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Big Ben Beat, Kim Deal, 2024 Brace yourselves. Kim Deal finally released a solo album. Not only that -- it's good, y'all. It's really,...

Infinity Guitars, Sleigh Bells, 2010 Hear that? That's the sound of the migraine that tormented me most of this past week. Whoa. Whoa....

You Better Run, Pat Benatar, 1980 Ahh. Hello, my dear friend! This is Monday morning simmering at its finest. I haven't had this kick ass...

Big Dreams, Amyl & the Sniffers, 2024 I am so thankful to have Amyl and the Sniffers fueling my existence right now. This Aussie band is...

The Beautiful People, Marilyn Manson, 1996 File this one under: Absolutely phenomenal song by an incredibly problematic artist. Honestly,...

Rise Above, Black Flag, 1981 "This is punk rock time." Have y'all seen the clip of Henry Rollins reminding us that Joe Strummer trained...

A Fragile Thing, The Cure, 2024 Satisfying. Gratifying. Mesmerizing. The Cure's new album dropped yesterday and it's pretty dang perfect....

Weird Fishes/Arpeggi, Radiohead, 2007 First things first: In Rainbows ... thoughts? Absolutely stellar Radiohead album, right? Is it...

Satellite, Guster, 2006 "Are you what I think you are?" The opening verse of  Satellite is so beautiful, y'all. This entire song is an...

Black Lodge, Anthrax, 1993 Black Lodge absolutely makes the top 50 cut of my all-time favorite songs, y'all. Yes, it's mega dark but...

Kiss Off, Violent Femmes, 1983 My truth is: The Violent Femmes changed my life. And, after waiting a lifetime for the stars to align, I...

Peek-A-Boo, Siouxie and the Banshees, 1988 Fair warning: If I ever @you with a jump scare, I'll say "Peek-a-boo" just like Siouxie does...

Old Age, Hole, 1993 "What was she for Halloween? The ugliest girl you've ever seen -- someday she will die alone." Ahh. Maybe my all-time...

Blame it on the Rain, Milli Vanilli, 1989 Blame it on the rain? Yes, let's blame this rain-soaked weekend on Hurricane Helene. Be gone....

Touch of Grey, Grateful Dead, 1987 It's spooky season. It's boot season. It's the season of the witch and a maybe a cool skeleton rock...

Don't Worry Baby, Beach Boys, 1964 I love it when the universe teases me with a song. At best, I'm a casual Beach Boys fan. Yes, I enjoy...

I Think I'm Paranoid, Garbage, 1998 "Bend me, break me, anyway you need me -- all I want is you" ... that's what's in my head to start...

Walking After You, Foo Fighters, 1997 There has been way too much Dave Grohl in my newsfeed this week. Ugh. Yes, ours is one of my...

You're My Waterloo, The Libertines, 2015 I'll tell you one thing -- Pete Doherty gives me hope for tomorrow. Yes. My darling, Pete. The...

City of Angels, the Distillers, 2002 Yeah. The Distillers are all in my head right now. Brody Dalle is growling a warning at me "it's...