Everyone loves Top 100, Top 50000, Top 40 Lists, right? Spin Magazine presents “The Spin Top 40: The most important artists making music right now”
Here are some highlights:
34. Sigur R?s
Abstract-scatting space-rockers from Iceland who don’t need no damn lyric sheets.31. Avril Lavigne
The best thing to happen to teen-girl rebellion since Judy Blume.12. Wilco
Anti-major-label poster boys make catchy, warped, major-label alt rock for the whole family.11. Coldplay
Britpop’s reigning falsetto-rockers are the only band ever to cover both Nelly and Sigur R?s in a single tour.01. Eminem
Hip-hop’s hottest MC is also America’s favorite soccer dad–he can shock the bourgeoisie and rock the boulevard.
For the complete list, begone.
These sort of things are so subjective it’s hard to comment one way or the other. So I won’t.