| This Chart | Song | Artist | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Coyote" | The Lonely Forest | 2 |
| 2 | "Cough Syrup" | Young the Giant | 1 |
| 3 | "Sunset in July" | 311 | 3 |
| 4 | "Peggy Sang the Blues" | Frank Turner | 4 |
| 5 | "Behold the Hurricane" | The Horrible Crowes | 14 |
| 6 | "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | 6 |
| 7 | "People Say" | Portugal.The Man | 8 |
| 8 | "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | 5 |
| 9 | "Ex Marks the Spot" | A Skylit Drive | 7 |
| 10 | "Refuge" | Colin Devlin | 9 |
| 11 | "Summer Fires" | Wilderness of Manitoba | 11 |
| 12 | "Rainbow Connection" | Weezer w/ Hayley Williams | NEW |
| 13 | "Up All Night" | Blink 182 | 13 |
| 14 | "Time Spent in Los Angeles" | Dawes | 15 |
| 15 | "Keep on Bringing Me Down" | Forever the Sickest Kids | 10 |
| 16 | "We Found Each Other in the Dark" | City and Colour | 18 |
| 17 | "Calamity Song" | The Decemberists | 20 |
| 18 | "Savers" | Bomb the Music Industry! | 21 |
| 19 | "It's Not All About You" | Face to Face | 12 |
| 20 | "Blackout" | Breathe Carolina | NEW |
| 21 | "Summer Holiday" | Wild Nothing | 19 |
| 22 | "Understanding What We've Grown to Be" | We Came as Romans | 23 |
| 23 | "We Sing in Time" | The Lonely Forest | NEW |
| 24 | "Lions in Cages" | Wolfgang | 16 |
| 25 | "Houdini" | Foster the People | 17 |
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Rowe's Top 25 Songs - Week of 8/28 - 9/3
Monday, August 22, 2011
Rowe's Top 25 Songs - Week of 8/21 - 8/27
| This Chart | Song | Artist | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cough Syrup" | Young the Giant | 1 |
| 2 | "Coyote" | The Lonely Forest | 4 |
| 3 | "Sunset in July" | 311 | 2 |
| 4 | "Peggy Sang the Blues" | Frank Turner | 8 |
| 5 | "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | 3 |
| 6 | "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | 6 |
| 7 | "Ex Marks the Spot" | A Skylit Drive | 9 |
| 8 | "People Say" | Portugal.The Man | 7 |
| 9 | "Refuge" | Colin Devlin | 5 |
| 10 | "Keep on Bringing Me Down" | Forever the Sickest Kids | 10 |
| 11 | "Summer Fires" | Wilderness of Manitoba | 13 |
| 12 | "It's Not All About You" | Face to Face | 11 |
| 13 | "Up All Night" | Blink 182 | 14 |
| 14 | "Behold the Hurricane" | The Horrible Crowes | NEW |
| 15 | "Time Spent in Los Angeles" | Dawes | 23 |
| 16 | "Lions in Cages" | Wolfgang | 12 |
| 17 | "Houdini" | Foster the People | 15 |
| 18 | "We Found Each Other in the Dark" | City and Colour | 21 |
| 19 | "Summer Holiday" | Wild Nothing | 19 |
| 20 | "Calamity Song" | The Decemberists | NEW |
| 21 | "Savers" | Bomb the Music Industry! | NEW |
| 22 | "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" | A Day to Remember | 16 |
| 23 | "Understanding What We've..." | We Came as Romans | NEW |
| 24 | "You Are a Tourist" | Death Cab for Cutie | 19 |
| 25 | "Time Bomb" | All Time Low | 17 |
Monday, August 15, 2011
Rowe's Top 25 songs - week of 8/14 - 8/20
| This Chart | Song | Artist | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cough Syrup" | Young the Giant | 1 |
| 2 | "Sunset in July" | 311 | 3 |
| 3 | "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | 2 |
| 4 | "Coyote" | The Lonely Forest | 4 |
| 5 | "Refuge" | Colin Devlin | 6 |
| 6 | "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | 5 |
| 7 | "People Say" | Portugal.The Man | 8 |
| 8 | "Peggy Sang the Blues" | Frank Turner | 9 |
| 9 | "Ex Marks the Spot" | A Skylit Drive | 13 |
