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Revision as of 04:28, 22 December 2006
- For Mod music, see Mod (lifestyle).
Modern rock is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. Generally beginning with late 1970s punk but referring especially to any rock music of the 1980s, 1990s or 2000s, the phrase "modern rock" is used to differentiate the music from "classic rock", which focuses upon music recorded in the 1960s and 1970s. More specifically, it is usually used to describe a "radio-friendly" variation of alternative rock. Many rock radio stations now refer to their format as modern rock. Modern rock stations primarily play current artists like an active rock station would, but active rock radio stations also mix their current music with classic rock. Modern rock was solidified as a radio format in 1988 with BIllboard's creation of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The 1988 episode of the VH1 show I Love the '80s discussed INXS, The Cure, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, and Erasure under the topic of modern rock.
Modern rock is considered by some to be a specific genre of alternative rock[1]. Many fans of alternative and indie rock criticize modern rock as being too homogenized, and merely a poor imitation of the original styles. Some indie rock fans also criticize alternative rock as being no different from modern rock, and consider both to be imitations; however, alternative rock is seen as having once been the same as indie rock, unlike modern rock, which is considered to be a product of radio airplay. Still, despite such criticisms, modern rock continues to be one of the dominant forms of rock music on mainstream radio stations. A few examples of popular modern rock radio bands are Green Day, Blink 182, Sum 41, Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls and Linkin Park.
As alternative rock's popularity in the mainstream declined, heavy metal, nu-metal, rap metal, pop punk, emo and other commercially successful forms of rock music also became labeled as modern rock.
Modern Rock Radio Stations
Canada
- CIMX 88.7 FM Windsor, Ontario - Detroit, Michigan
- CJZN 91.3 FM Victoria, British Columbia
- CFOX 91.3 FM Vancouver, British Columbia
- CFNY 102.1 FM Brampton - Toronto, Ontario
- CHDI 102.9 FM Edmonton, Alberta
United States
- KBZT 94.9 FM San Diego, California
- KCCQ 105.1 FM Ames - Des Moines, Iowa
- KCXX 103.9 FM Lake Arrowhead - Riverside, California
- KDGE 102.1 FM Ft. Worth - Dallas, Texas
- KDLD 103.1 FM Santa Monica - Los Angeles, California
- KEDJ 103.9 FM Gilbert - Phoenix, Arizona
- KFMA 92.1 FM Green Valley - Tucson, Arizona
- KFTE 94.5 FM Breaux Bridge - Lafayette, Louisiana
- KDGE 102.1 FM Ft. Worth - Dallas, Texas
- KHBZ-FM 94.7 FM Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- KITS 105.3 FM San Francisco, California
- KJEE 92.9 FM Montecito - Santa Barbara, California
- KMRJ 99.5 FM Rancho Mirage - Palm Springs, California
- KNDD 107.9 FM Seattle, Washington
- KNRK 94.7 FM Camas, Washington - Portland, Oregon
- KNXX 104.9 FM Donaldsonville - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- KPNT 105.7 FM Saint Genevieve - St. Louis, Missouri
- KQXR 100.3 FM Payette - Boise, Idaho
- KROG 96.9 FM Grants Pass - Medford, Oregon
- KROQ-FM 106.7 FM Pasadena - Los Angeles, California
- KRZN 96.3 FM Billings, Montana
- KRZQ 100.9 FM Sparks - Reno, Nevada
- KTCL 93.3 FM Ft. Collins - Denver, Colorado
- KTEG 104.7 FM Bosque Farms - Albuquerque, New Mexico
- KUCD 101.9 FM Pearl City - Pearl City, Hawaii
- KVGS 107.9 FM Laughlin - Las Vegas, Nevada
- KWOD 106.5 FM Sacramento, California
- KXRK 96.3 FM Provo - Salt Lake City, Utah
- KXTE 107.9 FM Las Vegas, Nevada
- KZND 94.7 FM Houston - Anchorage, Alaska
- WAEG 92.3 FM Evans - Augusta, Georgia
- WBCN 104.1 FM Boston, Massachusetts
- WCYY 94.3 FM Biddeford - Portland, Maine
- WDYL 101.1 FM Chester - Richmond, Virginia
- WEND 106.5 FM Salisbury - Charlotte, North Carolina
- WEQX 102.7 FM Manchester, Vermont - Albany, New York
- WFNX 101.7 FM Lynn - Boston, Massachusetts
- WGVX 105.1 FM Lakeville - Minneapolis, Minnesota
- WGRD-FM 97.9 FM Grand Rapids, Michigan
- WHRL 103.1 FM Albany, New York
- WKQX 101.1 FM Chicago, Illinois
- WLUM-FM 102.1 FM Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- WNNX 99.7 FM Atlanta, Georgia
- WOCL 105.9 FM De Land - Orlando, Florida
- WOSC 95.9 FM Bethany Beach, Deleware - Salisbury - Ocean City, Maryland
- WPLA 107.3 FM Jacksonville, Florida
- WRXL 102.1 FM Richmond, Virginia
- WRZX 103.3 FM Indianapolis, Indiana
- WTZB 105.9 FM Englewood - Sarasota, Florida
- WWCD 101.1 FM Columbus, Ohio
- WXDX 105.9 FM Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
- WXRK 92.3 FM Cleveland-Cleveland, Ohio
- WZNE 94.1 FM Brighton-Rochester, New York
References and Footnotes
- ^ DeRogatis, Jim. Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the 90's. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2003. Pg. 357, ISBN 0-306-81271-1 Pg. 287 The author criticising the music of Third Eye Blind during an interview with the band's frontman.