80 TRIUMPH OF A HEART BJORK
79 SEXXLAWS BECK
78 THERE GOES THE FEAR DOVES
77 BREATHE THE PRODIGY
76 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN
75 I WRITE SINS NOT TRAGE PANIC! AT THE DISCO
74 IMITATION OF LIFE REM
73 FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST THE AVALANCHES
72 GRAVEL PIT WU-TANG CLAN
71 MY DOORBELL THE WHITE STRIPES
70 6 DAYS DJ SHADOW
69 PTS OF AUTHORITY LINKIN PARK
68 NO GOOD PLAN B
67 AN EYE FOR AN EYE UNKLE
66 ST ANGER METALLICA
65 ROCK IT HERBIE HANCOCK
64 WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE
63 BELIEVE THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
62 MAPS YEAH YEAH YEAHS
61 NO SURPRISES RADIOHEAD
60 WHERE'S YOUR HEAD AT? BASEMENT JAXX
59 BOILER LIMP BIZKIT
58 ONLY YOU PORTISHEAD
57 TRIBULATIONS LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
56 BEEN CAUGHT STEALING JANES ADDICTION
55 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY MASSIVE ATTACK
54 ENTER SANDMAN METALLICA
53 DEVIL'S HAIRCUT BECK
52 GLOSOLI SIGUR ROS
51 1979 SMASHING PUMPKINS
50 THE FIGHT SONG MARILYN MANSON
49 THE HARDEST BUTTON TO THE WHITE STRIPES
48 FIRESTARTER THE PRODIGY
47 THE SCIENTIST COLDPLAY
46 FEEL GOOD INC GORILLAZ
45 FIGHT THE POWER PUBLIC ENEMY
44 LET FOREVER BE THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
43 TRUE FAITH NEW ORDER
42 TAKE ME OUT FRANZ FERDINAND
41 FIT BUT YOU KNOW IT THE STREETS

Spotted on the platform at Mile End station yesterday morning: a handsome young chappie sporting one of last year's very fine "REASSURINGLY CHEAP" Gonzo 5th Birthday Tour t-shirts. Well, perhaps handsome is stretching things, but naturally his sexual allure was exponentially increased by the garment in question. I grinned at him conspiratorially and he looked mildly afraid.

Anyway, it started me pondering about what witty and erudite statement should adorn this year's tour t-shirts.

Answers on a blog purlease....

Oooh just saw this video and I like it very much. It's unlikely you'll see it on our screens as it's a l'il bit flashy but check it out here meantime:

DOLBY ANOL 'PUPPIES'

Are you sick of pretty presenters who don’t know anything about music conducting awkward interviews with bands who would much rather chew off their own face than sit in their stuffy, over-lit studios?

Well the antidote to all that rubbish, GONZO, is BACK on Friday the 5th of September at 7pm. Mark it in your diary's folks!

GONZO is fronted by the UK’s number one new music broadcaster, Zane Lowe, and features interviews with the best new bands and the biggest legends- from Oasis to Foo Fighters and Kings of Leon to Metallica.

Our first episode back is a Mercury Music Awards special with an interview from The Last Shadow Puppets.

Miss it, miss out, suckas.

Brap.

Maths for today:

Brilliant new band + always awesome label x free download = exponentially guaranteed goodness

Click here to download Sky Larkin "Molten"

And because we all love the blurb:

- Sky Larkin are Katie (vocals, guitars), Doug (bass) and Nestor (drums), from Leeds, UK
- 'Molten' is the first track to emerge from the band's recent session with John Goodmanson (Sleater Kinney, Bikini Kill, Nada Surf, Los Campesinos!) in Seattle, WA
- The band recently signed to Wichita Recordings (home to Bloc Party, The Cribs, Simian Mobile Disco, Los Campesinos!)
- Fresh from Glastonbury and Latitude festivals in the UK, the band will return to US shores next week with two shows in New York.
- In the fall, they head out to support Conor Oberst in Europe, followed by In The City in Manchester, Popkomm (Berlin) and a support tour with Hot Club de Paris
- First single 'Fossil, I' is released in the UK on October 13th.

