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Song of the Day 2/5: Mason Williams, “Classical Gas”
Once upon a time it wasn’t uncommon for instrumental tracks to become massive hits. One of the biggest came from one of the most unconventional people to ever create one. Mason Williams was a classically trained guitarist, but that’s not how he made his living. During the folk-crazy ’60s he worked in comedy clubs playing […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Trump-Incited Coup Attempt ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’, According To Rethuglican Party. Censures Cheney and Kinzinger while they’re at it. I know that Jason has posted this, but, if that doesn’t wake people up, then we’ll be living in a totalitarian state before the decade is out. It’s the only way that the shrinking white population can […]
The GOP is now an explicitly the pro-insurrection political party
The fact that the Republican National Committee officially declared the January 6th insurrection and the conspiracy that preceded it as “legitimate political discourse” seems like a milestone. It also seems like something Democrats should make known to voters. I know making Republicans answer tough questions isn’t part of the Dems playbook, but this seems like […]
“Bottom-Up Authoritarianism”
Super wealthy a-holes who want to be loved are the worst. Luckily they now have a term to describe their full victimhood at the hands of powerless peons who from time to time try to make them feel bad about saying and doing stupid, anti-social shit.
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2022
1. RD 4 Special Election Set–Will District Committee Do The Right Thing?: Gerald Brady has resigned from the Delaware General Assembly. The Special Election to replace him will be held on Saturday, March 5. The respective district committees select the candidates, meaning there is no primary. The 4th RD Democratic Committee is set to meet […]
Song of the Day 2/4: Fela Kuti, “Why Black Men Dey Suffer”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona For the second year in a row, the most interesting Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee is probably the Nigerian Fela Kuti. And once again he’s probably the least known to a general audience. Kuti (often known just as Fela) didn’t make it his first year and might not […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Time To Crack Down On Methane ‘Ultra-Emitters’. Satellite technology now enables us to spot these polluters. We have the technology to do something about it. A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But […]
Tinsley Ellis FINALLY Returns To the Arden Gild Hall!
Two years after he was supposed to appear here, thanks to Covid. In fact, his 2020 show was to be an Album Release Show. His 2022 show will be an Album Release Show. Only–it’s a brand new album. He will have a four-piece this time, including, wait for it, a Hammond B-3 player. Here are […]
Dems still not close enough to “the center” for the New York Times
Coonsie and the New York Times Editorial Board believed in the center, the orgastic centrist future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning—— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly […]
Song of the Day 2/3: Aoife O’Donovan, “Passengers”
El Somnambulo did not include anything from Aoife O’Donovan’s new album “Age of Apathy” in his January new music roundup, so I’ll plug it here. O’Donovan gained attention as frontwoman for the Boston-based neo-bluegrass outfit Crooked Still. This tune doesn’t sound like Crooked Still — more like Belly-era Tanya Donelly, which is more than OK […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022
Did NFL Owners Try To Bribe Coaches To Throw Games? Perhaps I should have written Black coaches. We now have two credible allegations, and the NFL has immediately denied it–as if the Commissioner would know. Before I get into the allegations, first check out exactly who the NFL owners are. 16 of the 32 owners […]
Would you change your party affiliation to vote for Mike Castle* in a GOP primary?
In order to save America and return the Republican Party to some semblance of sanity, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R–Ill) is hoping you will become a Republican. From ABC: Experts suggest the practice, sometimes known as “party raiding,” will be hard to execute on a broad scale, but Kinzinger warned that failure to shift the GOP’s […]
Song of the Day 2/2: Joni Mitchell, “The Circle Game”
Neil Young’s protest against Spotify has found sympathy among some of his old friends. Graham Nash and, more significantly, Joni Mitchell have also asked the streaming platform to remove their music. It appears other artists are taking the opportunity to complain about the service’s stingy fee setup as well. Young and Mitchell go way back, […]
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