I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Sunday Morning" from  k-os. k-os is one of my favourite Toronto-born artists and this is another cool vibe from the man.  And yes, it's k-os, not K-os or K-Os or K-oS or K-OS or any other variation. Warning: This "Sunday

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Level" from  The Raconteurs. Do you think "Level" is SLS-worthy?  Leave a comment and let it be known!

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Fidelity" from Regina Spektor. I think I've fallen in love with her voice.  You can hear "Fidelity" on her MySpace page.

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Nausea" from Beck. Sure, he's a Scientologist, but he's also Beck, and that makes it okay.

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Red Flag" from Billy Talent. Admittedly, I'm a little late on this one.  It took a while to hit me, but now I see the light.  For a band with only a couple of albums under their belt, they've done

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" from AlexisOnFire. Is St. Catherines' Dallas Green the hardest working musician in Canada today?  Possibly.  There's City and Colour, his collaboration with Neverending White Lights and his work with Alexisonfire.  This song grew

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "No Heaven" from DJ Champion. I mentioned I've been digging this tune lately.  I'm a man of my word.

I just submitted a tune for SLS16 consideration.  I submitted "Sing Me Spanish Techno" from the The New Pornographers. I don't care if they're the new pornographers or the same old pornographers, this porno is rated XXX for exxxcellent. The entire Twin Cinema CD is exxxcellent and that's why it

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" from the Arctic Monkeys. Sometimes a tune is just so cool it's begging for SLS attention.  "Fake Tales Of San Francisco" has it all, a catchy beat, fun lyrics and a heavy dose of the

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Heaters" from illScarlett. I liked "Heaters" the first time I heard it.  Of course, one of my favourite discs of all time is Sublime's self-titled disc and "Heaters" sounds as if it came from that disc, so there's no wonder

Now that SLS15 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 22 tunes that made the final cut.  How much of SLS15 is CanCon?  How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below. Canadian Content - 8 (The

It is with great privilege and honour that I unveil to you the final song list for SLS15.  For an SLS primer, go here and to see what appeared on SLS14, go here. We listened to hours and hours of new rock before deciding upon these 22 tracks totalling more

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "You Only Live Once" from The Strokes. I was itching to submit the B-side unheard, but that violates a cardinal SLS rule.  No song can be submitted until it's actually listened to at least once.  "You Only Live Once" is

I blinked and we were a week into June.  How the hell did that happen?  As you know, we finalize each edition of SLS at the end of June and December.  That means we're only a couple of weeks away from releasing the final track listing for SLS15. In the

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Crazy" from Gnarls Barkley. I'm trying not to make snap decisions these days. In the past, I'd hear a tune I totally dug and I'd submit it for SLS consideration that day. Now, I try and sit on it for

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Woman" from Wolfmother. This is precisely the kind of great tune that should appear on SLS. I've been digging it for weeks and weeks but I'm only now getting around to submitting it.  You can actually hear "Woman" here.

Henry David Thoreau was on to something when he said "simplify".  Actually, he said it twice and it would have been more economical had he said it but once.  Why double the effort if you don't have to? The same principles can be applied to SLS.  We started the SLS

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Hate Me" from Blue October. I instantly liked this song, but hesitated to submit it because it's a little poppy.  But what the hell! This might be 2006's "Since You Been Gone"... a guilty pleasure I can't help but like.

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Steady, As She Goes" from The Raconteurs. Jack White of The White Stripes contributes vocals, guitars and keyboards to The Raconteurs, a very promising band from the sounds of it.  "Steady, As She Goes" is their first single and fantastic.

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Blood On Our Hands" from Death From Above 1979. There's more to You're A Woman, I'm A Machine than "Romantic Rights".  For example, there's this tune, which is worthy of SLS15 consideration. I've already got a solid 1:04 of

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Lonely Day" from System of a Down. I love the band and it's a nice enough song, but I submit it for SLS15 under protest. Too much Daron and not enough Serj!

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Cash Machine" from the Hard-Fi. When I first heard this tune I thought it sounded like the Stereo MC's.  I liked it though, and when I heard it on the radio the other morning I found myself groovin' to it.

I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration.  I submitted "Dead Flowers" from the The Miniatures. Sometimes a song will grow on me, and other times I'll instantly like it. I immediately really liked "Dead Flowers" from The Minatures. I had to Google these guys to learn who they were,