Smashin'
The last CD I certifiably smashed was an antiquated, burned copy of Caldera OpenLinux, which — by all means — deserved it. It actually busted into a bunch of really pointy shards and seemed kind of dangerous. Not your normal AOL CD flex-and-rip drill.
I don’t have an absolute candidate for a fresh smashing, but I think this album from The Walkmen is one of the closest things to a sure deal I have on hand now. I think if a steampunk (why I know this term eludes me at the moment) Goth started writing angst-filled retro/emo music, this would be it.
I still remember that anime (any potential new or casual readers may note that me watching anime remains an infrequent exception to a very solidified rule) about steam — oh yes, Steamboy — that had “nothing to do with steam.” Thanks, EZ-E.
The fact that Steamboy has its own website makes me shudder in horror.