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Song of the Day 2/12: Oasis, “Don’t Look Back in Anger”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this year’s nominees for induction and, as usual, the list shows the institution has all but lost interest in rock music. Acts become eligible 25 years after their first commercial release, meaning everyone who debuted before Prince’s party date qualifies. Unfortunately for those who like actual rock, […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 12, 2024
Joe Biden might be old, but he still has enough juice to rig the Super Bowl. He even got within half a point of nailing the over/under. A PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the other hand, pissed away $7 million on a 30-second ad – a rerun of a 1960 JFK ad with […]
Song of the Day 2/11: Thee Sinseers, “What’s His Name”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona An old music genre never really dies. Something’s always there to revive it. In the case of Chicano soul, sometimes called lowrider soul, streets and garages are still filled with souped-up, been-around cars. Folks still barbecue and drink beers on hot Sunday afternoons with the soundtrack of their summer playing […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
Trump’s Gonna Trump: Told NATO Allies To Pay Up, Or…: Former President Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that, while president, he told the leaders of NATO countries that he would “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that had not paid the money they owed to the military alliance. Mr. […]
Delaware Political Weekly: Feb. 2-9, 2024
Yes, an eight-day week. Without 8/7ths times the political news of a typical 7-day week. But I can only work with what comes my way. 1. Kevin Caneco Kicks Off Campaign. I don’t ask for much, just that he not be a rubber-stamp for the developers, and that he not be bankrolled by the developers. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024
Another day, another glitch. I’m thinkin’ solar flares or lunar earthquakes. But, I digress. The press has swarmed on Biden’s age to a degree they rarely have for Trump’s misdeeds. I’m not linking to anything from the pack mentality, which includes beltway Democrats. Suffice it to say that, at some point, the collective press will […]
Who Will Win the Super Bowl? Let the Mascots Decide
Guest post by publisher emeritus Jason 330 When practicing the science of mascot matchups, it’s essential to filter out all football chatter and analysis, allowing the mascots to take center stage. This year, that’s a breeze because frankly, I don’t give a fuck about this Super Bowl. If I was Gitmo’ed into choosing a side, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
We’re BACK! Didja miss us? So many great conspiracy theories as to what happened: Feckless Joe forgot to pay the service bill. Jason inserted a poison pill into his Super Bowl prediction. Tucker had Vladimir deep-six us. Puck got Mossad to conduct cyber-warfare against us. Bethany Hall-Long–never mind, she can’t afford to take action against […]
Song of the Day 2/8: Mojo Nixon, “Don Henley Must Die”
Mojo Nixon, who set his ribald mix of tabloid obsessions and anarchic politics to a raucous blend of punk and rockabilly, died Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the SiriusXM Outlaw Country Cruise he was hosting. Nixon, whose real name was Neil Kirby McMillan Jr., was 66. Nixon had been creating his parody songs […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024
Netanyahu To Biden: “Fuck You”. Waits until Blinken has almost completed delicate negotiations, then blows them up: Calling Hamas’ position “delusional,” Netanyahu renewed a pledge to destroy the Islamist movement, saying there was no alternative for Israel but to bring about its collapse. “The day after is the day after Hamas. All of Hamas,” he […]
Song of the Day 2/7: Randy Newman, “Putin”
H/t Paul As expected, Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Guardian is reporting that the interview will probably air Thursday. Wherever it eventually appears, I think it should be introduced with Randy Newman’s 2017 paean to the narcissistic strongman, which appeared on his last album, “Dark Matter.” Newman said it was more […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
The Republican Party had another terrible day Tuesday. Their meritless impeachment of Biden’s Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, failed when a few Republicans failed to vote for it, and their stand-alone bill to aid Israel while ignoring Ukraine also went down in flames. If this keeps up even the media might get the impression that […]
Song of the Day 2/6: Toby Keith, “Wacky Tobaccy”
Country star Toby Keith died of stomach cancer yesterday at just 62 years old. Keith reached stardom during the country boom of the early ’90s but achieved his greatest notoriety in the wake of 9/11, when his jingoistic songs in support of the Bush administration’s military response to the attack topped the country charts. Keith’s […]
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