After the 2000 elections, a Democratic president left behind a budget surplus as the Republican Party came to Washington with a majority in both houses of Congress and on the Supreme Court. So much for being fiscally conservative, the Republican dominated government immediately ran up a big deficit every year since, doubling the national debt from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. The US government's $700-billion plan to bail out the banking system will give the US Treasury new powers to monetize private business failures and fraud. It will be encumbered with $5 trillion in new debt [...]
In a week that's seen the world change for ever, where household names have disappeared overnight, fortunes have been lost, and the inherent contradictions of capitalism have been exposed The Devil presents some topical tracks. MP3 - Young Marble Giants - Credit In The Straight World Buy Young Marble Giants 'Colossal Youth' from Amazon [...]
Album: Peaceful Journey (Uptown/ MCA; 1991) Songwriters: Kenny Gamble, Heavy D & The Boyz and Leon Huff R&B Peak Position: #5 "Now that we found love/ What are we gonna do...with i-i-i-t" Snuggled in between the powerful social and political commentary that made The O'Jays ' 1973 album Ship Ahoy a magnum opus of not only Philly soul and R&B, but rock & roll in general, album cut "Now That We Found Love" might not have garnered as much attention as it's LP [...]
The above lesson on the nuances of mythological avarice is the reader's introduction into "Captain Marvel Fights the Menace of Greed" from Captain Marvel Adventures #111 (August 1950). The story is a quaint piece of agitprop crafted to evangelize on behalf of the post-WW2 "enlightened" variety of capitalism while dispelling any lingering spectres of Depression Era socialist agitation. While popular mythology might lead one to think that the national consensus of the World War II period continued unbroken though the mid-1960's, the truth is that the immediate post-war years were a time of rampant labor unrest. [...]
I've been listening to a lot of newish music recently, I'm feeling passionately excited by a few things. But before I get into that I'm going to post this rather lovely movie of the grand old gentleman of southern soul, Allen Toussaint, performing Southern Nights last year. The song is of course best known for the shallow bashing it received by Gen Campbell (although I'd image Allen liked the
Peter Sarstetd - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) via geewizz Snap - Oops Up via Versus The O'Jays - I Love Music (Dimitri from Paris Re-edit) American Athlete
So as I understand it, we're all probably getting $600 then? That's fabulous. Maybe I can finally get that West Wing box set. I'll be honest, though, I haven't really been able to fully comprehend how this is going to work because whenever it comes to technical economic/legislative stories my brain always seems to go "Oh the hell with this" after a few paragraphs. Probably doesn't help that I actually write them sometimes... Anyway, I'm not about to debate the logistics of it, but now that pretty much every front page of [...]
Overpowered By Funk - The Clash It's A Jam In The Streets - John Holt The Jam Was Moving - Deborah Harry Step In The Arena - Gang Starr Lady Madonna - Booker T & The MG's Business Time - Flight of the Conchords/ DJ Weekend's Team Building 99 Remix [...]
In sports, a vote of confidence for a coach is usually the kiss of death. Looks like the same holds true in politics: Powerhouse GOP firm working to undermine Iraqi PM A powerhouse Republican lobbying firm with close ties to the White House has begun a public campaign to undermine the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, CNN has confirmed. This comes as President Bush is publicly taking great pains to reiterate his support for the embattled Iraqi leader. Al-Maliki's government has come under sharp criticism and scrutiny [...]
Gary Nesta Pine & Dollarman: Money I hate gimmick records. For example, let's cover every track of Pink Floyd's 1973 classic Dark Side of the Moon , but with reggae artists. Sounds stupid, but 2003's Dub Side of the Moon is actually good. Here's the Easy Star All-Stars version of Money . The choice to replace the intro cash register with a bong is a little juvenile, but I definitely dig the rap [...]
FAMILY REUNION The O'Jays Family Reunion Philadelphia Int'l : 1975 [Buy It] HE'S MY SON (JUST THE SAME) O.V. Wright Memphis Unlimited Back Beat : 1973 Available on: The Soul of O.V. Wright MCA : 1992 [Buy It] FAMILY AFFAIR Sly and the Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On Epic : 1971 [Buy It] "Traditions and [...]
Girls Talk yep ain't it the truth... I had to roll with this live version of a Dave Edmunds classic as my lead off track for this post because it reminded me of some local gossip here in the Bay Area. I guess it might even qualify as national dirt because I saw it mentioned on the Fox News scroll, where only things of import are found. It was right in there along with Cartoon Network publicity stunts, and whatever blather Tony Snowjob might be uttering this week about how great Iraq is coming along. [...]
How about a soundtrack loaded with some soulful tunes both old and new? That is Hitch. I actually saw this movie in the theaters on Valentine's Day. As a double date with my in-laws. A little strange to say the least. I've included the older tunes: The O'Jays ~ Love Train Jimmy Cliff ~ You Can Get It If You Really Want Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ~ It's Easy To Fall In Love (With A Guy Like You) [...]
See, I love all types of music. While I am very much enjoying the early 90's stuff that is a good percentage of the tapes left in the Oxfam bin, there are always lots of other good things. This last week I also picked up some other good early jazz/rocknroll stuff and a great tape from Ivo Papasov Tina Turner - I Can't Belive What You Say 2. Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gritty 3. The Olympics -
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