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Friday, May 08, 2026

Weekend Listomania: Special "Fuck That 'Newspaper of Record' Shit" Edition

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Okay, by now all you guys have had a look at last weekend's New York Times The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters list... ...
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Thursday, May 07, 2026

Help Wanted

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Okay, this is NOT one of those snarky musician photo funnies I've been posting lately. This is an actual flyer I saw on a lamp post near...
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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Bette Sings Woody Guthrie

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Words fail me. Except -- I love, nay, lurve that woman. 😎 Regular apolitical postings, more in keeping with the theme of this here b...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles and Photo-Funnies

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In the interests of full disclosure, I interviewed Wakeman over an expensive lunch sometime in the '70s, and he was the mos...
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Monday, May 04, 2026

Post-Vacation Wrap-Up: The Hell With the Umbrellas of Cherbourg -- I Got to See the Records Stores of France!!!

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Specifically this one in Nice... ...and this one in Paris. We were treated very kindly (considering we were Americans, if you...
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Friday, May 01, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "La Crèmes de la Crèmes " Edition

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Okay, we're back -- safe and sound and both physically and spiritually refreshed -- from our vacation in France. And consequently rarin...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Closed for Monkey Business À la Française: Special "Le Retour" Edition

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Okay, we -- by which I mean moi and a certain Dame Louche -- are winging our way back from our French vacation today. And frankly, I...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Okay, This is Getting Ridiculous. Why Aren't These Kids the Biggest Stars in the World?

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Alright, I don't have to tell faithful readers of this here blog how great The Mona Lisa Twins are. But their brand new cover of my fa...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Today's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles and Photo-Funny

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The Patti Smith one seems like we could have actually seen it somewhere in France. But no -- found it on the net, and I think i...
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Monday, April 27, 2026

These Kids Today, With Their Loud Hair and Their Long Music (an Occasional Series): Special "Sex With Your Dad?" Edition

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From their just released LP(!) horseshoe , please enjoy fab/gear LA indie snark-pop duo Beaming and their wonderfully wiseass lead-off sing...
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