This gives me an idea I'll begin incorporating to break the boredom on Fridays ... behold ... The Friday Playlist. Since celebrity mix tapes suck (sayeth Slate), I figure the underground is a better avenue to get hipper playlists (to the extent I qualify as "hip"). On with the show ...

1. Joan Jett - Everyday People
I fast forward through the playlist on my MP3 player like there's no tomorrow, but this one never gets passed over.
2. Liz Phair - Good Love Never Dies
3. Liz Phair - Extraordinary
So I've got a new CD, can you tell?
4. Dio - Hungry for Heaven
Back to retroville, this one is just a bit fitting for my mood as of late.
5. Eric Martin - Can't Hold On/Can't Let Go
A bit on the biographical side.
6. Alcatrazz - Hiroshima Mon Amour
7. Alcatrazz - Island in the Sun
Rediscovering my guitar roots here, with Yngwie at his best. Not the most over-the-top work he's done, but by far the best example of neoclassical guitar work and a reminder of why I love that genre.
8. Eddie Money - Save Me
Nice Queen cover from a tribute CD. I suppose this qualifies as my Morressey moment of moping when I listen to this one.
9. The Darkness - Givin' Up
In case I get too mopey, this is the ideal antidote.
10. Night Ranger - Rumors in the Air
Another guilty pleasure for guitar fans ... Brad Gillis' usage of the whammy bar is entirely underappreciated.