#3 Seed in the South DC's WWDC, meets a feisty challenger from the Great Smokies WTZR Johnson City Tennesee Best of 10 head to head. actual playlists blah blah blah
WWDC starts with SO COLD -- BREAKING BENJAMIN WTZR counters with NEW DIVIDE -- LINKIN PARK Hmm. I's slightly less indiffrent to Linkin Park so WTZR wins the first round.
Here's the rest WWDC on the left
THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE -- RISE AGAINST VS. GOT ME WRONG -- ALICE IN CHAINS i'll go with punk with a social conscience on this one. Tie score.
THE CAVE -- MUNFORD & SONS VS. HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST But not this time WWDC leads 2-1
TIGHTEN UP -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR -- GUNS & ROSES. Not even close. WWDC 3-1
IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT -- R.E.M. VS. HOLD ON -- ALL THAT REMAINS Kudos to WWDC for playing REM, a band that's largely been abandoned to AAA.
NEW LOW -- MIDDLE CLASS RUT VS. RENEGADES OF FUNK -- RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE Even the weakest Rage songs make a mighty progressive din. WTZR by a hair.
EPIC -- FAITH NO MORE VS. FEED THE MACHINE -- RED How can you vote against a Prog Metal milestone? WWDC up by 5-2. One more victory clinches it.
DEAD AND BLOATED -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS VS. MONKEY WRENCH -- FOO FIGHTERS FF over STP of course 5-3 WWDC
LISZTOMANIA -- PHOENIX VS. BURN -- PAPA ROACH WWDC wins 6-3!
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
MRR March Madness WBOS vs. WRRV
The first round continues, but getting closer to a conclusion with another East Regional matchup between #3 seed WBOS of Boston, a jockless station that eats WFNX for lunch -- sorry to say. WRRV is a station out of Middletown/Pughkeepsie NY. rocking the Catskill foothills
Best of 10 head to head, I chose the winner.
WBOS leads off with SOMEBODY TOLD ME -- THE KILLERS. WRRV can only manage Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars. WBOS gets off to the early lead.
Here's the rest. WBOS on the left.
LIKE A STONE -- AUDIOSLAVE VS. OLD MAN -- MIDNIGHT KING Not a huge fan of Chris Cornell Against the Machine, so I'll go with the Neil Young sampling hip hop joint. Tie 1-1
CRASH INTO ME -- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND VS. ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS. Dave Matthews managed to do a tender, sweet sex song, not an easy task. Advantage BOS
DOIN' TIME -- SUBLIME VS. YOU ARE A TOURIST -- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Tied again.
HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. COUNTRY SONG -- SEETHER Black Keys blues are more genuine than Seether's country 3-2 WBOS
I WANNA BE SEDATED -- RAMONES VS. ADOLESCENTS -- INCUBUS. Are you kidding me? Gotta vote Ramones! 4-2 BOS
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS -- THE BLACK CROWES VS. SHAKE ME DOWN -- CAGE THE ELEPHANT BOS is ready to wrap things up now.
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD -- NIRVANA VS. COLD -- CROSSFADE WRRV is not even trying now. WBOS advances.
Next : WWDC from the Nation's capitol vs. WTZR from Hillbilly Country!
Best of 10 head to head, I chose the winner.
WBOS leads off with SOMEBODY TOLD ME -- THE KILLERS. WRRV can only manage Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds to Mars. WBOS gets off to the early lead.
Here's the rest. WBOS on the left.
LIKE A STONE -- AUDIOSLAVE VS. OLD MAN -- MIDNIGHT KING Not a huge fan of Chris Cornell Against the Machine, so I'll go with the Neil Young sampling hip hop joint. Tie 1-1
CRASH INTO ME -- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND VS. ROPE -- FOO FIGHTERS. Dave Matthews managed to do a tender, sweet sex song, not an easy task. Advantage BOS
DOIN' TIME -- SUBLIME VS. YOU ARE A TOURIST -- DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Tied again.
HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. COUNTRY SONG -- SEETHER Black Keys blues are more genuine than Seether's country 3-2 WBOS
I WANNA BE SEDATED -- RAMONES VS. ADOLESCENTS -- INCUBUS. Are you kidding me? Gotta vote Ramones! 4-2 BOS
SHE TALKS TO ANGELS -- THE BLACK CROWES VS. SHAKE ME DOWN -- CAGE THE ELEPHANT BOS is ready to wrap things up now.
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD -- NIRVANA VS. COLD -- CROSSFADE WRRV is not even trying now. WBOS advances.
Next : WWDC from the Nation's capitol vs. WTZR from Hillbilly Country!
