Darth Drabek

Oh man, I remember singing along to that one on the radio when I was in middle school. Classic. Warren Zevon - Gorilla, You're a Desperado

if dreams came true, well wouldn't that be nice? Thin Lizzy - The Cowboy Song Yep, that's a Thin Lizzy photo montage to go with the studio version of the song.

They were replaced, all of them. I think Paul Westerberg was one of the replacements, actually. Ha ha ha! Spoon - The Beast and Dragon, Adored This one's a grower, not a shower. Most Spoon songs are like that for me, actually.

The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show Do the hipsters still like these guys? I mean this song was prominently featured in a commercial recently. Doesn't that mean they're a bunch of filthy sellouts?

I'm going to subvert the government's plan by not spending my stimulus package at all! It's going straight under the mattress -- right next to all those paychecks, bills, and my plans for an ethanol-fueled space station!

Love, love, love the bass in that song. The Who - Eminence Front

Nowadays, I can't hear that song without thinking of Shaun of the Dead. Earl Greyhound - S.O.S.

i found my fickle friend down by the alleyway Van Morrison - (Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball

Oi! Oi! Oi! Mid-90s San Francisco punk scene FTW! A.A. Bondy - Black Rain, Black Rain

Swingin' Utters - The Next in Line

Ohhh, that one takes me back. My high school band used to cover it. It was in E, if I remember right. Or maybe we just played it in E, ha. Cake - Is This Love?

Those Ghostland Observatory characters make good music. Vampire Weekend - Walcott I'm a few months late to the party on this, but now I see what all the indie press has been gushing about. Pretty good. It's like Voxtrot covering Paul Simon's Graceland album.

at least you posted some excellent music, Drabs! The Posies - Paint Me Damn skippy. ? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears

Big Star - The Ballad of El Goodo /leaves again for another few months

Matisyahu! His cover of "Message in a Bottle" was by-the-book, but still pretty enjoyable. The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out

I'm roughly 3.5 years older than you, and I'm part of a different generation? Ouch. (P.S., Get off my lawn!) Mind the (generational) gap! Hey, those were a crucial 3.5 years! If I had been 3.5 years older when I first heard that terrible 311 song, I would have denounced it as the crap that it was. Instead I made a taped copy of the CD and listened to it incessantly in my Walkman for about a year. I used to think Metallica was cool too... ah, the shame of youth.

That reminds me of that time Peter had lunch with Vincent Van Gogh and William Henry Harrison... Also, I blame 311 for my generation's misuse of the word random. "To be the one who has it all is not that hard / And i'll be that type of dude in a funky car." Haha... oh man.

What about Sweet Home Alabama? It would be great if I could go the rest of my life without ever hearing that song again. I really do think I've heard it enough for one lifetime. In fact, I wish Neil Young had never written "Southern Man" -- a legitimately great song -- because then those Alabama boys wouldn't have felt compelled to write their side of the story. None of the current, former, alive or dead members of Skynryd are even remotely as awesome as Ronnie Wood. Seriously, Eff Skynyrd. /rant Alice Cooper - Is Anyone Home?

Wow. I actually laughed audibly at the first Sandler photoshop. That's rare. The others are great, too. In fact I bet one is hanging up in an OE cubicle right now.

Some of Pavements' older singles may or may not change your opinion. Try checking out 'Stereo' or 'Summer Babe ( Winter Version) The Grass Cats - Pill Or Potion old school country FTW! He doesn't revere Pavement? Heretic! Bow before the indie gods! Seriously, though, it's really good music -- but it probably isn't going to change your life. That's the problem with hype. It creates such high expectations that you're sure to be disappointed even if the music is good (I'm looking at you Arcade Fire). Lynryd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone I usually hate this band, but I make exceptions for this song, and "Simple Man" -- both of which are great.

That is pretty goddamn silly, I must say. Freedy Johnston - This should be right up your alley, Kor. 1994 FTW!

3-2-1 Let's jam! Del Tha Funkee Homosapien -

Dinosaur Jr - Crumble

A.A. Bondy - How Will You Meet Your End? I'm gonna keep that diamond in my mind I'm gonna keep that diamond in my mind For there's hell upon the breeze There's hell upon the breeze Six riders ride They say I must be the devil's child They say I must be the devil's child And the hell upon the breeze And the hell upon the breeze Six riders ride .... Ominous!