| 10 | "Keep on Bringing Me Down" | Forever the Sickest Kids | 7 |
| 11 | "It's Not All About You" | Face to Face | 10 |
| 12 | "Lions in Cages" | Wolfgang | 12 |
| 13 | "Summer Fires" | Wilderness of Manitoba | 15 |
| 14 | "Up All Night" | Blink 182 | 20 |
| 15 | "Houdini" | Foster the People | 11 |
| 16 | "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" | A Day to Remember | 18 |
| 17 | "Time Bomb" | All Time Low | 14 |
| 18 | "Summer Holiday" | Wild Nothing | 19 |
| 19 | "You Are a Tourist" | Death Cab for Cutie | 17 |
| 20 | "Simple Math" | Manchester Orchestra | 16 |
| 21 | "We Found Each Other in the Dark" | City and Colour | NEW |
| 22 | "Say You Like Me" | We the Kings | 21 |
| 23 | "Time Spent in Los Angeles" | Dawes | NEW |
| 24 | "Taken for a Fool" | The Strokes | 22 |
| 25 | "Sing" | Unwritten Law | NEW |
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Rowe's Top 25 - Week of 8/7 - 8/13
| This Chart | Song | Artist | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cough Syrup" | Young the Giant | 4 |
| 2 | "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | 1 |
| 3 | "Sunset in July" | 311 | 2 |
| 4 | "Coyote" | The Lonely Forest | 7 |
| 5 | "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | 3 |
| 6 | "Refuge" | Colin Devlin | 14 |
| 7 | "Keep on Bringing Me Down" | Forever the Sickest Kids | 5 |
| 8 | "People Say" | Portugal.The Man | 6 |
| 9 | "Peggy Sang the Blues" | Frank Turner | 11 |
| 10 | "It's Not All About You" | Face to Face | 15 |
| 11 | "Houdini" | Foster the People | 10 |
| 12 | "Lions in Cages" | Wolfgang | 8 |
| 13 | "Ex Marks the Spot" | A Skylit Drive | NEW |
| 14 | "Time Bomb" | All Time Low | 9 |
| 15 | "Summer Fires" | Wilderness of Manitoba | 21 |
| 16 | "Simple Math" | Manchester Orchestra | 12 |
| 17 | "You Are a Tourist" | Death Cab for Cutie | 13 |
| 18 | "All Signs Point to Lauderdale" | A Day to Remember | NEW |
| 19 | "Summer Holiday" | Wild Nothing | 16 |
| 20 | "Up All Night" | Blink 182 | 23 |
| 21 | "Say You Like Me" | We the Kings | 19 |
| 22 | "Taken for a Fool" | The Strokes | 17 |
| 23 | "Revolution" | Flogging Molly | 20 |
| 24 | "Roll Away Your Stone" | Mumford and Sons | 22 |
| 25 | "Going Out in Style" | Dropkick Murphys | NEW |
Friday, August 5, 2011
Looking Back: 2000 part 2.
Last time, I mostly rambled on about the first few months of 2000, mainly my impressions of jumping back on board the WWF wagon in January. I'll pick up where I left off and see where my mind wanders off to.
I mentioned that Wrestlemania 16 was something of a let-down of a Wrestlemania. It delivered a great triple ladder match by Edge and Christian, the Hardy Boys, and the Dudley Boys, but they would out-do that match at Summerslam 2000 and then again at Wrestlemania X7, so the first one kind of lost it's luster as time went on. Wrestlemania 16 featured a "pretty good" triple threat match between Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho for Angle's Intercontinental and European titles. The match stands out as a classic moment due to Angle losing both belts, but the match itself was below the standard of the talent involved. Lastly, the main event was considered a disappointment at the time, due to Triple H becoming the first heel to retain the WWF title in the main event at a Wrestlemania. Personally, I loved the match, as it was the culmination to a storyline I was heavily invested in, but I'll never forget my shock and immediate outrage that Triple H walked out as champion.
