Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Baby steps, because the Republican Party is full of angry babies.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

Jack be nimble, jack be quick, hurry up and indict this prick.

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

SCOTUS: It’s not “bribery” unless it comes from the Bribery region of France. Otherwise, it’s merely “sparkling malfeasance”.

“Can i answer the question? No you can not!”

Conservatism: there are people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

He imagines himself as The Big Bad, Who Is Universally Feared… instead of The Big Jagoff, Who Is Universally Mocked.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it’s a trap.

If a good thing happens for a bad reason, it’s still a good thing.

Relentless negativity is not a sign that you are more realistic.

This fight is for everything.

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

Narcissists are always shocked to discover other people have agency.

I have other things to bitch about but those will have to wait.

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

If you voted for Trump, you don’t get to speak about ethics, morals, or rule of law.

My years-long effort to drive family and friends away has really paid off this year.

It’s not hopeless, and we’re not helpless.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Republicans firmly believe having an abortion is a very personal, very private decision between a woman and J.D. Vance.

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  12. 12.

    Ramalama

    White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes. I love this weird little song so much. Was recently featured in Matlock with an a capella version for Christmas….even though it’s a song about beheading. Very funny, Matlock.

  15. 15.

    Nukular Biskits

    Watergirl, this is something similar to what I was doing for the neighborhood WhatsApp on Saturday nights, something I called “SATURDAY NIGHT DRUNK MEMING AND MUSIC”, where I would post a bunch of stupid memes and music videos (loosely based on whatever theme was in my head or stuff I had heard during the week).

    Anyway, not for everyone, but I find this great background music for work:

    Gentleman ‘ Deep ‘ Radio | Deep House • Chillout • Lounge Music 24/7

    For the country fans, how about this classic?

    The Amazing Rhythm Aces – Third Rate Romance (Remastered)

    ETA:  Something I mentioned during our Zoom meeting, I regularly listen to Hearts of Space and have done so for nearly 40 years.  Strongly recommend the program, which you can stream and get a subscription for $120/year, I think.  Lotsa world music, ambient, electronic, seasonal, etc.

  19. 19.

    mali muso

    It’s December, so I am listening to holiday music. Don’t hate! Charlie Brown Christmas is so my jam. 😎

  20. 20.

    SpaceUnit

    I recently discovered a newish artist that I really like.  Hard bluesy rock and a voice that sounds kind of like Pat Benatar.  I joined her on Patreon because I’d really like to see her make it big.  Patty PerShayla:

    I Want It Faster

  45. 45.

    Miki

    I had the cataract on my left eye removed on 11/27/24. Amazing. I had no idea how distorted my vision was. I have a beautiful oil painting of a winter scene from my parents and I was thinking I needed to get it professionally restored. Shazam! It’s fabulous!

    My right eye is being fixed on Monday 12/9/24. Cannot fucking wait! I’m a vet so deciding to get this done was fairly easy – no financial pressure. Highly recommend for all y’all old folks as soon as and if you can. Being able to see clearly again is, truly, miraculous.

    https://youtu.be/oyORx5rd7Qw?si=KRq2sbfzE7CWQFt8

  46. 46.

    Melancholy Jaques

    After Omnes brought him up last night, I went on a How Many Mink DeVille/Willie DeVille Songs Can I Listen to Consecutively jag. Turns out to be around 50.

    Today I was watching college football, so no music other than marching bands.

  49. 49.

    Nukular Biskits

    @eclare:

    That’s good, just not really my taste. I am much more into percussive instruments, like the piano. Probably because I took lessons for years.

    Then the 2nd link you should like.  John Boswell is a pianist.

  50. 50.

    UncleEbeneezer

    I’ve been obsessively listening to QOTSA (Queens of the Stone Age) albums Like Clockwork and Villains.  Particularly the former and the amazing, dreamy ballad: Kalopsia.  If you wanna know how you rock a fucking chorus, that’s how you do it, ladies and gentleman.  So much fun to play guitar along with.  Forgot how much I love this band.

  56. 56.

    Nukular Biskits

    @eclare:

    I love listening to both those tracks on Christmas Eve, when everyone else has gone to bed.

    They really touch something deep inside, at least for me.

