Have you ever heard a song about fish sticks? How about liposuction, high- rise cowboy window washers love affairs, the joy of pickled okra or a shoehorn with teeth??? Akin to the sound of one hand clapping is the question, can an a cappella group with its popularity growing in leaps and bounds still be considered be a cult classic? In the Washington DC area DaVinci's Notebook has a serious fan base who love the joy of their performances. On this, their first release, are also found great arrangements of "Traffic Jam," "Blue Moon" and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay."

Songlist: With A Little Help From My Friends, Liposuction, Fish Sticks, Traffic Jam, Blue Moon, Window-Washing Cowboy, The Joy Of Pickled Okra, Stuck In The Middle With You, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, Dream Of Jeannie, Call Me, Shoehorn With Teeth, Metal Shop, Mickey Mouse March (Theme From "The Mickey Mouse Club")

DVN continues in their hilarious tradition! From the reggae-tinged "Me Pants Fall Down" to the Latin-flavored "Internet Porn," from the rollicking "Another Irish Drinking Song" to the folk-anthem "I Wish I Were," no subject or musical genre is off-limits for the Washington, DC foursome's satirical cannonballs. The Bobs' Richard Greene sits again in the producer's chair and does some songwriting as well: the rueful "The Big Chair." The CD includes the group's recent breakout hit and concert favorite, "Enormous Penis." Several of the tracks include instruments (drums, guitar, and/or piano)-especially on the hard-rocking ode to star-worship, "Heather Graham"-but the accompaniment never obscures the essence of this group's loopy, anything-goes wit and charm. A real must-have CD!

Songlist: The Gates, Internet Porn, Heather Graham, Me Pants Fall Down, I Wish I Were, The Big Chair, Hot Soup, Enema Countdown, Another Irish Drinking Song, Enormous Penis, Uncle Bufford Mego Mix, What A Wonderful World

Who's Mike Fanning? We don't know. Does it matter? No. This CD is the most hilarious recording to rotate our turntables this year! The opening cut, "Ally McBeal," (to the tune of Dylan's "Rolling Stone") is positively wicked, with lines like "and all the up you've thrown/into your porcelain throne," and "your Pop-Tart feminism." Da Vinci, aided and abetted by the Bobs' Richard Greene, who produced, spoof the present ("Road Rage," "Secret Asian Man") the past ("Soggy Diaper Blues") and the hereafter ("Kingdom in the Sky"). It's a blue-tinged, contemporary sound, which freaks freely, taking liberties with Meat Loaf-style rock opuses such as "Three Little Words." Some of the tracks have strategic percussion or harmonica.

Songlist: Ally McBeal, Seaside Lament, Is She Really Going Out With Him?, Title of The Song, Road Rage, Saggy Diaper Blues, Three Little Words, Secret Asian Man, Baby Please, Jump In The Line, Kingdom Of The Sky, The Driedel Song