Song of the Day 2/7: Randy Newman, “Putin”
H/t Paul As expected, Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Guardian is reporting that the interview will probably air Thursday. Wherever it eventually appears, I think it…
Song of the Day 2/6: Toby Keith, “Wacky Tobaccy”
Country star Toby Keith died of stomach cancer yesterday at just 62 years old. Keith reached stardom during the country boom of the early '90s but achieved his greatest notoriety…
Song of the Day 2/5: Killer Mike, “Scientists and Engineers”
There's no bad publicity, but maybe there's such a thing as being too on-brand. Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike won three Grammy Awards and got arrested after the ceremony,…
Song of the Day 2/4: Wayne Kramer, “Jail Guitar Doors”
Wayne Kramer, who died last week at 75, is in the Rock Hall of Fame because he was the lead guitarist for the MC5, icons of the late '60s counterculture…
Song of the Day 2/2: Talking Heads, “Road to Nowhere”
Coachella, the festival where bands go to reunite, this year will feature shows by Gwen Stefani's old band No Doubt and Sublime, now fronted by the son of long-dead frontman…
Song of the Day 2/1: Bruce Hornsby, “Circus on the Moon”
It doesn't get a lot of coverage, but there's an international space race going on. Target: the Moon. The most recent inductee to the League of Lunar Landers, Japan, joined…
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2024
The songs are more mainstream this month, the artists less diverse. Don't know why, just worked out that way. The good news?: Some great songs in the mix, not a…
Song of the Day 1/31: Joni Mitchell feat. Neil Young & The Stray Gators, “Turn Me On I’m a Radio”
Joni Mitchell is going to sing at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the first time she's ever performed at the ceremony, and I admit to mixed feelings. It's great that…
Song of the Day 1/30: Alice in Chains, “Lab Monkey”
The residents of a small town in Georgia are about to be outnumbered by monkeys, and they're not happy about it. Bainbridge, Ga., population 15,000, recently approved construction of a…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024
Right-wing radicals billing themselves the Army of God took to the road yesterday in a border-bound trucker convoy. They departed Virginia Beach and planned to attract participants along the way,…
Song of the Day 1/29: Prince, “Check the Record”
Prince Rogers Nelson did not have a will when he died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016, so his estate went into probate and was awarded in equal shares to…
Song of the Day 1/28: P.D.Q. Bach, “Missa Hilarious, S. N₂O”
I admit I don't listen to as much classical music as I once did, and I think it might be because I heard so much of it as the score…
Song of the Day 1/26: Tina Fabrique, “Reading Rainbow” theme
Voters scrubbed Meatball Ron DeSantis from the presidential race, but the residents of Florida have to put up with him for three more years. I'm sure he's fuming inside his…