ROCK N ROLL FOR GROWNUPS
#1 song this week: “867” by Iration, a “sunshine reggae” group formed in Isla Vista, California, a student community next door to the University of California at Santa Barbara (where Jack Johnson earned a degree). Fastest climber this week (#43… Continue reading
#1 song this week: The Foo Fighters stay atop the chart for a third week with “Saint Cecilia.” Among this week’s fastest climbers are “Lazarus” (#20 to #9) by David Bowie, “Gypsy In Me” (#35 to #25) by Bonnie Raitt,… Continue reading
#1 song this week: “Saint Cecilia” by the Foo Fighters keeps the top spot for a second week, holding back runner-up “Unsteady,” the second hit by the X Ambassadors. Of Monsters And Men continue their hot streak of hits, entering… Continue reading
#1 song this week: The Foo Fighters leap from #7 to the top with “Saint Cecilia,” title track from an EP originally released as a free thank-you to fans. David Bowie, who died two days after the release of his… Continue reading
#1 song this week: Alabama Shakes tops the chart with “Shoegaze,” the fourth single from their Grammy-nominated Album of the Year, Sound & Color. Meanwhile, the title track, a rush-release fifth single, climbs to #15. The Foo Fighters take a… Continue reading
#1 song this week: Matt Nathanson holds the top spot for a second week on the “rock ‘n’ roll for grownups” chart. Biggest movers include the Foo Fighters (#19), Alabama Shakes (#23) and Pressing Strings (#31). Only two debuts this… Continue reading
The #1 song of 2015: “Dreams” by Beck. This one-off single found Beck rediscovering his dancing self following the folk flavor of Morning Phases, his 2015 Grammy winner for Album of the Year. “Dreams” stayed at #1 for three weeks… Continue reading
What if the sound of classic rock and classic hits music was still being produced? Imagine if rock ‘n’ roll radio of the past hadn’t splintered into limiting sub-genres. What would Top 40 radio sound like today if it hadn’t… Continue reading