If Wrestlemania was a disappointment, Backlash 2000 was the surprise hit of the year. I've heard people say that Backlash 2000 should have been Wrestlemania, as it was a strong card full of great action and hot feuds. Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit had their fantastic Intercontinental title match I'd mentioned before, Big Show mocked Hulk Hogan as the "Showster" while gleefully squashing the awesomely obnoxious Kurt Angle, and Triple H and The Rock had a tremendous main event. The Rock/HHH rivalry had reached a hard-to-come-by boiling point and the crowd was on the edge of their seat during the bout due to the absence of Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had been advertised as being in Rock's corner. DX and the McMahons interferred on behalf of Triple H throughout the match, so when Austin's music hit, the building exploded. I don't think I've ever witnessed a more passionate crowd reaction on a WWE show. Backlash 2000 also had a strong undercard, as Scotty 2 Hotty had a mini-classic against Dean Malenko for the Light-heavyweight title and Eddie Guerrero defended the European title against Essa Rios.
The tag team scene was crazy awesome in 2000. Aside from the trinity of greatness that was Edge and Christian, the Dudleys, and the Hardy Boys, there was a deep division. X-Pac and Road Dogg represented DX during this time and they had a very strong match with Edge and Christian at Backlash. Test and Albert were getting pushed as T&A, along with newcomer Trish Stratus as their valet. They had an entertaining feud with the Dudley Boys, based on Bubba Ray's desire to put Trish through a table. The storyline ultimately turned the Dudleys face, as Trish was over as a snooty heel. Meanwhile, Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay were catching on as Too Cool. They should join Rikishi in the ring for dance celebrations that were a true guilty pleasure of the era. Al Snow and Steve Blackman were the mismatched odd-ball team, Head Cheese, and while they never got a signficant run, they were solid hands and produced numerous memorable vignettes. My personal favorite was when Al Snow signed Steve Blackman up to deliver stand-up comedy at a nursing home. These segments almost always ended up with Blackman losing his temper and hitting someone (but not usually Snow).
2000 was a unique year in that the Hardcore title division was also interesting. Crash Holly had won the title early in the year and decided that he would defend the belt anytime, anywhere, against anyone. This resulted in the entire lower mid-card recruiting referees to try and ambush Holly. The Mean Street Posse once jumped Crash in his hotel room and anothe time at the airport. The Headbangers attacked Crash at a carnival, which resulted in a hilarious sequence where Crash fought them off in a ball pit. Even divas, such as Ivory, would attack Crash when he was most vulnerable, say during a massage. The result was half the roster got to hold the Hardcore title for at least a few moments.
Lita burst onto the scene in 2000. She was paired up with Essa Rios, who was supposed to set the Light-heavyweight division on fire. Rios fizzled out quickly and took his out his frustration by attacking Lita. The Hardy Boys saved her and she transitioned to their valet. They became Team Extreme and got over in a really big way. I remember being 16 and thinking Lita was the greatest thing ever but finding it a little annoying that she was excused by the commentators for her frequent interference matches. I also recall a strange episode of Heat, when Lita and the Hardy's were in an elimination match against T&A and Trish Stratus. The match came down to Lita alone against Test and she actually managed to fight him off for a stretch before he put her down with a big boot.
