Yeah, I'm that guy -- a guitarist who loves to get behind a drum set and pound away. For decades I have taken every opportunity to jump behind the kit before sound check or in the studio and pretend that I'm good at it...and I would like to thank the many drummers who have tolerated my unintelligible bludgeoning of their very expensive kits over the years. (in my own defense, they always knew they could pick up any of my axes and shred anytime they wanted)

I've come to accept the fact that all dreams don't come true, but if they did, I would want to play drums just like Buddy Rich. There's a lot of Buddy's work out there on the tubes, but this particular solo from 1970 will always be my favorite.

There are so many great drummers and percussionists to choose from. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments.

I have always thought that The Tubes were underrated. They may be best known for songs like She's a Beauty and Talk To You Later, but White Punks on Dope, and especially this live version absolutely stand the test of time. Singer Fee Waybill is fearless, pushing the limits of creativity and legality whenever possible.

While Klaus Nomi was never a household name, he had a big cult following and definitely had world-class talent. He was as original as they come. Nomi, who died in 1983 from an AIDS-related illness, was a trained countertenor who also worked with the likes of David Bowie.

This tune has always been one of my favorite top 40 songs. This live video from 1985 was shot during the band's first show in NYC and really showcases singer Aimee Mann's amazing voice. Her sound and look was truly unique and refreshing.

What's your favorite Top 40 song? What's the worst Top 40 song ever? This song gets my vote for the worst.

I caught Fleet Foxes on SNL a short while back and was blown away by this song and the group. The band characterizes their type of music as “baroque harmonic pop jams," and it seems to fit perfectly.

LA rockers, Margate, hit the nail on the head with this video of their brand new tune, Time And Time Again -- "There is no time to repeat mistakes. No, not today."

(h/t Mark "The Mad Zapper" Wickliffe)

Also known as that “kinda odd, Turkish/reggae song off of 'The Lodger' with the title that sorta-but-not-quite means 'Long Life' that isn’t megastadium-tour-greatest-hits-popular, but still plenty good enough that you wish that someone on the damned radio machine would once in a while play something like this and not 'Cat People' or effing 'Golden Years' every damned time they have to drop in a Bowie, even though those are both pretty fine songs too and I don’t know of you remember but "Golden Years" was also the theme song to a weird little teevee series that starred a young Felicity Huffman, back in, damn, 1991? 18 years ago? Can that be right? That children conceived during that show's pilot (Plot: Old guard at a secret lab is doused with chemicals that make him age backwards.) are old enough to be out somewhere on a date tonight, watching ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ (Plot: Old Brad Pitt is doused with CGI that makes him age backwards.) and have never heard ‘Yassassin?’” song.

Well we can’t have that, now can we?

Bowie celebrated his 62nd birthday this week. h/t Mark Hoback.