One World is Enough

Tree of Life by ~birdybirdy


TRACK LIST:
01 Holiday in Congo - Rainbow Arabia
02 Jogging Gorgeous Summer - Islands
03 Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
04 Shoshana - Nuyorican Soul
05 Sol y Sombra - The Cat Empire
06 You Can't Fly if You're Too High - Rebirth Brass Band
07 International Jet Set - The Specials
08 Reggae Got Soul - Toots and the Maytals
09 Gaspar Noe - Afuche
10 The Kids Don't Stand a Chance - Vampire Weekend
11 Brazil - Cornelius
12 Canned Candies - Stereolab
13 Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route) - Beirut
14 Psychic City (Voodoo City) - YACHT

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Gobbledigook

Wind, photo by Harold Davis

TRACK LIST:
01 Fold Up Like a Piece of Paper - ArpLine
02 Sea Within a Sea - The Horrors
03 Drunkk Machine - Thom Yorke
04 Street Flash - Animal Collective
05 Sun Hands - Local Natives
06 Two Dots - Lusine
07 Rumbledream - Guapo
08 Gobbledigook - Sigur Ros
09 Like Cockatoos - The Cure
10 A Peculiar Noise Called "Train Director" - The Olivia Tremor Control
11 The Funky Chamberlain (Who Begot Who) - Apollo Sunshine
12 Penelope (of Montreal cover) - Casper & The Cookies
13 You Feel You Must Go - of Montreal
14 My Body's a Zombie for You - Dead Man's Bones

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How the game go

TRACK LIST:
01 Serenity Prayer - Goodie Mob
02 Dirty South- Goodie Mob
03 Can't Fuck With The South - Trick Daddy
04 Gangsta Shit - Outkast
05 Sippin On Some Syrup - Three Six Mafia
06 My Mind is Playin' Tricks On Me - Geto Boys
07 Boyz in the Hood - NWA
08 No Vaseline (NWA Diss) - Icw Cube
09 Ride the Fence - The Coup
10 Back in the Day - Pharcyde
11 Hello Brooklyn - Beastie Boys
12 Rebel Without a Puase - Public Enemy
13 Little Ghetto Boys - Wu-Tang Clan
14 Know the Ledge - Eric B and Rakim
15 Rolling with Heat - The Roots
16 Graftin' - Dizzee Rascal
17 Stay Positive - The Streets

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I wanna be ignored

Photo by: Abrah True

Thought I'd throw a couple mixes your way tonight.

TRACK LIST:
01 I Wanna Be Ignored - Ezra Furman And The Harpoons
02 Rush Apart - The Rural Alberta Advantage
03 Pills I Took - Hank Williams III
04 If Only You Were Lonely
05 Look at Me - John Lennon
06 Love Me (Elvis Presley) - Department Of Eagles
07 Old Shoes And Picture Postcard - Tom Waits
08 Odds And Ends - Bob Dylan & The Band
09 San Francisco B.C. - Silver Jews
10 Morning - Pablo
11 Lost - Meat Puppets
12 Smoke Like Ribbons - Ugly Cassanova
13 By Your Side - Beachwood Sparks
14 Black River Killer - Blitzen Trapper - Black River Killer
15 It's Close, I'm Undone - Hoots & Hellmouth
16 Shiny - Decemberists
17 Easy - Deer Tick

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Rock Out With Your Cock Out - Part II

Haven't posted in a while. Figured I better bring it if I was going to continue. Unfortunately I used two songs from Part I. You'll forgive me?

