Next matchup is Austin's KROX vs. KVGS out of Las Vegas. KROX leans slightly indie and KVGS slightly leans classic alternative, but not too classic. In the 2 hours I looked at not one song was released prior to 1991. Best of 10, winner goes to the next round.
KROX leads off with PANIC SWITCH BY THE SILVERSUN PICKUPS and KVGS goes with LITHIUM BY NIRVANA. That'll be the order they go from here on out. KVGS wins the first heat.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGSINT VS. WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- THE KILLERS KVGS 2-0
CARESSS ME DOWN -- SUBLIME VS. NOT IN LOVE -- CRYSTAL CASTLES. With secret weapon Robert Smith. KVGS has built up a formidable 3-0 lead.
TIGHTEN UP -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. SEX AND CANDY -- MARCY PLAYGROUND. KROX finally gets on the board.
BLACK HOLE SUN -- SOUNDGARDEN VS. THE PRETENDER -- FOO FIGHTHERS Draw.
THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT -- THE DECEMBRISTS VS. SHAKE ME DOWN -- CAGE THE ELEPHANT KROX narrows it to 3-2.
1901 -- PHOENIX VS. SOUL MEETS BODY -- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE. Love them both. Can't choose.
ALL MY LIFE -- FOO FIGHTERS VS. I WANT YOU TO -- WEEZER As much as I love the Foos, the Weezer song is the one I sing along to. 4-2 KVGS.
MY BODY-- YOUNG THE GIANT VS. VASOLINE -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Can KROX tie it up to go to overtime?
WICKED GARDEN -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS VS. AMBER --311. No they can't. Couldn't have picked a worse time to pull out the STP.
Next -- WLUM takes on Ottawa's CILV in the Midwest Regional
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Alt radio March Madness WRZX vs. WMRQ
IN the east regional WRZX the Clear Channel alt station in Indianoplis #7 seed takes on #10 seed WMRQ of the Waterbury area (which was owned by Clear Channel a few years back, Best of 10.
WRZX leads off with Country Song by Seether and WMRQ counters with Where It's At by Beck. Keep in mind I said I sorta kinda liked the Seether song. WMRQ takes the first round.
From here on out the song on the left was played by WRZX and the one on the right by WMRQ
ROOSTER-- ALICE IN CHAINS VS. WAITING FOR THE END -- LINKIN PARK One of the early Alice in Chains songs that wasn't about Heroin. I think. WRZX wins this round
SAIL -- AWOL NATION VS. HANGING BY A MOMENT -- LIFEHOUSE Meh. VCll it a draw.
CREEP -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS VS. COME AS YOU ARE -- NIRVANA Real flannel beats fake every time WMRQ gets out to a 2-1 lead
ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS VS. YOU FOUND ME -- THE FRAY WRZX ties it.
BASKET CASE -- GREEN DAY VS. RUNAWAY TRAIN -- SOUL ASYLUM I'll make the unpopular pick here and go with Soul Asylum MRQ Again.
WE USED TO WAIT -- ARCADE FIRE VS. LITTLE LION MAN -- Mumford & Sons. Arcade Fire? Sure this is a Clear Channel station? Tie again.
IN BLOOM -- NIRVANA VS. THE PRETENDER -- FOO FIGHTERS. WRZX wins another round.
NEW LOW -- MIDDLE CLASS RUT VS. LOW -- CRACKER. WRZX insures the win. Wow.
A surprisingly solid set by RZX. Next bout Austin's KROX vs. Vegas' KVGS in the South regional
WRZX leads off with Country Song by Seether and WMRQ counters with Where It's At by Beck. Keep in mind I said I sorta kinda liked the Seether song. WMRQ takes the first round.
From here on out the song on the left was played by WRZX and the one on the right by WMRQ
ROOSTER-- ALICE IN CHAINS VS. WAITING FOR THE END -- LINKIN PARK One of the early Alice in Chains songs that wasn't about Heroin. I think. WRZX wins this round
SAIL -- AWOL NATION VS. HANGING BY A MOMENT -- LIFEHOUSE Meh. VCll it a draw.
CREEP -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS VS. COME AS YOU ARE -- NIRVANA Real flannel beats fake every time WMRQ gets out to a 2-1 lead
ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS VS. YOU FOUND ME -- THE FRAY WRZX ties it.
