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Song of the Day 11/6: The Sugarcubes, “Birthday (Ammæli)”

By Alby November 6, 2023

Here's one from my WXPN list of Greatest Songs by Women. The not-yet-mononomous Bjôrk Guðmundsdóttir fronted the Icelandic avant-rock sextet the Sugarcubes when she wrote the lyrics to the song…

DL Open Thread Monday, Nov. 6, 2023

By Alby November 6, 202315 Comments

Didja ever notice that the more fundamentalist religious people are, the more hung up they are about sex? Another day, another story about what a weird creepazoid new House speaker…

Song of the Day 11/5: The Beatles, “Now and Then”

By Alby November 5, 20233 Comments

Forty-six years ago John Lennon sat down at his piano, turned on his tape recorder and played a song he was working on that wasn't quite complete. Last week, after…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 5, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 5, 20235 Comments

Nothing To See Here, Folks. I'm not a big proponent of early polls, however: President Biden is trailing Donald J. Trump in five of the six most important battleground states…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 4, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 4, 2023

How And Why Netanyahu Propped Up Hamas. Must-reading--if only to add a little context to the back-and-forth we've had here: For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took…

‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists: Nathan Arizona’s Ballot

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202314 Comments

"Based on some combination of 'accomplishment,' impact, historical significance and what I like."-Nathan Arizona 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

Song of the Day 11/3: Kate Bush, “Hounds of Love”

By Alby November 3, 2023

El Somnambulo posted yesterday about WXPN's year-end countdown being devoted to female artists this year. So is this year's class at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being inducted…

Delaware Political Weekly: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 3, 20239 Comments

1. Candidates Can Now File For The Ballot. Some Have. We now have our first two official primaries for 2024: Karen Hartley Nagle vs. Marcus Henry for NCC Council President…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 3, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202317 Comments

More Proof That Israel Doesn't Give A Shit What The World Thinks: The Jabaliya neighborhood north of Gaza City was pummeled with Israeli airstrikes for a third consecutive day on…

‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists Poll: My Ballot

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20238 Comments

Every year, WXPN does an 885 Countdown featuring different themes. This year, for the first time, they're featuring best songs by female artists, which can include groups as well. For…

Song of the Day 11/12: Eva Cassidy, “Autumn Leaves”

By Alby November 2, 2023

Who looks at fallen leaves and thinks of lost love instead of hours of raking and bagging? A guy without a lawn, that's who. Iconic lyricist Johnny Mercer spent most…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023

By El Somnambulo November 2, 202315 Comments

Bleep Bobby Knight. This Guy Deserves To Be Remembered: Ady Barkan, a progressive activist and attorney who used his years-long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to call for the protection…

Song of the Day 11/1: The Jaynetts, “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”

By Alby November 1, 20231 Comment

El Somnambulo's fave tunes for October includes a psychedelic cover of this 1963 girl-group nugget by the Jaynetts, who are considered a one-hit wonder but didn't really exist at all.…