01 Number of the Beast - Iron Maiden
02 Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry
03 Ace of Spades - Motorhead
04 Give You Nothing - Bad REligion
05 Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies
06 Gunsick - Jucifer
07 Dimension - Wolfmother
08 Attitude - Misfits
09 Seasons in the Sun - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
10 New Thrash - Sublime
11 Hand Over Fist - Drive Like Jehu
12 Fix Me - Black Flag
13 State control - The Hives
14 Nihilism - Rancid
15 Trilogy: Elimination Jr. - Sonic Youth
16 Hustler - Boss Hog
17 Ron's Got the Cocaine - Supersucker
18 Peace Sells (But Who's Buying?) - Megadeth

Link for zip of entire mix: http://www.mediafire.com/?3domtnwecyk

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The Boxing Lesson - Wild Streaks and Windy Days

It's hard. It's hard to make music without someone saying "sounds like." That's why we leave it to those willing to hunger and travel. The Boxing Lesson, from Austin, Texas, starts off Wild Streaks and Windy Days with what I hear as a nod to the Cure (think One More Time or The Fight from KISS ME! KISS ME! KISS ME! or any number of Fascination Street tracks) but it is in no way the only influence they wear on their sleeve.

The Boxing Lesson have survived hunger and travel, recorded two EPs and one previous LP, Songs in the Key of C. Wild Streaks and Windy Days is their latest. At over an hour long, it is hard not to wonder if some material should have been cut for another EP. Some tracks tend to linger while some just don't seem to belong. Overall, the bulk of the songs hold up to any critics scrutiny. They are well written, well played songs that deserve to be recorded.

Yes, there is an immediate recognition of The Boxing Lesson's influences but it goes deeper. Wild Streaks and Windy Days gives us a wide variety of sounds and personalities - almost too many - like a really well made mix tape. There are times when you recognize Kraftwerk, The New Pornographers, Thin Lizzy, The Von Bondies, David Gilmore/Pink Floyd, Super Furry Animals - all in the span of three tracks.

The success of The Boxing Lesson is the ability to mix these sounds to the point of becoming something that is their own. When I hear the Boxing Lesson I know who I am listening to. It's hard. And they pull it off.

What will sell me on The Boxing Lesson is seeing them live. I can tell the talent is there. It's obvious. But I crave the raw goods. No disrespect to Grammy nominated producer Tim Gerron but something tells me that The Boxing Lesson I hear on Wild Streaks and Windy Days is a little too packaged.

To help you get an idea of The Boxing Lesson's Wild Streaks and Windy Days I have three tracks for you:

Track 01: Dark Side of the Moog
Track 03: Lower
Track 08: Freedom



Here's a video of said album opener, Dark Side of the Moog:




The Boxing Lesson - Dark Side of the Moog from Eric Power on Vimeo.



I had the opportunity to ask the band a few questions. What follows is the email exchange:

You just finished playing San Diego and Los Angeles. Was this the first time the new line-up had played there together? How did it go for everyone?
JAYLINN: It was the first time we had played in San Diego. I used to live there at the turn of the century (I love saying that) and to come back and play for my friends was pretty cool. We have played in Los Angeles before. It's always a ball in LA. I could really go on and on about how different it is to tour there than it is to live there. But I will spare you - and me....

I haven't heard your previous EPs. Would you say this LP was a natural evolution, the next step so-to-speak? Or did you consciously try to get away from where you were, not only geographically but also musically?

PAUL: It's a natural evolution for this band although we were trying to push our boundaries in a lot of ways on this recording. We are constantly growing as a band, as musicians and as people. Our songwriting is always being refined and our style is as capricious as our personalities.

JAYLINN: I would agree and disagree with Paul. Yes, it was a natural evolution, but to say we were trying to push our boundaries is misleading. I believe our boundaries were pushing us. As Yoda put it, “Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.”

Most of the songs are over five minutes. This is not a three minutes of hate or short pop song album. Do you stretch it out even more when you're playing them live?
PAUL: On certain songs we do. One time we played the song Wild Streaks & Windy Days for a full 30 minute set.

JAYLINN: Hahaha… We do lose ourselves on stage sometimes… I look up and realize that we’ve now gone 6 times instead of 4 times… and it’s awesome. We are fortunate enough to have occasional live recordings and it’s always so interesting to listen back. Like at the beginning of Wild Streaks we will sometimes really space it out– really epic and lush. However, it always feels like it’s gone on too long while I’m playing it. I think things like “They [the audience] must be so over this G-note that I’ve been pedaling for 5 minutes.” Then when we listen back, we always think we could have done it LONGER! So it’s all relative, I guess.