BASKET CASE -- GREEN DAY VS. RUNAWAY TRAIN -- SOUL ASYLUM I'll make the unpopular pick here and go with Soul Asylum MRQ Again.
WE USED TO WAIT -- ARCADE FIRE VS. LITTLE LION MAN -- Mumford & Sons. Arcade Fire? Sure this is a Clear Channel station? Tie again.
IN BLOOM -- NIRVANA VS. THE PRETENDER -- FOO FIGHTERS. WRZX wins another round.
NEW LOW -- MIDDLE CLASS RUT VS. LOW -- CRACKER. WRZX insures the win. Wow.
A surprisingly solid set by RZX. Next bout Austin's KROX vs. Vegas' KVGS in the South regional
It's official
KITS is the sole alt rocker in the Bay Area. KSJO is now a Chinese language pop station. Maybe this will boost Live 105's ratings out of the toilet, not that they've deserved it, with their microscopic playlist of thoroughly predictable songs.
Alt Rock March Madness: KCXX vs. KFMA
Time for the first game in the West Regional. KCXX from San Bernadino-Riverside Ca. vs. KFMA of Tuscon Ariz. Both lean active, so this one could get ugly. To recap 10 songs from their playlist played about the same time. I'm the sole arbiter (it's my blog after all) KCXX's songs will be on the left and KFMA's on the right.
KCXX leads off with Trun Around by Iration. Had to go to YouTube to listen to that one. KFMA goes with a safe pick Shake Me Down by Cage the Elephant. Not a big fan of fake reggae so KFMA wins the first round.
MILLION MILES AWAY -- Offspring (not the Plimsouls tune) vs. SANTERIA -- Sublime What did I just say about fake Reggae? Score one for KCXX.
WHY CAN'T I BE YOU -- THE CURE vs. COUNTRY SONG -- SEETHER. I love about half of Cure's output, but the other half is some of the most annoying music ever. This song qualifies as the latter. As to the Seether song -- gotta admit I sorta kinda like it. KFMA wins the round,
ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS vs. THE ROYAL WE -- Silversun Pickups I don't mind the SPs aping the Smashing Pumpkins, but they should stay away from aping stuff like "Tonight Tonight". Or anything post Melon Collie for that matter. KCXX wins.
DIG -- INCUBUS vs. LOVE HURTS -- INCUBUS A light grenade battle! "Dig" is their best song, hands down. KCXX is out to a 3-2 lead.
MACHINEHEAD -- BUSH vs. LAND OF CONFUSION -- Disturbed. You really expect me to pick a favorite among this dreck? call this one a draw.
UNDISCLOSED DESIRES -- MUSE vs. IN THE END -- LINKIN PARK Sorry but plucked strings just don't belong in a rock song. Give this one to KFMA, which makes it a 3-3 tie.
BASKET CASE-- GREEN DAY vs. FACELESS -- RED KCXX wins this round in a walk.
HESITATE -- STONE SOUR VS. BELIEVE -- BRAVERY Wow. who would've thought that KFMA would pull out a Bravery track based upon what they've played so far? Tied once more. Next one's for the win.
TROUBLEMAKER -- WEEZER VS. MACHINE GUN BLUES -- SOCIAL DISTORTION Wow. This one's not easy -- but I've got to give the edge to KFMA!
Next: An Eastern Division matchup: WRZX vs. WMRQ
KCXX leads off with Trun Around by Iration. Had to go to YouTube to listen to that one. KFMA goes with a safe pick Shake Me Down by Cage the Elephant. Not a big fan of fake reggae so KFMA wins the first round.
MILLION MILES AWAY -- Offspring (not the Plimsouls tune) vs. SANTERIA -- Sublime What did I just say about fake Reggae? Score one for KCXX.
WHY CAN'T I BE YOU -- THE CURE vs. COUNTRY SONG -- SEETHER. I love about half of Cure's output, but the other half is some of the most annoying music ever. This song qualifies as the latter. As to the Seether song -- gotta admit I sorta kinda like it. KFMA wins the round,
ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS vs. THE ROYAL WE -- Silversun Pickups I don't mind the SPs aping the Smashing Pumpkins, but they should stay away from aping stuff like "Tonight Tonight". Or anything post Melon Collie for that matter. KCXX wins.
