This week's Cancon Roundup: Simple Plan (top Canadian at #8), Anjulie, The New Cities, Martin Solveig and Dragonette, Karl Wolf, Alyssa Reid, Marianas Trench, JRDN, These Kids Wear Crowns, Mia Martina, The Sheepdogs (11/40=28%, still below the national Cancon law)
Chart chat: Adele has her second #1 in the US with "Someone Like You". The Sheepdogs ride their Rolling Stone cover to fame with their first Top 40 Canadian single "I Don't Know". I actually like the Sheepdogs a bit. They have a classic rock sound (not something I'm a fan of), but also have a garage rock ethic that brings a grittiness to their work.
And now a rant that's been simmering for a while. I've been noticing how stagnant the Top 40 charts have been lately. Not to say that Top 40 radio hasn't usually been stagnant, but it seems more so lately. This rise of shitty, insufferable, "party party" frat-rock bands has really ticked me off lately. Bands like LMFAO, Foster the People, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship and the like. It seems that Top 40 bands can be narrowed down to four main categories: 1) Your obnoxious frat-rockers 2) Rockers that try to act dangerous but are as safe as foam rubber (Nickelback, Maroon 5, OneRepublic, Marianas Trench) 3) Good looking guys with cowboy hats that forgot to shave this morning (Jason Aldean, Zac Brown, Jake Owen, Blake Shelton) and 4) R&B and rappers, who again try to act dangerous but are as lukewarm as bathwater (Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Britney Spears). The Canadian chart is just as bad for this, but there are a few less "country pop singers" and a few more "rockers"
Looking at both charts, here's a line up of artists that actually have artistic merit, IMO: Adele, Bruno Mars, Dragonette, Foo Fighters, The Sheepdogs. That's 5 out of 80 songs (some songs doubled up on the charts). That's pretty sad.
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