Friday, November 28, 2025

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "I Can't Take the Way He Sings But I Love to Hear Him Talk" Edition

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Okay, I can't recall if I've ever posted this before, but in any event it cracks me up. A HISTORY OF MUSIC TIMELINE Early Music -...
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Thursday, November 27, 2025

It's Turkey Day: Special "B. J. Wilson is God" Edition

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From 1971, here's Procol Harum Mark II... .....and their utterly gorgeous live version of original organist Matthew Fisher 's...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Today's (Pre-Thanksgiving) Cartoon and Photo Chuckles

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U-Haul & Oates. Heh. 😎 Have a great holiday, everybody!!!
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Broadcast News

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From 1987, and their fab gear album 13 Ghosts , please enjoy the most blues-wailing The Broadcasters and their meisterwork "Down in t...
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Monday, November 24, 2025

Tales from the Crypt

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So I was looking at a 1993 issue of the Magazine Formerly Known as Stereo Review over the weekend, and chanced across a bit of snark I'd...
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Friday, November 21, 2025

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "I am Not a Number -- I'm a Free Man! Oh, Wait...Actually I AM a Number" Edition

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And now, from some time post-COVID, please enjoy my current fave cover act, the delightful Middle Aged Dad Jam Band and their spirited versi...
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

Today's Cartoon (and Photo) Chuckles

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The Plant and Page one absolutely kills me. 😎 A droll new Weekend Essay Question on the morrow, promise.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

The Most Mediocre Thing I've Heard Lately (An Occasional Series): Special "These Kids Today With Their Loud Hair and Long Music" Edition

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And speaking of rock critics performing fellatio, here's the extremely irksome Amanda Petrusich servicing Tame Impala auteur Kevin Par...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "The Godmother of Punk" Edition

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From a surprisingly terrific piece in the NY Times the other day, about the 50th anniversary deluxe reissue of Patti Smith 's debut alb...
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Monday, November 17, 2025

Todd Snider 1966 - 2025

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To paraphrase Jack Nicholson 's famous remark about Bob Dylan -- this guy was a riot. Have I mentioned that this death shit is rea...
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