    Both of those are from the Hearts of Space program, Festival of the Heart, which is also the title of John Boswell’s album from which that track came.

  58. 58.

    Miki

    @WaterGirl: Yes. Distance correction is completely fixed, which was a bit maybe-ish because I have an astigmatism. The short-arm problem is still there (totally common and expected), so I still need readers, but I finally have a legitimate prescription for them.

    I feel like I can finally see after years of yellow fog.

    Serious Wow.

  61. 61.

    DarbysMom

    @eclare:  THIS is my Christmas anthem.  I’ve embarrassed my (step)kid and the rest of my family for 30+ years mimicking one of the Peanuts dances every time this plays.  It makes my heart SO happy.

  64. 64.

    Steve LaBonne

    I guess I’m a rarity here as a classical music listener (and amateur violinist). I have been spending a lot of time with this set of the of the Shostakovich quartets (the more recent and better of the two by the superb Quatuor Danel).

  67. 67.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @eclare: What I love is that it’s instrumental.  And it doesn’t have any cheesy Kenny G stuff (which a lot of holiday jazz playlists feature).  All the stuff on this one is pretty cool, imo.

  69. 69.

    Craig

    I’m listening to old Unholy Black Metal. Mainly Darkthrone, Enslaved, and Ludicra. Also a bunch of Finnish prog metal geniuses Oranssi Pazuzu. Saw Singing in the Rain again last week, so also listening to that and the soundtrack to An American in Paris.

  70. 70.

    beth

    @Whimsical Pickles: i’ve been admiring allison russell since she was in birds of chicago. this particular song is on frequent repeat in the car and house. it’s my hype song for the rower, too.

  71. 71.

    beth

    @Whimsical Pickles: i’ve been admiring allison russell since she was in birds of chicago. this particular song is on frequent repeat in the car and house. it’s my hype song for the rower, too.

  72. 72.

    Citizen Dave

    On mobile so no links, but Neil Young has a 2 hour Yule Log on YouTube, and Laufey has a 20 minute Yule Log posted.  We saw the Laufey with the L A Phil at Hollywood Bowl film last night.

     

    Today is Tom Waits 75th Birthday!

  74. 74.

    Splitting Image

    I’ve spent most of the last month listening to John Coltrane and Sam Cooke.

    I think maybe next I’ll go through my Nat King Cole collection. If the Republicans are determined to send us back through time, I’m going to at least enjoy the music while we’re there.

    There is also this, by Stan Freberg:

    The Old Payola Roll Blues

  79. 79.

    WaterGirl

    @beth: I’m not sure why your comments are going into moderation.  I think this is the third one I’ve approved in the past couple of weeks.

    I can’t find anything wrong with your email.

  84. 84.

    karen marie

    Billy Paul doing “Me and Mrs. Jones.”

    A person I follow on Mastodon does “greatest hits” polls, and this one has come up a couple times.  Every time it does, I get an earworm for days.  It’s gorgeous.

  88. 88.

    UncleEbeneezer

    Music and more.  One of the best/coolest nutcrackers is back on YouTube.  We saw this 3-4 years ago but then it disappeared so we are very excited it’s back.  The Chinese National Ballet version.  In particular, the costumes are SUPER-cool and very different from traditional European and American versions.  It’s all beautifully Asian in theme.  And it’s refreshing to not have to worry about the Chinese dancers being white people in yellow-face.

  92. 92.

    Sheila in nc

    We have an awesomely fun choral concert coming up with a wildly divergent program. I’ve been sleeping, eating and dreaming this music for weeks.

    Program includes the Daniel Pinkham Christmas cantata — so fun — plus something completely different, “The Ballad of the Brown King” which is a Langston Hughes poem set to music by a Black woman composer in the 40’s, Margaret  Bonds. Our chamber group is doing a totally awesome piece which I love, Morten Lauridsen’s “Mid Winter Songs.” I’m not good at doing links but it’s completely worth googling.

    Saturday and Sunday concerts this weekend!

  95. 95.

    Citizen Dave

    @WaterGirl: A video of a fireplace fire with that artist’s songs playing for the duration.  I saw a Grateful Dead one on some service too (not a deadhead).  Sometimes there are live Yule Logs streaming music.  But the two I referenced are finite in length videos.

