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corporate rock still sells

"Billboard" Breaks Down, Dials Up Triple-A

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he gives Billboard's newest radio-airplay chart, which focuses on the lighter rock offerings served up by Adult Album Alternative (or "Triple-A") stations, a once-over: More »

10:00 AM on Thu Oct 9 2008
By Al Shipley
311 views, 8 comments

corporate rock still sells

Zack De La Rocha Comes Out Of Hiding

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he looks at new singles from Rage Against The Machine's frontman, a '90s one-hit wonder, and Metallica: More »

12:00 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Al Shipley
1,516 views, 16 comments

non-breakups

Foo Fighters Plan Hiatus; A Nation Reacts



mauraatidolator: oh no, the foo fighters are taking a long break
mauraatidolator: who's going to have a stranglehold on the modern rock charts now?
corporaterockal: Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders

Foo Fighters to take 'long break' [NME]

12:00 PM on Wed Sep 17 2008
By Maura Johnston
751 views, 23 comments

Latest by enriquez the water bottle: @TriedandTrue: Eh, I liked System. Not for everyone, of course, but I liked 'em. more »

corporate rock still sells

Celebrating 20 Years Of Modern-Rock Countdowns, From Siouxsie To Staind

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he celebrates the 20th anniversary of Billboard's Modern Rock chart by cherry-picking some of its most oddly notable chart-toppers: More »

11:00 AM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Al Shipley
1,023 views, 22 comments

corporate rock still sells

Who Will Be The Next Blog Rock Crossover Star?

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he holds a few recent blog-rock darlings up to the harsh light of commercial rock radio, and judges their potential for success: More »

10:00 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Al Shipley
1,248 views, 31 comments

corporate rock still sells

Girl-On-Girl Action Breaks Up The Modern Rock Sausage Party

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he notes that rock radio has actually started playing songs sung by women after a long drought. (No, really!) More »

10:00 AM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Al Shipley
1,531 views, 19 comments

corporate rock still sells

They Tried To Make Me Listen To Rehab, I Said, "No, No, No"

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he looks at an eight-years-in-the-making hit by an act that was once seen as a rap-rock also-ran, as well as a few other developments on the rock radio charts. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By Al Shipley
1,080 views, 25 comments

Latest by 2ironic4u: @DocStrange: BRU still plays the mook rock along with the "indie" favorites. more »

corporate rock still sells

The Half-Year In Review: Dave Grohl Owns Alt-Rock Airwaves (What Else Is New?)

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he gives the year's rock charts a midway-mark overview. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Al Shipley
1,224 views, 19 comments

corporate rock still sells

No, Really, Don't Call It A Comeback: Candlebox Returns, And Other Has-Beens Aren't Far Behind

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he takes a look at a couple of old reliables who have re-entered the rock charts. More »

3:00 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Al Shipley
856 views, 11 comments

corporate rock still sells

Clear Channel Gives Your Mersh Rock Correspondent A Considerate Gift

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he celebrates the return of modern-rock radio to his home city of Baltimore with a look at the newest crop of artists to hit the rock charts, and reveals superproducer Max Martin's stealth assault on the corporate-rock airwaves. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Al Shipley
931 views, 12 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: Ludo have been touring around the Midwest for years and years. They've always been popular with people who are in other bands. You'd go see them in Tulsa, and half the crowd would be Tulsa groups. more »

corporate rock still sells

An Avalanche Of A-List Rock Debuts, Topped By The Freakin' Offspring

Many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock. To help figure out which is which, here's "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of rock and roll. This time around, he observes a few shake-ups on the normally staid Modern Rock and Active Rock charts. More »

10:00 AM on Thu May 22 2008
By Al Shipley
1,395 views, 3 comments

corporate rock still sells

The Flobots Make Modern Rock Radio Safe For Rappin' Whitey Again

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around, he's surprised to find a track by a hip-hop group making the modern rock radio rounds. More »

10:00 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Al Shipley
2,344 views, 30 comments

corporate rock still sells

Active Rock Playlists Get Some Disturbing Shakeups

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al "GovernmentNames" Shipley examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he looks at the return of nu-metal in the guises of Disturbed and oddly rap-free rap-metal. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Al Shipley
1,053 views, 7 comments

corporate rock still sells

Pop-Punk Legends Drop A Stealth Hit On Rock Radio

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley (a.k.a. Idolator commenter GovernmentNames) examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he discovers a trio of modern rock heroes releasing a hit single under everyone's noses, finally hears a certain blog-buzz band thanks to their rock radio crossover, and tries to figure out what makes one brand of strident political mersh-punk different from another.

Over the last few weeks, Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart has seen a new entry by one of modern rock's biggest mainstays, but it took me a while to figure that out, since said superstars are operating incognito.

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11:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Al Shipley
2,060 views, 11 comments

Latest by f1sh3r: wow puddle of mudd is still around? more »

corporate rock still sells

Rock Radio Takes A Number One That Leaves A Puddle

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley (a.k.a. Idolator commenter GovernmentNames) examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he experiences some emo-related schadenfreude, ponders the question of crossover ballads, and takes a look at a band you probably know nothing about but that's topped the mainstream rock chart as many times as some Napster-hating metal heroes. More »

11:45 AM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Al Shipley
1,076 views, 11 comments

Latest by rogerniner: @pantycrickets: You just defined absolutely everything that is wrong with mainstream rock music today. more »

corporate rock still sells

What Radio Rock Hopefuls Will Get To Say "Thanks For The Add"?

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley (a.k.a. Idolator commenter GovernmentNames) examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he grades six modern rock bands looking to get their new singles added to radio playlists, both on their chances for hitting big and the relative suckiness of the songs in question. More »

11:50 AM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Al Shipley
771 views, 6 comments

Latest by Chris Molanphy: @jordan_s: The Panic song has been emerging remarkably slowly, as I noted in my column a couple of weeks ago. It only ranks 49th on iTunes right now, and on SoundScan's all-store digital-sales chart, it's down in the 70s as more »

corporate rock still sells

Is Rock Radio Slowly Going Post-Modern?

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley (a.k.a. Idolator commenter GovernmentNames) examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he examines a recent spate of alt-rock radio stations flipping formats and what it might mean for the future of the tenuously defined Alternative and Active Rock split: More »

2:15 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Al Shipley
1,888 views, 20 comments

Latest by f1sh3r: i know this is old, but 99x got canned because the owners were chasing off all the talnet, which lead to lower ratings (?) and then that godawful bert show on q100 got popular, so they wanted to give it more »

corporate rock still sells

Rock Radio Playlists Remain Paralyzed In 2008

Since many people find it hard to tell the great from the godawful when it comes to 21st-century mainstream rock, welcome to "Corporate Rock Still Sells," where Al Shipley (a.k.a. Idolator commenter GovernmentNames) examines what's good, bad, and ugly in the world of Billboard's rock charts. This time around he gives Billboard's current rock radio charts a once-over: More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By Al Shipley
2,074 views, 13 comments