Desert Island Discs: British Invasion Edition
In the pre-iPod/iPhone/streaming era, there used to be a program called Desert Island Discs, where the famous guest would pick 10 discs to take to their...
Top 10 Power Pop Albums of All Time
Sure there’s lots of wonderful Power Pop songs you can make a mixtape out of, but do you ever long for a full album of Power Pop goodness by a group/artist?...
Jim Crow Joe confirms White Supremacy is Bipartisan, and sets in motion the end of American Democracy
Senator Joe Manchin (Asshole-WV), in an op-ed column today, stated that he will vote against Senate Bill 1, the For The People voting rights act, and...
Top 10 Power Pop Songs of All Time
Here’s my list of the greatest Power Pop songs of all time. The only arbitrary criteria for inclusion (or exclusion) was the song couldn’t be from my...
Killing The Filibuster: Joe Manchin must be persuaded or punished
I’ve seen lots of Democrats and progressives exclaiming “Gee, guys, let’s win BIG! BIG! BIG! In 2022! Then we can pass what ever we want!”
That...
Books I read in 2020:
I haven’t been much of a novel reader since I got out of college, my attention span suited more to newspapers, and now, blogs and internet forums. When...
"Democracy is the greatest threat to White Supremacy"
“Democracy is the greatest threat to white supremacy.”In case you missed me on @TheBeatWithAri @AriMelber @MSNBC earlier with @hmcghee and @MichaelSteelepic.twitter.com/BI0nXxGqgs
My Favorite Albums of 2020:
(in no particular order)
Bobbie Gentry - The Delta Sweete; reissue of the 1968 Country-Folk-Pop concept LP
Various Artists - Girls Go Power...
My Favorite Christmas Albums
Below is a list of my favorite Christmas Albums; although there are many excellent various artist compliations out there (especially on the Rhino and...
Hitmaking Humbugs: Recording stars (1950-2000) who never made a Christmas record
I collect Christmas records. I have in my collection, hundereds of discs, containing Christmas recordings by probably over a thousand artists. In my...
December 8, 1980: Where were you?
Where were you 40 years ago when you heard John Lennon had been murdered? Hard to believe that four decades have passed since that night...
My memory...
Dear President Mengele:
Forced sterilization, such as that alleged at two ICE detention centers in Georgia and Nebraska, is a form of genocide.
President Biden must appoint...
Review: Girls Go Power Pop! (Big Beat comp CD)
Power Pop fans rejoice! Beat Beat has just released a new compilation, Girls Go Power Pop! The disc is a companion to last year’s Come On Let’s Go!,...
Review: Temsecal Telegraph by The Corner Laughers
Temsecal Telegraph is the latest album from the Corner Laughers, an SF Bay Area group that’s been around for at least a decade if not longer. Fronted...
The Negligent Genocide of Donald Trump
According to reporting by the Washington Post, sourced to taped conversations between Donald Trump and Bob Woodward, Trump was aware of how deadly the...
Happy Labour/Labor Day!
Happy Labour/Labor Day!
Here are a couple of my favorite Labor Day songs:
The Great Billy Bragg:
Old Crow Medicine Show with...
The Wannsee Conference: 2018 Version
According to reporting sourced to two people who were present, in May 2018, The 11 top senior officials of the Trump administration were gathered in...
Mrs. Thingy's Dream #1: Soup with The Beatles
As told to me by Mrs. Thingy:
“ We went to see the Beatles play at a small venue. I made them all cards with some small gifts, including a hard...
Review: Go Go Mania Bluray
Kino Lorber has released on bluray/DVD, for the first time ever, the 1965 musical feature, GO GO Mania (aka Pop Gear in the UK). I imagine this film,...
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