Change the world with music - American Prayer
Dave Stewart - American Prayer Hat tip to zizi for her diary, New Obama Video: A great song!!! Click on Dave Stewart - American Prayer for much more info about this song that he cowrote with Bono and...
View ArticleGordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind I saw Gordon Lightfoot sing this last night on PBS. This is one of those songs where you just have to sing along. I'm expecting spontaneous outbursts...
View ArticleBlack NJ: Bail Out Homeowners, Not Bankers
Saturday was a day for summing up Presidential Debate number one. It was also the day that members of New Jersey's People's Organization for Progress (POP) delivered a summation of their own. They had...
View ArticleMusic Innovations: 2-4 Grooves and the Year 2000
Their work is pure genius. They represent the greatest development in music since the invention of the song. What they do is truly revolutionary.
View Articlemy perfectly true Michael Jackson story
Here in Tallahassee we've got a pizzeria that stands with the best: Decent Pizza. The guys there throw a mean pie, a pie that reeks of misshapen attitude. I grew up in N. Jersey, have...
View Articlenever can say goodbye: letting go of our past
Last night I could have gone to see Todd Rundgren at a local festival. Tonight, Huey Lewis and the News are there. In the past few years in my own town, just down the street, I have seen such acts as...
View ArticleBlack Newark Fights "Hollywood Mayor" For Water
Wednesday evening, October 21, hundreds of concerned citizens gathered to picket outside the Newark, NJ City Hall and moved the protest into the Council Chambers when the weekly City Council meeting...
View Article"Hollywood Mayor" Looks to Move Up--And Out of Newark
(courtesy Rahim on the Docks) Newark mayor Cory Booker couldn't wait a week. NJ Governor Jon Corzine was just voted out in an widely-reported odd-year race that was more about suburban control of the...
View ArticleLook At These Beautiful Posters For The Public Option!
We've been running a contest over at POP for posters about the public option, and it will be judged by Arianna Huffington, Margaret Cho, Aaron Rose, Jesse Dylan, Robbie Conal, Marshall Ganz, and Arlene...
View ArticleSunday Morning Jukebox: Pop and not-Pop Music
Back in the 1980’s, I had a girlfriend who said she hated rock music, but liked pop music. What she meant was this: she hated sit-down-and-listen music but she liked stand-up-and-dance music. And she...
View ArticleMondegreens (Misheard Lyrics)
Being a music lover, I have a long history of this. Mondegreens, as books like "'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" tell us, occur when someone mishears a song lyric. When the singers of "Papa Was a...
View ArticleKeith : Thurber : Pop : Elevators
Keith reads from Thurber on Fridays in honor of his father. I love this piece of broadcasting. Tonight, he read a piece mentioning elevators. Keith and his Pop, me and my Pop : simpatico. My Pop, my...
View ArticleMusic from non-English speaking singers/groups -- video heavy
On this chaotic Sunday night I thought it might be good to relax to some music. It’s been a tough week for me, health-wise, so I thought it might be good to end the last week and start this new week...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: Bloomberg Shaking up Soda Pop with Politics
by Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
View ArticleRocking with the letter *B* -- Video Heavy with Poll
The other day I started with the letter A and wrote down as many groups as I could think of that started with "A" and people added some more, so I thought why not continue the trend and go for it with...
View ArticlePro-Walker Tour Fizzles.
Gosh 600 was the biggest turnout of the whole tour The rally, held in Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, drew about 600 people, said Matt Seaholm, state director for the sponsoring group,...
View ArticleThe Evening Becomes eKlipetic
Right Now! On the radio! Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Mon. 81-10pm Left Kos time! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not arguably the best Set on...
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The Worst Era Of Music?
Which period of music, in which a certain genre was dominant, was the worst EVER!!! Well... maybe not ever. How about over the past 60 years? That's a nice round number. However, if there's a worst,...
View ArticleThe Evening Becomes eKlipetic!
Right Now! 8-10pm. Left Kos Time! Klipe Wirefly provides the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not arguably the best Set on the 'net! Join...
View ArticleThe Evening Becomes EKlipetic!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! Klipe Wirefly provides the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not arguably the best Set on the 'net!...
View ArticleJazz, Pop and Rock on DKos!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
View ArticleJazz, Pop, Rock on DK Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
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Jazz and Pop on DK Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
View ArticleJazz and Rock on DK Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
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Jazz, Pop on Kos Community Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
View ArticleRelaxing with Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie goes to hollywood was a British band, fronted by Holly Johnson (vocals), with Paul Rutherford (vocals, keyboards), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guitar) and Brian Nash...
View ArticleJazz and Pop on DK Community Radio!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
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Klipe is on! Crank it!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic with Klipe Wirefly providing the tuneage tonight! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of everything else in what is not...
