The Library of Congress added its yearly 25 choices to the National Recording Registry. Interesting choices throughout, including the greatest song ever used in a political campaign (not to mention actually made famous by the candidate).
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An outstanding article about the greatness of "The Weight" and The Band more generally.
Tonight's exploration of American culture's underbelly is brought to you by Roger Hallmark and The Thrasher Brothers, who I think had the most sophisticated response to Iranian Revolution imaginable.
In what is the greatest deal in the world, you can buy Tammy Wynette's custom 1977 Lincoln limo for $7950. And check out that interior! I wonder what kind of mileage that thing gets? 2 mpg? Here's some Tammy and George for your Saturday night....
Sun Ra's business card. It's a good question.
When I think of a nice bedtime story, I think of Trotskyite music reviews. Here's a lovely review of the new Alicia Keys from noted music publication World Socialist Web.
Happy 51st birthday to Axl Rose...
Wow. As of today, Woody Guthrie's previously unpublished 1947 novel, House of Earth is available for us to purchase. Finished in 1947 and lost to readers until now, House of.
Hope you all are having as good a Saturday night as Zevon did when writing "Carmelita."
One of the last links to World War II-era popular culture has passed.
A good Saturday night song.
This amusing piece by Charles Davis on how he went to capitalist summer camp and became a communist reminded me of this old Yglesias approval of a pretty cheap shot.