Tales From The Drop Box - Better Than Radio

Nah, I’m not even going to try to hide the fact that this opener is political given this week’s new twist in the soap opera that is American politics. Following what some, including myself, have described as a shit show of a presidential debate where Trump demonstrated his true self (i.e. a weak insecure little man prone to lying), the news that Trump, three Republican Senators, and a number of others attending an event in the Rose garden tested positive for COVID-19 certainly was a karma twist. I note that Melania tested positive for COVID-19 as well, so maybe it isn’t true that she won’t get within 6 feet of him. Anyway…

It should not surprising to anyone that the idiot in charge gets COVID-19 at his own super spreader event. After flaunting his own department’s COVID-19 guidelines, mocking the use of mask wearing, hosting events where no one wears masks or physically distances from one another, and lets not forget spreads a shit ton of coronavirus misinformation on a daily basis, the chief architect of evil responsible for the death of more than 209,000 Americans is now feeling the virus’ effects. Given that Trump is a pathological liar, and those around him are also liars (as evidenced by the medical staff having to walk back misinformation within an hour regarding the orange idiots medical condition and treatment, it is not surprising that many see this COVID-19 incident as a political stunt to deflect from the overwhelming amount of evidence that Trump is not fit for office, dangerously incompetent, and whose continued occupancy of the office of the presidency constitutes a clear and present danger to democracy. I would venture to say that 100% of the American people are concerned about whether Trump dies. I cannot estimate that percentage secretly hope he does. However, I do know that evil does not die, so every single person who cares about America, about democracy, and about American values – honesty, decency, and justice still needs to vote to eliminate the Trump scourge as well as the Republican bootlickers who have enabled his brand of lunacy for the past 4 years. We are not perfect as a country but we can do much better than this freaking mess.

As for music, this has been a tremendous week for new releases. Episode 179 has several of them. I would venture to say that when we look back at 2020 we will find that some of the records released this year are generational. That is, they will be records that you will dig out of your collection and say, “damn this is still a ripper, isn’t it?”

Here is what you will find in Tales From The Drop Box Episode 179:

1. Poppy – “Khaos x4” (I Disagree)
2. A. Swayze & The Ghosts – “Suddenly” (Paid Salvation)
3. The Asteroid No. 4 – “All Mixed Up” (Northern Songs)
4. Bob Mould – “Next Generation” (Blue Hearts)
5. Knuckle Puck – “Earthquake” (20/20)
6. The Hunna – “Young & Faded” (I’d Rather Die Than Let You In)
7. The Menzingers – “Anna” (From Exile)
8. The Archaeas – “Lip Gloss” (The Archaeas)
9. Cabbage – “Get Outta My Brain” (Amanita Pantherina)
10. Idles – “War” (Ultra Mono)
11. Second Narrows – “Liquor Store” (Second Narrows)
12. Death Bells – “Heavenly Bodies” (New Signs Of Life)
13. Osees – “Rainbow” (Levitation Sessions)
14. Bikini Kill – ‘Rebel Girl” (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah)
15. Pillow Queens – “Holy Show” (In Waiting)

When she talks, I hear the revolution in her hips, there’s revolution when she walks, the revolution’s coming . . . I’ve memorized every single moment every fleeting passage of time the way you’d laugh and dance in the kitchen . . .

KFR