View ArticleFavorite Songs: Daddy Edition
Hey there everybody! It's a hot and balmy Tuesday evening down here on the bayou, and you know what that means (besides that I'm running the A/C nonstop)? Yep - It's time to leave the bad news and...
View ArticleJazz and Pop on DK4!
Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic is on! Klipe Wirefly provides the tuneage every Mon. night right here on Kos! Klipe spins Jazz, rock, pop and a sprinkle of...
View ArticleI miss GI Joes, Also Known as Joe’s and More
Like getting into a bleeding competition with a blood bank. Richard Branson
View ArticleMy Suggestions for New Slogans Coca-Cola Can Use After They Finally Sent ALEC...
I've written some new slogans for Coke. I Hope Coke is Listening as Much as Our Kids Listen to Their Sugary Soda Pop Advertising You may have heard - Coke gave the boot (under pressure) to the...
View ArticleThe Most Important Protest In NYC This Summer...
...will be taking place this Wednesday, July 11, across the Hudson River in Newark, NJ. It is the concluding day of a daily picket that the People’s Organization for Progress has maintained over the...
View ArticleMonday Evening Becomes EKlipetic
Every Monday night at this time! Jazz, Phunk, Latin, Pop is on Right Now! Mon. 8-10pm Left Kos Time! The Evening Becomes EKlipetic! Klipe Wirefly provides the tuneage every Mon. night right here...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday; June 11
Welcome to another installment of my intermittent series Happy Musical Birthday. If this is your birthdate, best wishes. If you are just here for the music, welcome. Before we move on to...
View ArticleSelling for Your Time
Zakeia Tyson-Cross shares her thoughts on pop culture in the following poem:Can I have your attention? Just for one moment I have a point to stress A product for you to see It’s made with the best...
View ArticleRihanna Our Rogue
Last week top popular artist Rihanna delivered, a parody on a vector of the feminine mystique and modern materialism; a pleasant and, yes, timely distraction/counterpoint from the Rcon threat. They...
View ArticleHappy Musical Birthday: August 26
If today is your birthday, Best Wishes! If not, but you like music, stick around anyway.225 years ago today, The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was passed by France's National...
View ArticleSaturday Shuffle Mix
Hey, it's Saturday! How about some pop hits? Every once in awhile, a pop song will tickle my fancy. Some fancy ticklers after the Kos clef.
View ArticleRIP Prince & which rock superstar will earn eventual resurrection
(804 words)I’m convinced we’re nearing a day when our collective grieving over dead rockers will be so majestic God will respond by restoring in whole to us the deceased superstar.I’m thinking it’ll...
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Justin Timberlake Got His Ass Handed To Him over ‘Nipplegate’ 12 Years Later
When the actor/ human rights activist Jesse Williams, star of the hit TV show Grey’s Anatomy, was honored with the Humanitarian Award at the 16th annual BET Awards show two Sundays ago and used his...
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Morning Joe Explains Donald Trump's Failed Response to the London Attack in...
Morning Joe’s pop quiz this morning effectively covers Donald Trump’s failed and ignorant response to the London attack. Of course, I’m going with all of the above.x.@Morning_Joe just aired this pop...
View ArticleSongs That Are Socially Conscious (Open Thread)
Like so many other things, great songs stand the test of time. Sure, production techniques change and so do musical tastes but the good stuff stands. Percy Mayfield’s poignant blues ballad “Please Send...
View ArticleFrom sexual seduction to campaign rallies: Exploring the power of music
In a recent paper, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley explored how Chinese and American citizens react to music in a subjective sense: Do they like it? How much do they like it?...
View ArticleInsomniacs' Vent Hole: Star Sign
Glasgow’s Teenage Fanclub came together in the late 80’s. The groups early singles and first LP (A Catholic Education— I can relate to that) show a band that is still finding their way. Not bad mind...
View ArticleThe most annoying word in the English language? By far it is .... "pop."
My whole life there has been one word that has been my downfall when I hear it.As soon as I hear it my skin crawls and my brain shrivels up.The word is “pop”No matter who says it, they always give it a...
View ArticleInsomniacs' Vent Hole: L.E.S. Artistes
Tonight’s selections from Santigold’sself-titled debut album. Santi White’s stage name was Santogold. She changed it to Santigold in 2009 “due to legal action from Santo Gold, a jeweller, filmmaker and...
View ArticleSince it looks like the GOP nomination is his to lose, how about a flashback...
It appears that A) the media, and B) the Republican Party do not see anyone else being able to take the nomination away from Trump at this point, so I figure this is as good a time as any to rerun...
View ArticleIVH: INXS / Shabooh Shoobah
Tonight’s selections from INXS’s third LP, 1982’s Shabooh Shoobah.Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally. There's another way to look at it: this was the last time INXS...
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