DIG -- INCUBUS vs. LOVE HURTS -- INCUBUS A light grenade battle! "Dig" is their best song, hands down. KCXX is out to a 3-2 lead.
MACHINEHEAD -- BUSH vs. LAND OF CONFUSION -- Disturbed. You really expect me to pick a favorite among this dreck? call this one a draw.
UNDISCLOSED DESIRES -- MUSE vs. IN THE END -- LINKIN PARK Sorry but plucked strings just don't belong in a rock song. Give this one to KFMA, which makes it a 3-3 tie.
BASKET CASE-- GREEN DAY vs. FACELESS -- RED KCXX wins this round in a walk.
HESITATE -- STONE SOUR VS. BELIEVE -- BRAVERY Wow. who would've thought that KFMA would pull out a Bravery track based upon what they've played so far? Tied once more. Next one's for the win.
TROUBLEMAKER -- WEEZER VS. MACHINE GUN BLUES -- SOCIAL DISTORTION Wow. This one's not easy -- but I've got to give the edge to KFMA!
Next: An Eastern Division matchup: WRZX vs. WMRQ
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Alt Radio March Madness WXXJ v. WROX
Usually you can tell what kind of station you have by the number of xs. None or one X is usually OK. More than one X and I hope you like Mudvayne because it's probably on the playlist.
We have a double X station WXXJ of Jacksonville an eighth seed vs. WROX of Virginia Beach, a ninth seed. WROX is an interesting station cause you'll never know what they're going to play. They can go both hard and pop. WXXJ is a play it safe station that leans active. Best of 10, with me the sole arbiter, since its' my blog.
WXXJ leads off with CUMBERSOME -- SEVEN MARY THREE. WROX counters with an relatively obscure Paramore song PLAYING GOD. Cumbersome was always a guilty pleasure for me. Too bad they didn't have more songs that good in them. Advantage XXJ
WAITING FOR THE END -- Linkin Park vs. DRIVE -- Incubus Gotta go with Incubus. Tie Score
HOW YOU REMIND ME -- Nickelback vs. I WILL NOT BOW -- Breaking Benjamin. Don't believe I'm typing this -- Nickelback has the better song! WXXJ ahead 2-1
HAMMERHEAD -- Offspring vs. CLOSER TO THE EDGE -- 30 Seconds to Mars. Why is 30 Seconds to Mars like Kansas? They're both art bands without the art. WSSJ wins again.
FOREVER -- Papa Roach vs. WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- The Killers. Love that faux-Springsteen Edge to 96-x (WROX)
NEW LOW -- Middle Class Rut vs. RADIOACTIVE -- Kings of Leon Hard to vote against Kings of Leon but "New Low" is one of my current faves. WXXJ is out to a comfortable 4-2 lead.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN -- Sick Puppies vs. CRUSH -- Dave Matthews Band WROX narrows it to 4-3.
COLD -- Crossfade vs. PANIC SWITH -- Silversun Pickups. No contest. 96-x ties it up!
SHAKE ME DOWN -- Cage the Elephant vs. FORGET YOU -- Cee Lo Green and 96-x takes the lead! Can they wrap it up?
WISH YOU WERE HERE -- Incubus vs. WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE -- My Chemical Romance. Like em both -- tough choice. But the edge goes to -- Incubus. This means
OVERTIME!
Best of three starting at 100 pm today.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST vs. NINE IN THE AFTERNOON -- Panic at the Disco Not an easy choice here. Neither song is bad, but they both have flaws -- very different flaws. The Rise Agaisnt song is rather disjointed, the Panic song is a bit goopy and contrived. Both have virtues -- good lyrics by Rise Agaisnt -- good melody by Panic at the Disco. OK I'm calling it for XXJ!
NEVER TOO LATE -- Three Days Grace vs. WAITING FOR THE END -- Linkin Park. 96x get the edge here. It's down to the final song --
SEX ON FIRE -- KINGS OF LEON vs. DONT TRUST ME -- 3 OH 3. 96x couldn't have picked a worse time to go teenybob.
WXXJ goes to the second round!
We have a double X station WXXJ of Jacksonville an eighth seed vs. WROX of Virginia Beach, a ninth seed. WROX is an interesting station cause you'll never know what they're going to play. They can go both hard and pop. WXXJ is a play it safe station that leans active. Best of 10, with me the sole arbiter, since its' my blog.
