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My XPN List Of Ten Fave Cover Songs

By El Somnambulo October 10, 202513 Comments

This year, the WXPN 885 Countdown will be an all-covers countdown. This is the list I submitted to XPN. I skipped the obvious choices like Hendrix doing 'All Along The…

Song of the Day 10/10: The Gentrys, “Keep on Dancing”

By Alby October 10, 20251 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona After the Gentrys recorded what became the first part of “Keep on Dancing,” they apparently couldn’t figure out how to keep on singing. Not even…

DL Open Thread: Friday, October 10, 2025

By El Somnambulo October 10, 20256 Comments

Did Nepotism Influence Gov. Meyer's Agreement (and/or surrender) With Christiana Care? The question becomes more germane as Mediawatch uncovered this potential conflict-of-interest for us. Dr. Cooksey is Matt Meyer's wife. …

Delaware Political Weekly: Week Ending October 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo October 10, 202511 Comments

1. James Spadola Is Suddenly A Democrat. Here's why, in his own words: In his post, Spadola said that he weighed the decision to stay Republican. “Other than staying the…

Song of the Day 10/9: Bram Tchaikovsky, “Girl of My Dreams”

By Alby October 9, 2025

Hollywood is up in arms over a new actress who literally came out of nowhere. Tilly Norwood is an AI creation that has real actors worried that they'll soon be…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 9, 2025

By El Somnambulo October 9, 202510 Comments

While Trump tries To stake his claim to the Nobel Peace Prize (Spoiler Alert--he's not getting it), the Big Story remains that Our Demented President Wages War On American Cities. Months…

Song of the Day 10/8: Joe Cocker, “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window”

By Alby October 8, 2025

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Kristi Noem has been stamping her little feet because she was denied access to a toilet by staff at a municipal building in suburban Chicago.…

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

By Alby October 8, 20254 Comments

America's ever-credulous mainstream media quickly broadcast a supposed Trump administration effort to deny back pay to furloughed federal workers, despite a law to the contrary that Trump himself signed in…

Song of the Day 10/7: Townes Van Zandt, “Dead Flowers”

By Alby October 7, 2025

In compiling my list of 10 cover songs for the WXPN countdown, I'm prioritizing versions that reimagine or redefine the first release. Sometimes that means taking the lyrical element more…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

By Alby October 7, 20255 Comments

Is the AI revolution a boom or a bubble? A recent analysis found that 80% of the growth in the stock market is in tech stocks, with much of the…

Song of the Day 10/6: Vanilla Fudge, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”

By Alby October 6, 2025

Every year WXPN solicits listener opinions for a "top 885" list. This year the subject is cover songs, a topic that eliminates less than half of all recorded music from…

DL Open Thread Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

By Alby October 6, 20257 Comments

A Trump-appointed federal judge put the kibosh on Trump's plan to send the National Guard, any national guard, to Portland. We'll see how long that lasts before the six SCOTUS…

DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: October 5, 2025

By El Somnambulo October 5, 20251 Comment

Coffee, Cheese, Wine: Nature's Most Essential Foods? Or just my most essential foods?: Coffee: Coffee growers are dealing with a lot right now. Most immediately, the Trump administration's tariffs, which…