    By the way, Neil put a rare recording of him singing Greensleeves on his Log.  He has always used that song as the P. A. tune after his concert ends.  (an instrumental version)

  99. 99.

    RSA

    The most recent five tracks I’ve put on my regular playlist, a mixture of ’90s and current music:

    • Rush, Big Audio Dynamite II
    • The Way, Fastball
    • Dashboard, Modest Mouse
    • Starburster, Fontaines D.C.
    • Mustang, Kings of Leon
  105. 105.

    Kristine

    @Miki: My eye doctor told me that my cataracts are babies—it’s going to be a few years before I need to have them removed. A bit envious of all my friends who now don’t have to wear corrective lenses other than reading glasses

    Still digging through the old CDs. Today’s listen was REM’s “Eponymous.” During headphones time, Hozier’s “Nobody’s Soldier” and whatever Red Hot Chili Peppers ported over to my phone from my laptop.

  113. 113.

    Nancy

    @WaterGirl:

    I did. No more glasses. I broke my nose before I wore glasses and when the ER doc said My nose didn’t need to be set because the break was minor, I said OK. Also I was concussed. When I needed glasses all the time they were crooked because of the unevenly healed break. Nice to escape that.

  119. 119.

    Quinerly

    Sure do miss Joe C. He’s one of my idols. Love gravelly voice men. It’s a weakness for me. Judge me. That’s ok.

    Had the pleasure of seeing him 4 times. All great shows. St Louis Fox around 1989. Perfect acoustics. Seated somewhere within 20 rows from him. His impression of Belushi was better than Belushi. (Winking emoji)

    Second time, not so perfect acoustics but close enough to actually chat with him. Twinkling eyes. Humble man. Cal Neva Lodge near Lake Tahoe around 1992. Intimate setting. Small tables. CNL probably doesn’t exist anymore. It straddled the CA/Nevada border and was a Rat Pack hangout back before my hanging out days. Lots of history. I need to look it up to see what happened to it. The couple of times I was there in the early 1990’s it was living on past glory. On a downward slide.

    3rd and 4th times seeing Mr. C were music festivals. He always gave it his all. Sweat flying around.

    Loved his cover of Randy Newman’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On” from 9 1/2 Weeks. Classic. That song and Van’s “Into the Mystic” are to be played at my funeral. It’s in writing.

    In other news, heard a fun band in Sonoita, AZ today. Will post something from their website in a bit for those interested. They are out of Bisbee and coming off of a tour in NOLA. Fun dancing music.  ” Juniper Djinn Jazz.” I bought all their CDs  cause we gotta support live music to have live music.

  126. 126.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @WaterGirl: Bootsy Collins is one of the greatest funk/R&B bassists of all time.  He played with both James Brown and George Clinton as well as doing stellar solo work.  Also, a style icon.

  127. 127.

    Jeff Del Papa

    It’s time for ensembles to make some bank, so (mostly) Christmas themed concerts abound.  Much tradition, hopefully full houses, and for some multiple performances.

    Last weekend, I had two, the first a chamber performance of the Telemann opera “Don Quixote”.  (Costumes and props, no sets, orchestra shares the stage with the singers and dancers)

    The second was the annual Handel and Hayden society’s “Messiah”.  (Annual as in this was year 172 for them. They gave the original US premiere back in the day)

    Last night, it was the Tallis Scholars, a British choral ensemble.  Program based around plainchant from von Bingen thru Praetorius and Lassus, and a bit of Pärt.

    Tomorrow I had tickets to a second Messiah, this one by Boston baroque. Two a week apart is a bit much even for me, so my baby brother + SIL get them as a Christmas gift, alternating which ensemble year by year.  (H&H is huge chorus and orchestra, Boston baroque gives a much more intimate performance, closer to what happened in the 18th century)

    Upcoming, a 15th century Christmas, a baroque one, and a New Year’s Day baroque program.

  130. 130.

    kalakal

    Specifically today I’ve been listening to Cat Stevens and it’s all this blogs fault.

    The film Harold and Maude came up in a morning post and Stevens did the soundtrack

    My favourite* Miles from nowhere

    Something else I’ve been listening to a lot is The Connells 74 75

    I think video for this one is superb

    Also a permanent feature of my playlist

    New Order True Faith

    *this is the version from Tea for the Tillerman

  133. 133.

