Friday, August 28, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "Letter From Liverpool" Edition

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From some time in the 'teens, please enjoy pride of Massachusetts The Ticks and their, shall we say, interesting cover of The Beatles ...
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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Songs I'd Forgotten Existed, Let Alone Loved (An Occasional Series): Special "That's DESERT Rose, Not Acuff" Edition

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From their utterly brilliant eponymous debut album (in 1987), please enjoy The Desert Rose Band (featuring hero of my youth Chris Hillman ) ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Dolly Parton 1946 - 2026 (A Mensch)

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That's an ad she took out in the music trade press (from 2022), and in case you were wondering, she was inducted into the Hall that ye...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckles

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In defense of an old friend and musical colleague, I can't actually verify the accuracy of that last one. 😎
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Monday, August 24, 2026

Noted Without Comment...

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...except to say a) that it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen in my life and b) how the hell didn't I get the memo o...
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Friday, August 21, 2026

La Fin de La Semaine Essay Question: Special "My Extremely Old Back Pages" Edition

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And speaking, as we weren't, of Billy Joel the other day, from the December 1982 issue of the Magazine Formerly Known as Stereo Review,...
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Thursday, August 20, 2026

One More Sharp-Dressed Man in Heaven

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Sad news -- Frank Beard , aka the drummer guy in ZZ Top who didn't have an actual beard, has passed at the age of 76. The world is a si...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

They Say Music is a Universal Language...

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...but I say you haven't lived until you've heard six fat bald guys doing The Kinks' classic "Dead End Street" in the...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Tuesday's Music-Themed Cartoon Chuckle and Photo-Funnys

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Okay, I'm embarrassed about the first one. 😎
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Monday, August 17, 2026

Songs That Sound Increasingly Relevant to Me For Obvious Reasons (An Occasional Series)

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From 1988, please enjoy wise-ass Texas roots-rockers (heh) The Wild Seeds and their plaintively wistful "I'm Sorry, I Can't Ro...
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