I like the idea of May 4th being Star Wars Day, “May the Fourth be with you.” Cute. But I just found out today is also “International Jawbreaker Appreciation Day” and that is lights years more important in my little galaxy of geekdom.

Inventive, intricate and booming post punk that conjures up the good ol’ days of Quicksand, Paw and Seaweed. Love the groove and swagger of this song and the no-nonsense “let’s just rock the eff out” video is a nice touch. Download MP3: Regular Nights FFO: These Arms Are Snakes, Goes Cube, Converge More: www.myspace.com/prizecountry | [...]

Every so often someone is kind enough to make music custom tailored to my particular needs. (More musicians need to do this.) I love alt country music, preferably the flavor laced with some bar-soaked edge and a shot or two of world weariness (Drag The River, Centro-matic, Son Volt) and I also dig the old-timey power pop infused punk (Big Drill Car, Doughboys, The Mats). When I find successful merger of the two, I get a bit giddy. Jeremy Porter, front man of Detroit’s Fidrych and The Offramps, takes both genres and effortlessly crafts a seriously enjoyable record with a variety of moods and tempos and lots of clever songwriting.

Good Friday? No my brother, it’s a “Great” Friday! So enjoy a sunny burst of stripped down Australian pop rock. Download MP3: “The Good News” More Philly Jays: Web | MySpace | @phillyjays More Top-Notch Free MP3s: FreebieMP3

Magically make your Friday much more mellifluous. Click the little blue arrows to listen then click the song titles to download these Free MP3s. Nada Surf, Midlake, Roky Erickson, Titus Andronicus, Matt Pond PA, Audible, Ben Sollee & More

Buttoned-up schoolmarm Dawn is trying to kill the buzz of super party cowgirl Dawn with some warning about something or other. Let’s hope she doesn’t succeed. Country-fried Dawn seems (and looks) like a lot of fun. I love this song, a rollicking and fairly dark departure from the usually stripped down and refined Landes

Good Buzz: Ted Leo’s debut CD on Matador Records will be called ‘The Brutalist Bricks” and will be available on March 9, 2010. Can’t wait til then to get your Ted on? Well, read this and grab the following freebie below. I’ve been a big fan of Ted’s since his Chisel days, he’s a master [...]

Great Scott! This lad can sing. Love the tune, the video is a tad grim though. More: www.colinmacintyre.com Download Free MP3: “Cape Wrath”

Massive Marionettes! The Big Picture photo blog never disappoints. Enjoy these larger-than-life photos of France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company celebratining the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The show featured “two massive marionettes, the Big Giant, a deep-sea diver, and his niece, the Little Giantess.” Jazz Up Your Wall: The [...]

Free MP3 “Good Friends, Bad Habits” by Owen from the album “New Leaves” on Polyvinyl Records