Simon Taylor, Klaxons
All hail the Lovefoxxx-licking God of ‘Glo
Simon spent this year bagging himself the coolest Brazilian on the planet as a fiancée and retaining his impeccable air of mystery while his mates lost their minds.
Frank Carter, Gallows (new)
2007: the year punk broke again. One man led the charge. It was blood at first sight…
Jamie Reynolds, Klaxon (last year 13)
Broken-boned new rave mongrel
Lovefoxxx, CSS (last year 10)
Three XXXs, two catsuits, one fiancé, zero holiday time
Ryan Jarman, The Cribs (re-entry)
The enemy of generation Razorshite
Lethal Bizzle (new)
Most sought-after grime star since Mr Muscle
Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys (last year 32)
Fluorescent adolescent
Kate Nash (new entry)
So cool she’d much rather be with your friends, mate
Amy Winehouse (last year 50)
Was there any question of her not being on the list? We say, “No, no, no (etc)”
Beth Ditto, Gossip (last year 1)
Last year’s Number One
Keith Richards (last year 26)
Who the fuck is Mick Jagger?
Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys (last year 32)
Fluorescent adolescent
Current Rating: 6.33
Matt Helders, Arctic Monkeys
Even better than the gorilla in that advert
Current Rating: 6.17
Carl Barat
Dirty Pretty Thing
Current Rating: 5.94
Damon Albarn
Good, bad or just ugly
Current Rating: 5.74
Gerard Way, My Chemical Romance (last year 8)
Irritating the indie mainstream since 2004
Current Rating: 5.73
Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
No piffling one-line justification needed
Current Rating: 5.71
Kele Okereke, Bloc Party
Scenester-baiting city boy
Current Rating: 5.63
Thom Yorke, Radiohead (last year 9)
The Karl Marx of music
Current Rating: 5.46
Simon Taylor, Klaxons
All hail the Lovefoxxx-licking God of ‘Glo
Current Rating: 5.34
Yannis Philippakis, Foals (new)
If you wear skinny jeans, he hates you
Current Rating: 5.34
