It is with great privilege and honour that I unveil to you the final song list for SLS20.  For an SLS primer, go here and to see what appeared on SLS19, go here. We listened to hours and hours of new rock before deciding upon these 20 tracks.  Without further

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Kids" by MGMT. This is not the official video, it's some fan made vid, but it's good enough to be the official video.  Although the guy and girl aren't actually MGMT... but the devil is in the details. Have you heard

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Churches Under the Stairs" by Brendan Canning. Broken Social Scene, the Toronto indie rock supergroup collective, has this "Broken Social Scene Presents" series that features solo work by BSS members.  Brendan Canning is the second member to be featured and "Churches

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Help, I'm Alive" by Metric. "Help, I'm Alive" is the first single we've heard from the next Metric album, coming out in early 2009.  There's a bit more at http://www.ilovemetric.com/, but not much more. I'm digging this track.

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Cath..." by Death Cab for Cutie. "Cath..." is the second single from Death Cab for Cutie's sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs.  It's not as strong as "I Will Possess Your Heart," but it's still solid DCFC.

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Sex On Fire" by Kings of Leon. I'm dedicating this video to RCA Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.  RCA Records, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, is still disabling the embedding of their YouTube videos. That means

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Troublemaker" by Weezer. I sorta thought I was done with Weezer.  Nobody was a bigger fan of their blue album than yours truly.  It was a play-through that I played through hundreds of times.  Pinkerton was a tremendous follow-up and I

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Graves" by Tokyo Police Club. Instead of telling you why I'm submitting "Graves" for SLS consideration, I'm going to blow your mind with an amazing fact about this Elephant Shell album by Newmarket's Tokyo Police Club. TPC cover "Friends of P"

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Paper Planes" by M.I.A. This tune has had a very interesting year.  It was released on iTunes back in February, it got my attention shortly thereafter when I read about MTV's refusal to air the video with the gunshots

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Turn Your Back" by Billy Talent & Anti-Flag. This is the first single from the new album.  I don't believe they've named the new Billy Talent album yet, but my money's on Billy Talent III.

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Detroit '67" by Sam Roberts. Yes, I'm nominating "Detroit '67", but I'm thinking about "Bridge to Nowhere".  Every time I see or read about Sarah Palin, which is all too often, I think about Sam Roberts' "Bridge to Nowhere".  Here's a

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay. Someone came up to me the other day and said the new Coldplay song was the best Coldplay song they had ever heard.  I found this shocking.  I like "Viva La Vida" as much as the

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Inside the Fire" by Disturbed. In the early years of SLS, Disturbed was a staple. "Down With The Sickness", "Prayer", "Remember" and "Liberate" all made the cut.  Then, things quieted down on the Disturbed front. This song has that same catchy

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Given Up" by Linkin Park. You're entitled to hate Linkin Park.  Really, it's okay.  It's an easy band to hate on and there's no way digging a band this mainstream is cool.  And being cool is very, very important. As I

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Wild International" by One Day as a Lion. If you haven't yet heard, One Day as a Lion is Zach de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine and Jon Theodore from The Mars Volta.  It's a great sound, right up

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Gamma Ray" by Beck. This is the first single from Beck's new album Modern Guilt, produced by Beck and Danger Mouse.  I've been a big Beck fan since Mellow Gold and at least three or four cuts from that album still

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Oblivion" by Wintersleep. These cats are from Halifax and I've been singing this tune all week.  It's a cool video, too.

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Let It Die" by the Foo Fighters. Here's the deal... We at SLS have this little rule that says each artist can only be represented once on each edition of SLS.  "Long Road to Ruin" was pegged to appear on SLS19

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Love Is Noise" by The Verve. My wife will be happy there's new music by The Verve.  This tune is the first single off their new album, their first album of new material since Urban Hymns, an album she loved.  I

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "2 and 15/16ths" by USS. I love this song.  It's the second single from USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) and I think it's fantastic. It was great live, too.

I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration.  I'm submitting "Bitches In Tokyo" by Stars. It's funny, but SLS19 was put to bed without a single female voice.  Here's one that looks good for SLS20.  It's a great tune and a fun little vid.

Now that SLS19 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 20 tunes that made the final cut.  How much of SLS19 is CanCon?  How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below. Canadian Content - 7 (USS,

It is with great privilege and honour that I unveil to you the final song list for SLS19.  For an SLS primer, go here and to see what appeared on SLS18, go here. We listened to hours and hours of new rock before deciding upon these 20 tracks.  Without further

I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration.  I'm submitting "Hammerhead" by The Offspring. I used to have a lot of respect for The Offspring. I must have spun their disc "Smash" a billion times. "Ixnay On The Hombre" was pretty good too, and then they released the song that killed

I'm submitting a song for SLS19 consideration.  I'm submitting "I'm Amazed" by My Morning Jacket. A couple of years ago I saw My Morning Jacket open for Pearl Jam on back-to-back nights.  By the end of their second show, I was totally digging their sound.  I dove into It Still