Witch Flew By

"I was looking out the window and a witch flew by, whipping her broom and she said you're gonna die..." Just got the sad news that influential modern artist Mike Kelley has passed away. He was 57, and was found dead at home yesterday, an apparent suicide caused by depression. Music fans will mainly know Kelley through his artwork for Sonic Youth's fine Dirty album, but he was also a founding member of Detroit cult artpunkband Destroy All Monsters. For further reading: a full obit from the LA Times.

Destroy All Monsters - You're Gonna Die

Sonic Youth - Youth Against Fascism

Black Flag - Depression (live)

Punch Line

In a hurry? Then waste no time opening up this fast and furious six pack of American pre-hardcore punk blasts, all guaranteed to clock in under the one minute mark. "Progressed to the point of no distinction, dementia of a higher order... what we do is secret, secret..." All you need is a punch line really.

Germs - What We Do Is Secret MP3

Circle Jerks - Red Tape MP3

Black Flag - Spray Paint The Walls MP3

Bad Brains - Joshua´s Song MP3

Descendents - Weinerschnitzel MP3

Minutemen - The Punch Line MP3

One More Cup

Coffee... drink of the gods. I endorse Saula. Try it if you can find it. An excellent coffee, made in Barcelona.

Recommended reading: Black Coffee Blues by Henry Rollins. "She pours it. There it sits, black and ominous, a slight oil slick at the top. I drink, smooth, like Death."

Recommended viewing: Coffee And Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch. A classy brew featuring messieurs Waits and Pop amongst others. Tom: "You wanna join me, man?" Iggy: "Well, yeah... since I´ve quit..."

Recommended listening to maximize that caffeine buzz: the following sixpack. "Drinkin´ black coffee, black coffee, drinkin´ black coffee, staring at the wall..."

Black Flag - Black Coffee MP3

Otis Redding - Cigarettes And Coffee MP3

Augustus Pablo - Java Original MP3

Bob Dylan - One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below) (live ´75) MP3

Sonny Criss - Black Coffee MP3

Tom T. Hall - Don´t Forget The Coffee Billy Joe MP3