Your release says it was inspired by the Austin scene and radio emissions from space. Who are your favorite local Austin bands? We don't have to get into the space thing.
JAYLINN: All time favorites of course are Spoon and Explosions in the Sky. More recently, Ghostland Observatory has hit and those guys are a model of DIY music success – from the behind the scenes to the lighting to the production to the awesome live shows. These guys seem to have it down.

I hear so many styles and musical nods. Is it safe to assume you're all over the board with your music collection?
PAUL: Yeah, we are all over the board in a lot of aspects of our lives.
JAYLINN: I have been known to go to auctions and by every single album they are selling. I sift through it when I get home. Once I got 500 records for $5. And there were about 30 jewels. I kept them all, though….

Without reverting to the press release what would you like us, as a listener, to know about The Boxing Lesson?
JAYLINN: We make the music that we want to hear.

The Boxing Lesson:
Paul Waclawsky: vocals, guitars, triwave
Jaylinn Davidson: vocals, synths
Jake Mitchell: drums, samples (currently serving a controversial Federal Prison term that had people thinking he had been convicted under the Patriot Act. link and link)

Wild Streaks & Windy Days is a self-released album.

OTHER TBL LINKS:
www.myspace.com/theboxinglesson
www.youtube.com/theboxinglesson08
www.sonicbids.com/theboxinglesson
www.imeem.com/theboxinglesson


Thanks to Ryan at The Loyalty Firm

Been mostly down around here.

Something about old men and drinkin' that seems to follow my every thought today. Wow! Two mixes in one day! Speaking of mixes, I need to mix myself a drink!

01 Come On • The Panderers
02 The Old Days • Dr. Dog
03 Try, Try, Try, Try, Try, Try • The Spinning Leaves
04 A Year from Now • Blanche
05 The Ghost inside Our House • Cloud Cult
06 Wrestle With God • Wild Sweet Orange
07 Good Lies • The Notwist
08 Bag of Hammers • Thao & The Get Down, Stay Down
09 About To Walk • Throw Me The Statue
10 Valerie • Amy Winehouse
11 Cody's Dream • Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands
12 The Blues Are Still Blue • Belle and Sebastian
13 Love Like The Movies • The Avett Brothers
14 Cumberland Blues • The Grateful Dead
15 Life Worth Livin' • Uncle Tupelo

'Alone is when the world leaves you behind.'

Just a little something to fill the void of the days between Summer and snow.


01. Sad And Lonely • Secret Machines • NHIN
02. You Don't Understand Me • The Raconteurs • Consolers Of The Lonely
03. Alone Again Or • Calexico • Alone Again Or
04. Feeling Sad And Lonely • The Bush
05. (You Better Love Me) Before I Am Gone • The Brian Jonestown Massacre • Give It Back
06. I'm Here, You're Gone • Holiday Flyer • Going Against Maz's Advice
07. If Only You Were Lonely • The Replacements • Boink!
08. Lonely • Mulehead • Never Again
09. Where Were You • Vic Chesnutt • West Of Rome
10. Gone • beta band
11. Where Have All The good Times gone • Kinks
12. Musta Got Lost • The J. Geils Band • Nightmares...And Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle
13. I Lost It • Lucinda Williams • Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
14. Something's Gone Wrong Again • Buzzcocks • Singles Going Steady
15. When I Am Gone • Sparrow House•Falls
16. Gone for Good • The Shins • Chutes Too Narrow
17. How Am I To Be • The Watson Twins
18. What Ever Happened To You? • The Mendoza Line • Lost In Revelry
19. Does This Mean You're Moving On? • The Airborne Toxic Event
20. Sad and Lonely • John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Mitch Mitchell

I say that it's worth dreaming just for the dream of it.

01 Enjoy Yourself - The Specials
02 Mathletics - Foals
03 The Witch - Clinic
04 Wave Backwards To Massachusetts - Hallelujah the Hills
05 Journey Of The Featherless - Cloud Cult
06 Fools - The Dodos
07 White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
08 Jacket - David Vandervelde
09 Transliterator - DeVotchKa
10 Close Your Eyes - We Are Blind - Alaska In Winter Feat. Beirut
11 Sour Cherry - The Kills
12 It Takes Time - The Deaths
13 Comin' Home - Murder by Death
14 Pontiac - Mahjongg
15 Enjoy Yourself (reprise) - The Specials


This time in particular I want to thank KEXP. Its 'Song of the Day' is to thank for most of the music on this post's tracklist. A couple also came from MPR's 'Song for the Day.'

