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El Somnambulo Reviews Wrestlemania 37-Night One

By El Somnambulo April 10, 20212 Comments

An utterly insipid pre-game panel featuring one Kayla Braxton as the host; Jerry 'The King' Lawler, dressed like a maitre d' at a red gravy joint; Booker T: JBL, and…

Song of the Day 4/10: Billy Joel, “Captain Jack”

By Alby April 10, 20211 Comment

A song for the Delaware Republican Party, which, like the protagonist of this song, has been reduced to just jacking off. In a way, Philadelphia -- in particular this live…

Song of the Day 4/8: The 1910 Fruitgum Company, “Indian Giver”

By Alby April 8, 2021

Baseball is back, which seems to be a mixed blessing in Georgia, where the GOP's existential panic over its suckitude cost Atlanta the annual all-star game. I suppose Braves fans…

Song of the Day 4/7: Winger, “Seventeen”

By Alby April 7, 20211 Comment

H/t Foster McKenzie for this one, which I had never heard. He's right, this should be Matt Gaetz' rally music, not just for the apt lyrics but for its general…

Song of the Day 4/6: They Might Be Giants, “Minimum Wage”

By Alby April 6, 20211 Comment

In keeping with today's theme. Though they more recently gained attention for kids' records like "Here Come the ABCs," 30 years ago They Might Be Giants -- basically the duo…

Song of the Day 4/5: Temple of the Dog, “Hunger Strike”

By Alby April 5, 2021

Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption Putin opponent who has been jailed for being an anti-corruption Putin opponent, is in the sixth day of a hunger strike he undertook to protest his…

Song of the Day 4/3: Little Richard, “I Saw Her Standing There”

By Alby April 3, 20212 Comments

The only difficulty in picking a theme song for Matt Gaetz is that rock 'n' roll, especially the early stuff, is full of songs that traffic in misogyny and ephebophilia,…

Song of the Day 4/2: Simon and Garfunkel, “Keep the Customer Satisfied”

By Alby April 2, 2021

Paul Simon has joined the parade of aging songwriters peddling their catalogs for big bucks, selling off his entire output -- over 400 songs from both Simon and Garfunkel and…

Song of the Day 4/1: The Bee Gees, “I Started a Joke”

By Alby April 1, 20211 Comment

The joke certainly was on Robin Gibb -- he had the best voice in the group but older brother Barry had the good looks, and their conflicting ideas about who…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2021

By El Somnambulo April 1, 2021

If two of these songs seem kinda 'out-there' even by my standards, no, my tastes haven't changed. It's just that two great songs happened to be 'out there' this month. …

Song of the Day 3/31: Steely Dan, “My Old School”

By Alby March 31, 20211 Comment

Only the good die young, they say, which is probably why G. Gordon Liddy, mastermind of the Watergate break-in, lasted 90 years before he shuffled off this mortal coil Tuesday.…

Song of the Day 3/30: James McMurtry, “We Can’t Make It Here (Anymore)”

By Alby March 30, 20212 Comments

Author Larry McMurtry, who gained his greatest fame for his screenplay work in film and television, died last week. His musical legacy is his son James, who has carved out…

Song of the Day 3/29: Johnny Cash, “A Boy Named Sue”

By Alby March 29, 2021

The Republican war on trans people put me in mind of this old Johnny Cash song. Recorded live at San Quentin State Prison, the novelty tune was written and recorded…