Green Day - 21 Guns
Published July 2, 2009 @ 16:53 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "21 Guns" by Green Day.

Green Day's "Know Your Enemy" was noticeably absent from the recently unveiled SLS21. I didn't mind it, but I thought it was a little too "American Idiot" and I know these guys can do better. "21 Guns" is a great deal better.

Although I won't see it for a year, I hear this song is prominently featured in the critically lambasted Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

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Deconstructing SLS21
Published June 29, 2009 @ 18:56 in SLS

Now that SLS21 is in the bag, it's time to deconstruct the 20 tunes that made the final cut. How much of SLS21 is CanCon? How many artists are making their first appearance on SLS? Find out the answers to these questions and more below.

• Canadian Content - 10 (Arkells, Billy Talent, City and Colour, k-os, Metric, Mother Mother, Sam Roberts, Tokyo Police Club, The Tragically Hip, USS)
• Making Their SLS Debut - 5 (Arkells, Cage the Elephant, Eagles of Death Metal, Mother Mother, Spinnerette)
• Artists That Also Appeared On SLS20 - 7 (Billy Talent, Kings of Leon, Metric, Sam Roberts, Tokyo Police Club, USS, Weezer)
• Providing a Female Voice - 3 (Metric, Spinerette, Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
• Longest Current SLS Streak - 3 (Sam Roberts, Tokyo Police Club, USS, Weezer)
• Longest SLS Drought Ended - 6 (Franz Ferdinand, Pearl Jam)

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SLS21 Unveiled
Published June 29, 2009 @ 08:33 in SLS

It is with great privilege and honour that I unveil to you the final song list for SLS21. For an SLS primer, go here and to see what appeared on SLS20, go here.

We listened to hours and hours of new rock before deciding upon these 20 tracks. Without further ado, I give you SLS21.

1. Arkells - Oh, The Boss is Coming!
2. Billy Talent - Rusted From The Rain
3. Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
4. City and Colour - The Girl
5. Eagles of Death Metal - Wannabe in LA
6. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses
7. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
8. k-os - Burning Bridges
9. Metric - Gimme Sympathy
10. Mother Mother - Body of Years
11. Pearl Jam - Brother
12. Sam Roberts - Fixed to Ruin
13. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
14. Spinnerette - Ghetto Love
15. The Raconteurs - Consoler Of The Lonely
16. Tokyo Police Club - Your English Is Good
17. Tragically Hip - Love is a First
18. Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker - Laces Out
19. Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

I just updated The Complete SLS Database. Look for SLS22 in late December, 2009.

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Billy Talent - Rusted From The Rain
Published June 14, 2009 @ 18:26 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Rusted From The Rain" by Billy Talent.

We've been hearing Billy Talent on the radio for six years now, so maybe it's time I get over the fact they bastardized the spelling of Billy Tallent.

This is a nice single from this Streetsville band. I'm seeing them on Saturday.

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Mother Mother - Body of Years
Published May 26, 2009 @ 10:58 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Body of Years" by Mother Mother.

This sweet indie band is based in Vancouver. They released O My Heart in late 2008 and this is their first big radio single off the album, at least in this neck of the woods. I dig it.

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Sam Roberts - Fixed to Ruin
Published May 15, 2009 @ 14:21 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Fixed to Ruin" by Sam Roberts.

I've seen Sam Roberts perform three times, and he's always great. I read a quote from him several years ago in which he says his greatest love was "dirty fuckin’ rock ‘n’ roll." I've always loved that quote.

This is his latest single as he keeps on rockin'.

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Cage the Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked
Published May 8, 2009 @ 20:55 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" by Cage the Elephant.

Cage the Elephant sound a little White Stripish on this track, but I dig it. Maybe I dig it because it's White Stripish?

In Indian religious philosophies the elephant is a symbol of strength and wisdom, representing good energy rather than negativity. Hence, this band wanted to cage the elephant. Now you know the rest of the story.

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Published April 29, 2009 @ 08:58 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Zero" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The best new album I've been spinning this week belongs to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There are several hooky singles oozing out of It's Blitz, including "Zero", a song they recently performed on Saturday Night Live.

I found it interesting that they went with "Maps" as their second tune on SNL. "Maps" was on SLS11 which means it's six years old now. It's still fantastic, btw. When "Zero" makes the cut for SLS21, it will be the Yeah Yeah Yeahs fourth appearance.

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k-os - Burning Bridges
Published April 26, 2009 @ 14:21 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Burning Bridges" by k-os.

Did you know Kevin Brereton chose the moniker k-os because it stands for Knowledge Of Self? I'm always unsure whether it's supposed to be typed k-os or K-OS. I see both all over the place.

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Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
Published April 20, 2009 @ 13:44 in SLS

I'm submitting a song for SLS21 consideration. I'm submitting "Panic Switch" by Silversun Pickups.

"Lazy Eye" was one of my favourite songs of 2007. "Panic Switch" is no "Lazy Eye", but it's that cool Silversun Pickups sound that'll hook you.

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