Hurt, Johnny Cash

“Hands down the best cover of all-time. I love the original, but it could have been written for Johnny.”

Where Is My Mind, The Pixies

“This could have been a list of ten of their songs from Debaser to Gigantic, but all I remember is watching them at Coachella sing this and not being able to breathe.”

Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana

“Kurt Cobain said he wanted to write a Pixies song. He wrote this. I’ve heard it so many times I should hate it, but it still makes me want to smash stuff.”

Wake Up, The Arcade Fire

“I changed my mind on which Arcade Fire song to choose but settled on this one which always feels like an angry punk joined the church choir.”

Back In Black, ACDC

“Diablo Cody who wrote Juno used to be a stripper and said this is the best stripper song of all time. I use this as intro music on stage. Best Aussie song ever.”

Wolf Like Me, TV on the Radio

“One of the great modern bands, and there is so much energy in this it can barely be contained in the song and keeps threatening to spill out.”

Transmission, Joy Division

“Most people would go with Love Will Tear Us Apart, but I just love the raw energy of this song… can’t help but dance, dance, dance to the radio.”

Killing In The Name Of, Rage Against The Machine
“This song is just pure anger. Loved it when it came out, and loved seeing 60,000 people at BDO screaming ‘fuck you I won’t do what you tell me’.”

This Mess We’re In, PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke
“I wanted to put a Radiohead song on my list, I wanted to put a PJ Harvey song on, this is my compromise. My favourite duet of all-time.”

Sabotage, The Beastie Boys

“Ten spots is not enough. I was tossing up between The Cure, The Smiths, The Dandy Warhols and The Presets but had to go with track from the Beasties. Just the ultimate party starter.”