I’ve long maintained that the best rock’n’roll in the world comes out of Scandinavia. I don’t know how or why, but for some reason these folks kick seriously ass. Todays example comes screaming out of Finland, the legendary Flaming Sideburns.

Sounding like the partially aborted lovechild of the MC5 and New York Dolls, and looking like a gang of colorblind angry cowboy drag queens when they hit the stage, these Helsinki natives have been killing the scene for ten smoldering years, with a new album every year and one of the greatest names ever to prove it.

I don’t know anything about them, so instead of a bio here’s a shooter recipe I’ve invented:

The Flaming Sideburns

1/3 shot Sambuca
1/3 shot Overproof Rum
1/3 shot amaretto.

Stand back, ignite, throw it back. Watch out, this will burn your face off and give you an ulcer.

For more insights on the Flaming Sideburns, and to hear them melt some Marshalls, visit:

http://www.myspace.com/theflamingsideburns