Summer is a time for cranking the radio, opening the windows, and cruising. Each warm season a couple bands are handpicked by the American public to blow up huge at beach sessions, backyard BBQs, and crowded bar rooms nationwide. Of course those lucky songs chosen to serve as the soundtrack for the summer months of '08 will be overplayed and kicked to death until the very mention of their name makes your ears bleed. So without further ado, here are some songs that you will love now…. but loathe by August.

**Click on the Album Art for jumps to some baller videos**

Ludo – "Love Me Dead"
Oh, it's so indie. Following in the footsteps of bands like 30 Seconds to Mars and Panic! At the Disco, Ludo has duplicated the post-punk, emo-centric sound as demonstrated by their new angst ridden rock ballad. Alternative music demigod Perry Farrell had them at Lollapalooza last summer and this year they are one of the headlining acts on Vans Warper Tour. Whether they deserve the street cred is up to you, but we guarantee that repetitive chorus guitar riff will slowly seep onto Top 40 in the next couple weeks, until you'll want to be loved to death as well whenever it comes on.

Weezer – "Pork and Beans"
Weezer's still together? We're surprised too – especially after their last two excuses attempts at recapturing the 90s rock that every 20-something remembers them making from our youth. What could've been awesome has once again fallen short as Weezer drops a third less than stellar collection entitled the Red Album. While the first single, "Pork and Beans", is nice the first time around and the video is pretty entertaining, it begins to wear on you like a teenage angst tumor.

Metro Station – "Shake It"
Holy Pop-Punk! It wouldn't be summertime without a high-pitched voice, a repetitive chorus, and enough synthed guitar to make a Junior High party explode with more energy than a stacked game of Spin the Bottle. The lead singer is older brother of the Disney sensation Hannah Montana, and with America's current crack-like addiction to The Cyrus Clan it's a given you'll be hearing this one all summer until we all overdose.

Flobots – "Handlebars"
This is the one song on the list that we're all pretty sure has past its date of expiration.  You can tell because it's already being parodied on the radio. Redefining what it means to be a rap/rock band, Denver's Flobots have decided 'rhyming', 'vocals', and 'timing' are no longer required to make a good song and while it is a cool sound first time around, come time #10 you'll be asking what the shit. I can make a song with no talent, no talent, no talent…

Ray J & Yung Berg – "Sexy Can I"
And your guilty pleasure track of the summer is… With a hook including the phrase 'Kodak Moment' it was a given that this song would explode. Singer Ray J has gone from being famous as Moesha's younger brother to being famous as Kim Kardashian's fuck buddy. Now he's getting some credit on his own two legs, but with that uber-catchy beat and a couple phrases conducive to drunk yelling, "Sexy Can I" will be old by July.

Coldplay – "Viva la Vida"
Coldplay is a lot like Dave Matthews Band. Both bands play huge shows, get every single on the radio, and melt the hearts of young women across the country. And all of this success is based on stuff they did earlier in their career because the new albums are basically complete shit. I'll be the one that goes there and awakens the music community because everyone else is too scared they'll make Gwenyth Paltrow cry by insulting her husband. I'm not impressed, Coldplay. Sure you got an ITunes Commercial - but so did Bono.

Estelle ft Kanye West – "American Boy"
We love this song here at the Boosh offices. As pretentious as he is, K-West has a reason to brag. Everything the Chicago MC touches has proven to be gold, and his two verses added to this UK pop princess' track have made a solid track to blare in stereo during your open-window cruising sessions. But pop radio has started to catch on that this song is awesome, so it's only a matter of time before it makes me want to shove a fork in my retina.

N.E.R.D. – "Everyone Nose"
Pharell Williams' new project is a reminder of how tight N.E.R.D. is. Like Estelle/West, we hate to admit this one will be like nails on chalkboard by August. It's an awesome track and is getting us pretty jacked for their new release next week, but for all of you who like going out on the weekends the line "all the girls standing in the line for the bathroom" will be as overplayed as "superman a ho". Video is amazing, though. Go watch it before America hates it.