One of the year's best...
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foxmonkey"Plug It In", chosen by Michaelangelo Matos of the SeattleWeekly, here. He lists his favorite 101 songs of the year; he's listed, in his words: "One track per primary credited artist — guest spots I'm more lenient about, which is why Jay-Z makes four appearances..." And JC's shot is the only one mentioned from the Jaxx album, so even more woohoo!
C700MB Go! 2003
One year. 101 songs. Seven and a half hours of the year's best music.
by Michaelangelo Matos
This is not a list ordered by preference; rather, it's a playlist, 101 songs I liked a lot this year, encoded onto a single MP3 CD-R. Think of it as a box set (it fills six audio CDs) of the year—an incomplete, metastasized Now or Totally Hits compilation that will continue to be modified over the next few months.
One track per primary credited artist—guest spots I'm more lenient about, which is why Jay-Z makes four appearances. (Missy Elliott gets on twice thanks to Hi-Fi Hillary, who mashes up Missy's 2002 smash with an old Meat Beat Manifesto track.)
Have fun. And happy New Year.
1. Tomoyasu Hotei: "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" (A Band Apart/Maverick/WMG Soundtracks).
2. Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z: "Beware of the Boys (Remix)" (Sequence).
3. Hi-Fi Hillary: "Re-Work It" (MP3).
4. Freaks: "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out" (Music for Freaks).
5. Ted Leo/Pharmacists: "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" (Lookout!).
6. The New Pornographers: "The Laws Have Changed" (Matador).
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps" (Interscope).
8. Todd Edwards: "Beckon Call (2003 Remix)" (i!).
9. Deadbeat vs. Stephen Beaupré: "Ample Slacks" (Onitor).
10. R. Kelly: "Ignition Remix" (Jive).
11. Bugz in the Attic: "Zombie 2003" (Bittasweet, U.K.).
12. Basement Jaxx ft. J.C. Chasez: "Plug It In" (Astralwerks).
13. Pimp Daddy Nash: "It's a Wonderful Life" (Eighth Dimension). 14. The Fever: "Glamorous Life" (Kemado).
15. Junior Senior: "Shake Your Coconuts" (Crunchy Frog/Atlantic).
16. The Strokes: "12:51" (RCA).
17. Vells: "Light on the Right" (Luckyhorse). 1
8. Belle & Sebastian: "Step Into My Office, Baby" (Rough Trade).
19. Audio Bullys: "The Snow" (Astralwerks).
20. !!!: "Me & Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" (Touch and Go).
21. Elephant Man: "Fuck U Sign" (Greensleeves).
22. Dizzee Rascal: "I Love U" (XL).
23. Missy Elliott: "Pass That Dutch" (Elektra).
24. 50 Cent: "In Da Club" (Shady/Interscope).
25. Atmosphere: "Shoes" (Rhymesayers).
26. Killer Mike: "Akshon (Yeah!)" (Aquemini).
27. Freeway ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel: "What We Do" (Def Jam). 28. David Banner ft. Lil Flip: "Like a Pimp" (Universal).
