This bothers me. So these little kids suffocate after hiding in the trunk of a car, and it's tragic, but now the parents are saying the cops should have looked in the car trunk? I know they're grieving, but shouldn't THEY have looked in the fucking trunk? Pass the fucking buck, America...

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A lot of MP3 blogs out there post about eight new bands a day, and they try to make you think that you're some kind of douchebag for not liking them. These guys are like the best band to come out of Omaha since Perpendicular Monotony blew up in '98. Shut up. Most bands suck, let's just admit that and move on, because there just isn't that much good stuff out there.

And you're going to hate about half the shit I post anyway, so why lose your faith by going the quantity over quality route? OK, so today I AM going to forego a little quality for quantity, but only because the only shit I've posted lately seems to be some rather non-earth shattering stuff.

Dirty on Purpose are a NYC band who I first heard a couple songs from about a year ago but now they are releasing an EP. Their website has four MP3s to download. Goody.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are the indie boner band of the moment. Their sound is a little hard to peg but their lead singer does sound kind of like David Byrne (Talking Heads), but not like Win Butler (Arcade Fire) even though many people say Win Butler sounds like David Byrne. I don't know if I like them:

"Upon This Tidal Wave of Blood"
"Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)"
"In This Home on Ice"

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Archive.org has a shitload of concert mp3s, including a recent Spoon show from Colorado. They did a long setlist with all the faves, so check it out...highlights:

"The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine"
"I Summon You"
"Everything Hits At Once"
"I Turn My Camera On"

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New Bliss Pop is up; allow me to shamelessly pillage and plunder the best of the best:

The Dix / "Here Comes the Dix"
Apparently this is a project fronted by a rapper named Prince Paul, who I am too white to know much about. But there's something cool about this foot-stomper: it sounds like an old black dude (who's probably blind, wears a hat, and has a harmonica he never plays), a 70s beat, and a marching band hijacked from a Grambling halftime show.

Rachel Stevens / "Feel So Good"
Rachel Stevens is a token British no-talent pop hottie. If you need a pinch-hitter in your pop playlist now that Kylie is on the DL, look no further--they both have had songs written by Cathy Dennis (remember her? apparently some of these pop chicks can write songs). But I have to admit, I do like the refrain, particularly those oooh-oooh-oooooooooooohs. And I'd hazard she's more attractive than anyone in the Dix. Or the Dix himself, if it's actually supposed to be one dude.

Calm down, Rachel. Rule 1 of music: never trust someone who dances while they sing.

!!! / "Take Ecstacy With Me"
The Chkers take the cover route, giving the dance-funk business to this Magnetic Fields song. It's decent, hopefully this means they're working on some fresh stuff as well.

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Frank Payne has a nice site with some decent downloads. And you can't argue with the name.

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Best band name I've heard recently: Seal Cub Clubbing Club. They'd be even better if listening to their music was enjoyable.

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Everywhere I go, people come up to me and say, "Frank, why is it that there's a weekend? Why those two days? Why two days and not one? Why two days and not three?" For the last time, here's why.