I submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Cold Hard Bitch" by Jet.  I've been contemplating the submission of this song for a while now and I finally decided to take the leap and submit the damn thing.  It's pretty catchy. Although I

As regular readers know by now, a friend and I run another site called Smells Like Sour.  It's essentially a place for us to maintain SLS submissions and manage the songs that qualify for our SLS complilations.  If you want to know more about SLS, I'd start with this entry.

I would have submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration, only I was beaten to it. I was going to submit "Shake the Blood" by Probot featuring Lemmy.  You can watch the very cool video online. For the unaware, Probot is Foo Fighters frontman Dave

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Ride" by The Vines.  If you haven't yet heard this new single by The Vines, you can have a listen on their site.  I think it's quite good and worthy of SLS11 consideration. The

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. Well, I didn't actually submit this song, but I was on my way to submit it when I saw it was already submitted.  I was going to submit "Sic Transit Gloria..Glory Fades" by Brand New.

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Megalomaniac" by Incubus.  I had heard this song about 8 or 9 times during the past week, but yesterday morning upon hearing the opening chords while driving in my car I began to sing

I'm only about a month late, but I've finally updated the Smells Like Sour Database to include songs that appeared on SLS10. My list of things to do before New Year's Eve 2003 is now shorter by one.

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Echo" by Trapt.  When I first heard this tune, I thought it was a little soft.  Upon further review, it turns out I like it.  Something about the melody sticks with me. The first

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Re-Align" by Godsmack.  Godsmack takes a lot of flack for sounding like Alice in Chains, which I think is unfair.  Considering Godsmack named themselves after an Alice in Chains song, I don't thing they

As promised, I've started posting an entry here every time I submit a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. In my previous post, I also indicated what other songs from the artist had appeared on previous editions of SLS.  I also did this with my post

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "Reptilia" by The Strokes.  It's a great tune from a great band.  No further justification required.  I dig it. The Strokes have been well represented on SLS.  "Last Nite" appeared on SLS6, "Hard to

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by The White Stripes.  I think every song on Elephant is SLS-worthy, so I'm essentially submitting this track as it's the third single off the

I've just submitted a song via the Smells Like Sour website for SLS11 consideration. I submitted "The Ex" by Billy Talent.  I must admit I like this band's sound.  Their breakthrough single "Try Honesty" appeared on SLS10 and "The Ex" is just as good.  I believe it's SLS-worthy. Please be

Earlier in the week I claimed we created a monster when we launched the Smells Like Sour website seven months ago.  I'm pleased to say we've made some significant changes in an attempt to salvage the spirit of SLS on the web. Henceforth when someone submits a song for SLS

About seven months ago, Mark Carey and I brought Smells Like Sour to the web.  Smells Like Sour is a hypothetical compilation series of New Rock songs, with a new release every six months.  I've posted the songlists from the past two editions here and here and a database of

It wouldn't be Christmas if we didn't unveil the songs for SLS10.  The following songs comprise the best 80 minutes of music from the last six months of 2003 as determined by the Smells Like Sour committee. Queens of the Stone Age - You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar,

There's only about six weeks to go before we in the SLS commitee finalize the songlist for SLS10.  For those of you who need an SLS refresher, click here and here. To see songs that have been submitted for SLS10 consideration, or to submit one yourself, visit the official page.

Those of you who follow this Blog have come across a couple of references to the Smells Like Sour franchise. I pondered what tunes would comprise SLS9 here and revealed the final songlist for SLS9 here.  I even maintain the SLS Database here. For those of you just joining us,

It's almost July 1st, and that means it's time to put the finishing touches on the playlist for Smells Like Sour 9. What the heck is Smells Like Sour?  Fair question.  Smells Like Sour is "released" twice a year just prior to Christmas and Canada Day.  It's essentially 80 minutes