ONLY FIRE CAN GO REPLACE HIS CROWN

WU LYF I "LYF" I Go Tell Fire To The Mountain 
After much anticipation, the tracks of the mystifying Wu Lyf group have been released on an album! Having my first listen right now and it's a stunner. Going to let it brew a bit before giving the full album a review, but I can all ready tell it is going to be an album obsession for sure! When they first released this track I was so thankful something big was coming on, music so uninhibited it just burns with energy and spirit. The kind of fire thats been fizzling out in today's music.

ANOTHER MILLION HYPNOTIZED

Eddy Current Suppression Ring I "Colour Television" I Primary ColoursNo matter how many times I play this song I just can't get sick of it. The lyrics are so simple, yet so brilliant. Turn of the TV, turn this song up, and dance your ass off for 5 minutes. It will feel way better than channel surfing through garbage for hours on end.

I'm liking their live performance of the song too, they're a great Aussie band. Fantastic base riff!

THERE'S MORE TO THE PICTURE THAN MEETS THE EYE

Beautifully haunting cover of Neil Young's 'Out of the Blue'. If Sons of Anarchy wasn't such an amazing show, I would still just watch it for the great music.
Battleme I "Hey Hey My My" I Sons of Anarchy - The King Is Gone

FLY LIKE A BUTTERFLY, WATCH THAT DEMON BE MY GUIDE

The Music I "Karma" I You Might As Well Try To Fuck Me -EPBeautifully surreal b-side track from an amazing brit band I will always love. Such a shame to hear they have broken up. Their early tracks from when they were just out of high school are a true treasure, their first album was a masterpiece.

I'LL BE WAITING, WITH A GUN AND A PACK OF SANDWICHES

Radiohead I "Talk Show Host" I Street Spirit (Fade Out) EP

PUT OUT THE FIRE BOYS

Cold War Kids I "Hospital Beds" I Robbers and Cowards
Love this song with all my heart. Just started learning it on guitar and it is my favourite song to sing with. Cold War Kids did the original and their is something quite beautiful about the video shot for it. I also love Florence + the Machine's cover of the song, her voice is outstanding on the track and is quite powerful with the lyrics.

Florence + the Machine I "Hospital Beds" I A Lot of Love - A Lot of Blood - EP 

I DENIED THE THINGS I SAW INSIDE, THE THINGS I SAW INSIDE, IS WHAT REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE

The Black Angels I "Black Grease" I PassoverOne of my favourite songs of all time. Just feel that amazing guitar riff pulsating through the heart of the song. The Black Angels are one hell of a band that I highly recommend giving a good listen too. Psych blues rock at its finest.

I LOVE THE WALLS YOU SHINE THROUGH

Detroit Social Club I "Rivers and Rainbows" I Existence
Big things to come from these guys, you can just feel it. This song was released with the single "Silver" in 2008 followed by "Sunshine People", which were two other amazing tracks that had me waiting on their first album release ever since. Hailing from Britain, the bands debut album was released in the UK this May but still has yet to be released in North America. Come on, dying over here! In the meantime I am loving the singles and their self described "Retro-big beat-gospel influenced-junkie folk" sound, couldn't have put it better myself. Don't you just love all the crazy genre descriptions of music these days? haha

OH RECKLESS ABANDON, LIKE NO ONE'S WATCHING YOU

Temper Trap I "Sweet Disposition" I ConditionsOne hell of a feel good song. Was great in 500 Days of Summer.

ALL YOUR DREAMS ARE CHERRY RED INSIDE YOUR HEAD

One sick song. Two amazing versions. Originally done by Jonathan Fire Eater then brilliantly covered by the Kills. I really can't decide which version I like better. Both are exceptional in their own right, from playfully offbeat to mysteriously haunting.

Jonathan Fire Eater I "The Search For Cherry Red" I Tremble Under Boom Lights
The Kills I "The Search For Cherry Red" I Pull A U (Single)

NEVER LET THEM TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE ALL THE SAME

Led Zeppelin I "Going To California" I Led Zeppelin IVI'm in love with Jimmy Paige and his sweet sweet mandolin. Something about the summer air that just makes me want to listen to this song over and over.

MUSIC YOU CAN FEEL DOWN TO THE BONE

Buddy Guy I "Baby Please Don't Leave" I Sweet Tea
The blues at its finest. The pure soul of rock; raw power, true emotion, surrendered to the guitar. Music you can feel down to the bone.
Loved hearing this song blasted at the opening of a BRMC concert last month before they came on stage. It set the tone for a great night.

FATE UP AGAINST YOU'RE WILL

Echo and The Bunnymen I "The Killing Moon" I Ocean Rain
On the topic of Donnie Darko, love this Echo & the Bunnymen song that the movie open's with. The track couldn't be more perfect for the feel of the film.

PROCAINE PROVES THE PUREST ROCK MAN GROOVE

The Clash I Straight To Hell (Live) I From Here To Eternity
Hands down favourite record from the Clash, even better is the live version recorded in Boston 82'. Strummer's vocals on the live track build into a fantastic rendition of the song that give the lyrics new life. Well worth listening to the track the whole way through. The "sing in tune you bastards!" at the end is just priceless.
Gotta love that M.I.A. sampled the track for "Paper Planes".

NONE WILL LEVEL ON THE LINE, NOBODY OF IT IS WORTH

Jimi Hendrix I "All Along the Watchtower" I Electric Ladyland
Arguably the best version, tough call though.

POETRY IS NO PLACE FOR A HEART THAT'S A WHORE