Category: Active Rock

Portugal. the Man Release Latest Single “Tidal Wave”

One of the coolest bands around is the group Portugal. the Man, a band from Wasilla, Alaska, currently calling Portland OR home has just dropped a new ‘lyric video’ of their tune “Tidal Wave” and it rocks! The band is up for a few Teen Choice Awards, and are enjoying brisk sales from their latest […]

Your Travis Barker Health Update

Earlier this year Travis Barker’s health caused Blink-182 to cancel dates in Las Vegas as a part of their residency. He was having blood clots in his arms and doctor’s orders were to take it easy and no playing of the drums. This would cause them to become inflamed and would thus cause issues. Well, […]

Florence & The Machine, Gorillaz and More on This Week’s Artist 100

This week’s Artist 100 has been released and rockers rule the chart! We’re not sure we’ve seen more rockers at the top of the charts than this week. Leading the way is Florence & The Machine at number four, Imagine Dragons at seven, and Gorillaz at eight! Imagine Dragons has been a staple inside the […]

Imagine Dragons, Dave Matthews Band Dominate Nielsen Mid-Year Charts

This year’s mid-year Nielsen charts for rock music has been released and there is plenty of great music to be excited about on it. These charts cover the top albums, digital songs, streaming hits, and more. Leading the way, not surprisingly, is Imagine Dragons. They have the top rock album thanks to “Evolve,” the top […]

Ghost, Godsmack, and Shinedown Lead the Way This Week

This week’s Mediabase chart has been released and there are some big names sitting at the top. Hits from Ghost, Godsmack, and Shinedown lead the way for another week in a row. They’re going to have company though as From Ashes to New and the Foo Fighters round out the top five and continue to […]

Pearl Jam Covers the Beatles in Prague

There has been a real retro movement in the contemporary music world of late, given the alternative group Weezer covered the Toto song ‘Africa’ and now Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam has covered, live in concert, the classic Beatles song “Help.” Pearl Jam found themselves in Prague this past weekend at the O2 arena, which […]

Godsmack’s “Bulletproof” and should be sitting there a few weeks at least.

There are also two new hits to the top 10. Rock music is hot right now with “Uncomfortable” from Halestorm and “Flawless” from Dorothy making moves up the chart. They sit at numbers 9 and 10 this week for the first time inside the top 10. Take a look below for the entire top 10 […]

Looking Back at 23 Years of the Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters released their very first album 23 years ago as of yesterday and it got us thinking about their time spent as rockers. Since “Foo Fighters” was released July 4, 1995 the band has released eight more studio albums! Their last album came out last year and was titled “Concrete and Gold.” Not […]