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Song of the Day 6/1: The Police, “Wrapped Around Your Finger”
Remember those Danish documentarians who followed Roger Stone just before and after the 2020 election? They’ve released their film, “A Storm Foretold,” in Denmark, and it’s got some bombshell moments — including one where Stone explains how he’s been manipulating Trump for decades. “He resents any implication that he is handled or managed or directed. […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: May, 2023
Yeahyeahyeah, I know, lots more singer/songwriter, less diversity, than usual. Hey, I can only work with what comes my way. Besides, these are good singer/songwriters, and I’ve unearthed a RIGHTEOUS Curtis Mayfield cover. Plus I’ve now introduced you to AJJ, Nourished By Time, and Summer Salt. So stop yer complainin’! While I have no idea […]
Song of the Day 5/31: Little Feat, “Fat Man in the Bathtub”
With Donald Trump in legal quagmire and Ron DeSantis flailing, the GOP’s scrubs see opportunity. Only Mike Pompeo has figured out that he has no constituency. The rest — Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, maybe Rick Perry — have donned track shoes for the presidential primary race. Come next Tuesday they’ll all have to move over. […]
Song of the Day 5/30: The Zombies, “Care of Cell 44”
It looks like Elizabeth Holmes is finally headed to prison for defrauding investors (who included Rupert Murdoch and Betsy DeVos so, y’know, limited sympathy) with her bogus blood-testing device. Will she really serve 11 years? My Magic 8-Ball says “outlook not so good,” but I’m not going to take the chance I’d have to wait […]
Song of the Day 5/29: Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells”
Fifty years ago last week, a new record label debuted with an unusual offering — an LP that consisted of two side-long compositions by a 19-year-old guitarist, Mike Oldfield, who played all the instruments himself. And the only vocals were a couple of minutes of caveman-like grunts deep into side 2. Though it was introduced […]
Song of the Day 5/27: Brad Paisley, “Alcohol”
The News Journal’s Ryan Cormier has a paywalled story about the latest trend in college drinking in Newark, where the University of Delaware apparently remains among the nation’s top party schools. It seems bars have improved their ability to screen out underage drinkers, so students have hopped on a TikTok-fueled trend — they fill gallon […]
Song of the Day 5/26: The Rascals, “A Beautiful Morning”
It is indeed a beautiful morning, but gardens aren’t going to stay beautiful long if we don’t get some rain soon. Don’t worry, not on the holiday weekend — no wet stuff is forecast for a week or more. This song, released in 1968, was the first to sport the name Rascals instead of Young […]
Song of the Day 5/25: Ike & Tina Turner, “Proud Mary”
On her final visit to the United States in 2019 for the opening of a musical about her life, Tina Turner, who died Wednesday at 83, reflected on how far she had come. Despite her fame and fortune, “It wasn’t a good life,” she told an interviewer. “The good did not balance the bad.” Anna […]
Song of the Day 5/24: The Rolling Stones, “Luxury”
Kyrsten Sinema is one of the more curious political cases out there. How does someone start out a Green and wind up a corporate tool? Whatever the reason — after consulting William of Ockham, I think it might have something to do with money — it sure has pissed off a bunch of her constituents. […]
Song of the Day 5/23: Billy Joel, “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
This song must be having a moment. I heard it three times on the radio, on three different stations, in the past two weeks, and even though it’s one of Billy Joel’s last hits, it’s really old. It was a No. 1 single all the way back in 1989, so I was surprised when I […]
Song of the Day 5/22: Jimmy Buffett, “Come Monday”
For the second time in less than a year, Jimmy Buffett has cancelled concerts due to health issues that required immediate attention. Now 76, the country’s second-richest Buffett — his net worth reportedly tops $1 billion — might have to look at permanently docking his Coral Reefer Band. Most people don’t remember it, but Buffett […]
Song of the Day 5/21: 100 gecs, “Hollywood Baby”
I haven’t listened to much hyperpop, but this song by 100 gecs, from their recent album “10,000 gecs,” caught my ear with its syncopated rhythm and aggro lyrics that seem to apply to some of the camera hogs in Congress. Do you wanna party? Malibu Barbie Are you gonna pack that shit up when it […]
Song of the Day 5/19: The Who, “Bargain”
Seems Dodderin’ Joe Biden is doing it wrong again. After saying he wouldn’t negotiate on raising the debt ceiling — itself a negotiating stance — he’s now negotiating on raising the debt ceiling. This has unleashed a tsunami of punditry by giving them something besides Trump and gun massacres to talk about. Pete Townshend called […]
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