Pitchfork

Where's Don Pardo when you need him? On September 9-- yep, a Sunday-- Sony BMG will plaster endcaps at Target stores nationwide with an 11-track compilation of musical performances from the veritable guffaw institution "Saturday Night Live".

The descriptively-titled Live From SNL! Music Performances From Saturday Night Live collects the late night television exploits of Franz Ferdinand, the Shins, the Strokes, Beck and Arctic Monkeys, as well as Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Foo Fighters, Pink, Maroon 5, and a Band-less Dave Matthews. And here I thought I was the only one who'd put the Shins and Avril on the same mix.

Did we mention that you can only buy the CD at Target? Yes? Well, let's say it again. You can only buy this CD at Target.

It ought to go great with brightly colored plastic housewares and an Isaac Mizrahi towel set.

SNL:

01 Avril Lavigne: "Girlfriend"
02 Kelly Clarkson: "Since U Been Gone"
03 Foo Fighters; "Best of You"
04 Arctic Monkeys: "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
05 Pink: "Trouble"
06 Beck: "Nausea"
07 Dave Matthews: "Save Me"
08 The Shins: "Phantom Limb"
09 The Strokes: "You Only Live Once"
10 Maroon 5: "Harder to Breathe"
11 Franz Ferdinand: "Take Me Out"