Johnny Thunders -- So Alone

  What would have happened if Keith Richards were a Punk Rocker, you guessed it and could it really have been anyone else, Johnny Thunders!  So Alone is the sound of a man who is beautiful destroyed and heavily influenced by early Rock 'n' Roll.  The junk stricken Punk casualty had a massive amount luminaries play on this album, and could you blame them for jumping in, they got to hang with the original Punk! 

Iggy Pop -- The Idiot

  Dark, bleak, Kraut infused debut solo effort by the man himself with co-host David Bowie.  The Idiot sounds like a huge intellectual come down on copious amounts of narcotics, like a retelling of a coke frenzied bender that lasted weeks, but my question is did Pop out Bowie, Bowie?

The Modern Lovers

  So ahead of their time that the album was only released four years after it was recorded.  The Modern Lovers have a lazy 70's Rock feel with Doorsy keyboard and 60's Velvets Punk esthetic ... Richman went on to record many more albums but he never reached the brilliance of his initial effort!

The Magnetic Feilds -- 69 Love Songs

  I just ordered this, I've heard some of it before but have never done a full siting, which for god sakes will take three hours, not too sure if I can take that much of anything, but who knows I'm a sucker for love songs and this one has 69 of them, I can safely summarize that I will laugh, cry, be overwhelmed, get annoyed, feel astounded and probably want to turn it off when it's finally over.  This is an album for the ages!  Anyone putting this much effort into doing something must be heard ... for sure!

Siouxsie And The Banshees -- Once Upon A Time: The Singles

  What started off as a Artsy Punk Rock band quickly turned into a Cure-esque Goth Rock outfit.  You know I can't help but remember getting a ride with two record store owners at the end of a night, my friend and I jumped in the back seat, on comes Hong Kong Garden, we were so sh*tfaced wasted we started screaming along to the song with the windows wide open, I'll always have fond memories of my Montreal punk club days and some tunes just take me right back when life was more carefree without any responsibilities!

Coldplay -- A Rush Of Blood To The Head

  Man I never could get into this band, they've got an unhealthy mix of jock-rock and shitty updated U2, which just makes my stomach cringe!  In their defense the shoegazed number A Whisper kicks some serious ass, but its too little too late! 

The Cotton Jones Basket Ride -- Paranoid Cocoon

  These guys are like a Doorsy Indie Americanaed version of She And Him, but you have to think of them as if She And Him didn't majorly suck and both singers actually compliment each other, which The Cotton Jones Basket Ride pulls off beautifully.