In the Eighties, I had several reliable radio choices in L.A. There was KROQ, the new wave/alternative rock station. The was KCRW, the NPR affiliate. And there was KPFK, the Pacifica affiliate. KROQ was admittedly commercial, even back in its glory days (It has totally sucked for many years). KCRW did present some alternative music [...]
Beat & Rhymes of Black Power
There’s kind of a rule in national politics. Man, you better at least carry your home state. Walter Mondale got creamed by Reagan in ’84, but he won his home state of Minnesota. In part, Al Gore lost in 2000 because he didn’t win his home state of Tennessee. So, it’s probably not helpful for [...]