Song of the Day 4/18: Poole, “Superamerica”
Another forgotten power pop band from the '90s, Poole hailed from northern Virginia, which helps explain why they shot this video in Ocean City, Md. "Superamerica" was the opening track…
Song of the Day 4/17: Nat Turner Rebellion, “Laugh to Keep From Crying”
You might have seen the headline at Philly.com or the article in Rolling Stone about the Philadelphia soul-funk band whose LP finally is being released, 50 years after it was…
The Suitcase Junket Coming To Arden!
Who the bleep is The Suitcase Junket, you ask? He's this guy (I'm only providing live cuts b/c that's the way he plays, and he plays everything): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isp6O--ITtg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06in-XJaCPA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In31uWgTQFk…
Song of the Day 4/16: Al Green w/ Lyle Lovett, “Funny How Time Slips Away”
Funny how I'm always finding new old stuff on YouTube. I knew Al Green recorded a solo version of this Willie Nelson song in the 1970s, but I didn't realize…
Song of the Day 4/15: Junior Parker, “Taxman”
George Harrison's ode to Great Britain's 95% marginal tax rate always gets a workout this time of year. The lead-off track on "Revolver" embellishes George's bitter lyrics (written after someone…
Song of the Day 4/14: Albert Brooks, “Rewriting the National Anthem”
Everybody wants a new national anthem, but only Albert Brooks recognized that the most democratic way to find one would be to hold open auditions. From the 1973 album "Comedy…
Song of the Day 4/13: Dead Kennedys, “I Fought the Law (And I Won)”
You think you know the original, but you don't. I keep running across old songs that would need very little retrofitting to apply to Donald Trump. Today's example: Jello Biafra's…
Song of the Day 4/11: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
If you doubt that hip-hop has permeated virtually all of American music, look no further than the controversy over "Old Town Road." The song started as a viral video in…
Song of the Day 4/10: Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu”
I'm not sure which one I had, but it knocked me on my ass the last few days. New Orleans ivory tickler Huey Smith scraped the bottom of the charts…
Song of the Day 4/6: The Avalanches, “Frontier Psychiatrist”
I think this is a good representation of how Donald Trump's brain works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLrnkK2YEcE Nothing in this song is actually original -- it's assembled from hundreds of samples with nothing…
Song of the Day 4/5: The Housemartins, “Build”
This one's for Nancy: A plaintive ballad about overdevelopment from mid-'80s British band the Housemartins. The group frequently addressed social issues because singer and lyricist Paul Heaton didn't like writing…
Song of the Day 4/4: Randy Rainbow, “Cruella DeVos”
Randy Rainbow, the parodist born for this administration, couldn't resist taking on Trump's most inept henchwoman once she cut the Special Olympics from her department's budget. It's since been (supposedly)…
Song of the Day 4/3: Kings of Leon, “Hands to Myself”
Yeah, I'm snarking on Joe Biden -- with an opening line like "Can't keep my hands to myself no matter how hard I'm trying to," how could I not? --…