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Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

Hear new music selected by KCRW's Jason Bentley in this week's EDM mix, including tracks from Roosevelt and Tee Mango.

Behrouz Boochani, who has been detained offshore since 2013, had to compose his debut using WhatsApp messages. Now, that book has earned him the Victorian Prize for Literature

These are the pop anthems, rallying cries, party jams, riff rockers, perfumed piano pieces and emotional exorcisms that we loved to share this year.

Also: At least 11 people are dead in Tennessee's wildfires; the Obama Administration supports military draft registration for women; and a dried out Christmas tree can go up in flames in seconds.

Also: Tens of thousands of Muslims continue to flee violence in Myanmar; publisher Tronc is buying the New York Daily News; and today's the 40th anniversary of the Voyager II launch to deep space.

Also: How Congress could save DACA; Aung San Suu Kyi says fake news is to blame for misinformation on fleeing Rohingyas; and the Blue Jays and the Red Sox play baseball's longest game this season.

Also: Takata won't issue a national U.S. recall for defective airbags; Japan launches a probe to an asteroid; and North Korea says there can only be one Kim Jong Un.

After a few promising EPs of glammed-up garage-punk, the Chicago band is set to release Errors, its spastic and ridiculously fun debut full-length.