1 – Honky Talk Rules – Public Enemy – Off their brand new album, this is Chuck D mad about the appropriation of black music by white artists who have made a fortune of it. How on earth did he get Jagger to sign off on the sample? – B
2 – All My Life – Foo Fighters – In my ongoing search for Foo’s redeeming qualities, here is one: a very nifty little rocker, the tune doesn’t happen but the hook is golden – B+
3 – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next – Manic Street Preachers – This is the point about power, when you feed it it grows and needs more – A
4 – Anarchy In The UK – The Sex Pistols – Helen and I were discussing why these guys weren’t covered more, when was the last time you heard it? The Motley Crue cover? Think about that… – A+
5 – Between The Bars – Elliott Smith – Despite rock nyc’s deep involvement with the cult of Smith, I myself have never been a fan, but here is an exception – A
6 – Let’s Split – Kaya Stewart – This is a very good teen popper, this girl may be on to something – B+
7 – Ghosttown – Madonna – I don’t agree with Diplo about much, but I agreed when he claimed if anybody else had released this it would’ve been a smash hit – A
8 – Royals – Lorde – Pretty excellent, good luck with the follow up – A
9 – The Mess We Made – Tomas Doncker – Protest music – A
10 – All Together Now – The Beatles – Third best children’s song they ever did – A
