Today Phil posted the final list and/or table of contents ofMarooned essays. I'm honored to be sandwiched between Douglas and Darnielle, and having read the Stereolab piece in advance, can see why Phil made it so. I'm most excited to read Miccio's and Breihan's pieces, and sort of overwhelmed and thrilled by how bizarre these writers' choices were. Popism sweeps, and there I am with an album of 40 Fenders and a kite-high psycrock koncepts. I accept it with good humor.

Motörhead - No Remorse, by Phil Freeman
Skunk Anansie - Stoosh, by Laina Dawes
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, by Ned Raggett
Various Artists - History Of Our World Part 1: Breakbeat And Jungle Ultramix By DJ DB, by Michaelangelo Matos
Divine Styler - Spiral Walls Containing Autumns Of Light, by Scott Seward
John Martyn - Solid Air, by Simon Reynolds
Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda, by Geeta Dayal
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew, by Greg Tate
Scorpions - Virgin Killer, by Dave Queen
Stereolab - Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements, by Douglas Wolk
Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, by Daphne Carr
Dionne Warwick - Legends, by John Darnielle
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, by Matt Ashare
Dio - Ultimate Collection, by Anthony Miccio
The Meters - The Meters, by Jeff Chang
Stephen Stills - Manassas, by Kandia Crazy Horse
Brand Nubian - One For All, by Tom Breihan
The Cars - The Cars, by Rob Harvilla
Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard, by Derek Taylor
Iron Maiden - Killers, by Ian Christe

IN OTHER NEWS:

What with the return to Ohio to finish work on NIN, I'm feeling the mood of this Two Ton Boa video, even if the song is a little early-90s industrial retro, no? The dude playing bass in cartoon flower field is just too much tho. Sherry Frasier is just so rad indie girl next store, which makes the video feel like something your proud your friend made. Ahh, the elder days of unslick-promo.