29. Aesop Rock ft. El-P: "We're Famous" (Definitive Jux).
30. Obie Trice: "Got Some Teeth" (Shady/Interscope).
31. Joe Budden: "Pump It Up" (Def Jam).
32. Musical Mobb: "Pulse X" (Inspired Sounds, U.K.).
33. Radiohead: "There, There" (Capitol).
34. The Rapture: "Love Is All" (DFA/Strummer/ Universal).
35. The Bloodthirsty Lovers: "Telepathic" (Frenchkiss).
36. Vessel: "Koozbane" (Expanding).
37. Jabberjaw: "Girlfriend" (Perlon).
38. Dub Taylor ft. Vital: "Your Soul" (Forcetracks).
39. Amy Rigby: "Are We Ever Gonna Have Sex Again?" (Signature Sounds).
40. The Naysayer: "My Liver Needs a Lawyer" (Carrot Top).
41. Drive-By Truckers: "Outfit" (New West).
42. Dan Bern: "Graceland" (Messenger).
43. Electric Six: "Gay Bar" (XL).
44. Rancid: "Fall Back Down" (Epitaph).
45. The White Stripes: "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" (V2).
46. Richard Thompson: "Oops! I Did It Again" (Beeswing).
47. Justin Timberlake: "Cry Me a River" (Jive).
48. Kiley Dean: "Make Me a Song" (Beatclub/ Interscope). 4
9. Cooler Kids: "E Is for Everybody" (Dreamworks).
50. Data 80: "You Are Always on My Mind (Extended Mix)" (Forcetracks).
51. Black Box Recorder: "The School Song" (Jetset).
52. Fannypack: "Cameltoe" (Tommy Boy).
53. Vybz Kartel: "Pussy Jaw" (Greensleeves).
54. Beenie Man: "My Dickie" (Greensleeves).
55. Sean Paul: "Get Busy" (VP/Atlantic).
56. Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z: "Crazy in Love" (Columbia).
57. Bubba Sparxxx: "Comin' Round" (Beatclub/Interscope).
58. Brother Ali: "Forest Whitaker" (Rhymesayers).
59. Triple Threat: "Morning Showers" (Fat Beats).
60. Omid: "Arrival/Departure" (Mush).
61. Jean Grae: "Take Me" (Babygrande).
62. Biz Markie ft. P. Diddy: "Do Your Thang" (Tommy Boy).
63. Northern State: "At the Party" (Startime International).
64. DJ Shadow: "Six Days (Soulwax Remix)" (Island, Japan).
65. The Hold Steady: "The Swish" (TheHoldSteady.com).
66. The Malinks: "Clean Living" (Disaster).
67. Exploding Hearts: "I'm a Pretender" (Dirtnap).
68. NOFX: "Franco Un-American" (Fat Wreck Chords).
69. Stereolab: "Mass Riff" (Elektra).
70. Radio 4: "Dance to the Underground (The DFA Version)" (Astralwerks).
71. Isoleé: "Lost" (Playhouse).
72. Horror Inc.: "A Dream Within a Dream" (Perlon).
73. Luomo: "So You" (Forcetracks).
74. Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham: "Threw It Away" (Jetset). 75. The Fiery Furnaces: "I'm Gonna Run" (Rough Trade).
76. Bettie Serveert: "Have a Heart" (Hidden Agenda).
77. A.R.E. Weapons: "Don't Be Scared" (Rough Trade).
78. Jay-Z: "99 Problems" (Roc-a-Fella).
79. Kelis: "Milkshake" (Star Trak).
80. Prefuse 73: "Uprock + Invigorate" (Warp).
81. Plaid: "Even Spring" (Warp).
82. Yo La Tengo: "Today Is the Day" (Matador).
83. The Orb: "Cool Harbour" (Kompakt).
84. Vacuous Ninnies: "(Can't) Get Up" (Quatermass).
85. Codebase: "Seek and Destroy" (Force Inc.).
86. Wiley: "Donkey Kick" (white label, U.K.).
87. Dem Lott: "Dem Lott's 'Ere Now (Original Full Vocal)" (East Side, U.K.).
88. The Postal Service: "Nothing Better" (Sub Pop).
89. The Broken Family Band: "The Devil in the Details" (Mute, U.K.).
90. The Go- Betweens: "Caroline and I" (Jetset).
91. The Clientele: "House on Fire" (Merge).
92. The Twilight Singers: "The Killer" (One Little Indian).
93. The Kills: "Fried My Little Brains" (Rough Trade).
94. The Go! Team: "Junior Kickstart" (Memphis Industries).
95. Crooked Fingers: "Sweet Marie" (Merge).
96. Toby Keith: "If I Was Jesus" (Dreamworks).
97. Merle Haggard: "That's the News" (Hag).
98. Brooks & Dunn: "Holy War" (Arista).
99. The Mover: "Burning Universe" (Tresor).
100. Dwayne Sodahberk: "Christa" (Tigerbeat6).
101. Warren Zevon: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Artemis).
C700MB Go! 2003
One year. 101 songs. Seven and a half hours of the year's best music.
by Michaelangelo Matos
This is not a list ordered by preference; rather, it's a playlist, 101 songs I liked a lot this year, encoded onto a single MP3 CD-R. Think of it as a box set (it fills six audio CDs) of the year—an incomplete, metastasized Now or Totally Hits compilation that will continue to be modified over the next few months.
