HIGH IN THE MID 70s

A holiday weekend ahead, and then a business trip to Chicago. Be back and posting on June 6.

Now, let's roll them bones. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes! (Note, however, that daddy does not need Nu Shooz.)

1. Don't Come Close, The Ramones
As punk as a frosted brown sugar Pop Tart. And just as much a miracle of modern science...

2. My Life is Right, Big Star
Before they tripped over into wiggy darkness, Big Star did yearning and melancholy as good as anyone. And those are my middle names, and this is my crack.

3. Telephasic Workshop, Boards of Canada
Aww, it's Twiki from Buck Rogers' birthday! And someone bought him a copy of ProTools. Go, Twiki from Buck Rogers, go!

4. Sprung a Leak, Superchunk
From No Pocky for Kitty. The best Pocky I ever had was this special Winter edition I picked up at the Japanese grocery store a few months ago. It was fecking sublime. Mmm... pocky...

5. Frankenstein, New York Dolls
It was Roger Grimsby's Manhattan. He just let the rest of us visit...