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This is one of my favorite new Morrissey songs. It is fitting that part of my dad’s family are Irish immigrants living in England.

Morrissey - Irish Blood, English Heart

The Old: an amazing cover of the Queen song “Stone Cold Crazy” by Metallica. This is, of course, when Metallica was still a metal band.

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy

The New: Lamb of God has caught my attention lately. You’ll mostly find younger punks (not the good kind) listening to this stuff, but I like it anyway.

Lamb of God - Redneck

Today I offer up three fine punk songs. These are three well known artists, so I won’t go into a description of each. Use google if you really need to know more about them.

NOFX - Bottles To The Ground (party song)
Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized (80’s rebellious youth)
Bad Brains - I Against I (a classic)

Alison Krauss will be at Macmenamins Edgefield on July 5, and we got great seats: 8 rows back in the center. I saw her once in San Francisco, but it was a huge outdoor concert under the Golden Gate bridge and I didn’t hear much. This concert at the Edgefield will be more intimate and we’ll be much closer.

Alison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All

Dag Nasty was my favorite punk band. They had a mostly positive message and lots of energy. I’m not sure exactly what this song is about… values and confidence?
“fear of failure; fear of reprimand; two big problems I’ve never had; I never doubted what I had inside… what I have inside”

Dag Nasty - Values Here

A classic straight edge song from one of my favorite 80s punk bands, Uniform Choice. They weren’t hugely popular, but I really like their anger and passion. This song is about how foolish and conformist it is to do drugs and get drunk.

Uniform Choice - Straight And Alert

This is one of the first songs that I heard from Hungry Lucy, and it’s still my favorite.

Hungry Lucy - Could It Be

I’m going to start posting songs on occasion. As much as I listen to music, I occasionally come across a song that really moves me and I want to share it. Plus, delicious has this cool inline player script (click on the play arrow).

Ministry - Unsung (Alternate Mix)

This is a song that I wrote years ago. I now have a real keyboard, so I’m hoping to become inspired soon to really learn how to play and write real music. For now this is all I have to offer.

Clever Swine - Goat Mix