aworks five-star links and tracks :: april 15, 2009 /rock edition/

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Joey (Ramone), Bono & Me. (Flaming Pablum).

Ultra Vomit Craze. Black Dice (lala). I just report to the statusphere what I like to listen to; it doesn't mean I endorse all aspects of said creation e.g. title.

Via Peacerocker, it turns out ? & the Mysterians recorded something beyond 96 Tears. And as I just explained to the gen-x-spouse, every baby boomer likes 96 Tears. (lala)

The reggae version of the Beatles' A Day in the Life is not that bad. "Woke up / Fell out of bed / Dragged my fingers through my dreads" (lala) And arguably, their cover of Radiohead's Fitter Happier is better than the original (lala).

Finally, as a bridge to the GI generation (hi local-eighty-seven-year-old!), Buddy Rich informs the audience they are recording and then leads his band on Norwegian Wood. (lala). The local-eight-year-old asks: is this the 2000 Year Old Man? No, although big band Beatles arrangements probably sound that old...

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