The Rebel Black Dot Songs of the Day
Bon Iver, "Skinny Love" via iTunes (Skeeter)

Commentary: "To be listened to," Skeeter instructed, "while walking through midtown Manhattan on a very gray morning surrounded by hollow-eyed financiers and the smell of Pakistani coffee carts."

Montag, 17 März
Dick Gaughan, "Song for Ireland" from Green Linnet Records: The Twentieth Anniversary Collection (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: My disdain for the manner in which St. Patrick's Day is desecrated and Irish culture is mocked here in the United States should not be mistaken as disdain for Ireland or the Irish blood in my veins. My disdain for the Republic of Ireland is based on the nation's shameful and cowardly neutrality.

Sonntag, 16 März
Less Than Jake, "Bad Scene and a Basement Show" from Borders and Boundaries (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: I have been to this show more times than I care to recount:

"Another band in a crowded basement,
With too much small talk
And lame inside jokes."

Plus, there's plenty in "Bad Scene and a Basement Show" for the Dark Bastard to enjoy in this brief season of his ascendancy.

Samstag, 15 März
The Aquabats!, "Anti-Matter!" from The Aquabats! vs. The Floating Eye of Death! and Other Amazing Adventures, Vol. 1 (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: The M.C. Bat Commander is a genius.