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The Next Man on the Moon Will Be Chinese

Misunderstood and underestimated (and perhaps overly enthusiastic and consistently miscategorized) Andrew WK has created one of the most infectious hard rock jingles I’ve ever heard. Featuring lyrics by John McLaughlin (no, not that John McLaughlin) of the McLaughlin Group, it will surely be stuck in your head if you follow the link below.

He created it for NPR’s Fair Game, and you can listen the interview with him on their site. The segment starts at 7:20 with host Faith Salie professing her love for the show and playing some choice highlights. Impatient youth can skip straight to 11:17 for the song itself (or download it directly), though the interview is worth a listen as well.

The Way Some People Read

Speaking of book covers, I had somehow missed that Vintage/Black Lizard is in the process of putting more of Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer novels back in print with some nice new covers that mesh with the style of their other classics. Picked up The Way Some People Die today. Instant Enemy and The Blue Hammer won’t be released until April.

And no, Black Lizard still hasn’t redesigned their website.

Jacket design by gray318.