I mentioned that Wrestlemania 16 was something of a let-down of a Wrestlemania. It delivered a great triple ladder match by Edge and Christian, the Hardy Boys, and the Dudley Boys, but they would out-do that match at Summerslam 2000 and then again at Wrestlemania X7, so the first one kind of lost it's luster as time went on. Wrestlemania 16 featured a "pretty good" triple threat match between Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho for Angle's Intercontinental and European titles. The match stands out as a classic moment due to Angle losing both belts, but the match itself was below the standard of the talent involved. Lastly, the main event was considered a disappointment at the time, due to Triple H becoming the first heel to retain the WWF title in the main event at a Wrestlemania. Personally, I loved the match, as it was the culmination to a storyline I was heavily invested in, but I'll never forget my shock and immediate outrage that Triple H walked out as champion.
If Wrestlemania was a disappointment, Backlash 2000 was the surprise hit of the year. I've heard people say that Backlash 2000 should have been Wrestlemania, as it was a strong card full of great action and hot feuds. Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit had their fantastic Intercontinental title match I'd mentioned before, Big Show mocked Hulk Hogan as the "Showster" while gleefully squashing the awesomely obnoxious Kurt Angle, and Triple H and The Rock had a tremendous main event. The Rock/HHH rivalry had reached a hard-to-come-by boiling point and the crowd was on the edge of their seat during the bout due to the absence of Stone Cold Steve Austin, who had been advertised as being in Rock's corner. DX and the McMahons interferred on behalf of Triple H throughout the match, so when Austin's music hit, the building exploded. I don't think I've ever witnessed a more passionate crowd reaction on a WWE show. Backlash 2000 also had a strong undercard, as Scotty 2 Hotty had a mini-classic against Dean Malenko for the Light-heavyweight title and Eddie Guerrero defended the European title against Essa Rios.
The tag team scene was crazy awesome in 2000. Aside from the trinity of greatness that was Edge and Christian, the Dudleys, and the Hardy Boys, there was a deep division. X-Pac and Road Dogg represented DX during this time and they had a very strong match with Edge and Christian at Backlash. Test and Albert were getting pushed as T&A, along with newcomer Trish Stratus as their valet. They had an entertaining feud with the Dudley Boys, based on Bubba Ray's desire to put Trish through a table. The storyline ultimately turned the Dudleys face, as Trish was over as a snooty heel. Meanwhile, Scotty 2 Hotty and Grandmaster Sexay were catching on as Too Cool. They should join Rikishi in the ring for dance celebrations that were a true guilty pleasure of the era. Al Snow and Steve Blackman were the mismatched odd-ball team, Head Cheese, and while they never got a signficant run, they were solid hands and produced numerous memorable vignettes. My personal favorite was when Al Snow signed Steve Blackman up to deliver stand-up comedy at a nursing home. These segments almost always ended up with Blackman losing his temper and hitting someone (but not usually Snow).
2000 was a unique year in that the Hardcore title division was also interesting. Crash Holly had won the title early in the year and decided that he would defend the belt anytime, anywhere, against anyone. This resulted in the entire lower mid-card recruiting referees to try and ambush Holly. The Mean Street Posse once jumped Crash in his hotel room and anothe time at the airport. The Headbangers attacked Crash at a carnival, which resulted in a hilarious sequence where Crash fought them off in a ball pit. Even divas, such as Ivory, would attack Crash when he was most vulnerable, say during a massage. The result was half the roster got to hold the Hardcore title for at least a few moments.
Lita burst onto the scene in 2000. She was paired up with Essa Rios, who was supposed to set the Light-heavyweight division on fire. Rios fizzled out quickly and took his out his frustration by attacking Lita. The Hardy Boys saved her and she transitioned to their valet. They became Team Extreme and got over in a really big way. I remember being 16 and thinking Lita was the greatest thing ever but finding it a little annoying that she was excused by the commentators for her frequent interference matches. I also recall a strange episode of Heat, when Lita and the Hardy's were in an elimination match against T&A and Trish Stratus. The match came down to Lita alone against Test and she actually managed to fight him off for a stretch before he put her down with a big boot.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Looking Back: 2000
2000 was a significant year. The world didn't end due to any Y2K nonsense, Al Gore and George W. Bush fought to a time limit draw, and MTV still occasionally played music videos while you were awake.
