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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2020: #’s 20-11
20. 19. 18. 17. Yves Tumor: Gospel For A New Century. Click ‘n watch. 16. 15. 14. 13. Sheer mastery. With a suitably goth video to match. 12. 11.
Song of the Day 12/28: Petula Clark, “Downtown”
Given that there’s no sign yet that Nashville suicide bomber Anthony Quinn Warner left a suicide note, let alone a manifesto, people grasping for his motive have seized on the fact that he chose* this 1964 Petula Clark smash to blast over a loudspeaker in his RV between warnings to evacuate the area. Is there […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 28, 2020
Trump Finally Signs Covid Relief Bill. As far as I can see, he accomplished nothing with his holdout, just delayed the receipt of benefits and pissed off everybody in Congress. A win-win. Anthony Warner: An Enigma With A Thor Motor Coach Chateau. The unanswered question, of course, is why? Trump Urges Supporters To Jam DC […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2020: #’s 30-21
30. There will always be a place for Japanese math rock here for as long as I do these lists: 29. 28. 27. 26. Tie: 24. Choosing between these two artists and these two songs is like choosing between my two daughters. Ain’t gonna happen. They have performed at the Arden Gild Hall, they […]
Song of the Day 12/27: Incubus, “Pardon Me”
This one’s for all the criminals, creeps and Republicans — but I repeat myself — who want a last-minute pardon from Donnie Two Scoops. This is the song that exposed Incubus to a wide audience. The version on the “Make Yourself” LP, released in 1999, is an alt-metal squall of sound that hammers home the […]
The goddam grain of truth
Trump always wraps his disgusting lies around a grain of truth.
NAFTA did suck – and it was the Dems fault.
The $600 stimulus check was a disgusting joke and the Dems voted for it.
He was right about those two things.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, December 27, 2020
Unemployment Benefits Expire While Trump Sulks, Golfs, Tweets. Wasn’t Mnuchin negotiating on behalf of the President? Everybody thought so. Is it too late to employ the 25th Amendment? Pence can sign the bill and pardon the President all at once. Cali Auditor Reports $200 Mill In Missing Funds, Gets Fired For Her Efforts. A whole […]
Song of the Day 12/26: The Pretenders, “2000 Miles”
No, I am not extending the Christmas music season with this tune because, contrary to popular belief and usage, it isn’t a Christmas song, or wasn’t intended as one. Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde wrote it in 1983 during the recording of the band’s third LP, “Learning to Crawl,” their first after the deaths of bassist […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 26, 2020
A Very Strange Bombing In Nashville. Warnings from the SUV alerted people, looks like infrastructure (AT&T?) may have been the target. Guaranteed: A Lapse In Unemployment Benefits. Aid withers while Trump dithers: Treasury Department officials, expecting that the president would sign the bill this week, had been planning to work through the Christmas holiday period […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2020: #’s 50-41
As we move through the list, you’ll note that the events of 2020 influenced this list quite a bit. Terrible times often yield remarkable artistic achievement. I think my list reflects that this year. I will include a complete Spotify list of tunes as soon as I finish the countdown. Enjoy! 50. 49. 48. 47. […]
Song of the Day 12/25: Philadelphia Orchestra, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
“The Glorious Sound of Christmas,” recorded in 1962 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Normandy, remains the best-selling classical holiday album ever — it sold 1 million copies before Christmas 1963, and has continued to sell well in every recording medium since invented. Why? I think it’s because it’s the rare classical album that doesn’t […]
DL Open Thread Friday, December 25, 2020
A large explosion in downtown Nashville this morning was apparently was deliberately set, according to authorities. No major injuries reported. The Croda chemical plant near the Delaware Memorial Bridge was briefly restarted for testing, and it failed. Equipment is emitting four times the amount of ethylene oxide it’s permitted for, putting its future in doubt. […]
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