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Song of the Day 9/6: Red Army Choir, “Korobeiniki” (Tetris theme)

By Alby September 6, 20261 Comment

Ever notice how all the things Trump considers entertaining are the same things that appeal to 13-year-old boys? UFC bouts on the lawn, car races through the streets, stuff going…

Song of the Day 9/5: Jesse Welles, “Nerd Reich”

By Alby September 5, 20262 Comments

Every presidential administration gets the satiric songwriter it needs. Randy Rainbow got us through the first Trump term and the Biden years, but he's given way in Trump 2.0 to…

Song of the Day 9/4: Lana Del Rey, “Norman Fucking Rockwell”

By Alby September 4, 2026

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The Saturday Evening Post has announced that it’s closing down after, well, 205 years depending on how you count it. It is best-known in the…

Song of the Day 9/3: The Stone Roses, “Fools Gold”

By Alby September 3, 20261 Comment

You've probably heard about the Trump commemorative coin, minted to honor the nation's 250th anniversary but actually commemorating Donald Trump. It might be the most fitting and lasting legacy of…

Song of the Day 9/2: Weird Al Yankovic, “Skipper Dan”

By Alby September 2, 2026

I don't listen to its news, but I value NPR for their Tiny Desk Concerts, intimate live performances held in their Washington DC office with only staffers as the audience.…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August 2026

By El Somnambulo September 1, 20265 Comments

We scratch Nathan Arizona's power pop itch early this month: https://2ndgrade.bandcamp.com/track/cellophane-girls From the first time I heard Phoebe Bridgers (Smoke Signals), I felt like I was in the presence of…

Song of the Day 8/31: Sonny & Cher, “I Got You, Babe”

By Alby August 31, 2026

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The pop duo Sonny & Cher are kind of a joke these days, an outdated idea kept alive by Cher’s confounding screen career and a…

Song of the Day 8/30: Brown’s Ferry Four, “If We Never Meet Again”

By Alby August 30, 2026

Dolly Parton's family held a private funeral ceremony for her Friday, her niece Lainey revealed. She didn't provide any details, but Dolly herself told an Entertainment Weekly interviewer a decade…

Song of the Day 8/29: Jaye P. Morgan, “That’s All I Want from You”

By Alby August 29, 2026

Jaye P. Morgan, a singing star of the '50s who's best remembered for flashing her breasts on an episode of "The Gong Show," died Monday at age 94. Unlike Dolly…

Song of the Day 8/28: Roxy Music, “The Thrill of It All”

By Alby August 28, 2026

America has become such a hostile place that even our amusement rides are killing people. A roller coaster called the X2 at the Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif.,…

Song of the Day 8/27: Shelley Fabares, “Johnny Angel”

By Alby August 27, 2026

Actress Shelley Fabares, by her own admission, was no singer, yet she had the same number of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 as Dolly Parton. That's where the…

Song of the Day 8/26: Dolly Parton, “The Entertainer”

By Alby August 26, 2026

There are enough elegies for Dolly Parton, many of them heartfelt and moving, without me adding to the pile. Suffice it to say that she gave away money to good…

RIP: Dolly Parton

By El Somnambulo August 25, 2026

Perhaps the most beloved person in America: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html To me, the empathy of this song says a lot about Dolly Parton as a human being: