I can't stop listening to this great band from Los Angeles. Besides being the hottest looking band I've seen in a while, their songs are really heartbreaking.

the title comes from a lyric "Putting Shame In Your Game", one of my 1000 beastie mixes, this one is for a friend though.

I have a real soft spot for Bobby Fuller. Here's a guy who loved Buddy Holly (fellow Texan) so much that he turned a post-Holly Crickets tune (I fought the law) into a rock and roll anthem. He also wro …

Yes, more childhood heroes. The best R&R band ever to come out of the Netherlands and the first band I ever saw live (in September 1976 at the Donauhalle in Donaueschingen, curiously supported by Germa …

The best of the Alkaline Trio. Title comes from the song "My Friend Peter."

Yes, more childhood heroes. The best R&R band ever to come out of the Netherlands and the first band I ever saw live (in September 1976 at the Donauhalle in Donaueschingen, curiously supported by Germa …

Disc 2 of a 2-cd set. See comments on part 1.

Disc 1 of a 2-cd set. I'd been planning a Sonic Youth mix for some time, wavering between a 1-disc set from the glory days ('86's Evol through '92's Dirty) or a 2-disc set spanning their entire career. …