Friday Tuneskis and Links

I love a good summer Friday. Since I've been rocking out at my desk all day, I figured I'd throw together a little playlist for ya'll to head into the weekend analong with a few links from the week that was.

We'll kick off with the Waco Brothers' take Baba O'Reilly. Think the exact opposite of Dropkick Murphy's and you have the Waco's.

Next up, we got the Hold "Stop Calling Us a Fucking Bar Band" Steady with a rager off the new album. Any band who rights a song called "Constructive Summer" that aims to figure out a way to build a platform which allows them to drink on top of the watertower all summer gets five stars from me.

If Keith Emerson's gay alter ego recorded a song with the Spice Girls, you'd get this one from Mates of State. Catchy, yet strangely addictive.

I've posted this Felice Brothers number in video form before, but I like it a lot.

Next, we got a two fer one from my new fave, Frightened Rabbit. Yeah I know the name sucks, but they put out the best album I've heard so far in 2008. Here we got one from the new album and one from the old. These both rock pretty hard, but these guys span the spectrum with up-tempos and down as well as working in a slew of different sounds. One of the best bands around that you haven't heard of yet.

Finally, we'll wind down with an oldie from the National. It's a hipster day today at GoWF.

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Alright, let's make with the links.

The Money Shot drafted a hilarious look at the Tress-man's new book. I love a Central Ohio native who ain't afraid to take it to Ohio State fans.

Wayne Fontes Experience alerted us to a laughable ad campaign for the Lion's upcoming season. Do they really think we just write off the past 10 years of disaster and buy into this? Fuck off. Nice post on Tiger Stadium too.

I enjoy quizzes and this one is most enjoyable thanks to Intentional Foul.

Slack is back.

I can't decide if I like or dislike Scott Radinsky. The guy played pro baseball, coaches a minor league team, and now gets to be a rock star. Ok, maybe not rock star, but still. Nice interview though from the guys at Hugging Harold Reynolds.