1. If You Could See Her Through My Eyes – Alan Cummings – I missed rock nyc's Henry Sims turn as the "Cabaret" MC in the musical last week because a) I wasn't invited and b) It was in Connecticut; so I have to make do with Cummings star making turn from the 1990s, where his preposperous ode to a chimpanzee takes a terrifying twist on the very last line, spat out with venom – Grade: A
2. Poses – Rufus Wainwright – No kidding – Grade: A+
3. The Butterfly Collector – The Jam – Down beat slash and burn ballad – Grade: B
4. Fast Car/Slow Traffic – Oddball production for what should be a hard harsh piece of aggro – Grade: B-
5. Wake Up The Nation – Paul Weller – What was going on when he recorded this? A terrific song completely ruined by a dreary production and a crap arrangement – Grade:B
6. 19th Nervous Breakdown – The Rolling Stones – the song builds and Brian is the builer – Grade: A+
7. Dumb For You – Krizz Kaliko – With the exception of "5 O'Clock" T-Pain's best moment in years – Grade: A
8. You Won't Regret It – Ceu – Lover's rock, smooth and sunny – Grade: A
9. Bang – Rye Rye – This is MIA if MIA was a teenage girl obsessed with dance and hip hop – Grade: A
10. Fever – Maps And Atlases – Like Dirty Projectors making a pop move – Grade:A