It’s kind of weird that Scott Brown’s big win in Massachusetts has inspired a Digney Fingus revival. That’s courtesy of the prudes at The Huffington Post, who are upset that Brown’s wife starred in the video to “The Girl With The Curious Hand”—which was certainly one of the better songs being played in the bad clubs of 1984. But also consider that Scott Brown’s victory was hailed by Jim Skafish. If you don’t know who Skafish is, you can proceed from that link to his website. Then marvel at how Obama has lost the psychic punk pioneer vote.

While it’s still January, let’s also plug one of last year’s more conservative albums. Steve Lee’s I Like Guns (on Revolver Records) may look like a punk act’s attempt to make fun of mid-America. Lee’s actually Australian, and a dedicated outdoorsman when he isn’t fronting the roots-rocking band The Lee’s. Here’s the video for the knowledgeable title track, in which Lee also strikes a blow for the environment. You can sample the rest of the album here—and it’s a shame that I never did a Christmas gift guide. Valentine’s Day is coming up, though, and the truth is that Steve Lee loves guns.

 

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