I would highly recommend getting these podcast if you don't already.

The dog is barking out back. He thinks he's in the band.

Got a random mix for you this time around.
No particular theme or concept.
Just some really good music.

01. Yeasayer - 2080
02. The Dragons - Your Way Too
03. Orgone - Sophisticated Honky
04. The Lions - Jungle Struttin'
05. Don Cavalli - New Hollywood Babylon
06. Sean Hayes - All For Love
07. Dr. Dog - Alaska
08. The Avett Brothers - Shame
09. M. Ward, Conor Oberst & Jim James - Girl From The North Country
10. Bob Dylan - Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again
11. We Barbarians - Yesmen and Bumsuckers
12. Wild Sweet Orange - 10 Dead Dogs
13. The Veils - Not Yet
14. Big Star - Thirteen
15. Phosphorescent - When We Fall
16. Beachwood Sparks - Yer Selfish Ways
17. Tapes 'n Tapes - Cowbell

I don't want much, just something to do!

Tuesday night has been the night over the past few weeks. Went to the Rev Room this week to see The Dirtbombs. Sad to say I was one of maybe 30 people who did. The Dirtbombs might have been disappointed but I sure wasn't. Had plenty of room to rock out and wander around looking like a thief at their equipment.

Once again I have a 45 to share. My wife went back to thank the guys/girl for coming and get the 45 signed. We both are praying to see them in Little Rock again - next time we'll bring more friends.

Thanks Mr. Collins and Company.

The Dirtbombs Play Sparks

Side A - Sherlock Holmes
Side B - Nothing To Do

Digging up the dead expecting them to dance

Had an opportunity to see Dr. Dog this week at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR. It was my first Dr. Dog show and I was pleased.

They opened with my favorite song, Ain't It Strange, off of 2006's EP Takers and Leavers. Throughout the show the large crowd (in spite of it being spring break in a college town) danced and sang along before they closed the set with Worst Trip off of their latest LP We All Belong. All-in-all a wonderful show and worth the 180 miles I drove to see them.

Before the show started I perused their merch table and grabbed a copy of the 7-inch featuring a Beck re-mix of their song The Girl and their popular cover of Architecture in Helsinki's Heart It Races. I have used the new USB vinyl player to create some good quality mp3s for you.

Hope you enjoy.

DrDog-7inch-SideA-The Girl-Beck Remix
DrDog-7inch-SideB-Heart It Races


And a bonus, the album version of The Girl, from We All Belong:
Dr. Dog - The Girl

I would kiss the Devil's cheek to get this halo off of me.

After much neglect GimmieGimmieGimmie has a new mix available. Hope you enjoy it.

01. Home (Folk in G sharp) - Boris Smile - Young and it Feels So Good
02. Ed Is A Portal - Akron/Family - Love Is Simple
03. Seeds Of Night - The Cave Singers - Invitation Songs
04. To The Stars! To The Night! - Le Loup - The Throne Of The Third Heaven Of The Nations' Millennium General Assembly
05. Complicated Man - Hawksley Workman - My Little Toothless Beauties
06. Joe Tex, These Taming Blues - Phosphorescent - Aw Come Aw Wry
07. The Same Love That Makes Me Laugh Makes Me Cry - Will Oldham - More Revery
08. Music When The Lights Go Out - The Libertines - The Libertines
09. Crooked Legs - The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
10. The Coolest Kid In School - The Teeth - You're My Lover Now
11. Some Kind of Chill - Arizona - Welcome Back Dear Children
12. The Ruby Ring Man - Page France - ...and the Family Telephone

Stagnancy makes me drown and I really want to live

It has been a while but I'm back with another mix. No particular theme. Just some good songs, from the past and the present, that play well together.