MRR March Madness CHDI v. KTEG
#4 Seed CHDI is Edmonton, Alberta's Modern Rock station and a pretty good one too. # 13 seed KTEG is your standard issue Clear Channel station from Albequeque, only with lower ratings than such a station usually gets. So -- usual rules if you've been following head to head best of ten songs pulled off their actual playlists at about the same time. Let's see how this plays out.
CHDI srarts off with GRACE TOO -- TRAGICALLY HIP Not the best track by them, but KTEG will have to make more than a token play here -- WHERE ITS AT -- BECK. KTEG is starting off strong here.
CHDI's songs will remain on the left ...
KIDS --MGMT VS.WELCOME TO THE FAMLY -- AVENGED SEVENFOLD MGMT's best track so far owerwhelms KTEG's entry
I FEEL YOU -- SAM ROBERTS BAND VS. EVERLONG -- FOO FIGHTERS Just can;t vote against teh Foos best song. KTEG 2-1
LAST RESORT -- PAPA ROACH VS. UNDISCLOSED DESIRE -- MUSE. Meh. I refuse to pick a winner. It's a draw.
ONE MORE ASTRONAUT -- I MOTHER EARTH VS. RIPTIDE -- SICK PUPPIES. Score one for Canadian content. Tied 2-2
ALL APOLOGIES -- NIRVANA VS. LONGVIEW -- GREEN DAY One of Kurt Cobain's more personal songs has aged better than Green Day's bratty potty mouthed "Longview"
STADIUM LOVE -- METRIC VS. ANIMAL -- NEON TREES. It's a close one but Neon Trees wins this one for KTEG Tied Again.
STILL WAITING -- SUM 41 VS. KRYPTONITE -- 3 DOORS DOWN. Not as dire as 3 DAYS GRACE. Just boring. SUM 41's metallic pop punk rules here. CHDI 4-3
CHANGING -- AIBORNE TOXIC EVENT vs. WAITING FOR THE END -- LINKIN PARK. CHDI clinches a second round berth with a solid win in the late going.
First round action continues with WBOS MEETING up with WRRV.
CHDI srarts off with GRACE TOO -- TRAGICALLY HIP Not the best track by them, but KTEG will have to make more than a token play here -- WHERE ITS AT -- BECK. KTEG is starting off strong here.
CHDI's songs will remain on the left ...
KIDS --MGMT VS.WELCOME TO THE FAMLY -- AVENGED SEVENFOLD MGMT's best track so far owerwhelms KTEG's entry
I FEEL YOU -- SAM ROBERTS BAND VS. EVERLONG -- FOO FIGHTERS Just can;t vote against teh Foos best song. KTEG 2-1
LAST RESORT -- PAPA ROACH VS. UNDISCLOSED DESIRE -- MUSE. Meh. I refuse to pick a winner. It's a draw.
ONE MORE ASTRONAUT -- I MOTHER EARTH VS. RIPTIDE -- SICK PUPPIES. Score one for Canadian content. Tied 2-2
ALL APOLOGIES -- NIRVANA VS. LONGVIEW -- GREEN DAY One of Kurt Cobain's more personal songs has aged better than Green Day's bratty potty mouthed "Longview"
STADIUM LOVE -- METRIC VS. ANIMAL -- NEON TREES. It's a close one but Neon Trees wins this one for KTEG Tied Again.
STILL WAITING -- SUM 41 VS. KRYPTONITE -- 3 DOORS DOWN. Not as dire as 3 DAYS GRACE. Just boring. SUM 41's metallic pop punk rules here. CHDI 4-3
CHANGING -- AIBORNE TOXIC EVENT vs. WAITING FOR THE END -- LINKIN PARK. CHDI clinches a second round berth with a solid win in the late going.
First round action continues with WBOS MEETING up with WRRV.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
AAR March Madness -- KTCL V. WTFX
Back to the Midwest Regional, where Denver's KTCL, a #4 seed meets Louisville's WTFX a number 13 seed. WTFX recently transitioned from active to alternative. Head to head best of 10 you know the rest.
KTCL leas off with HERE IT GOES AGAIN -- OK GO, TO WHICH WTFX Counters with CLOSER -- NINE INCH NAILS. Here It Goes Again is a lot more fun. KTCL breaks out into an early lead.
Here's the rest KTCL on the left.
