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Song of the Day 11/1: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, “Mr. Blue Sky”

By Alby November 1, 20214 Comments

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…

DL Open Thread Monday November 1st 2021

By jason330 November 1, 20215 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo November 1, 20211 Comment

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…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 31, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 31, 20211 Comment

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…

Song of the Day 10/31: The Strangeloves, “I Want Candy”

By Alby October 31, 2021

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,"…

Song of the Day 10/30: Lorde, “Royals”

By Alby October 30, 2021

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…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 30, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 30, 20214 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 10/29: Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit”

By Alby October 29, 2021

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…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 29, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 29, 202114 Comments

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,”…

Judge To McGuiness: ‘State Will Not Pay For High-Priced Lawyer For You’

By El Somnambulo October 28, 202131 Comments

For the first time, Kathy McGuiness will save the taxpayers some money. Just not of her own volition: McGuiness hired Steve Wood, a former state prosecutor, who's now a partner…

The FINAL House Maps Are Here!

By El Somnambulo October 28, 20216 Comments

Here they are: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1sUzubRE9FsMcORurIfVl_-3B9XqevKLN&ll=39.1487474501171%2C-75.386594&z=9 At a quick first glance, it looks like Mike Ramone has been put back into the 21st. Val Longhurst (15th RD) is still not gonna have…

Song of the Day 10/28: The Beatles, “A Day in the Life”

By Alby October 28, 20212 Comments

"A Day in the Life" wasn't directly inspired by this photograph of Tara Browne's Lotus, which appeared in London newspapers on Dec. 19, 1966, the day after the Guinness brewery…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 28, 2021

By El Somnambulo October 28, 20216 Comments

Silly Russians, Don't You Know The NRA Is Bankrupt? Russian hackers allegedly post NRA stuff on dark web: The gang behind the attack—which calls itself “Grief”—recently began sharing images of…