Music of the Sphere: Smithereens, Cheap Trick, Raveonettes, Simple Minds, Boo Radleys, Force Vomit, Vandelles, Johnny Boy, It Hugs Back, et. al. . . .

Favebloggers be relentless.*** To wit:

The Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep - Bleedin' Out

Cheap Trick - Surrender (Outtake) & He's A Whore & Oh Caroline - Bleedin' Out

Stiff Little Little Fingers - Strummerville - Bleedin' Out

The Raveonettes - Remember - Dead Flowers

Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) - Barely Awake In Frog Pajamas

Chariots Of Tuna - War Hero - Milk Milk Lemonade

Johnny Boy - You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve - The White Noise Revisited

Tiny Microphone - You Disappear - indie-mp3

The Vandelles - Chain Walking & Blue LA Strip - Darklands

It Hugs Back - Back Down - Darklands

Maple Leaves - Easy Speak - Eardrums - Scroll down to Scotland; the countries are in alphabetical order.

Force Vomit - Liberator - Eardrums - Don't let the bandname make you hurl in the curl; this is superb toe-hangin', nosewalkin' surfpunk; "Singapore" comes right after "Scotland," if you know what I mean and I think I do.

The Boo Radleys - Lazy Day - Eardrums

Firetop Mountain - How Can You Dance At A Time Like This? - Eardrums - Scroll down to Norway.

Naivepop or Petitfoot - Sunday Morning - Eardrums - Japanese is helpful but not absolutely necessary to enjoying this one. The post also includes info about new Merci Magazine from abcdefg*record.

***And we thank you for that, FBs.