Song of the Day 4/26: Nirvana, “Lithium”
H/t El Somnambulo's Sunday magazine item about lithium mining. Rechargeable batteries weren't on Kurt Cobain's mind when he wrote this "Nevermind" track in 1990 – back then lithium was best…
Song of the Day 4/24: Spoon, “My Mathematical Mind”
Donald Trump, who likes to brag about going to Penn's Wharton School, is obviously bad at math – how else could he go bankrupt running casinos? He has repeatedly demonstrated…
Song of the Day 4/23: Dave Mason, “Only You Know and I Know”
Dave Mason, the British guitarist who cofounded the psychedelic band Traffic before embarking on a solo career, died Sunday at 79. Mason wrote some classic rock staples that were bigger…
Song of the Day 4/22: The Rainmakers, “Drinkin’ on the Job”
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If Kash Patel didn't want reporters to look into his drinking, maybe he shouldn't have guzzled beer with the U.S. hockey team at the Olympics. It would have been a…
Song of the Day 4/21: Jim Sullivan, “U.F.O.”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona “X-Files” Case No. 158: Singer-songwriter Jim Sullivan made an unsuccessful album in 1969 called “U.F.O.” The subject had long fascinated him. Later, he walked into…
Song of the Day 4/20: Tom Petty, “You Don’t Know How It Feels”
Today is the first 4/20 when recreational cannabis is legal in Delaware, and I'm gonna say I told you so: It's been far from the financial windfall for the state…
Song of the Day 4/19: Generation X, “Kiss Me Deadly”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2026 has a distinctly British flavor. The only Americans inducted are Queen Latifah, the Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross. Phil Collins,…
Song of the Day 4/17: Little Millie Small, “My Boy Lollipop”
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Guest post by Nathan Arizona Before there was Bob Marley, there was Little Millie Small. Little Millie had the very first Jamaican hit in America with a 1964 ska song…
Song of the Day 4/16: Matthew Sweet, “Evangeline”
The Trump administration seems to have declared war on the Vatican. Donald Trump commands the U.S. military's 1.3 million active personnel. The Pope is protected by the 135-man Swiss Guard.…
Song of the Day 4/15: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes”
Republicans love to claim they're cutting taxes, but a recent study found that thanks to Trump's tariffs, the net effect this year is to increase taxes on Americans in all…
Song of the Day 4/14: The Caulfields, “Devil’s Diary”
Trump finally did something that pissed off even his Christian nationalist supporters when he posted an AI collage centering on an image of himself as Jesus. After enough people called…
Song of the Day 4/13: Donald Byrd, “Fallin’ Like Dominoes”
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H/t Al Jackson Donald Trump's ongoing humiliation at the hands of Iran has revealed his weakness. Like any narcissist, he has to respond by looking tough. And what better way…
Song of the Day 4/12: Warren Zevon, “The Envoy”
The adage "never send a boy to do a man's job" seems to have originated in the 1850s and gained wide circulation during the American Civil War. It still applies…