THE CAVE -- MUMFORD AND SONS VS. CLOSER TO THE EDGE -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS. I'd probalby lime 30 Seonds to Mars better if I was 13. KTCL makes it 2-0
FLAGPOLE SITTA -- HARVEY DANGER VS. LYING THROUGH YOU -- LINKIN PARK, Havey Danger and their big dumb song. 3-0 KTCL
EX-GIRLFRIEND -- NO DOUBT VS. ALL OVER YOU -- LIVE "The Fox" finally get on the board.
BLEED IT OUT -- LINKIN PARK V. LAY ME DOWN -- DIRTY HEADS. No competition. The lead is narrowed to 3-2.
CREEP -- RADIOHEAD VS. JEREMY -- PEARL JAM About equal.
THE BALLAD OF MONA LISA -- PANIC AT THE DISCO VS. GONE AWAY -- OFFSPRING. the Offsping tie it up.
BADFISH -- SUBLIME VS. HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS No competition. The Fox now as a 4-3 lead.
ANIMAL -- NEON TREES VS. COME AS YOU ARE -- NIRVANA. Even with a n overplayed song like "Come As You Are" Nirvana wins! The Fox is triumphant. So is the Fox
Next: CHDI vs. KTEG in the West Regional.
Both statios
KTCL leas off with HERE IT GOES AGAIN -- OK GO, TO WHICH WTFX Counters with CLOSER -- NINE INCH NAILS. Here It Goes Again is a lot more fun. KTCL breaks out into an early lead.
Here's the rest KTCL on the left.
THE CAVE -- MUMFORD AND SONS VS. CLOSER TO THE EDGE -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS. I'd probalby lime 30 Seonds to Mars better if I was 13. KTCL makes it 2-0
FLAGPOLE SITTA -- HARVEY DANGER VS. LYING THROUGH YOU -- LINKIN PARK, Havey Danger and their big dumb song. 3-0 KTCL
EX-GIRLFRIEND -- NO DOUBT VS. ALL OVER YOU -- LIVE "The Fox" finally get on the board.
BLEED IT OUT -- LINKIN PARK V. LAY ME DOWN -- DIRTY HEADS. No competition. The lead is narrowed to 3-2.
CREEP -- RADIOHEAD VS. JEREMY -- PEARL JAM About equal.
THE BALLAD OF MONA LISA -- PANIC AT THE DISCO VS. GONE AWAY -- OFFSPRING. the Offsping tie it up.
BADFISH -- SUBLIME VS. HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS No competition. The Fox now as a 4-3 lead.
ANIMAL -- NEON TREES VS. COME AS YOU ARE -- NIRVANA. Even with a n overplayed song like "Come As You Are" Nirvana wins! The Fox is triumphant. So is the Fox
Next: CHDI vs. KTEG in the West Regional.
Both statios
ARR March Madness XETRA v. WRKN
# 4 seed XETRA is a station licensed to Tijuana, Mexico, but with studios in San Diego. Mexican stations have call letters that start with X, hence "Heard it on the X". This station is better known as 91x, one of the longest, most sucessful alt rock stations in the nation. #13 seed WRKN is relatively new -- serving the New Orleans area. As always songs picked from their playlists go head to head, best of 10.
Let's see how this one plays out.
91x leads off with CREEP- RADIOHEAD. RKN counters with DIAMOND EYES -- NOT DEFTONES yes the lame one with (Boom Sha Laka hi li hi lili hi lo) or something like that in the title. 91x goes out to an early lead with a laugher.
Not looking good for the remaining Louisiana station. Let's see how it plays out, with 91 x on the left.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST VS. RIPTIDE -- SICK PUPPIES A closer call, but 91x wins again
DON'R STAND SO CLOSE TO ME -- POLICE VS. EVERLONG -- FOO FIGHTERS. One of the better Police songs and gets points for reaching back to the late 70's, but we're talking about Everlong, a work of sheer genius. Nobedy writes melodies of the complexity and beauty of Dave Grohl, no one outside of classical music anyway -- and this is his best. WRKN averts a shutout.
BREAKING THE HABIT -- LINKIN PARK VS. THIS IS WAR -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS I'm not a huge fan, but Linkin Park has its virtutes, while 30 Seconds to Mars has none. 91-x leads 3-1
BABY WE'VE GOT A DANCE -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS VS. FAR FROM HOME -- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Not familiar with that song, and usually I would check it out, but the worst Wailers song I ever heard was a lot better than the best Five Finger Death Punch song. 4-1 91x.
WE USED TO WAIT -- ARCADE FIRE vs. BREAK -- 3 DAYS GRACE This is getting ridiculous. 5-1 91x.
EX-GIRLFRIEND -- NO DOUBT VS. LAY ME DOWN -- DIRTY HEADS. Still can't get that Dirty Heads song out of my head from last summer 5-2 91x.
