Swing to the right

I'm sure most of the rock'n'roll stars on National Review's Top 50 conservative songs are thrilled to be there. What, no Nuge?

The NYT asks Dave Marsh, and allows John J. Miller to defend his wacky ideas. Who are these people kidding, really? (The defense of "The Battle of Evermore" is the funniest of all.)

[UPDATE: This is a funny rebuttal. Wish I'd had the time to write one myself.]


FMFM: Dizzy's sides with Chano Pozo, from December 1947. A huge sound, created with such confidence. The remakes ("Woody 'n' You," "Good Bait") prove how far Dizzy had come; the new ones ("Cubana Be/Cubana Bop," "Manteca") show where he was going.