So there you go. Check them out in more depth here

LOOK OUT FOR MORE AND MORE FREE MUSIC COMING SOON ON THE MTV TWO BLOG YO XX

On Sunday we played out MTV TWO's Top 100 Greatest Videos Ever (many an hour was spent weighing up directoral excellence,creativity etc) So for those of you interested in seeing the rundown I'll be blogging it in digestible chunks over the next few days.

100 IN BLOOM NIRVANA
99 REMIND ME ROYKSOPP
98 EMPIRE KASABIAN
97 KOOL THING SONIC YOUTH
96 BREAKING THE HABIT LINKIN PARK
95 WHAT'S A GIRL TO DO BAT FOR LASHES
94 BASKET CASE GREEN DAY
93 THE CHILD ALEX GOPHER
92 LATCHMERE THE MACCABEES
91 SUGARCUBE YO LA TENGO
90 ISLAND IN THE SUN WEEZER
89 DON'T SAVE US FROM THE FLAMES M83
88 WITNESS THE FITNESS ROOTS MANUVA
87 FLOAT ON MODEST MOUSE
86 D.A.N.C.E JUSTICE
85 KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA MUSE
84 KELLY WATCH THE STARS AIR
83 THE MEMORY REMAINS METALLICA
82 UNTITLED SIGUR ROS
81 ALL THE SMALL THINGS BLINK 182

More to come...

The best live music session MTV's been involved with since LL Cool J spat Mama Said Knock You Out into two mics on Unplugged:

http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/sessions/the-dodos?v=2

Loads of ace new 120 stuff at mo, to name but a few - Mogwai - Batcat, White Denim - Shake Shake Shake & the dizziness inducing new Spiritualized

Friday 8th August
BATCAT - MOGWAI
SMILE AROUND - THE FACE FOUR TET
DONKEY RIDE - MR SCRUFF/QUANTIC
SUNSHINE PHILOSOPHY - FUTURE LOOP FOUNDATION
THE SNARE - LOOPER
STRAIGHT BACK ON IT - YOUNG FATHERS
DATE WITH DESTINY - NIGHTMARES ON WAX
SOUND TAPE KILLIN - TODDLA T
THE SEED - THE ROOTS
AGAIN & AGAIN - ROOTS MANUVA
WILD MOUNTAIN NATION - BLITZEN TRAPPER
RAINMAKER - SPARKLEHORSE
WHEN COLD AIR GOES TO - RADAR BROS
WAIT FOR THE SUMMER - YEASAYER
YOU ARE MY SISTER - ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS
BOAT SONG - JEREMY WARMSLEY
KISS WITH A FIST - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE
SOUL ON FIRE - SPIRITUALIZED
OK - SHITDISCO
EYES WIDE TERRIFIED - JOHNNY FOREIGNER
TAK O TAK - STRICKEN CITY
SNAKE IN THE GRASS - BARRINGTONE
FALLING AWAY - PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT - WHITE DENIM
NO SOCIAL - THE SHORTWAVE SET
KNICKERBOCKER - FUJIYA & MIYAGI
1982 - MISS KITTIN/THE HACKER
FANCY FOOTWORK - CHROMEO
RECEIVER - WAGON CHRIST
HEXAGONS - TIRED IRIE
SUMMER - SHY CHILD
NEVER WIN - FISCHERSPOONER
OUT OF THE SUN - JOY ZIPPER
HIT SCHMOOZE FOR ME - NAPOLEON IIIRD

Saturday 9th August
SEMI BABE - POP LEVI
NEW FRANCHISE - GRAMMATICS
BALLOON MAKER - MIDLAKE
I NEED A LIFE - BORN RUFFIANS
LAST DAY OF MAGIC - THE KILLS
DRUNKEN BUTTERFLY - SONIC YOUTH
ANGELOU - THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND
SISTER SNEAKER, SISTER 0 MY LATEST NOVEL
WE'RE FROM BARCELONA - I'M FROM BARCELONA
3 DAYS AWAKE - LYTZ
CROCODILE - UNDERWORLD
COURTSHIP DATING - CRYSTAL CASTLES
BURNIN' - DAFT PUNK
BLACK MAGS - THE COOL KIDS
NUMBERS SONG SPECIAL - DJ SHADOW
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO RESPECT..- DUSTED
BUILDING A BETTER BOY - MACHINE BOY
JUST LIKE A DRUMMER - THE WAVE PICTURES
EYES - THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT
SPEAK TO ME BONES - LAND OF TALK
THIS YEAR - THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
TOURNAMENT OF THE HEAR - THE WAEKERTHANS
TITLE AND REGISTRATION - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
HANG THEM ALL - TAPES N TAPES
HUMAN BEING - THE BETA BAND
TOWNSHIP FUNK - DJ MUJAVA
WHEN ARE YOU GONNA START - PLANNINGTOROCK
VITAMIN C - THE LONGCUT
THROWING DOWN A SHAPE - FILA BRAZILIA
SHAKE IT TO THE GROUND - RYE RYE
KICK OUT THE CHAIRS - MUNK/JAMES MURPHY
HANS HERMAN - ERRORS