WXXJ leads off with CUMBERSOME -- SEVEN MARY THREE. WROX counters with an relatively obscure Paramore song PLAYING GOD. Cumbersome was always a guilty pleasure for me. Too bad they didn't have more songs that good in them. Advantage XXJ
WAITING FOR THE END -- Linkin Park vs. DRIVE -- Incubus Gotta go with Incubus. Tie Score
HOW YOU REMIND ME -- Nickelback vs. I WILL NOT BOW -- Breaking Benjamin. Don't believe I'm typing this -- Nickelback has the better song! WXXJ ahead 2-1
HAMMERHEAD -- Offspring vs. CLOSER TO THE EDGE -- 30 Seconds to Mars. Why is 30 Seconds to Mars like Kansas? They're both art bands without the art. WSSJ wins again.
FOREVER -- Papa Roach vs. WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- The Killers. Love that faux-Springsteen Edge to 96-x (WROX)
NEW LOW -- Middle Class Rut vs. RADIOACTIVE -- Kings of Leon Hard to vote against Kings of Leon but "New Low" is one of my current faves. WXXJ is out to a comfortable 4-2 lead.
YOU'RE GOING DOWN -- Sick Puppies vs. CRUSH -- Dave Matthews Band WROX narrows it to 4-3.
COLD -- Crossfade vs. PANIC SWITH -- Silversun Pickups. No contest. 96-x ties it up!
SHAKE ME DOWN -- Cage the Elephant vs. FORGET YOU -- Cee Lo Green and 96-x takes the lead! Can they wrap it up?
WISH YOU WERE HERE -- Incubus vs. WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE -- My Chemical Romance. Like em both -- tough choice. But the edge goes to -- Incubus. This means
OVERTIME!
Best of three starting at 100 pm today.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST vs. NINE IN THE AFTERNOON -- Panic at the Disco Not an easy choice here. Neither song is bad, but they both have flaws -- very different flaws. The Rise Agaisnt song is rather disjointed, the Panic song is a bit goopy and contrived. Both have virtues -- good lyrics by Rise Agaisnt -- good melody by Panic at the Disco. OK I'm calling it for XXJ!
NEVER TOO LATE -- Three Days Grace vs. WAITING FOR THE END -- Linkin Park. 96x get the edge here. It's down to the final song --
SEX ON FIRE -- KINGS OF LEON vs. DONT TRUST ME -- 3 OH 3. 96x couldn't have picked a worse time to go teenybob.
WXXJ goes to the second round!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Alt rock radio March Madness -- KRBZ vs. KENZ
It's the no. 8 seed in the Midwest KRBZ of Kansas City vs. the #9 seed #2 alt station of Salt Lake City KENZ. 10 songs from their playlist head to head. Best of 10 moves on.
KRBZ opens with HOME -- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
KENZ counters with SWEET DISPOSITION -- Temper Trap
KENZ gets the win
BLISTER IN THE SUN -- Violent Femmes vs. BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY -- The Verve Are they ever going to stop playing that stupid Verve song? The Buzz ties it up
SOMEBODY TOLD ME -- The Killers vs. ANIMAL -- Neon Trees both are a bit dumb but irresistably poppy. Tie.
NEXT TO ME -- Civil Twilight vs. SHATTERED (Turn the Car Around) -- O.A.R. Nothing against OAR but it just doesn't compare to Civil Twilight 2-1 Buzz
DISARM -- Smashing Pumpkins VS. SAY IT AIN'T SO -- Weezer Not the most consistent band in the world, but when they're on they're almost unbeatable. KENZ ties it up
MONEYGRABBER -- Fitz & The Tantrums vs. TIGHTEN UP -- Black Keys Gotta admit it. Like "Tighten Up" but love "Moneygrabber" Buzz retakes the lead
STORY OF MY LIFE -- Social Distortion vs. WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS -- Green Day. OK Green Day went Top 40 with this song. Maybe because it was good. KENZ Ties the score again.
THE GHOST INSIDE -- Broken Bells vs. DESIRE -- U2 KENZ sticks with the safe picks, but they're winners.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- Rise Agaisnt vs. SHOW ME WHAT IM LOOKING FOR -- Carolina Liar Soemtimes songcraft carries the day over sheer passion.
