SONG OF THE DAY “Sex & Candy” by Marcy Playground (Marcy Playground, EMI Records, 1997). Written by John Wozniak. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Sex and Candy” was the band’s breakthrough single. – “Sex and Candy” spent a then-record 15 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (beating Oasis’ 10-week run …

SONG OF THE DAY “Now We Can See” by The Thermals (Now We Can See, Kill Rock Stars Records, 2009). Lyrics written by Hutch Harris, music composed by Kathy Foster/Hutch Harris. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – The Thermals are an American indie punk band based in Portland, Oregon. – The Thermals were formed in …

SONG OF THE DAY “Brain Stew/ Jaded” by Green Day (Insomniac, Reprise Records, 1995). Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong, music by Green Day. INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia) – “Brain Stew/Jaded” are two songs by the American punk rock band Green Day. – They were released as the third single from their fourth album, Insomniac. …

SONG OF THE DAY “A-Punk” by Vampire Weekend (Vampire Weekend, XL Records, 2007). Written by Rostam Batmanglij, Ezra Koenig, Christopher Tomson and Chris Baio. Recommended by… My iPod, because it’s the first track on it, and I went alphabetical last time I went to the gym. In May. Sorry, iPod. Sorry, gym. Sorry, body. I …