The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Marvin Isley, R.I.P.

He shall bring da funk no more. Bass player for the fabulous Isley Brothers, dead of diabetes, age 56.

VIDEO: Chris Cassone ‘Memorial Day’

You can buy Chris Cassone’s “Memorial Day” CD here.

Because I’m Not That Stupid

Perhaps some readers will recall this noxious video: When I posted that horrible thing April 24, I warned that “Fark.com has quite accurately described [it] as ‘The worst version of “Sweet Home Alabama” in the entire history of ever.’ ” Operating as usual in fire-and-forget mode, I paid no further attention until May 2 when I observed that […]

The Green Hills Of Tyrol

by Smitty They say the Highland Pipe is in the key of the human heart. Gateway Pundit links a BBC clip of the 3 Rifles and 1 Scots cruising the Royal Mile. The tune the band is playing in the clip is “The Green Hills Of Tyrol”. Now, the band no doubt played an awful […]

It’s Easy To Get Bored

by Smitty This is a 1997 cut off of Aftertaste, by Helmet. How prophetically it characterizes our electorate and politicians, emphasis mine: If I’m half informed Sympathize because it’s easy to get bored I don’t have time to waste I’m busy cultivating useless good taste You need to know how to lie The savage civil […]

VIDEO: Hate Crime Caught on Camera!

Be prepared for stomach-churning nausea if you click the “play” button on what Fark.com has quite accurately described as “The worst version of ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ in the entire history of ever.” A genuinely vicious desecration of a great song: That’s so unspeakably wrong, I did some research in an attempt to understand why anyone […]

That Ain’t Country Music

I’m not one of these hard-core purists, who denounces any artist who strays too far from the original formula, despite my hereditary Old School tendencies. (My mother worked for the Atlanta office of RCA Records when I was a kid and used to bring home authographed records by Eddie Arnold, etc.) And I’m OK with […]

Chris Cassone’s Tea Party Anthem Ripped Off by the New Yorker

Can you say “copyright infringement,” boys and girls? A gray-haired man in a blue velvet jacket and sneakers started inching toward the center of the room with an acoustic guitar. He had a “Reagan for President” button on his shoulder strap and a “Hoffman for Congress” sticker on his case. [T]hey invited the guitarist to […]

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