Sunday 10th August
TALK LIKE THAT - THE PRESETS
DROP THE PRESSURE - MYLO
I'M GOOD I'M GONE - LYKKE LI
GOLDEN CAGE - WHITEST BOY ALIVE
NATURAL RHYTHM - COLDCUT
RING RING OO OO - THE MAGNIFICENTS
HEARTBREAKER - METRONOMY
ROCK LOBSTER - B52'S
NIGHT - BENGA/COKI
WE (ALL) SEARCH - RICHIE HAWTIN
YOU LIE YOU CHEAT - SPIRITUALIZED
HUNCH YOUR BODY, LOVE - THE PYRAMIDS
PATIO SONG - GORKY'S ZYGOTIC MYNCI
MIXANDMATCH - INEEDTODISCOVER
AWOO - HIDDEN CAMERAS
MONSTER - YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY
TAXIDERMY - KASMS
THE DROWNED & THE SAVE - OX.EAGLE.LION.MAN
MASTER OF NONE - BEACH HOUSE
THE STEP AND THE WALK - THE DUKE SPIRIT
REMEMBER ME - BRITISH SEA POWER
GOBBLEDIGOOK - SIGUR ROS
COMFORTING SOUNDS - MEW
THE RIP - PORTISHEAD
MR. KIRK - 4 HERO
GOSPEL WITH NO LORD - CAMILLE
IF LOOKS COULD KILL - CAMERA OBSCURA
A GOOD CAFE ON GEORGE - THE ROSIE TAYLOR PROJECT
LAND, SEA AND AIR - APPLIANCE
LAKE MICHIGAN - ROGUE WAVE
THE STORY OF LOVE - MISTYS BIG ADVENTURE
SLOW KIDS - CHEEKY CHEEKY AND THE NOSEBLEEDS
THE LAWS HAVE CHANGED - THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
CARAVAN - EFTERKLANG

ON THE TELLY…

MTV TWO AT OXEGEN FESTIVAL 2008
There’s no easy way to say this… The crowds at Oxegen are mental. And we mean, like, properly mental! We’ve never seen anything like it in our lives, and we don’t think our new presenter Fred had either. As Oxegen Week draws to a close, here’s another chance to see some of the live performances that drove the Irish kids wild:

19:00 KAISER CHIEFS: MTV LIVE
19:30 RACONTEURS: MTV LIVE
20:00 PANIC AT THE DISCO: MTV LIVE
20:30 KINGS OF LEON: MTV LIVE
22:00 REM: MTV LIVE
22:30 OXEGEN 2008: THE HIGHLIGHTS

MAKING THE VIDEO: WEEZER ‘PORK & BEANS’
Saturday 9 August, 20:00
A look at the making of Weezer’s meme-tastic video for recent single ‘Pork & Beans’.

MTV TWO’S 100 GREATEST VIDEOS EVER
Sunday 10 August, from 12:30
Settle in for our marathon, definitive and pretty darned ace countdown of the 100 greatest videos, like, ever as chosen by MTV TWO’s panel of experts. MTV BASE and VH1 are also counting down their Top 100s this month but ours are better, obviously. You can have your say from 18 August when we put the combined Top 10s to the public vote.

VINTAGE: TOP 10 GLAD THEY REFORMED
Monday 11 August, 23:00
From Led Zep to Rage Against The Machine and The Verve we celebrate the ten most awesome bands who’ve buried the hatchet and got back together.

