Side A
Artist	Song
elastica	your arse, my place
the jam	the modern world
buzzcocks	i don't mind
wire	lowdown
rondelles	do it for me
blondie	accidents never happen
ramones	beat on the brat
x-ray spex	warrior in woolworths
the adverts	quick step
ash	angel interceptor
the raincoats	fairytale in the supermarket
sex pistols	no feelings
Side B
Artist	Song	Buy
ramones	i wanna be sedated
le tigre	let's run
x-ray spex	art-i-ficial
the clash	train in vain
kenickie	come out 2 nite
wire	three girl rhumba
the rentals	these days
elastica	in the city
buzzcocks	you say you don't love me
the stranglers	nice 'n' sleazy
the damned	new rose
blondie	i didn't have the nerve to say no
bis	dead wrestlers

Comment:

i was very afraid of punk music once, but i wrote this thing called 'mat ratz' and i got over my fear. the story is basically a cheesey gay, wacky romantic comedy-type deal about a guy named jenz x who plays keyboards in a punk band called cherries jubilee in the very early '80s. and the pro wrestler who becomes quite taken with him. so, there's two stories going on at once: this silly romance, and the rise and fall of a punk band, heavily influenced by blondie and the ramones, that never even record so much as a seven-inch before they break up. i had to do a lot of research into early punk music, vintage keyboards, to get a sense of what jenz would be likely to play, or what he'd listen to. so, some of these songs reflect things in the story, while some are what the band would sound like. and, i also took liberties by pulling from more modern bands that seemed to have "that sound." it was all great fun to write, but terribly challenging, as i don't generally do things that are quite so upbeat and quirky. this music still makes me smile.

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