Music

Still haven't seen her TV show yet, but Ashlee's record is definitely the best fake Courtney Love album ever to feature Kenny Aronoff playing drums on five tracks. It's even better than her big sister's song about wearing nothing but a T-shirt! If "La La" is not a huge hit, multinational corporations are even more evil than you thought.

KAY ADAMS
Wheels & Tears
(Sundazed 1966 honky-tonk trucker-country reissue)
Kay Adams at sundazed.com

CRIME
San Francisco's Still Doomed
(Swami '70s art-punk reissue)
Crime at swamirecords.com

CRIME & JUDY
Vendetta Chants
(Latest Flame post-punk EP)
crimeandjudy.com
"Intimacy Surface" MP3
"Kill Me Goodnight" MP3

KEVIN LYTTLE "Turn Me On"
(Atlantic Brit-soul-style soca single)
kevinlyttle.net

THE RED KRAYOLA
Singles
(Drag City '60s-'00s proto-punk-until-they-turned-post-punk reissue)
The Red Krayola at dragcity.com

PHAT SK8TRAX
"Boogie Back Rap"
(skate101.com bounce-rock-skate-roll disco revival single)
"Ol' School: Crazy Legs Mix" Clip (MP3)
"Nu School: Funk Box Mix" Clip (MP3)
"Acoustique: Fresh Funk Mix" Clip (MP3)

CHARLIE ROBISON
Good Times
(Dualtone Tex-Mexicated alt-country album)
charlierobison.net
Dualtone.com's website features a player streaming Good Times at the top left of the homepage.

ASHLEE SIMPSON
Autobiography
(Geffen adult-contemporary teen-pop corporate-rock bubblegrunge album)
ashleesimpsonmusic.com
"Pieces of Me" (Real Audio)
"Shadow" Clip (Real Audio)

RED SIMPSON
Truck Drivin' Fool
(Sundazed 1967 honky-tonk trucker-country reissue)
sundazed.com
Truck Drivin' Fool at sundazed.com
"Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves" Clip (Real Audio)
"Jack Knife" Clip (Real Audio)

SPIDERBAIT "Black Betty"
(Interscope bubblegum disco-glam stomp-rock Leadbelly-remake revival single)
spiderbaitmusic.com

VIRGIN PRUNES
An Exhibition
(Mute '70s-'80s proto-goth art-punk promo reissue)
virginprunes.com

ZOLAR X
Timeless
(Alternative Tentacles '70s art-glam reissue)
Zolar X at alternativetentacles.com