ROCKFEEDBACK.TV – EP 5: SXSW Part 2
Thursday 14 August, 21:30
MGMT, Jeffrey Lewis, Laura Marling, The Kills, These New Puritans and Cut Copy feature in the second instalment of the rockfeedback team’s SXSW jaunt.

ON THE WEB…

SLIPKNOT VIDEO EXCLUSIVE!
We’re exclusively showing the extended album version of the new Slipknot video for ‘Psychosocial’. Catch it on MTV TWO, premiering in Gonzo Loves tonight at midnight and online for one week at www.mtv.co.uk/music

READING AND LEEDS FESTIVALS – WIN TICKETS!
THE festival of the summer is fast approaching and with arguably the best line-up of any of the festies this year, it’s no surprise tickets sold out in record time. Not only have they got three immense headliners this year - Metallica, Rage Against The Machine and The Killers, the line-up also includes Queens Of The Stone Age, Bloc Party, Slipknot, Dizzee Rascal, Gallows, CSS and many many more!

Tried everything you can think of to get your hands on a ticket? Fear not, we’ve got two pairs of tickets for Reading and two pairs for Leeds festival to giveaway, plus a top prize of a pair of VIP tickets for Reading!

To enter the competition, get over to www.mtv.co.uk/reading, gooo!

BLOODSTOCK OPEN-AIR FESTIVAL – WIN TICKETS!
Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival returns this year promising 66 bands, 4 djs and metal karaoke! Proving to be THE event for all metal and hard-rock fans, the hair-raising line-up includes Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Opeth, Helloween, Primal Fear, Soulfly, As I Lay Dying and At The Gates.

We’re giving away a top prize including a pair of VIP tickets, an X-Box, goodie bags, and a once in a lifetime chance to meet some of the artists performing at Bloodstock! Five runners-up will also win a pair of VIP tickets and the chance to meet some of the artists.

To enter, head over to www.mtv.co.uk/bloodstock now.

SEE SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO IN MEXICO!
Sol are giving you a chance to win a trip to see Simian Mobile Disco at an exclusive gig on Saturday 1st November in Tijuana, Mexico - sun shining with an ice cold bottle of Sol in your hands, what more could you want?! Arriba!

The prize includes a week’s holiday to Tijuana with flights for two people, accommodation in a 4* hotel, 2 VIP tickets to the gig and plenty of Sol on ice, yumm.

To be in with a chance of winning (entrants must be 18 or over), head to www.mtv.co.uk/sol and answer the simple question.

GONZO PODCAST EP 7: ZANE MEETS THE MIGHTY BOOSH - PART 2
The latest and Booshiest edition of the mighty Gonzo podcast awaits your clicking finger here www.mtv.co.uk/downloads

http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtv2/music/28052008/422280/lightspeed_champ...
"> REVIEWS – Lightspeed Champion, Classic Grand, Glasgow 02/05

THE MTV TWO BLOG
Gonzo on Tour, goths and god knows what else… check out what’s been bothering the brains of the MTV TWO team this week www.mtvblogs.co.uk/mtv-two

SPANKING NEW SESSIONS - ESSER
Watch the latest in our amazing series of exclusive, stripped-back sessions from multi-talented, Essex born Esser at www.mtv.co.uk/sessions.

IN THE NEWS…

THE CHEMS ARE BACK

COLDPLAY DOUBLE VIDEO RELEASE

Team Two

And I'm back in the game...

Tuesday 5th Aug
EAST WEST CONNECTION - MAGIK JOHNSON
PLAYGIRL - LADYTRON
BUILDING A BETTER BOY - MACHINE BOY
HEARTS A MESS - GOYTE
FOCKER - LATE OF THE PIER
AISHA - DEATH IN VEGAS
LUKE ABBOTT - MELODY 120
VENTOLIN -APHEX TWIN
3 DAYS AWAKE - LYTZ
E-TALKING - SOULWAX
TOES - ERRORS
WATER CURSES - ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
EMBRACE THE HATE - HOLY GHOST REVIVAL
DANCE ME IN - SONS AND DAUGHTERS
VENI VIDI VICI - BLACK LIPS
GOOD WEEKEND - ART BRUT
THE FREE DESIGN - STEREOLAB
KIM AND JESSE - M83
LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIND- RIDE
ON A SATURDAY - JACOB GOLDEN
OVER - PORTISHEAD
THE WOLVES - BON IVER
THE BEAST - ANGUS AND JULIA STONE
TICKLE ME PINK- JOHNNY FLYNN
I WALK THE EARTH - KING BISCUIT TIME
BODYCRASH - BUY NOW
CHANNEL CHANGE - LO FI FNK
SLAVE OF MY MIND - KIKO
IT'S THE BEAT - SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO
TAK O TAK - STRICKEN CITY
WHEN UNDER ETHER - P.J. HARVEY
VERY VAMPYR - THE TEENAGERS IN TOKYO
WAIT - THE KILLS

