Friday, March 12 2010 11:07am
64 bands!
5 days of fierce competition!
One will be crowned the world champion
of modern rock!
Y-Rock On XPN's Modern Rock Madness - the original rip-off of the college basketball tournament - returns for 2010! Listen from March 29th thru April 2nd on YRockOnXPN.org (or 88.5 XPN Thursday & Friday nights) and vote to help your favorite bands to move on to the next round.
 Download the Modern Rock Madness grid, and keep track of all the winners. Listen all week long for Modern Rock Madness Recall contests to win tickets for shows like Florence + The Machine, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Temper Trap, and Girls!
MRM 2008 | MRM 2009
ROUND 1 (64 BANDS):
Monday, March 29th &
Tuesday, March 30th
Winners: Radiohead, Spoon, Modest Mouse, Arctic Monkeys, The Ramones, Phoenix, The Strokes, Metric, The White Stripes, Ben Folds/Five, The Smiths/Morrissey, Muse, Arcade Fire, R.E.M., Vampire Weekend, Cold War Kids, The Clash, The Shins/Broken Bells, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Silversun Pickups, Tegan and Sara, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Beck, The Decemberists, The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nine Inch Nails, Talking Heads, Nirvana
ROUND 2 (32 BANDS):
Wednesday, March 31st
Winners: Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Phoenix, Metric, The White Stripes, The Smiths/Morrissey, R.E.M., Vampire Weekend, The Shins/Broken Bells, The Killers, Tegan and Sara, Interpol, Beck, The Flaming Lips, Nine Inch Nails, Talking Heads
ROUND 3 (THE SWELL 16):
Thursday, April 1st
Winners: Radiohead, Phoenix, The White Stripes, Vampire Weekend, The Shins/Broken Bells, Interpol, Beck, Talking Headsl
ROUND 4 (THE ELUSIVE 8):
Thursday, April 1st
Winners: Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Interpol, Beck
ROUND 5 (THE FANTASTIC 4):
Friday, April 2nd
Winners: Radiohead, Interpol
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Friday, April 2nd
Winner: Radiohead
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Thursday, March 26 2009 11:41am
Congratulations to 2009 Champions - THE CLASH!
Y-Rock On XPN's Modern Rock Madness - the original rip-off of the college basketball tournament - returns for 2009! Listen from March 30th thru April 3rd on YRockOnXPN.org (or 88.5 XPN Thursday & Friday nights) and vote to help your favorite bands to move on to the next round. -->
Now it's your chance to be a winner! download the Modern Rock Madness grid, fill it in and and send it back to us for your chance to win one of two new 4 gigabyte iPod Shuffles courtesy of Springboard Media! All entries received (or postmarked) by April 10, 2009 will be entered into the drawing.
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Contest Rules | MRM 2008
ROUND 1 (64 BANDS):
Monday, March 30th &
Tuesday, March 31st
Winners: Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Modest Mouse, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Clash, Weezer, Ben Folds, Joy Division/New Order, The Ramones, Arcade Fire, R.E.M., TV On The Radio, Silversun Pickups, MGMT, Kings of Leon, The Killers, Death Cab For Cutie, The Pixies, Foo Fighters, The Cure, U2, Beck, My Morning Jacket, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Talking Heads, Nine Inch Nails, The Decemberists, White Stripes/Raconteurs
ROUND 2 (32 BANDS):
Wednesday, April 1st
Winners: Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Beastie Boys, The Clash, Weezer, The Ramones, R.E.M., Silversun Pickups, Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Pixies, The Cure, Beck, Flaming Lips, Talking Heads, White Stripes/Raconteurs
ROUND 3 (THE SWELL 16):
Thursday, April 2nd
Winners: Modest Mouse, The Clash, Weezer, Silversun Pickups, Kings of Leon, The Cure, Beck, The White Stripes/Raconteurs
ROUND 4 (THE ELUSIVE 8):
Thursday, April 2nd
Winners: The Clash, Weezer, The Cure, The White Stripes
ROUND 5 (THE FANTASTIC 4):
Friday, April 3rd
Winners: The Clash, The White Stripes/Raconteurs
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Friday, April 3rd
Winner: The Clash
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The first round of voting has ended and the finals have begun. It's DR. DOG for Y-Rock Vs. ZOLOF THE ROCK & ROLL DESTROYER for The City Paper and it's up to you to decide!
If City Paper's band wins, their staff will get to take over Y-Rock on XPN for and hour. If Y-Rock's band wins, we get to take over a page in the City Paper. But most importantly, the winning band will be invited to play at this summer's XPoNential Music Festival and get a showcase at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies annual convention!
The Y-Rock Vs. City Paper Philly Rock Shootout Draft
City Paper's Brian Howard (cheered on by Patrick Rapa) thumb wrestles Y-Rock's Josh T. Landow (cheered on by Jim McGuinn) for a first round pick. Find out what Philly bands will represent each side this Wednesday night on Y-Rock and in Thursday's City Paper.
(Photo Credit - Michael T. Regan) |
64 bands!
5 days of fierce competition!
One will be crowned the world champion of modern rock!
ROUND 1 (64 BANDS):
Monday, March 17th (10am-6pm) &
Tuesday, March 18th (10am-6pm)
Winners: Radiohead, Ben Fold/Five, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tegan & Sara, The Strokes, Beastie Boys, Blur/Gorillaz/TGTB&TQ, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Jimmy Eat World, The Cure, The Ramones, Spoon, The Clash, Modest Mouse, U2, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, Talking Heads, R.E.M., Wilco, Cake, Weezer, Interpol, Joy Division, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex Pistols, Pearl Jam, Muse, Beck
ROUND 2 (32 BANDS):
Wednesday, March 19th (10am-6pm)
Winners: Radiohead, Tegan & Sara, The Strokes, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, The Cure, The Clash, Modest Mouse, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, R.E.M., Cake, Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sex Pistols, Beck
ROUND 3 (THE SWELL 16):
Thursday, March 20th (1-5pm)
Winners: Radiohead, The Strokes, The Cure, Modest Mouse, Flaming Lips, Cake, Weezer, Beck
ROUND 4 (THE ELUSIVE 8):
Thursday, March 20th (8-9pm & 10-11pm)
on 88.5 XPN
Winners: Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Cake, Beck
ROUND 5 (THE FANTASTIC 4):
Friday, March 21st (7-9pm) on 88.5 XPN
Winners: Radiohead, Beck
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Friday, March 21st (9pm) on 88.5 XPN
Winner: Radiohead
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