Holy crap, June is almost half over. That means SLS17 is almost due.

Mark and I were talking about SLS yesterday and we realized it will celebrate its ten year anniversary next year.

Here are the tunes that will get heavy consideration for SLS17.

• Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
• Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula
• Chris Cornell - Billy Jean
• Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks
• Queens of the Stone Age - Sick, Sick, Sick
• The White Stripes - Icky Thump
• Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
• The Kooks - Naive
• The Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
• Linkin Park - What I've Done
• The Fratellis - Flathead
• Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
• Tokyo Police Club - Nature Of The Experiment
• Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
• The Shins - Phantom Limb
• Sam Roberts - With A Bullet
• Modest Mouse - Dashboard
• Incubus - Anna Molly
• The Tragically Hip - Lonely End of the Rink
• Billy Talent - Fallen Leaves
• illScarlett - OneA

It's not too late to submit a tune for consideration. This compilation is the 20 best new rock tunes from the previous six months, according to the esteemed SLS committee.

~ Toronto Mike