Music:

THIS MONTH’S MUSIC PICKS

WHO'S GONNA SAVE MY SOUL -- Gnarls Barkley -- an attempt to answer the musical question: what makes a Mouse Dangerous? This song is my current obsession -- what an excellent piece of music -- it channels so much of the 60's, the lyrics tell an honest, complicated story -- this gets to you.
BLACK BOOKS -- Nils Lofgren -- Recorded live, the bridge of this song is a tutorial in guitar playing. Its haunting and angry and beautiful.
SUMMER TEETH -- Wilco. Something about the arrival of the warm weather has me listening to this again -- a great, jaunty little song from a great band.
OXFORD COMMA -- Vampire Weekend -- I've followed the progress of this band since they were playing bars here in New York. They didn't play this song during their SNL debut, presumably because they couldn't get around the fourth word in the lyrics.
ODE TO L.A. -- The Ravonettes -- a great, evocative song that channels the Wall of Sound era. Great driving music
AS I WENT OUT ONE MORNING -- Mira Billote -- a folk-y, sleeper re-make of the Dylan song from the I'm Not There soundtrack. Very hooky and gets to you over time.