New Stuff, Summer Tunes, J Songs: TTF May31

New Stuff, Summer Tunes, J Songs: TTF

This week’s Taste the Floor Show playlist: Sunshine & The Rain: I’m Not Your Girl Slowlights: I Try So Hard Lunch Ladies: You’re Not There Kendall Rucks: Everybody’s Girl Slowdive: Sugar for the Pill Bananarama: Cruel Summer Let’s Active: Every Word Means No The B-52s: Strobe Light...

WikiLeaks Didn’t Cost Clinton the Presidency in 2016: Data May29

WikiLeaks Didn’t Cost Clinton the Presidency in 2016: Data

This is the first in a series of posts challenging the Trump-Russian collusion conspiracy coup that is being forwarded by many special interests and the press that aren’t happy with the 2016 election results. This post tackles the so-called “interference in the election” concept and...

‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Turns 50: TTF May24

‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Turns 50: TTF

This week on the Taste the Floor show I put together a tribute program celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which was released in 1967, this week. I also played a few tracks from...

Tracks That I Love: TTF May18

Tracks That I Love: TTF

The Stranglers: Skin Deep The Waterboys: Rags Big Dipper: All Going Out Together Volcano Suns: Greasy Spine Dumptruck: Back Where I Belong Siouxsie and the Banshees: The Killing Jar Gary Puckett & the Union Gap: Young Girl The Jam: Going Underground Concrete Blonde: Everybody Knows The...

WashPost Folks Wrong About Lack of Trump’s Big Wave May15

WashPost Folks Wrong About Lack of Trump’s Big Wave

Earlier this month, three writers for the Washington Post eyed both the U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey and David Leip’s Election Atlas to come up with an analysis that led them to suspect that Trump never received the predicted wave of working-class voters on Election Day...

Watch: Las Vegas Trip in 2 Mins May14

Watch: Las Vegas Trip in 2 Mins

Watch: America from the Air: It’s Beautiful May14

Watch: America from the Air: It’s Beautiful

Riveting Piece: ‘Finding Lisa’ May14

Riveting Piece: ‘Finding Lisa’

This is a riveting piece in the Boston Globe about the Bob Evans/Denise Beaudin/Bear Brook murders case … I am puzzled as to why investigators haven’t submitted his DNA to the same databases that were used to connect Lisa to her family members. This would seem like a no-brainer,...

K Songs, New Stuff, too: TTF May10

K Songs, New Stuff, too: TTF

The Ting Tings: Keep Your Head The Gun Club: Keys to the Kingdom Paul Westerberg: Kickin’ the Stall Paul Westerberg: Knock It Right Out Steely Dan: Kid Charlemagne The Who: The Kids Are Alright Catherine Wheel: Kill Rhythm INXS: Kill the Pain Tashaki Miyaki: Girls on T.V. Karen Elson: Why Am...

J Songs, K Songs, New Stuff: TTF May03

J Songs, K Songs, New Stuff: TTF

Here’s what I played this week on the Taste the Floor Show: Tashaki Miyaki: City Lily Frost: Rebound B(itch) Emma Elisabeth: Kiss of Gasoline Benjamin Longmire: Hurricane Girl The Manta Rays: Happy Now Karen Elson: Double Roses The Rolling Stones: Just My Imagination The Knack: Just...