Released: 1967 To be clear, Cream were never “What Eric Clapton did next.” After the prodigously talented guitarist left the … More
Category: 100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s
100 Greatest Songs of the 60’s #68 Johnny Kidd and the Pirates – Shakin’ All Over
Released: 1960 Despite eventually selling it back over the Atlantic to spectacular success, Britain’s relationship with early rock n’ roll … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #1 Arctic Monkeys – 505
Released: 2007 Cause and effect. Evolution, not revolution. If you want to understand how the Arctic Monkeys of looking good … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #2 The Libertines – Time For Heroes
Released: 2003 London wants. London desires. London expects. England’s capital had long dominated whatever cultural discourse the country seemed able … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #3 The Streets – Weak Become Heroes
Released: 2002 In the end, raving went the way of nearly all things which become culturally significant; the man stepped … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #4 Queens of The Stone Age – You Think I Ain’t Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire
Released: 2002 Queens of The Stone Age and former Kyuss frontman Josh Homme had a pretty good fix on how … More
100 Greatest songs of the 00’s #5 Roots Manuva – Witness (I Hope)
Released: 2001 Anyone talking about respect from across the Atlantic for British rap can trace a line back to pioneers … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #6 Animal Collective – My Girls
Released: 2009 What is dream pop, if it can’t be about dreams? Most often the phrase is applied to music … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #7 The Avalanches – Since I Left You
Released: 2000 Almost thirty years after it’s supposed first time out on John Kongos’ 1971 track He’s Gonna Step on … More
100 Greatest Songs of the 00’s #8 Boards of Canada – Kid for Today
Released: 2000 At this point it all looked like it might be straightforward. Boards of Canada’s self-mythologising, frustratingly unavailable back … More