Song of the Day 3/6: Gary Numan, “Cars”
As Dotard Donnie flaps about like his hair in a breeze, I keep seeing "explanations" for his erratic behavior, apparently from people unfamiliar with William of Ockham. "Oh, he's trying…
Song of the Day 3/5: Warren Zevon, “Run Straight Down”
As America self-destructs, let's hear from one of the most self-destructive artists of the rock era, Warren Zevon. He wrote this one for "Transverse City," a 1989 concept album about…
Song of the Day 3/4: Al “Carnival Time” Johnson, “Carnival Time/Mardi Gras Strut”
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Hey, gang, it's Mardi Gras! Yeah, I don't feel much like celebrating either, but the celebration will still go on in New Orleans today, though the weather forced Krewes to…
Song of the Day 3/3: Tears for Fears, “Shout”
This seems to be a preferred response to the Trusk administration. Though Tears for Fears took its name from Arthur Janov's writings about his primal scream therapy, Roland Orzabal said…
Song of the Day 3/2: Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus, “All You Fascists Bound to Lose”
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Rhiannon Giddens was scheduled to play the Kennedy Center in May, but instead she's become the latest performer to tell the Trump-controlled venue to shove it up their ass. Not…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2025
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Prepared this before my trip to Phillies' Spring Training. Some late additions turned this into an incredible musical month. About as diverse as it gets, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IENkqTXtyQc OK, just gotta…
Song of the Day 2/27: Neil Diamond, “America”
I wanted to get this one on the record before the Trusk Administration fuckwads ban it. Don't laugh – Clear Channel, now iHeart Radio, banned its stations from playing it…
Oscar the Obscure
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Guest post by Gary Mullinax Which of these movies have you seen? “Anora,” “I’m Still Here,” “Emilia Perez," “Conclave,” “Nickel Boys,” “The Substance.” None, I’m guessing. But they’re all nominated…
Song of the Day 2/26: Father John Misty, “I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All”
Ever since it was released last summer, I've heard this song a lot on WXPN, a radio station Father John Misty has an interesting history with. Misty, whose real name…
Song of the Day 2/25: Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
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The popular memory of Roberta Flack, who died yesterday at 88, boils down to two songs, this one and "Killing Me Softly," and no wonder – they won the Grammy…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2024
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I realize it's not popular, because everyone who's not a MAGAt seems to think the proper response to this American idiocy is to declare that we're doomed, but there are…
Song of the Day 2/24: Dolly Parton, “Mule Skinner Blues”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona The first thing to know about the country classic “Mule Skinner Blues” is that is that no mules are actually skinned during the course of…
Song of the Day 2/22: Jerry Butler, “He Will Break Your Heart”
As El Somnambulo noted last night, soul singer Jerry Butler died Thursday at age 85. When his recording career wound down in the '80s he got elected to the Cook…