Song of the Day 8/19: David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group, “This Is Not America”
How many times have you thought this since Trump took office? When this song appeared in the 1985 spy movie "The Falcon and the Snowman," it was meant literally –…
Song of the Day 8/18: The Blasters, “Border Radio”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona This is a post about Wolfman Jack, powerful radio signals and goat testicles. It’s also about exciting music U.S. fans could find only on Mexican…
Song of the Day 8/16: Desi Arnaz, “Babalu”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona If some 1950s Donald Trump – Franco? Stalin? – had tried to deport Desi Arnaz back to Cuba, millions of “I Love Lucy” fans would…
Song of the Day 8/15: Buck Owens, “Put a Quarter in the Jukebox”
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For some reason the News Journal obituary for former governor and congressman Mike Castle doesn't even mention, anywhere, what he will be remembered for outside Delaware: The 50 State Quarters®…
Song of the Day 8/14: Elvis Costello and the Attractions, “Goon Squad”
ICE didn't exist when Elvis Costello wrote this song for "Armed Forces," the 1979 LP he was originally going to call "Emotional Fascism," but then all goon squads are pretty…
Song of the Day 8/13: Dolly Parton and Lorrie Morgan, “Best Woman Wins”
Its always satisfying when villains go after each other – you don't care who wins, you just root for injuries. By that measure, the current catfight between Trump whisperers Laura…
Song of the Day 8/12: Johnny Horton, “North to Alaska”
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What's left of Donald Trump's brain? There already were blank spaces where common knowledge should be, but yesterday's senior moment was a doozy. I get that he says dumb stuff…
Joanne Shaw Taylor To Rock The Arden Shady Grove Tuesday
If you're a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan or (my fave) Albert Collins, you won't want to miss her. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and she's…
Song of the Day 8/11: David Bowie, “Starman”
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As far as I'm concerned, time travel has been proved impossible. I base this on the simple premise that if it could happen, somebody would have come back in time…
Song of the Day 8/10: Lynn Anderson, “(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona No, Trump never promised us a rose garden. But maybe there was a shred of hope his tiny mind wouldn’t land on something like paving…
Song of the Day 8/9: The Dillards, “Dooley”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first time most people saw the Dillards, they were playing idiot hillbillies on “The Andy Griffith Show” who drifted lazily into town from their…
Song of the Day 8/8: The Clash, “Police on My Back”
A song for the Democratic lawmakers who fled Texas for Illinois to prevent a mid-decade redraw of the state's congressional districts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn, in danger of losing a…
Song of the Day 8/7: Steve Carlisle, “WKRP in Cincinnati” theme
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona When you think of the old TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati,” the first thing you might remember is mousy newscaster Les Nessman tossing live turkeys…