gaetz says he'll try to oust…
Song of the Day 9/30: “Flipper” Theme
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Former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall pled guilty to five criminal counts and must testify against co-defendants, notably former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, his contact in the plot. He's the…
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Indicted Sen. "Gold Bar Bob" Menendez refuses to resign, but nobody expects him to survive a primary for his seat. Yet so far only one office-holder, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim,…
Song of the Day 9/29: Fitz and the Tantrums, “MoneyGrabber”
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Bethany Hall-Long's intended coronation as Delaware's next governor has hit a major snag. Seems like her rivals' campaign signs might not be the only thing her sleazeball husband/campaign treasurer has…
DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
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Considering the pointlessness of the entire spectacle – all the challengers combined don't reach Trump's share of the Republican voters – the media sure is spilling a lot of pixels…
Song of the Day 9/28: Alana Springsteen, “twenty something”
Bruce Springsteen has cancelled all his remaining 2023 concert dates as he combats peptic ulcer disease, demonstrating that the Democratic Party isn't the only institution plagued by decrepitude. The rockers…
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Trump's business empire is in legal jeopardy over his constant lying, but lying is all he knows how to do, so he's still at it. He gave a speech to…
Song of the Day 9/27: Roger Whittaker, “The Last Farewell”
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Unless you're a boomer, and maybe even if you are, you probably don't recognize the name of Roger Whittaker, who died a couple of weeks ago at age 87. He…
Song of the Day 9/26: The Replacements, “Bastards of Young”
The Replacements' status as the greatest missed opportunity in rock history has gotten a major boost with the release of a newly remixed edition of their fourth LP, their major-label…
Song of the Day 9/25: The Association, “Everything That Touches You”
No group suffered a sharper drop in popularity when rock music turned from psychedelic pop to blues-based hard rock than the Association. Terry Kirkman, one of the group's founders and…