alicublog

My local coffee shop plays a lot of neo-soul. I missed ‘Round-the-Horn last week, sorry! I was on an extended Labor Day break, during whi...

No easy way to be free. Hey Democrats: Nice save! I started the week “too busy” to watch but I figured I’d catch the Obamas and, well, I ...

This is a dopey song but you know what, Ruth Brown could sell "Mairzy Doats." It’s a pretty reliable subscriber boost every four y...

I'm a sucker for this sort of thing. The days are discernibly shorter; summer begins its swoon; soon comes the harvest, and maybe some o...

Keep it simple, stupid. The two Roy Edroso Breaks It Down freebies for the week (sure, let’s get right to them, it’s a busy weekend with Ar...

A Nugget. What a week, huh? I’ve been relieved since I heard the news. The main reasons are obvious: Biden was weak on the trail and the Pre...

Who says it has to mean anything at all? Another shitty week! The fash mob in Milwaukee seems to have achieved its purpose of getting the Pr...

The AC/DC cover is sweet but I like this whole album. Sorry I missed you last week; I actually had a bit of a July 4 long weekend, which,...

Oldie, goody. The first of our Roy Edroso Breaks It Down freebies this week is Thursday morning’s sketch on how the debate might go – wh...

I think they beat-corrected these? Or maybe I'm just shocked that it  still  kicks so hard. This past week at Roy Edroso Breaks I...

Pure pop for now-and-then people. Holy moley, I’m eight days late! ( That’s what she said, fnar! ) Yes, ‘Round-the-Horn is supposed to be ...

Fuck'im. Normally I don’t release “Fun Friday” editions of Roy Edroso Breaks It Down to gen pop, because they’re meant as downtime for ...

Evergreen. Sliding into Memorial Day weekend, hurrah! I’d like to ignore political stuff for a while, but I can’t let pass the Prestige Pres...

No, actually, I like cheeseball electropop. Another exhausting week but at least I’ve managed to do a proper Friday ‘Round-the-Horn! Or ...

Albini RIP. UGGGH guys, I know, I’ve blown another deadline but you have to understand I was just on a (far too brief!) vacation back in th...

I stopped paying attention to this guy early. That was a mistake. I skipped last week’s “’Round-the-Horn” because I was rushing into a much-...

Went down a K hole the other night. I have said more than once that the New York Post is Rupert Murdoch’s primary stateside lie-diffuser – ...

Friend of mine alerted me. This is the kind of goofy shit I love. Yeah, I missed last week’s edition. I offer no apologies. It’s been a long...

Sure, fuck it, let's go back there. Happy Easter weekend! Here is my favorite Easter joke, which I will render in all caps because it is...

If you were to. knock me down. I'd just get up again. Been a wacky week around America. I know a lot of people are getting a kick out of...