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Friday Random Ten, of course!

Holdiay Round Up:

Will Durst concedes in teh War! On! Christmas!

DarkSyde gives us an old fashioned romantic story. I mean old.

Couch Flambeau is still rocking

Last Minute gift for that girl that loves music.

My Hero PZ Myers reports on the Scientific breakthrough of the year.

Happy Birthday to you, you woodworking Jew (mojo Nixon) Frankenstein's Incense. Ha.

And the Manly Lance Mannion has an apologeia for Republicans.



1. Pop Song 89. REM sold out? or not? I know it's not IMS worthy, but I still like it. Maybe someday America will be as civilized as Britain, and Michael Stipe will be allowed to marry his partner like Elton John married his.

2. Whoah from the album “Diesel And Dust” by Midnight Oil. what a great album. saw them at the PAC; Peter Garrett is a large, intense man.

3. Fascination Street from the album “Disintegration” by The Cure It's oldies day! another fantastic album from the goth dinosaurs. Fuck you, I still like it and I'm only wearing a little mascara today.

4. 18 September from the album “Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947” by Michael Penn My wife and I are going to see him and Aimee Mann on New Year's Eve at the Pabst Theater. Aren't you jealous? Well, dammit you should be.

5. My Land Your Land from the album “Eye of the Hurricane (Remastered)” by The Alarm More oldies, but the anthemic stuff sounds so appropriate right now. where's our punk resurgence? Is it just that the economy is only stuttering, not in a full fledged free fall?

6. The Lyre of Orpheus from the album “Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus” by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Dark. Darker. Not quite the Darkest Nick Cave, that's reserved for Murder Ballads, but definitely not holiday music.

7. Be My Baby from the album “The Greatest Punk Album Of All Time (Disc B)” by The Drones By the numbers punk from an obscure 6 disc comp I picked up somewhere.

8. Everyday I Write The Book from the album “Punch The Clock” by Elvis Costello Saw the angry young man on this tour with the attractions. Have seen him a total of four times now; last time he played straight for nearly three hours. He doesn't tour much; go see him if you get any opportunity. He plays because he wants to, not because his label told him to.

9. Britisher Cowboy from the album “One Day In Chicago” by Kevin Coyne Good friend of Langford. DIY folkish rock. Worth checking out.

10. Suppertime from the album “Americana Gothic” by The Letterpress Opry This band finally made it to mIlwaukee at the Points east Pub a few weeks back, and totally smoked, even though the singer was a bit horse. I'm lovin them some bit, and can't wait for them to come back through town. Hear that, K----?


That's it, because it's Christmas and you have all been very bad. Go home and get your big old lump of black coal.