  This will be my recurring Pop Culture segment of the blog.  SOOO GOOD! Artists that have made their way from Virgin to my CD case. ok,  so mostly from Kazaa. so sue me.
 Ok,  wait,  don't sue me.  Let's pretend I never typed Kazaa.  Typed what?  Exactly.
 SO OLD SCHOOL THEY DIDN'T EVEN HAVE SCHOOLS BACK THEN:  Robert Johnson,  Son House,  Willie Dixon,  blues and bluegrass music at large CLASSIC ROCK,  PROG ROCK,
 AND THE REST OF 1967- 1977:  The Rolling Stones,  Led Zeppelin,  Jimi Hendrix,  Pink Floyd,
 MC5,  Tim Buckley, Television,  Nick Drake,  Elton John " THE"
 BANDS THAT DON'T SUCK:  The White Stripes,  The Postal Service,  The Thrills,  The Sounds,  The Stills,
 The Roots NEVER GET TIRED OF MY FAVORITES:  Jeff Buckley,  Sheryl Crow,  Ben Folds ( Five or solo)  NERD,
 Sigur Ros,  Justin Timberlake,  John Mayer,  Jason Mraz,  Norah Jones,  Guns and Roses,
 Radiohead,  Jars of Clay,  REM FACE IT,  THE 80's ARE BACK AND YOU LOVE IT:  Prince,  Bonnie Tyler,
 Europe,  The Cars,  Hall and Oates AW,  YEAH,  AIN'T THAT FRESH:  Joss Stone,
 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,  The Darkness,  Maroon 5,  Kanye West,  Sondre Lerche,  Ben Harper,
 Jack Johnson,  Preston School of Industry BUT I'M BIASED:  The Pretty Weapons,  Wallet,  Helvetica is for Lovers,  Brandtson MOM AND DAD WOULD BE SO PROUD:
 Johnny Cash,  Neil Diamond,  the Temptations,  Johnny Mathis,  Roy Orbison NOOO GOOD!  (
All lumped together into one sub- par category)  Cooper Temple Clause The Walkmen Britney Spears Creed any boy band/ solo career not branching from 'NSync Rod Stewart Creed The Vines The Hives The Strokes ( sorry,  hipsters out there,
 I just can't get behind 'em)  Shania Twain The Goo Goo Dolls ( Name"  being the notable exclusion)  Train Shawn Mullins That guy from The Bachelor that made a CD.  I haven't heard it,
 don't want to.  B2K R.  Kelly Please do your ears a favor and adhere closely to the " SOOO GOOD!  list,  and flee like a Christian flees from sin from the "
NOOO GOOD!  list.  I welcome your comments. unless they're disparaging.  So I guess I should say,  "
I welcome your unadulterated praise.  Time for the Jars of Clay concert at Irving Plaza.  My favorite band in the world for the last decade. my seventh time seeing them live. but the first time in four years.  It's been a long time boys.
I've missed you.  ( Except for the weird looking one. he's shifty.
