"Alfie" by Lily Allen
Ok, so, yes, I have this Lily Allen song on my iPod. I feel I have to defend myself here because of my usual venom…
"Pioneers" (M83 Remix) by Bloc Party
Remix albums are an odd entity. Most of the time they are, how do you say, completely, utterly, remarkably and fabulously unnecessary. How many "good"…
"Family Man" by Nitzer Ebb
Yesterday, I was in Rasputin Records in Palo Alto and was browsing their "$0.50 or 30 for $10" section (yes, indeedy) and ran across Ebbhead…
"My Drug Buddy" by the Lemonheads
So, Juliana Hatfield lived with Evan Dando. This was legend in Boston. She claims that she never "did anything" with Evan Dando beyond play music…
"Santo" by Southern Culture on the Skids
Who doesn't like Mexican wrestling? Really, honestly, who doesn't? I mean, what is there not to like? It has masks, superheroes, action, Aztec Mummies, the…
"Stronger" by Kanye West
I've come to the conclusion that Kanye West is some sort of vampire that can put us under his thrall. Why? Well, I have both…
iPod Roulette goes commercial
All this talk of selling out your music to advertisers got me thinking. Maybe I'm wrong about all of it. Maybe this is the wave…
"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" by Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg
I find it quite amusing what a decade can do to your musical tastes. When The Chronic first came out back in the day, I…
"Scarecrow" by Ministry
Speaking of songs that rock, I wish I understood why I love Ministry as much as I do. Well, I guess I should qualify this.…
"32 Flavors" by Ani Difranco
I've come to find that there are very few things on my iPod anymore that really shock my friends when it comes up if we're…