In honor of the emergence of Spring, I've picked my favorite, windows/sunroof down driving song. The Strokes channeled the surf and palm trees for this B-side extraordinare "Hawaii Aloha". Lead singer Julian Casablancas contends for the Best Chanted State Name Award as sun splashed guitars sputter and whirl. Seriously, you will be belitng out "We've got it made, Oa ah ah ooo" so loud nearby runners will hear you over their own iPods. Download, burn to disc, and save it for the next 75+ day.
http://www.stanford.edu/~joshsc/02-hawaii_192_aac_cbr_ex.m4a

Second, we have a mash-up that turns two mediocre tracks into a masterpiece. Mash-up artist and Live 105 DJ Party Ben set forth to collide Green Day's acclaimed "American Idiot" album with a music history lesson that reveals just how much of the album is ripped off from past hits. Most of "American Edit"'s concoctions are chuckle and head-bob worthy alternative takes on the aging punkers' marketable political tirade, but one track "Ashanti's Letterbomb" stands out as something totally original. It samples Ashanti's abominable "Only You", a sexy-as-hell vocal ruined by a caustic back-beat. Party Ben remedies this with some sharp yet sparse guitars, letting Ashanti's voice shine. Curl up with this RnB babydoll and her Rock and Roll girlfriend for sensual night on the couch
http://www.stanford.edu/~joshsc/08-Ashantis_Letterbomb.mp3