It was a good match, but it's over KENZ wins.
Next: The South Regionals #8 WXXJ vs. #9 WROX
KRBZ opens with HOME -- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
KENZ counters with SWEET DISPOSITION -- Temper Trap
KENZ gets the win
BLISTER IN THE SUN -- Violent Femmes vs. BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY -- The Verve Are they ever going to stop playing that stupid Verve song? The Buzz ties it up
SOMEBODY TOLD ME -- The Killers vs. ANIMAL -- Neon Trees both are a bit dumb but irresistably poppy. Tie.
NEXT TO ME -- Civil Twilight vs. SHATTERED (Turn the Car Around) -- O.A.R. Nothing against OAR but it just doesn't compare to Civil Twilight 2-1 Buzz
DISARM -- Smashing Pumpkins VS. SAY IT AIN'T SO -- Weezer Not the most consistent band in the world, but when they're on they're almost unbeatable. KENZ ties it up
MONEYGRABBER -- Fitz & The Tantrums vs. TIGHTEN UP -- Black Keys Gotta admit it. Like "Tighten Up" but love "Moneygrabber" Buzz retakes the lead
STORY OF MY LIFE -- Social Distortion vs. WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS -- Green Day. OK Green Day went Top 40 with this song. Maybe because it was good. KENZ Ties the score again.
THE GHOST INSIDE -- Broken Bells vs. DESIRE -- U2 KENZ sticks with the safe picks, but they're winners.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- Rise Agaisnt vs. SHOW ME WHAT IM LOOKING FOR -- Carolina Liar Soemtimes songcraft carries the day over sheer passion.
It was a good match, but it's over KENZ wins.
Next: The South Regionals #8 WXXJ vs. #9 WROX
Alt Radio March Madness WFNX vs. WBRU
Wow. Two faves fighting it out in the opening round. Sometimes that's how the brackets fall. WFNX was an eighth seed based upon their miniscule ratings in a big city and WBRU a ninth seed on their respectible ratings in a medium market. Let's see how this East Divisional plays out
WFNX opens with FAKE PLASTIC TREES BY RADIOHEAD
WBRU counters with NO YOU GIRLS -- FRANZ FERDINAND
It's close but FNX has the edge.
WE USED TO WAIT -- Arcade Fire vs. CLOSER -- Anberlin FNX 2-0
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- The Killers vs. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW -- Keane WBRU breaks through
CHANGING -- Airborne Toxic Event vs. PARDON ME -- Incubus FNX edges BRU again
HELP IM ALIVE -- Metric vs. YOUR SURRENDER -- Neon Trees This is getting out of hand. FNX again.
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS -- The Strokes vs. MESS OF ME -- SWITCHFOOT Wow. Tie.
REBEL REBEL -- David Bowie vs. FLAGPOLE SITTA -- Harvey Danger There's worse Bowie songs out there. But there's also much better. Give it to BRU
PANIC SWITCH -- Silversun Pickups vs. SHAKE ME DOWN -- Cage the Elephant It's over. FNX wins decisively and moves on to Round 2. Next the 8-9 matchup in the Midwest. Regional
WFNX opens with FAKE PLASTIC TREES BY RADIOHEAD
WBRU counters with NO YOU GIRLS -- FRANZ FERDINAND
It's close but FNX has the edge.
WE USED TO WAIT -- Arcade Fire vs. CLOSER -- Anberlin FNX 2-0
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG -- The Killers vs. SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW -- Keane WBRU breaks through
CHANGING -- Airborne Toxic Event vs. PARDON ME -- Incubus FNX edges BRU again
HELP IM ALIVE -- Metric vs. YOUR SURRENDER -- Neon Trees This is getting out of hand. FNX again.
UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS -- The Strokes vs. MESS OF ME -- SWITCHFOOT Wow. Tie.
REBEL REBEL -- David Bowie vs. FLAGPOLE SITTA -- Harvey Danger There's worse Bowie songs out there. But there's also much better. Give it to BRU
PANIC SWITCH -- Silversun Pickups vs. SHAKE ME DOWN -- Cage the Elephant It's over. FNX wins decisively and moves on to Round 2. Next the 8-9 matchup in the Midwest. Regional
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