<p>The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, led by the former Pussy Galore frontman, hit New York City in 1990. To celebrate its first 10 years, the Explosion has released a greatest hits record titled Dirty Shirt Rock and Roll. It's awesome sexy, or it's just terrible noise masquerading as art rock. We discuss -- and we might even use some totally appropriate dirty words.</p>

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, led by the former Pussy Galore frontman, hit New York City in 1990. To celebrate its first 10 years, the Explosion has released a greatest hits record titled Dirty Shirt Rock and Roll. It's awesome sexy, or it's just terrible noise masquerading as art rock. We discuss -- and we might even use some totally appropriate dirty words.

<p>The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, led by the former Pussy Galore frontman,&nbsp;hit New York City in 1990. To celebrate its first 10 years, the Explosion has released a greatest hits record titled Dirty Shirt Rock and Roll. It's awesome sexy, or it's just terrible noise masquerading as art rock. We discuss -- and we might even use some totally appropriate dirty words.</p>

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Punk blues at its best, whatever that is

A weekly review of the best new music from the staff of The Hartford Courant.
Your hosts are Eric R. Danton, Courant Rock Critic, and Stephen Busemeyer, a Courant editor and CD reviewer. Guest commentary is brought to you by Eric Gershon, a Courant business reporter who has written about music for the Boston Phoenix and other publications; Babe Zero, a former Courant photo editor; Elizabeth Zuhl, a graphic designer at The Courant, and Regine Labossiere, a writer at The Courant who has unprintable accents in her name.

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A weekly review of the best new music from the staff of The Hartford Courant. Your hosts are Eric R. Danton, Courant Rock Critic, and Stephen Busemeyer, a Courant editor and CD reviewer. Guest commentary is brought to you by Eric Gershon, a Courant business reporter who has written about music for the Boston Phoenix and other publications; Babe Zero, a former Courant photo editor; Elizabeth Zuhl, a graphic designer at The Courant, and Regine Labossiere, a writer at The Courant who has unprintable accents in her name.

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