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5 great tracks from Cat Power
Here are five great Cat Power videos.1) "The Greatest"As I noted in "5 songs to check out," Cat does an amazing live version of "The Greatest" on Jools Holland's show. THE GREATEST is probably still...
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One to think about
Between Mike and C.I., I hear about Jimmy Dore all the time. But I found an older video today of Jimmy's that I thought was worth sharing."Iraq snapshot" (THE COMMON ILLS):Monday, July 20, 2020....
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I hate fake assery
Don't you? There's a reason Judge Judy's 'don't pee on my leg and tell me that it's raining' became a popular slogan: We all hate fake assery.We hate people trying to trick us, put one over on us, con...
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5 Jack Johnson tracks I love
I love Jack Johnson. Like Sade, he makes albums that are classic and that you can listen to straight through (well, I didn't love the last studio album -- politics? He's no Jackson Browne). Here are...
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5 takes on "What A Fool Believes"
David e-mailed that I've never noted The Killers when I noted five great tracks.He's right, I haven't. Here's their new song, "My Own Soul's Warning."I'm just not a fan. If you are, that's great. I...
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5 great tracks sung by Mae West
Mae West is one of the signature film actresses of the 20th century. Prior to making films, she was a successful Broadway playwright and actress. In addition to writing and acting, Mae could also...
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We deserved better than Joe
Isaiah's THE WORLD TODAY JUST NUTS "What Stimulus?" went up earlier tonight.Nina Turner speaking truth again:It’s funny how Democrats &Republicans can join forces w/out hesitation to enrich the...
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Medicare For All
 That's "My Song (Too Far Gone)."  For years, Cher refused to post it on YOUTUBE but would get YOUTUBE to take it down when others posted it. If she hadn't done that, there'd be a version on YOUTUBE...
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VANITY FAIR's Laurel Canyon article
Read this article at VANITY FAIR.My thoughts. You can read the article to understand the article, I'm just sharing my thoughts. I'm really starting to loathe Bonnie Raitt. As a musician, she might be...
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Cher's classic album and a thought or two on collecting music
I love 3614 JACKSON HIGHWAY. When Kat wrote about ordering the new album ("3614 JACKSON HIGHWAY"), I did the same -- but two copies. This album came out in 1969. Like Kat, I knew it via C.I. who played...
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Sam Smith releases a new song
At the end of last week, Sam Smith released a new track.'My Oasis (feat Burna Boy)' out now: http://samsmith.world/MyOasisID Lyrics Keeping thinking that I’m seeing water You’re playing tricks on me in...
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What Kat said
Go read Kat's "Oh, Neil, you're so disappointing " -- I agree with her 100%.You don't want your music used? Don't license it, first of all. Second, I'm sick of this 'I don't like this candidate.'...
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No respect at all
Genevieve Leigh (WSWS) reports:In late July, former Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, along with 14 other Democratic congresspeople introduced legislation calling for...
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Helen Caldicott
At INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE, Helen Caldicott notes:My birthday is August 7, sandwiched between the anniversary dates for the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (on August 6 and August 9, 1945,...
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Jonathan Turley calls out the nutty
I first heard of the nutty conspiracy theory that Donald Trump would not let the 2020 elections take place when two people at the local Starbucks were laughing at Bob Somerby. He was spreading that...
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Russia-gate was always a lie
Russia-gate is the media shame of the last four years. They tarnished their own image and they have no one to blame but themselves. They also make no real effort to correct their coverage.Jonathan...
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I was really hoping for Susan Rice
 That way we could have had two huge War Hawks on the Democratic Party's presidential ticket. If you missed it, Senator Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's running mate.He selected her over Susan Rice,...
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Fake Ass Tulsi and the Fake Ass Krystal Balls that cover for her
 Let me step into it. C.I.'s got guts. She's strong but I'm not going to let her stand alone on this.Tulsi Gabbard is a fake ass. A cheap, little hustler who fooled a number of people with her whole...
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Barnard Bailyn
 I think this discussion Katie Halper held on her podcast is an important one.I will also note this from WSWS:Bernard Bailyn, an influential and significant historian of the American colonial period,...
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Must-read essay
 Kat's "Kat's Korner: Haim and how it took a lifetime to get here" just went up and it's an amazing piece of writing. Be sure to check it out.She's reviewing Haim's new album.  In the process?She...
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