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Song of the Day 9/4: The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar”
Some great, classic songs by great, classic artists were released as singles in 1969. “Get Back” by the Beatles. “Honky Tonk Women” by the Stones. Sly’s “Everyday People,” Creedence’s “Proud Mary,” Elvis’ “Suspicious Minds.” None of them was Billboard’s No. 1 song for the year. That honor went to a tune written for children and […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 4, 2025
Florida Chooses Disease. Perhaps it’s just me, but killing off your citizens hardly seems the way to expand your electoral dominance. But who am I to judge?: Florida plans to become the first state to end all vaccine mandates, including for schoolchildren, rejecting a practice that public health experts have credited for decades with limiting […]
Song of the Day 9/3: Ndlovu Youth Choir, “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Most people who’ve heard of the Ndlovu Youth Choir encountered them back in 2019, when they reached the final round of “America’s Got Talent,” despite hailing from Limpopo, South Africa. I found out about them yesterday when I saw a story about their latest release, the EP “From Limpopo to the World,” featuring Queen’s “Bohemian […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 3, 2025
It All Ends At The Supreme Court: A federal appeals court late Tuesday blocked President Trump from using an 18th-century wartime law to quickly deport a group of Venezuelans, rejecting the administration’s argument that the migrants were part of an “invasion” of the United States. The Trump administration has said the migrants are members of […]
Song of the Day 9/2: Bryan Ferry, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
Donald Trump has finally found a way to get people to stop talking about the Epstein Files: Let them think he’s dying. His bruised hands and cankles and lack of public appearances are fueling the speculation, but it was his out-of-character speculation about the state of his soul (“I wanna try and get to heaven […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Why Democrats Suck–Infinity Squared. While Democrats remain largely mute about the ongoing Fascist takeover of America, this terrifies them: Zohran Mamdani’s front-running campaign to lead the nation’s largest city is stoking fear among moderate Democrats that his far-left politics will cost them at the ballot box. They worry a Mamdani mayoralty will deepen an existential […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: August 2025
We arrived at a real good musical month in uncharacteristic fashion. Had some songs I liked, had about three borderline songs, and not all that many songs. Then, in the last week and a half, a buncha good ones surfaced, so I jettisoned the borderline songs. There’s one Song Of The Year candidate in this […]
Song of the Day 9/1: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “The Working Man”
Happy Labor Day, I suppose, though I don’t see much to celebrate under a president who makes Reagan seem like a friend of the working man. This song from the 1968 debut album by Creedence Clearwater Revival was one of the first John Fogerty wrote after assuming leadership of the band from his older brother […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, September 1, 2025
The Trump Gaza Riviera: Are all the Democrats OK with this? A postwar plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration, modeled on President Donald Trump’s vow to “take over” the enclave, would turn it into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years while it is transformed into a gleaming […]
Song of the Day 8/31: Big Star, “Don’t Lie to Me”
Hey, Matt Meyer! This one’s for you! One of the deep cuts from “#1 Record,” the 1972 debut album by Big Star that’s regarded as one of the founding documents of power pop. Songwriters Alex Chilton and Chris Bell, emulating Lennon/McCartney, are co-credited on all but one of the LP’s tracks because they each tinkered […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: August 31, 2025
Life’s Greatest (?) Mystery Solved. 10-pack hot dogs, 8-pack hot dog buns. Why?: Before about 1940, hot dogs were bought and sold from local butcher shops and were not packaged as they are today. Shoppers would simply ask the butcher for the number of sausages they needed and would be charged by the pound. This […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 30, 2025
Arden Fair Day! I’ll be working the Book Sale in the Gild Hall from 10-12. I noticed an incredible number of books that would fascinate cinephiles amongst this year’s offerings. Just sayin’. The Supreme Court Will Ultimately Determine Whether Fascism Triumphs. Removal Of Immigrants. Tariffs. Journalism. Firing Of Independent Federal Officials. Those are just today’s […]
Song of the Day 9/29: Milky Edwards and the Chamberlings, “Soul Love”
In 2012 somebody posted three songs to YouTube, purportedly by an obscure soul group from the early ’70s, Milky Edwards and the Chamberlings. All three were covers, soul arrangements of David Bowie songs from his Ziggy Stardust album. The videos showed needle drops onto a scratchy copy of an album called “Starman.” It took a […]
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