    Redshift

    @Miki: Yes, cataract surgery is amazing, I highly recommend it! I got perfect distance vision from mine (though my eye doctor cautioned me that not everyone does.)

    My other eye is good for reading distance (I only had a cataract in one eye, caused by retina surgery), so I’m good for either without glasses.

    One thing to know – I had to get a touch up a couple of years later when I noticed by vision seemed a bit worse. Just a 30 second laser treatment, but I hadn’t been told to watch for it, even though it’s apparently pretty common.

  134. 134.

    Kayla Rudbek

    @Nukular Biskits: I picked up a subscription once I found out that they had an app, several years ago now. I really can’t listen to most radio stations anymore, and Spotify and Pandora are too exploitative from what I’ve seen. I’m a GenXer and I want to buy my music to be owned by me in a fixed and permanent form the way that Jesus and the inventor of the Victrola intended.

  135. 135.

    VeniceRiley

     

    @raven: Very happy for you, Dawg. My sportsball team, Manchester City, is having a rare “meh” year after winning 6 of the last 7 years.

    We don’t buy the channels for American football, though I assume we could get it via VPN in one of those hulu/Disney/ESPN deals for cheap.

  137. 137.

    Jeff Del Papa

    @Steve LaBonne: you aren’t the only one.  Shostakovich is a bit late for me, but his string quartet’s have had a real impact on me.  (Especially his use of harmonics)

  138. 138.

    Nukular Biskits

    @Kayla Rudbek:

    HOS is the only subscription service I have.

    The love of my life has SiriusXM with the new (well, mostly new) Buick but I seldom, if ever, get to listen to it and, even when I do, it’s mostly 70s/80s/90s. Although, I do like the Watercolors (smooth jazz) and Chill channels.

  154. 154.

    KRK

    Can’t get enough of GNX, Kendrick Lamar’s new album.

    It’s also always the right time for some Jimmy Cliff.

  166. 166.

    Kathleen

    @Omnes Omnibus: He’s also a staunch Democrat and one of the nicest people I have ever met. His Bootsie Collins Foundation is has an initiative “Funk Not Fight” which is designed to teach young people how to deal with anger plus a ton of other community groups the and his wife Patti support. We love him here in Cincinnati.

  177. 177.

    frosty

    @Nukular Biskits: I love Third Rate Romance. It’s one of the songs on my list of things I’d like to play. The list which I’ll finish when I’m, oh, about 180 years old. I’m a slow learner LOL.

  179. 179.

    frosty

    @WaterGirl: ​So did I. I didn’t know he was our go-go fan. I watched all the links he posted all the way through too. Purely for the cultural reference, to be sure!

  181. 181.

    JoeyJoeJoe

    A lot of Dropkick Murphys and Cobie Cabaillat for me.  This may be the first time those two have been put together like this

  194. 194.

    Gloria DryGarden

    The cat  Stevens sound track to Harold and Maude ,

    as suggested to me last night by bellycat

    fell asleep to it. Lovely

  200. 200.

    Gloria DryGarden

    @Kayla Rudbek: I need hos so much, thank you!

     

    @Wyatt Salamanca: and echoes too. We used to have it in Denver on CPR. Sunday nights.

    it might be on the boulder and Fort Collins stations. Not easy to tune those in. I’ll go hunt for them, maybe add it to pandora. My Lisa’ Gerard station is getting repetitive.

  201. 201.

    Gloria DryGarden

    Anything on the lute. It’s so soothing for the heart, sweet and smooth, helpful during difficult times.

    here’s a guy giving a tour of an interesting lute. He plays 3 snippets of pieces, starting at the 3 minute mark. The tour and explanation is very interesting for the music geeks. I’m going to go looking for more of this guy.

    A lute from Spain, with music samples

  202. 202.

    David_C

    I get to these threads so late. This morning I’m catching the weekly show “Millennium of Music,” which is covering a new release of Monteverdi madrigals.

  209. 209.

    TBone

    @MagdaInBlack: thank you! Am dancing around in my kitchen right now while putting a beef roast into the crockpot with mushrooms and onions and other magical potions. Dancing during the revolution is important!

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