This time I have started doing something I should have done since the beginning - I have linked the band's websites to their name. This will hopefully shorten your search when you're wanting to learn about the band. To listen to/download the song click the song's title.

I am confident that most of the bands here are familiar to you. The majority of you come to find Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie via elbo.ws and The Hype Machine, searching for a specific track or band. Since no one has heard everything ever recorded maybe I can introduce you to a new favorite every now and then. If you do arrive via elbo.ws. or The Hype Machine I encourage you to explore the archives. Maybe you will find something new to add to your music collection.

1. The Heartless Bastards - New Resolution
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Spread Your Love
3. T. Rex - Rip Off
4. Sebadoh - Flame
5. The Greenhornes - Nobody Love You
6. White Denim - Shake Shake Shake
7. Bobby Bare Jr's Young Criminal Starvation League - Sticky Chemical
8. The Specials - A Message To You Rudy
9. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
10. Working For a Nuclear Free City - Troubled Son
11. Can - Vitamin C
12. Deerhoof - Kidz Are So Small
13. Metric - Glass Ceiling
14. Art Brut - St. Pauli
15. The Constantines - Arizona

I am the son and heir of nothing in particular.

I promised another mix over the weekend so I'm keeping my word. This is a mix that I always re-burn when the CD becomes unplayable. After a couple years, I still enjoy putting this one in the car's player.

1. Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
2. The Bees - Chicken Payback
3. Le Tigre - Hot Topic
4. Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless
5. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
6. Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait
7. Rilo Kiley - It's a Hit
8. Ziggy Marley - Rebel In Disguise
9. Public Enemy - Rebel Without a Pause
10. Prince - Housequake
11. Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus
12. Galactic - Hamp's Hump
13. Gorillaz - Punk
14. Lawrence Arms - Boatless Booze Cruise Part 1
15. Wire - 12XU
16. P.J. Harvey - Rid Of Me

They just wanna suck you into being one of them

You have probably figured out by now, I like posting mixes. There are so many blogs out there that will give you the newest, latest & greatest tracks. I would rather gather a few of my favorites and present them in a mix. I will have another for you really soon. It is my intention to have a new mix each week.

1. Cloud Cult - Pretty Voice
2. Q'65 - Get Out Of My Life, Woman
3. Dr. Dog - Ain't It Strange
4. The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour
5. Prinzhorn Dance School - Crackerjack Docker
6. LCD Soundsystem - Jump Into The Fire
7. Liquid, Liquid - Cavern
8. Devo - Girl U Want (Blacklight Odyssey Remix)
9. Architecture In Helsinki - Heart It Races
10. Liars - Plaster Casts of Everything
11. The Boggs - Forts
12. The Rapture - Dumb Waiters (Psychedelic Furs cover)

Let the music do the talking

Lucinda Williams covering Bob Dylan.

Positively 4th Street

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Sour Apple Pie Radio

American music has a tendency to taste a little sour. Thankfully we've learned how to make it palatable by adding some sugar and heat. Here's a mix I call Sour Apple Pie Radio.


