I went to a roller skating rink the other day with my Little Brother. The fact that I can't roller skate was a little bit of a hinderance... but otherwise it was pretty interesting. Having gone on a Sunday afternoon, the place was packed with kids (I never knew the skating rink was a viable alternative to the mall these days). Anyway, not having listened to anything on the radio but npr in a while, the blast of new music I got to listen to while feebly attempting to stay upright was... a little distracting. Choice lyrics that were seared into my head as I took a toss:

Gurlz call me Jolly Rancher (Oh)
Cuz I stay so hard
You can suck me for a long time
(Oh my god!)
Gurl dis ain't no dance flo'
Dis a candy sto'

I have D4L singing Laffy Taffy to thank for that.

A slightly more interesting song that I also seem to remember pretty well is called Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock, by MC Lars. He just lists off a bunch of stuff that isn't punk rock (that hot topic presumably sells - AC/DC hair clips?)... and then ends the song with a little monologue about how Hot Topic is a million dollar company that is manufacturing an anti-authoritarian identity by trying to associate with youth sub-cultures. Good stuff.
I wonder how many of the kids at the skating rink with t-shirts that looked like they were straight out of Hot Topic were actually listening.