H- TOOL VS. SELF ESTEEM -- OFFSPING. Tough choice, but I'll give the edge to Tool.
Let's see how this one plays out.
91x leads off with CREEP- RADIOHEAD. RKN counters with DIAMOND EYES -- NOT DEFTONES yes the lame one with (Boom Sha Laka hi li hi lili hi lo) or something like that in the title. 91x goes out to an early lead with a laugher.
Not looking good for the remaining Louisiana station. Let's see how it plays out, with 91 x on the left.
HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST VS. RIPTIDE -- SICK PUPPIES A closer call, but 91x wins again
DON'R STAND SO CLOSE TO ME -- POLICE VS. EVERLONG -- FOO FIGHTERS. One of the better Police songs and gets points for reaching back to the late 70's, but we're talking about Everlong, a work of sheer genius. Nobedy writes melodies of the complexity and beauty of Dave Grohl, no one outside of classical music anyway -- and this is his best. WRKN averts a shutout.
BREAKING THE HABIT -- LINKIN PARK VS. THIS IS WAR -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS I'm not a huge fan, but Linkin Park has its virtutes, while 30 Seconds to Mars has none. 91-x leads 3-1
BABY WE'VE GOT A DANCE -- BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS VS. FAR FROM HOME -- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Not familiar with that song, and usually I would check it out, but the worst Wailers song I ever heard was a lot better than the best Five Finger Death Punch song. 4-1 91x.
WE USED TO WAIT -- ARCADE FIRE vs. BREAK -- 3 DAYS GRACE This is getting ridiculous. 5-1 91x.
EX-GIRLFRIEND -- NO DOUBT VS. LAY ME DOWN -- DIRTY HEADS. Still can't get that Dirty Heads song out of my head from last summer 5-2 91x.
H- TOOL VS. SELF ESTEEM -- OFFSPING. Tough choice, but I'll give the edge to Tool.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
ARR March Madness WXEG vs. WXDX
Check it out -- the winner of my 2009 competition to find the worst Clear Channel alternative station #13 seeded WXEG of Dayton Ohio is matched against another low esteemed Clear Channel alternative #4 seeded WXDX of Pittsburgh.
WXEG leads off with HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST to which WXDX responds with PLUSH -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WXEG gets off to an unexpected early lead. Now for teh rest of the best of 10 head to head action WXEG on the left.
BAT COUNTRY -- AVENGED SEVENFOLD VS. HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS Are you kidding me? Tie score.
ALL THE SMALL THINGS -- BLINK 182 VS. JUST A GIRL -- NO DOUBT Gwen Stefani needs to get her airplay back, so I'm giving No Doubt the nod over the pop punksters. 2-1 WXDX
END OF ME -- APOCALYPTICA FEAT. GAVIN ROSSDALE VS. GONE AWAY -- OFFSPRING Apocalytica is nothing if not interesting, but the problem with "End of Me" can be summed up in three words: Featuring Gavin Rossdale. 3-1 WXDX lead'
THE ANIMAL -- DISTURBED VS. I WILL NOT BOW -- BREAKING BENJAMIN The metal-tinged emo band gets the edge here over the more frankly metallic Disturbed. XDX 4-1
THE KILL -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS VS SEVEN NATION ARMY -- WHITE STRIPES. 5-1 XDX.
BAD COMPANY -- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH VS. WHEREVER I MAY ROAM Metallica. Yes, it's a cover of the Bad Company song. The 6th win for XDX ends the competition.
Next: XETRA meets WRKN in the South Regional
WXEG leads off with HELP IS ON THE WAY -- RISE AGAINST to which WXDX responds with PLUSH -- STONE TEMPLE PILOTS WXEG gets off to an unexpected early lead. Now for teh rest of the best of 10 head to head action WXEG on the left.
BAT COUNTRY -- AVENGED SEVENFOLD VS. HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS Are you kidding me? Tie score.
ALL THE SMALL THINGS -- BLINK 182 VS. JUST A GIRL -- NO DOUBT Gwen Stefani needs to get her airplay back, so I'm giving No Doubt the nod over the pop punksters. 2-1 WXDX
END OF ME -- APOCALYPTICA FEAT. GAVIN ROSSDALE VS. GONE AWAY -- OFFSPRING Apocalytica is nothing if not interesting, but the problem with "End of Me" can be summed up in three words: Featuring Gavin Rossdale. 3-1 WXDX lead'
THE ANIMAL -- DISTURBED VS. I WILL NOT BOW -- BREAKING BENJAMIN The metal-tinged emo band gets the edge here over the more frankly metallic Disturbed. XDX 4-1
THE KILL -- 30 SECONDS TO MARS VS SEVEN NATION ARMY -- WHITE STRIPES. 5-1 XDX.