Wednesday 6th Aug
GOING UP THE COUNTRY - KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS
STEADY ROLLING - TWO GALLANTS
IS THERE A GHOST - BAND OF HORSES
IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO DESTROY YOU - SUPER FURRY ANIMALS
LOOP DUPLICATE MY HEART - SUBURBAN KIDS WITH BIBLICAL NAMES
MY YEAR IN LISTS - LOS CAMPESINOS
BROKE THE - BETA BAND
NOW 'TIL 69 - THE SHORTWAVE SET
BETTER THAN PRINCE - FLAIRS
SHORT ROAD - WAX STAG
HANDSFREE - SONNY J
SENSORIA - CABARET VOLTAIRE
LIKE A CHILD - JUNIOR BOYS
BIG ASS, MINI SKIRT - THE BODY SNATCHERS
FAST TRACK VOCAL MIX - SUPER DISCOUNT 2
ROBOT HIGH SCHOOL - MY ROBOT FRIEND
MUSIQUE NON STOP - KRAFTWERK
I TOLD HER ON ALDERAAN - NEON NEON
INTO THE GALAXY - MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS
XMAS - STEPS MOGWAI
DISCO SIRENS - MIDFIELD GENERAL
PLANETS - ORTZROKA
WORLD OF EVIL - COLDCUT VS TV SHERIFF
DON AND SHERRI - MATTHEW DEAR
SMITHEREENS - EL-P
TRADING THINGS IN - THE VOLUNTARY BUTLER SERVICE
AGAIN AND AGAIN - THE BIRD AND THE BEE
ROCK BOTTOM RISER - SMOG
SINS IN THE DARK - SEAN DANTE / SCHEIZER GOODMAN
BITCHSTEALER - ABSENTEE
FACTFINDING - O FRACAS

Thursday 7th Aug
TAXIDERMY - KASMS
FRAUD IN THE 80'S - MATES OF STATE
IF THIS HAT IS MISSING - GET WELL SOON
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WI TH PEOPLE - SOLEX
IMPOSSIBLE - SHOUT OUT LOUDS
THE WAGON - DINOSAUR JR
MODERN DRUMMER- UNGDOMSKULEN
MARINA GASOLINA - BONDE DO ROLE
NO PINS ALLOWED - JAMES YUILL
CONFUSION - NEW ORDER
HEARTBREAKER - METRONOMY
GALANG - M.I.A.
YOU BELONG - HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
THE RAT CAGE - BEASTIE BOYS
THIS BOY'S IN LOVE - THE PRESETS
CAVERN - LIQUID LIQUID
I CAN SEE YOU, CAN YOU - REX THE DOG
SWEATY WET/DIRTY DAMP - GAMEBOY/GAMEGIRL
ASTRONAUT - YILA/SCROOBIUS PIP
THE GAME - ALEX GOPHER
CHRISTOBEL - JOAN AS A POLICEWOMEN
WASTED - ANGUS AND JULIA STONE
NO MORE AFFAIRS - TINDERSTICKS
GOODBYE - ASOBI SEKSU
I FEEL IT ALL - FEIST
EASY/LUCKY/FREE - BRIGHT EYES
IN THE NIGHT - BASIA BULAT
THESE ARE YOUR FRIENDS - ADEM
HOT IN HERRE - JENNY OWEN YOUNGS
DIVINE - SEBASTIEN TELLIER
SYNTAX ERROR - TIGER FORCE
NEGATIVE THINKING - THE DEATH SET
LOVLEY ALLEN - HOLY F***
THE CLASS OF 73 BELLS - PREFUSE 73