How I went this long without discovering The Airport 77s is
beyond me. They're a great band and their album "Don't Let Go" is a
master class in rock/pop gems. They're well worth your time. They're based out
of Washington D.C. and deserve your attention.
The Warning have released a live album and movie from a concert in Mexico City, and I say that the music fuckin' rocks! They are an impressive hard rock trio and sing most of their lyrics in English, but it's obvious just upon hearing it that their fanbase in their home country is strong. The album is one of the better live albums out there (and I say this not being a fan of live albums) and I hope to see the accompanying film soon.
Water From Your Eyes is an eclectic band and won't be everyone's taste, but they remind me of some of the more experimental power pop bands of the 1980's and 1990's. They refer to the new album as being about "time, dinosaurs and space". Think Blade Runner meets WALL-E. The songs I added to the playlist this week are among the more mainstream, but if you're into giving the odd a try, I do recommend them.
Sofi Tukker earlier this year released an album called "Bread". This past week she released "butter", which is a re-working of the original album but in very different styles, with a special emphasis on Bossa-Nova. If you liked the first album you should really check out the second - it's a worthwhile look at the mindset of an artist.
It appears that we have a new Cheap Trick album coming, their first since being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Alas, Bun E. Carlos isn't back and probably won't be at this point, but the early buzz is that the new album ranks up with their best work, and the first single certainly doesn't disappoint.
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Dear Democratic Party:
I know it's in your DNA to be polite and fight within the rules, but Newsome's attacks and over-the-top sarcasm is working. But Newsome has flaws and for the life of me I don't see him as Presidential Material - and I've voted for the guy more than once.
Are you actually afraid to call someone a liar? They lie and lie constantly, and lie about just about everything. They lie constantly and the closest anyone ever get is to say that "the facts just don't back that up.": I've heard that phrase a lot.
You need to hit back. Hard. Call out every fucking lie as a LIE. Not Fake News, not a mis-statement, not a distraction, but a LIE.
Because every single one of them is a fucking liar, and they need to be called out to their faces by the Party, by the Media, and everyone with a modicum of common sense. They will continue to lie and double-down and triple-down because they cannot accept the idea that they're wrong.
In their minds they are NEVER wrong, and until it's proven we're all fucked. They use their lies over and over and over again until people start to believe them.
You can do the exact same thing by calling them liars. It will take time and effort, but it does work. It's what they've done to us.
And I get that you don't want to drop down to their level. But this isn't doing that. This is calling out liars and the lying liars who lie them.
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