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Song of the Day 11/2: The Reds, Pinks and Purples, “Last Summer in a Rented Room”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Glenn Donaldson works hard to craft the blend of guitar jangle and atmospheric dream pop that makes his band, the Reds, Pinks and Purples, sound so good. But the San Francisco musician works hard other places, too. Like Alcatraz prison, where he’s employed by the national parks conservancy. Like most […]
Virginia Voters Seem Evenly Split – Princess Blanding’s Third Party Bid Could Play a Factor
538’s latest polls show 47.9% for Youngkin, 47% for McClintonite, and 1-2% for Princess Blanding of the Liberation Party. (The Center Square) – Although most of the talk around Virginia’s 2021 gubernatorial race has focused on Republican Glenn Youngkin and Democrat Terry McAuliffe, voters will have a third name to choose from on their ballots […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday November 2nd 2021
You’re Doing It The Wrong Way – Via Eschaton Republicans claim they’d support a thing if only the Democrats would do it the right way, New York Times reporter types it up. Some business groups and G.O.P. proponents of a paid leave program believe that if it had been broken out and negotiated with Republicans, the […]
The Delaware General Assembly Redistricting Special Session
Lt. Gov. BHL has just reconvened the Senate. Sen. Sokola has moved that SB 199, the legislative redistricting bill, be considered under suspension of rules. Sokola: Retains the cores of all 21 Senate districts, 5 minority-majority districts, one Black majority districts. Hocker: Will vote against bill b/c too much consideration is given to districts losing […]
Song of the Day 11/1: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, “Mr. Blue Sky”
h/t Jason330 When the latest performance by the Muppet house band debuted Oct. 23 in a YouTube streaming event called “Dear Earth,” devoted to celebrating the only planet known to harbor human life, Jason330 was all over it. He loves this tune — and so, apparently, do most people of his generation. When an outfit […]
DL Open Thread Monday November 1st 2021
It feels strange to be a “blogger” who is also observing a pretty airtight news blackout. It is kinda like being a movie critic who has sworn off movies. Today for instance. You, dear reader, will have to fill in my gross ignorance of current events. As a starting point, here are some items that I have a vague awareness of.
– There is a Gov’s race in Virginia that Republicans are…
My Fave Tunes For October, 2021
Fewer songs this month because, at this time of the year, I eliminate tunes that are on albums that won’t be released until at least January. I’ve already heard four stone-cold killers for early 2022. Can’t wait. However, we’re left with some s-s-seriously good stuff. Including, wait, is that a jam band I hear? On […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 31, 2021
How/Why Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deadly Confrontations. Short take–Because they’re trained that way. And because they can get away with it: The deaths are among a series of seemingly avoidable killings across the United States. Over the past five years, a New York Times investigation found, police officers have killed more than 400 drivers […]
Song of the Day 10/31: The Strangeloves, “I Want Candy”
Happy Halloween. Were you expecting “Monster Mash”? There’s a good reason this song is built around the “Bo Diddley beat” — it started out as a cover of “Bo Diddley,” Diddley’s eponymous song, until producer Bert Berns and the three guys who became the Strangeloves decided to write new lyrics. The Strangeloves were advertised as […]
Song of the Day 10/30: Lorde, “Royals”
I’ll wrap up my songs-inspired-by-photos week with a connection nobody saw coming. When Lorde’s 2013 song made her the youngest person to ever have a No. 1 single, most people probably thought the New Zealand native was referring to actual royalty. Not so. She was thinking about Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer George Brett. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Final Call For The Claudettes. Tonight. Prices are incredibly affordable: $20 for the general public. Tickets available at the box office. Here’s how Downbeat described them: “The Claudettes hit listeners upside the head with a mash-up of Otis Spann blues, Albert Ammons boogie-woogie, Ray Charles soul and “Fess” Longhair New Orleans R&B.” My Hallowe’en costume?: […]
Song of the Day 10/29: Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”
The photograph that inspired the song Time magazine named the No. 1 song of the 20th century was taken on Aug. 7, 1930. The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in Marion, Indiana, was photographed by local studio photographer Lawrence Beitler, who printed and sold thousands of copies over the next 10 days. One […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 29, 2021
Biden’s Agenda: How Not To Negotiate. Cut it in half, then beg: “The House and Senate majorities and my presidency will be determined by what happens in the next week,” Mr. Biden told the lawmakers during the hourlong session, according to a person who was at the meeting. Mr. Biden and his aides gambled on […]
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