1. Bright Eyes - Another Travelin' Song
He pissed me off when he talked shit about John Peel on BBC radio post Peel's death. In spite of his battle with Ryan Adams Disease he sure can write a good song.
2. Lucinda Williams - I Lost It
Lucinda's father is our State Poet Laureate.
3. Will Oldham - Be still and know god (don't be shy)
Solo or with Bonnie Prince Billy, Will Oldham is a modern American legend.
4. Caitlin Cary - Please Take the Devil Out of Me
I've loved Caitlin ever since Whiskeytown and still do.
5. Mojave 3 - Love Songs on the Radio
Am I allowed to put a British band on this? I justify my actions with the fact Patsy could have sung this one.
6. Patsy Cline - Crazy
Speaking of Patsy ... some people still don't know Willie Nelson wrote this song.
7. Hank Williams Sr - Cold Cold Heart
I like Hank. I like bourbon. I like riding in the back of Cadillac convertibles.
8. Ramblin' Jack Elliot- Louise (wTom Waits)
This one still makes me sad even though I've listened to it a thousand times.
9. Vic Chesnutt - When I Ran off and Left Her
There are so many genius lines within the lyrics of this song I can't just choose one. Vic is such a poet.
10. Calexico - Sunken Waltz
The song that sold me on Calexico.
11. Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage
When I first heard this track I was in awe. Johnny singing Chris Cornell? I already knew Johnny had it but this removed any doubt I had about Cornell.
12. Chris Whitley - Living With the Law
Chris Whitley is one of those artist that somehow get overlooked by the general public. He died a couple years back from lung cancer. One helluva National Steel slide player. I saw him only once in the public media on a Robert Johnson tribute concert televised on DirecTV. If you don't know of him get Living With the Law to start.
13. Jackpot - Headlights
I listened to this band for more than five years (from a FTP downloaded album) before I found out who they were. The guy who had it didn't even know who it was. Luckily a friend from San Diego identified them for me and called them one of the best California bands no one ever heard of.
14. Uncle Tupelo - Sin City
Uncle Tupelo changed my life. Gram Parsons changed my life.
15. Gram Parsons & International Submarine Band - Luxury Liner
Seems fitting to follow with Gram himself.
16. Neil Young - Southern Pacific (Austin City Limits)
Austin City Limits should be admitted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
17. The Jayhawks - Six Pack On The Dashboard
I always knew Marc Olson and I had a connection. This song proved it. Gary and him are currently doing a duet/acoustic tour together. Should be something to see. The Jayhawks just weren't the same without Marc.
18. Whiskeytown - Dancing With the Women at the Bar
The band that filled the void left by the breakup of Uncle Tupelo.
19. Neko Case - Stinging Velvet
Love me some Neko.

ROCK OUT WITH YOUR COCK OUT!

It's been said a million times but how often do you really do it or see it done? Here's a nice mix to help you get over your inhibitions.

1. Beatles - Helter Skelter.mp3
The first ROCK song?
2. Cornelius - I Hate Hate.mp3
If you don't know him already then you need to check out this man from Japan.
3. Black Sabbath - War Pigs.mp3
Oh how this song is so relative still today.
4. And you will know us by the trail of dead - Mistakes & Regrets.mp3
Don't we all have them?
5. Bad Religion - Leaders And Followers (Bonus Track Japanese Version).Mp3
I know, I should included something from Suffer. Just thought you would like the bonus track.
6. Hives - Introduce The Metric System In Time.mp3
Work and play and go to sleep don't gimme no satisfaction.
7. Jucifer - Gunsick.mp3
Georgia's answer to the White Stripes
8. Rage Against the Machine - Ghost of Tom Joad.mp3
Bruce Springsteen cover done right.
9. Liars - We Got Cold, Coughed, And Forgot Things.mp3
Their new one is sounding good.
10. Ramones - Gabba Gabba Hey.MP3
What can I say but "Gabba Gabba Hey!"
11. The Mooney Suzuki - Turn My Blue Sky Black.mp3
Where did they go wrong? Oh, right, Alive and Amplified.
12. Raveonettes-Whip It On - Cops on Our Tail.mp3
Oh to be an outlaw.
13.Black Flag - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie.mp3
My fucking theme song.
14. Husker Du - It's Not Funny Anymore.mp3
The nostalgia of Jr. High
15. Mudhoney - Touch me I'm sick.mp3
The Battle Hymm of Grunge?
16. Von Bondies - It Came From Japan.mp3
I can't sit down or drive slow to this one.
17. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Whatever happened to my rock n roll.mp3
I still have mine. You? I kid. Love this track.
18. Fugazi - Repeater.mp3
Skateboarding in the parents carport.
19. Avail - Over the James - New #2.mp3
I told a friend if he liked AVAIL he would like Uncle Tupelo because they said the same things but just played the music differently. He fell in love with Uncle Tupelo
20. Dropkick Murphys - The Gauntlet.mp3
Stand up and fight and I'll stand up with you! We shall succeed!
21. Dillenger Four - Mosh for Jesus.mp3
Be the voice of truth in a world so truthless.
22. Drive Like Jehu - Hand Over Fist.mp3
Man, that ain't good enough.