RIP Martin Streek

Really sad news. Martin Streek long time personality for CFNY "The Edge" in Toronto was found dead in his apartment, apparently a suicide.

He was recently fired by Corus, the parent company for the Edge. Follow the above link and you'll find some great tributes in the comments section.

Some of the current Edge DJs had some nice tributes on their blogs on CFNY. He was one of the last links to the glory days of "The Spirit of Radio" when CFNY rivaled KROQ as the best radio station in North America.

For the last few years he was the host of the Thursday 30. Like most of the DJs from the old days he was unafraid to tell you he didn't care for a song, even if it was one the station was pushing hard. He was knowledgable and passionate, and apparently it was too much for the suits at Corus to handle. Too bad.

If I get to heaven, I know they'll have the most awesome "live to airs" up there.

CLEAR CHANNEL FINALS -- KRAB vs. WXEG

Well the time has finally come to pick the worst Clear Channel "alternative" station. 10 songs for each station loser takes all. In this corner out of Bakersfield, CA. KRAB, who defeated KCNL, KDGE and WHRL to get here. In this corner Dayton OH's WXEG, who took on WTBZ, WEND and WXDX

KRAB
Panic Switch -- Silversun Pickups
vs.
WXEG
By the Way -- Theory of a Deadman
WXEG 1-0

Let's Go Craxy -- Incubus
Dead Memories Slipknot
WXEG 2-0

I'm Not Over -- Carolina Liar vs.
Scream -- Avenged Sevenfold
WXEG 3-0

If Today Were the Last Day -- Nickelback
You're Going Down -- Sick Puppies
They both stink in different ways -- draw

Savior -- Rise Against
Careless Whisper -- Seether
WXEG 4-0

Black Hole Sun -- Soundgarden
Young -- Hollywood Undead


WXEG WINS!!!!! BY A LANDSLIDE!!!! Quite an impressive play there not a single listenable song and they had Shinedown and Saving Abel on tap if it went that far. They're bringing out the warm $3.99 Asti Spumanti to celebrate and all I can say is THANK GOD IT'S OVER SO I CAN GO BACK TO COVERING REAL ALTERNATIVE STATIONS!!!

Clear Channel Semifinals -- WEND v. WXEG

WEND of Charlotte has been on a roll but on the first play of the semi-final

Float On -- Modest Mouse DISQUALIFICATION!
Here's the rest of their playlist for the record

Welcome to Paradise -- Green Day
Santa Monica-- Everclear
Bleed It Out -- Linkin Park
Big Me -- Foo Fighters
Use Somebody -- Kings of Leon
Black -- Pearl Jam
Hey You -- 311
Gotta Get Away -- Offspring
Animal I Have Become -- 3 Days Grace

and here's what WXEG has to offer
Alive -- P.O.D.
Death of Me -- Red
Drift & Die -- Puddle of Mudd
The Bleeding -- Five Finger Death Punch
Closer -- Nine Inch Nails
The Night -- Disturbed
Sweet Surrender -- Evanescence
Good Riddance -- Green Day
Sooner or Later -- Breaking Benjamin
Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin

It would have been a rout anyway. WXEG goes to the finals.

Clear Channel Playoff Semifinals -- KRAB v. WHRL

It's down to the final four -- the vilest of the vile. KRAB of Bakersfield vs. WHRL of Albany. let's see who goes to the finals

KRAB
Typical -- Tickle Me Pink vs.
WHRL
Do What You Do -- Mudvayne
WHRL wins the first round. The listener loses either way.

Savior-- Rise Against vs.
Champagne -- Cavo
2-0 WHRL

Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Pardon Me -- Incubus
Early Pearl Jam vs. Early Incubus? It's HRL again

3AM-- Eminem vs.
Rock & Roll -- Led Zeppelin
Who cares if it's not alterative? "Rock & Roll" is a true classic. KRAB gets its first point

If Today Was Your Last Day -- Nickelback vs.
Inside the Fire -- Disturbed
Bathos v. macho teenage angnst. KRAB wins again

Love Me Dead -- Ludo vs.
All My Life -- Foo Fighters
Even a lesser Foo Fighters song beats Ludo any dayIt's all tied at 3-3

Young -- Hollowood Undead vs.
Ain't No Rest for teh Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
KRAB takes the lead!

What I've Done -- Linkin Park vs.
Heart Shaped Box -- Nirvana
KRAB 5-3. They only need one more

Sinner -- Big B v.
Down -- 311
KRAB wins!

Something -- Escape the Fate vs.
Something In Your Mouth -- Nickelback
Final score 6-4 KRAB




Call Me --

Clear Channel Semifinals WXEG vs. WXDX

Now it's a battle of the Rust Belt Dayton's WXEG v. WXDX out of Pittsburgh. This bout was pretty loposided so let's just get it over with

WXEG
Wherever I May Roam -- Metallica
Young -- Hollywoood Undead
Sittin at a Bar -- Rehab
Land of Confusion -- Disturbed
Light It Up -- Rev Theory
Sober -- Tool
Unknown Soldier -- Breaking Benjamin
I Get Off -- Halestorm
Never Too Late -- 3 Days Grace
Hate My Life -- Thoery of a Deadman

WXDX
Break Stuff -- Limp Biskit
New Divide -- Linkin Park
Everything's Zen -- Bush
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant
Peaches -- Presidents of teh U.S.A.
Jeremy -- Pearl Jam
Clint Eastwood -- Gorilaz
Take Me Home -- After Midnight Project
Tear Away -- Drowning Pool

WXEG -- Welcome to the Final Four

Clear Channel Playoff Quarterfinals -- WEND v. WRXL

Now it's the End of Charlotte,NC v. WRXL the Rock of Richmond to determine Southern suckitude supremacy!

WEND
Ain't No Rest for the Wicked -- Cage the Elephant vs.
WRXL
You're Gonna Go Far Kid -- Offspring
Draw

She Hates Me -- Puddle of Mudd vs.
Young -- Hollywood Undead
Puddle of Mudd is viler by a hair

With or Without You -- U2
Do What You Do -- Mudvanye
The awful Mudvayne song ties it up for WRX

Seasons -- Veer Union
The Red -- Chevelle
Draw

Sink Into Me -- Taking Back Sunday
No Sleep Till Brooklyn -- Beastie Boys
WEND takes the lead again

Leave Out All the Rest -- Linkin Park
So Cold -- Breaking Benjamin
3-1 WEND

Comedown -- Bush
What I Got -- Sublime
WEND has it just about wrapped up

Feel Good Drag -- Anberlin
Given Up -- Linkin Park
WRXL trying to get back in it 4-2

Holiday -- Green Day vs.
Little Things -- Bush
RXL has a chance to tie this up

Inside Out -- Jack Johnson
The Pretender -- Foo Fighters
Once again WEND pulls off a victory over one of the favorites to win the competiton. Onto the final four.