One track per primary credited artist—guest spots I'm more lenient about, which is why Jay-Z makes four appearances. (Missy Elliott gets on twice thanks to Hi-Fi Hillary, who mashes up Missy's 2002 smash with an old Meat Beat Manifesto track.)
Have fun. And happy New Year.
1. Tomoyasu Hotei: "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" (A Band Apart/Maverick/WMG Soundtracks).
2. Panjabi MC ft. Jay-Z: "Beware of the Boys (Remix)" (Sequence).
3. Hi-Fi Hillary: "Re-Work It" (MP3).
4. Freaks: "Where Were You When the Lights Went Out" (Music for Freaks).
5. Ted Leo/Pharmacists: "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?" (Lookout!).
6. The New Pornographers: "The Laws Have Changed" (Matador).
7. Yeah Yeah Yeahs: "Maps" (Interscope).
8. Todd Edwards: "Beckon Call (2003 Remix)" (i!).
9. Deadbeat vs. Stephen Beaupré: "Ample Slacks" (Onitor).
10. R. Kelly: "Ignition Remix" (Jive).
11. Bugz in the Attic: "Zombie 2003" (Bittasweet, U.K.).
12. Basement Jaxx ft. J.C. Chasez: "Plug It In" (Astralwerks).
13. Pimp Daddy Nash: "It's a Wonderful Life" (Eighth Dimension). 14. The Fever: "Glamorous Life" (Kemado).
15. Junior Senior: "Shake Your Coconuts" (Crunchy Frog/Atlantic).
16. The Strokes: "12:51" (RCA).
17. Vells: "Light on the Right" (Luckyhorse). 1
8. Belle & Sebastian: "Step Into My Office, Baby" (Rough Trade).
19. Audio Bullys: "The Snow" (Astralwerks).
20. !!!: "Me & Giuliani Down by the School Yard (A True Story)" (Touch and Go).
21. Elephant Man: "Fuck U Sign" (Greensleeves).
22. Dizzee Rascal: "I Love U" (XL).
23. Missy Elliott: "Pass That Dutch" (Elektra).
24. 50 Cent: "In Da Club" (Shady/Interscope).
25. Atmosphere: "Shoes" (Rhymesayers).
26. Killer Mike: "Akshon (Yeah!)" (Aquemini).
27. Freeway ft. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel: "What We Do" (Def Jam). 28. David Banner ft. Lil Flip: "Like a Pimp" (Universal).
