A Walk Through Hell by Say Anything.

And a very groovy live version from a gig in Paris:

"Mobius Transformation" by The TomorrowMen. Their debut album of killer surf instrumental tracks, It's About Time, was just released by Double Crown Records http://www.doublecrownrecords.com It's also available on CD Baby & as download on Amazon. Definitely one of the best surf albums of the year.

Rise Above by Reeve Carney:

A-M-A-N-D-A Norgaard by The Vaccines. 99 seconds of pop bliss.

The other day I had my mp3 player on shuffle mode when a song came on that I didn't recall hearing before. It sounded like modern-day country and could have been a Shania Twain outtake, not a big surprise as I later found out it was produced by Mutt Lange. I knew I hadn't put any country tracks on my player so finally I checked the screen to see what the heck I was listening to. Surprise suprise, it was Lady Gaga. I had downloaded the Born This Way album from Amazon when they had it for 99 cents, but still hadn't gotten around to listening to the whole thing. So, anyway, here's Lady Gaga doing country, or something close to it.

Picked up the Incredible Kidda Band's Too Much Too Little at Hyped To Death records. It's all demos from the UK power pop band of the late late '70s-early '80s. Linda might like this collection.

I do like. They kind of sound like The Boys. (Is that a Detour Records logo on the cover?)

Yep, that's a Detour Records logo. I'm surprised to never have heard about the Incredible Kidda Band until I was searching through the Hyped To Death site. The sound quality is pretty good for demos. I'll have to check that site again for more great finds like this.

Young Knives, "Love My Name"
Not exactly the most photogenic band. They look like Nick Park characters.

It's like a British take on Death Cab for Cutie!

Busy Bein Born by Middle Class Rut. I just found out HFS is back this morning and this was the first song I heard when I tuned in.

Excellent live performance clip.