2000 was significant for me in on a personal level. I was a freshmen in high school, I got my first job in the summer, and my grandmother died late in the year. It was a time of transition and change.
It was also the first year that I became something of a hardcore wrestling fan. I had enjoyed wrestling for a few years up to that point. My jumping in point was the WCW/nWo: World Tour video game for the Nintendo 64. I might be embarassed to say that this game introduced me to Eddy Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, and Rey Mysterio Jr. It also got me interested in wrestling on more than a channel surfing level. I missed most of the good stuff during the Monday Night Wars because I did not have cable. I would instead watch Shotgun Saturday Night on my local ABC affiliate. By the time I finally got cable, in January 2000, WCW was in shambles but the World Wrestling Federation was still red hot. I hadn't kept up with WWF happenings for a few months, so when I started watching again my initial thoughts included:
-Whoa, Triple H is the World champion? Didn't see that coming! That's not sarcasm either, I honestly didn't think he was World championship material. Keep in mind, he mainly stuck out in my mind as one of many DX members during that era. He was the guy who couldn't win a match without Chyna butting in. Furthermore, sweet little Stephanie McMahon had turned heel and was now ruling the show as HHH's wife! And speaking of Chyna...
-Chyna now had her own mini-me! She was on her own and had The Kat shadowing her. Even stranger, The Kat was the Women's Champion, but get this, she legitimately could not wrestle. I don't think I saw her wrestle a single match other than to drop the title to Jacquelyn. During this time, The Kat was the real-life girlfriend of Jerry "The King" Lawler and he would drool all over her (as he did with divas in general) on commentary. Nothing was creepier than Lawler, who was already in his later forties by this point, admiring "Ms. Kitty."
-Chris Jericho had jumped to the WWF and was on a roll. By April, he was my favorite wrestler in the company and I was eagerly hoping he'd get elevated to main event status. At the time, I thought he could rival The Rock in popularity, and there were times in 2000 when that actually was the case. Chris Jericho was also the wrestler who made me appreciate actual work-rate of matches. His series against Kurt Angle, and then Chris Benoit absolutely captivated me. This was a time when I thought Big Show and Rock lumbering through a punch-fest at No Way Out was exciting. Then at Backlash, Jericho and Benoit tore the house down and I realized that their high-speed, technically sound matches were far more enjoyable to me. I can probably thank Jericho and Benoit for being the hooks that kept me into wrestling longer than just a high school phase.
-This guy I had never heard of, some Olympic gold medal winner, you know him as Kurt Angle, had arrived on the scene. He was gloriously obnoxious. He carried around his gold medals and flaunted them at every chance. He lectured us on his moral superiority, and preached his "three I's" of "integrity, intelligence, and intensity." Angle made himself out to be a complete and utter boy scout of Ned Flanders proportions, but at the same time he was a cowardly heel and a sore loser. This is the Kurt Angle that I remember the most fondly as he was incredibly entertaining.
-Edge and Christian had broken off from Gangrel. They were building steam in a great series of matches against hot opponents like the Hardy Boys and the Dudley Boys. Gangrel had fallen off the radar, along with out Attitude Era staples like Val Venis, D'Lo Brown, and The Godfather. Venis would get a short-lived push later in the year with Trish Stratus as his valet, but would then get lost in the shuffle as a member of Right to Censor. D'Lo Brown and Godfather were cruising along as a makeshift tag team but Godfather would also head to RTC while Brown would wind up in a go-nowhere tag team with Chaz.
-Mick Foley made the transformation from Mankind into Cactus Jack to really elevate his WWF title feud against Triple H. Their Hell in a Cell match at No Way Out was heart-wrenching for me, as Foley was my favorite wrestler at the time. I could not believe when Foley was forced to retire after that match but it was also the first time that I really took Triple H seriously as a champion. I ate up the entire build to Wrestlemania 16 and really enjoyed the way the scheduled main event kept changing. After No Way Out, it was going to be Triple H vs. Big Show, to which The Rock accurately said would suck. The Rock got himself back in the match and later Linda McMahon would put the freshly retired Mick Foley into it as well. It might not have been a great Wrestlemania event, but I loved the build and the follow up heading into the Backlash pay-per-view.
