Blog: No Genre

A couple of weeks ago, I watched in delighted horror as Pete Wentz stumbled his way through VH12s 100 Greatest Songs of the 00s.  The list, obviously and completely, is bonkers.  It raises more questions than it answers:  since when did anyone ever take Jet seriously? Avril Lavigne doesn't have any better singles than "Complicated"? is "Tik Tok" really a better song than "Shake Ya Ass"?  "SexyBack" over "My Love," really?  no "Country Grammar," the fuck?  I don't begrudge VH1 their popcentric attitude; it's not like they are going to clear out spaces for Fennesz or Sunn O))).  Plus, "Crazy [...]