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:
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.
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.
Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes pinch-hit for Dave Grohl at the taping of VH1’s Rock Honors tribute to the Who on Saturday night, thanks to Grohl’s voice being too tired to make its way through two songs. More »
Supergrass singer Gaz Coombes pinch-hit for Dave Grohl at the taping of VH1’s Rock Honors tribute to the Who on Saturday night, thanks to Grohl’s voice being too tired to make its way through two songs. More »
Hey, did you hear that Led Zeppelin reunited this weekend? Well, it was just John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page, who took the stage with the Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium for “Rock and Roll” and (as seen above) “Ramble On,” but that’s not stopping the NME from running with the headline “Led Zeppelin reunite at Foo Fighters show.” To celebrate this momentous occasion, let’s play a game of “Are You Really At A Led Zeppelin Reunion Show”!
Dave Grohl has posted a sorta-denial of the open letter to Metallica that made the rounds last week, which inquired after the progress of their current album (particularly the drum parts). While not denying that he said the words that were picked up “by everyone from Blabbermouth to Rolling Stone,” he claims that he never put pen to paper for the purposes of getting in touch with James et al. Instead, that “letter” was just part of an interview that was taken out of context and whipped up into a nice, frothy, Internet meringue:
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Self-proclaimed “guy that’s been listening to your band faithfully since 1983” Dave Grohl has apparently sent an open letter to Metallica pleading with them to not release their new album until they’re sure it’s good, a rule that they haven’t really been following for the past 10 years or so.
The Foo Fighters, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Nine Inch Nails, and Stone Temple Pilots will headline 1999’s this year’s Virgin Mobile Festival, which takes place at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on Aug. 9-10. More »
