Music as instantaneously pleasing as The Donnas' American

Teenage Rock 'N' Roll Machine tends to freak me out. On first

listen, these four 18-year-old girls from Palo Alto, Calif. (Donna R.

on guitar, Donna F. on bass, Donna C. on drums and Donna A. on

voice) -- who've been favorably compared to the Ramones, the

Runaways and Kiss -- drop-kick your head with short, spirited,

anthemic blasts...