Top 50 Indie Anthems @ NME

Lists are funny because they always create mobscene comment threads. Lists by NME are funny because they completely lack long-term memory and have a gigantic hard-on for The Libertines. Here's their Top Ten Indie Anthems:

1. Oasis - "Live Forever"
2. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
3. Pulp - "Common People"
4. The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
5. The Libertines - "Don't Look Back Into The Sun"
6. The Libertines - "Time For Heroes"
7. The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?"
8. The Stone Roses - "I Am The Resurrection"
9. The Strokes - "Last Nite"
10. Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"

[NME: 11-30 | 31-50]

Bloc Party Performance Streaming @ NME

Go here. It is their show from Carling Academy in Bristol on February 7. You can play any song from the set or watch the whole thing. Hot, hot version of "Banquet" in there. The setlist from the show follows...

"Song For Clay"
"Like Eating Glass"
"Blue Light"
"Hunting For Witches"
"Banquet"
"Waiting for the 7.18"
"The Prayer"
"This Modern Love"
"Uniform"
"Two More Years"
"So Here We Are"
"Helicopter"
"Kreuzberg"
"She's Hearing Voices"
"Sunday"
"Pioneers"

It is all part of a weeklong Bloc Party celebration at NME. Other features include: Kele's favorite video, Russell's favorite track, and Gordon's favorite band.