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CHOICE CUTS

Gorilla Zoe
"Money Man"
"Take Your Shoes Off"
"Do Something"
("Welcome to the Zoo" [Bad Boy])

Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
"Fight Outta You"
("Lifeline" [Virgin])

Hurricane Chris
"A Bay Bay The Ratchet Remix"
("51/50 Ratchet" [J])

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
"Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
"What's Going On"
("What's Going On" [Shout! Factory])

DUD OF THE MONTH

Deerhoof
"Friend Opportunity"
(Kill Rock Stars)

Just like some ambivalent bloggerati -- though for me the process involved historical research rather than a fond reminisce down my hard drive's memory lane -- I prefer this fussy little succes d'estime's avant period. But not, of course, because I equate muso experiment with Good and pop accommodation with Evil. It's for the very reason their admirers proffer their forgiveness -- the accommodation is half-assed, clumsy. These are "rock songs" in Ned Rorem's dreams -- they're as ornate as a high-class geisha house. And where formerly Satomi Matsuzaki's Shonen-Knife-goes-to- college was a precious abrasion melded into strange background music you could ignore at will, here we're expected to ponder what she might Mean. I'll pass until some bloggeratus posts the lyrics. Also after.

MORE DUDS

David Bowie
"The Buddha of Suburbia" (Virgin)

Carbon/Silicon
"The Last Post" (Caroline)

Deer Tick
"War Elephant" (Feow!)

Interpol
"Our Love to Admire" (Capitol)

Ky-Mani Marley
"Radio" (AAO/Vox)

Various Artists
"The Sandinista! Project"
(00:02:59)

Serj Tankian
"Elect the Dead" (Serjical Strike/Reprise)

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