-Shortly after the Royal Rumble, the Radicalz jumped ship from WCW. I'll never forget the excitement of Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko showing up in the front row. Shortly after, they attacked members of DX who had gotten into their faces. I loved the way that Raw and Smackdown always ended with a great cliff-hanger during this time. On Smackdown, the Radicalz all lost matches that had contracts on the line. I would then spend the entire weekend anticipating Raw because I didn't want them to leave. Then Raw would air and not only would the Radicalz get their contracts, but they would backstab Mick Foley in the process. Now I wanted to see them get their collective asses kicked. It was a great time to be a fan.
2000 was significant for me in on a personal level. I was a freshmen in high school, I got my first job in the summer, and my grandmother died late in the year. It was a time of transition and change.
It was also the first year that I became something of a hardcore wrestling fan. I had enjoyed wrestling for a few years up to that point. My jumping in point was the WCW/nWo: World Tour video game for the Nintendo 64. I might be embarassed to say that this game introduced me to Eddy Guerrero, Dean Malenko, Chris Benoit, and Rey Mysterio Jr. It also got me interested in wrestling on more than a channel surfing level. I missed most of the good stuff during the Monday Night Wars because I did not have cable. I would instead watch Shotgun Saturday Night on my local ABC affiliate. By the time I finally got cable, in January 2000, WCW was in shambles but the World Wrestling Federation was still red hot. I hadn't kept up with WWF happenings for a few months, so when I started watching again my initial thoughts included:
-Whoa, Triple H is the World champion? Didn't see that coming! That's not sarcasm either, I honestly didn't think he was World championship material. Keep in mind, he mainly stuck out in my mind as one of many DX members during that era. He was the guy who couldn't win a match without Chyna butting in. Furthermore, sweet little Stephanie McMahon had turned heel and was now ruling the show as HHH's wife! And speaking of Chyna...
-Chyna now had her own mini-me! She was on her own and had The Kat shadowing her. Even stranger, The Kat was the Women's Champion, but get this, she legitimately could not wrestle. I don't think I saw her wrestle a single match other than to drop the title to Jacquelyn. During this time, The Kat was the real-life girlfriend of Jerry "The King" Lawler and he would drool all over her (as he did with divas in general) on commentary. Nothing was creepier than Lawler, who was already in his later forties by this point, admiring "Ms. Kitty."
-Chris Jericho had jumped to the WWF and was on a roll. By April, he was my favorite wrestler in the company and I was eagerly hoping he'd get elevated to main event status. At the time, I thought he could rival The Rock in popularity, and there were times in 2000 when that actually was the case. Chris Jericho was also the wrestler who made me appreciate actual work-rate of matches. His series against Kurt Angle, and then Chris Benoit absolutely captivated me. This was a time when I thought Big Show and Rock lumbering through a punch-fest at No Way Out was exciting. Then at Backlash, Jericho and Benoit tore the house down and I realized that their high-speed, technically sound matches were far more enjoyable to me. I can probably thank Jericho and Benoit for being the hooks that kept me into wrestling longer than just a high school phase.
-This guy I had never heard of, some Olympic gold medal winner, you know him as Kurt Angle, had arrived on the scene. He was gloriously obnoxious. He carried around his gold medals and flaunted them at every chance. He lectured us on his moral superiority, and preached his "three I's" of "integrity, intelligence, and intensity." Angle made himself out to be a complete and utter boy scout of Ned Flanders proportions, but at the same time he was a cowardly heel and a sore loser. This is the Kurt Angle that I remember the most fondly as he was incredibly entertaining.
