For maximum enjoyment of sunny spring days in Seattle, listen to these songs, in this order, all day long.

1. Cheap Trick, "Come On, Come On" (studio version)
2. The Lightning Seeds, "All I Want"
3. The Lightning Seeds, "Pure"
4-13. The entirety of Marshall Crewshaw's Field Day
14. Cheap Trick, "If You Want My Love"
15. Cheap Trick, "Surrender" (live version)

The best mix in the long-running DJ-Kicks series, Kid Loco's installment, faces a serious challenge in the near future, Burial's installment. Burial is the moment in the production of new music. Where he is is where all most go before becoming something that is no longer in the past. A mix by him will, one, reveal what it is that leads up to him and, two, currently nourishes his thinking processes. Burial is the sound of "chains clanging loudly," the deep "sound of the underground train."

Natalie showing some African men the amazing things that American girls can do.

Five Metro Station fans braving the freezing rain and snow until Neumo's box office opens.

Seen at: King Cobra's Grand Opening with Three Inches of Blood, Book of Black Earth, Toxic Holocaust, Plaster

Why are you moshing so hard?

'Cuz I love metal!

What is your favorite kind of cake?

German chocolate.

Which is sweeter, metal or German chocolate?

Metal.

Seen at: A Gun That Shoots Knives EP release party, Sunset Tavern, Saturday, 1/12

_{Photo by Trent Moorman}

Do you love A Gun That Shoots Knives?
They saved my life. Before I first saw them I thought everything was bullshit. Now they make me wanna be a better person. They make me wanna hug more.

Why a goose?
Because the walrus outfit was too bulky.

Seen at: Gabriel Teodros & Khingz, Bambu, Sleep of Oldominion, and Orbitron at Neumo's on 1/10

Are you having a good time?
Yeah, it's great!

What's your favorite part about the local hip hop scene?
For me, it feels like family. It feels like everyone is real. You see them out on the block, you see them hanging out, you see them getting coffee. They are polite. Also, it's all about the lyrics for me.

In the Sonic Youth song "Death Valley '69," I always thought they were singing: "City I Love It." Which is a pretty cool thing to sing.

But it turns out they're saying: "Sadie, I Love It." Which (Witch!) is a really really cool thing to sing.

Right on.

Watch out, pigs.

Seen at: The Lashes, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, the Lonely H, Ships @ the Vera Project Saturday 1/5

Why are you dressed as a ninja?
It's a stupid tradition of mine. I dress as a ninja at every show I go to. Usually my costume is much more complex but I found out I was going to this at the last minute.

Who are you going to vote for in the 2008 presidential election?
There is no candidate quite strong enough.