BAD COMPANY -- FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH VS. WHEREVER I MAY ROAM Metallica. Yes, it's a cover of the Bad Company song. The 6th win for XDX ends the competition.
Next: XETRA meets WRKN in the South Regional
ARR March Madness -- KEXX vs. CJZN
I know, I know it's April, but the real March Madness drags into April as well, doesn't it? Let's do a West Regional bout, in which # 5 seed KEXX of Phoenix meets # 12 seed CJZN of Victoria, British Columbia. KXRK is a highly rated alternative out of Salt Lake City . CJZN is a feisty little indie out of Victoria, British Columbia. As always head to head songs from actual playlists at approximately the same time, best of ten.
KXRK leads off with NEW LOW -- MIDDLE CLASS RUT. CJZN counters with DANCE MOTHER --SWEET THING (Not as you might expect SWEET THING -- DANCE MOTHER). Cmon, have you seen the video? Middle Class rut surivive stuff like hanging and being dragged behind a pickup truck. Dis a band called Sweet Thing ever have a chance?
Here's how the rest played out -- KXRK on the left.
HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. 1979 -- SMASHING PUMPKINS Smashing Pumpkins best song ties it up for CJLX
CLOSER -- NINE INCH NAILS VS. FALLING APART -- NEVER ENDING NIGHT LIGHTS One of Canada's more interesting indie bands. But awesome beats interesting every time.
2-1 KXRK edge.
FEEL GOOD INC. -- GORILLAZ VS. HELL -- TEGAN & SARA. Not a big fan of the cartoon band. CJZN ties it up.
FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST -- THE AVALANCHES vs. CAPITAL G -- NINE INCH NAILS I had to check out Frontier Psychiatrist since I never heard it before. Wow. That is one weird song. CJZN leads 3-2
PERFECT SITUATION -- WEEZER VS. UNDER THE LIGHTHOUSE -- BIG WRECK A great song from the mucho underrated Make Believe album. Tied again.
MY BODY -- YOUNG THE GIANT VS. SAIL -- AWOL NATION KXRK retakes the lead.
MACHINE GUN BLUES -- SOCIAL DISTORTION VS. N/A OK -- USS. I just don't get the USS, who get a lot of CFNY airplay. 5-2 KXRK lead.
LASSO -- PHOENIX VS. RADIOACTIVE -- KINGS OF LEON. Phoenix gets a slight edge, and KXRK gets the win.
Next: a battle of the midgets in the East Regional -- WXDX VS. WXEG
KXRK leads off with NEW LOW -- MIDDLE CLASS RUT. CJZN counters with DANCE MOTHER --SWEET THING (Not as you might expect SWEET THING -- DANCE MOTHER). Cmon, have you seen the video? Middle Class rut surivive stuff like hanging and being dragged behind a pickup truck. Dis a band called Sweet Thing ever have a chance?
Here's how the rest played out -- KXRK on the left.
HOWLIN FOR YOU -- THE BLACK KEYS VS. 1979 -- SMASHING PUMPKINS Smashing Pumpkins best song ties it up for CJLX
CLOSER -- NINE INCH NAILS VS. FALLING APART -- NEVER ENDING NIGHT LIGHTS One of Canada's more interesting indie bands. But awesome beats interesting every time.
2-1 KXRK edge.
FEEL GOOD INC. -- GORILLAZ VS. HELL -- TEGAN & SARA. Not a big fan of the cartoon band. CJZN ties it up.
FRONTIER PSYCHIATRIST -- THE AVALANCHES vs. CAPITAL G -- NINE INCH NAILS I had to check out Frontier Psychiatrist since I never heard it before. Wow. That is one weird song. CJZN leads 3-2
PERFECT SITUATION -- WEEZER VS. UNDER THE LIGHTHOUSE -- BIG WRECK A great song from the mucho underrated Make Believe album. Tied again.
MY BODY -- YOUNG THE GIANT VS. SAIL -- AWOL NATION KXRK retakes the lead.
MACHINE GUN BLUES -- SOCIAL DISTORTION VS. N/A OK -- USS. I just don't get the USS, who get a lot of CFNY airplay. 5-2 KXRK lead.
LASSO -- PHOENIX VS. RADIOACTIVE -- KINGS OF LEON. Phoenix gets a slight edge, and KXRK gets the win.
Next: a battle of the midgets in the East Regional -- WXDX VS. WXEG
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