-Edge and Christian had broken off from Gangrel. They were building steam in a great series of matches against hot opponents like the Hardy Boys and the Dudley Boys. Gangrel had fallen off the radar, along with out Attitude Era staples like Val Venis, D'Lo Brown, and The Godfather. Venis would get a short-lived push later in the year with Trish Stratus as his valet, but would then get lost in the shuffle as a member of Right to Censor. D'Lo Brown and Godfather were cruising along as a makeshift tag team but Godfather would also head to RTC while Brown would wind up in a go-nowhere tag team with Chaz.
-Mick Foley made the transformation from Mankind into Cactus Jack to really elevate his WWF title feud against Triple H. Their Hell in a Cell match at No Way Out was heart-wrenching for me, as Foley was my favorite wrestler at the time. I could not believe when Foley was forced to retire after that match but it was also the first time that I really took Triple H seriously as a champion. I ate up the entire build to Wrestlemania 16 and really enjoyed the way the scheduled main event kept changing. After No Way Out, it was going to be Triple H vs. Big Show, to which The Rock accurately said would suck. The Rock got himself back in the match and later Linda McMahon would put the freshly retired Mick Foley into it as well. It might not have been a great Wrestlemania event, but I loved the build and the follow up heading into the Backlash pay-per-view.
-Shortly after the Royal Rumble, the Radicalz jumped ship from WCW. I'll never forget the excitement of Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko showing up in the front row. Shortly after, they attacked members of DX who had gotten into their faces. I loved the way that Raw and Smackdown always ended with a great cliff-hanger during this time. On Smackdown, the Radicalz all lost matches that had contracts on the line. I would then spend the entire weekend anticipating Raw because I didn't want them to leave. Then Raw would air and not only would the Radicalz get their contracts, but they would backstab Mick Foley in the process. Now I wanted to see them get their collective asses kicked. It was a great time to be a fan.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Rowe's Top Ten - 7/31 - 8/6
| This Chart | Song | Artist | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Every Tear is a Waterfall" | Coldplay | NEW |
| 2 | "Sunset in July" | 311 | NEW |
| 3 | "Young Blood" | The Naked and Famous | NEW |
| 4 | "Cough Syrup" | Young the Giant | NEW |
| 5 | "Keep on Bringing Me Down" | Forever the Sickest Kids | NEW |
| 6 | "People Say" | Portugal.The Man | NEW |
| 7 | "Coyote" | The Lonely Forest | NEW |
| 8 | "Lions in Cages" | Wolfgang | NEW |
| 9 | "Time Bomb" | All Time Low | NEW |
| 10 | "Houdini" | Foster the People | NEW |
| 11 | "Peggy Sang the Blues" | Frank Turner | NEW |
| 12 | "Simple Math" | Manchester Orchestra | NEW |
| 13 | "You Are a Tourist" | Death Cab for Cutie | NEW |
| 14 | "Refuge" | Colin Devlin | NEW |
| 15 | "It's Not All About You" | Face to Face | NEW |
| 16 | "Summer Holiday" | Wild Nothing | NEW |
| 17 | "Taken for a Fool" | The Strokes | NEW |
| 18 | "What You Know" | Two Door Cinema Club | NEW |
| 19 | "Say You Like Me" | We the Kings | NEW |
| 20 | "Revolution" | Flogging Molly | NEW |
| 21 | "Summer Fires" | Wilderness of Manitoba | NEW |
| 22 | "Roll Away Your Stone" | Mumford and Sons | NEW |
| 23 | "Up All Night" | Blink 182 | NEW |
| 24 | "Make It Stop" | Rise Against | NEW |
| 25 | "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I Moved..." | Arctic Monkeys | NEW |
WWE Pay-per-view Posters 2006
First off, can you believe there were SIXTEEN WWE pay-per-views in 2006? They had an incredible sprint of mediocrity late in the year, as Survivor Series, December to Dismember, and Armageddon all took place within a six week span. They managed to set some record low buyrates and since eased off on the insane number of shows they were running.
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