29. Aesop Rock ft. El-P: "We're Famous" (Definitive Jux).
30. Obie Trice: "Got Some Teeth" (Shady/Interscope).
31. Joe Budden: "Pump It Up" (Def Jam).
32. Musical Mobb: "Pulse X" (Inspired Sounds, U.K.).
33. Radiohead: "There, There" (Capitol).
34. The Rapture: "Love Is All" (DFA/Strummer/ Universal).
35. The Bloodthirsty Lovers: "Telepathic" (Frenchkiss).
36. Vessel: "Koozbane" (Expanding).
37. Jabberjaw: "Girlfriend" (Perlon).
38. Dub Taylor ft. Vital: "Your Soul" (Forcetracks).
39. Amy Rigby: "Are We Ever Gonna Have Sex Again?" (Signature Sounds).
40. The Naysayer: "My Liver Needs a Lawyer" (Carrot Top).
41. Drive-By Truckers: "Outfit" (New West).
42. Dan Bern: "Graceland" (Messenger).
43. Electric Six: "Gay Bar" (XL).
44. Rancid: "Fall Back Down" (Epitaph).
45. The White Stripes: "Girl, You Have No Faith in Medicine" (V2).
46. Richard Thompson: "Oops! I Did It Again" (Beeswing).
47. Justin Timberlake: "Cry Me a River" (Jive).
48. Kiley Dean: "Make Me a Song" (Beatclub/ Interscope). 4
9. Cooler Kids: "E Is for Everybody" (Dreamworks).
50. Data 80: "You Are Always on My Mind (Extended Mix)" (Forcetracks).
51. Black Box Recorder: "The School Song" (Jetset).
52. Fannypack: "Cameltoe" (Tommy Boy).
53. Vybz Kartel: "Pussy Jaw" (Greensleeves).
54. Beenie Man: "My Dickie" (Greensleeves).
55. Sean Paul: "Get Busy" (VP/Atlantic).
56. Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z: "Crazy in Love" (Columbia).
57. Bubba Sparxxx: "Comin' Round" (Beatclub/Interscope).
58. Brother Ali: "Forest Whitaker" (Rhymesayers).
59. Triple Threat: "Morning Showers" (Fat Beats).
60. Omid: "Arrival/Departure" (Mush).
61. Jean Grae: "Take Me" (Babygrande).
62. Biz Markie ft. P. Diddy: "Do Your Thang" (Tommy Boy).
63. Northern State: "At the Party" (Startime International).
64. DJ Shadow: "Six Days (Soulwax Remix)" (Island, Japan).
65. The Hold Steady: "The Swish" (TheHoldSteady.com).
66. The Malinks: "Clean Living" (Disaster).
67. Exploding Hearts: "I'm a Pretender" (Dirtnap).
68. NOFX: "Franco Un-American" (Fat Wreck Chords).
69. Stereolab: "Mass Riff" (Elektra).
70. Radio 4: "Dance to the Underground (The DFA Version)" (Astralwerks).
71. Isoleé: "Lost" (Playhouse).
72. Horror Inc.: "A Dream Within a Dream" (Perlon).
73. Luomo: "So You" (Forcetracks).
74. Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham: "Threw It Away" (Jetset). 75. The Fiery Furnaces: "I'm Gonna Run" (Rough Trade).
76. Bettie Serveert: "Have a Heart" (Hidden Agenda).
77. A.R.E. Weapons: "Don't Be Scared" (Rough Trade).
78. Jay-Z: "99 Problems" (Roc-a-Fella).
79. Kelis: "Milkshake" (Star Trak).
80. Prefuse 73: "Uprock + Invigorate" (Warp).
81. Plaid: "Even Spring" (Warp).
82. Yo La Tengo: "Today Is the Day" (Matador).
83. The Orb: "Cool Harbour" (Kompakt).
84. Vacuous Ninnies: "(Can't) Get Up" (Quatermass).
85. Codebase: "Seek and Destroy" (Force Inc.).
86. Wiley: "Donkey Kick" (white label, U.K.).
87. Dem Lott: "Dem Lott's 'Ere Now (Original Full Vocal)" (East Side, U.K.).
88. The Postal Service: "Nothing Better" (Sub Pop).
89. The Broken Family Band: "The Devil in the Details" (Mute, U.K.).
90. The Go- Betweens: "Caroline and I" (Jetset).
91. The Clientele: "House on Fire" (Merge).
92. The Twilight Singers: "The Killer" (One Little Indian).
93. The Kills: "Fried My Little Brains" (Rough Trade).
94. The Go! Team: "Junior Kickstart" (Memphis Industries).
95. Crooked Fingers: "Sweet Marie" (Merge).
96. Toby Keith: "If I Was Jesus" (Dreamworks).
97. Merle Haggard: "That's the News" (Hag).
98. Brooks & Dunn: "Holy War" (Arista).
99. The Mover: "Burning Universe" (Tresor).
100. Dwayne Sodahberk: "Christa" (Tigerbeat6).
101. Warren Zevon: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (Artemis).
