Ren Fair 2025

July 21, 2025 | ZSpang

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Brian & Kenzie’s Back 2 School Supply Drive

July 21, 2025 | Web Team

Our Pencil Drive took off this Spring, so now that it’s “back to school” timing, we’ve partnered with Chicago’s Cradles to Crayons to help raise funds for Chicagoland children school supplies!

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Starting school without the tools needed to succeed can put big obstacles in a developing child’s way. Items like backpacks, art supplies, writing tools, and back-to-school clothing and shoes are imperative to help get children mentally, emotionally, and physically prepared for school. With these tools, they are more likely to attend school and complete homework — knowing they have the same chance at school success as their peers. Parents can focus on rent and groceries instead of facing the stress of school-related expenses.

  • One in two children in Chicagoland lacks access to the supplies they need for school.
  • Families with school-aged children spent an average of $875 on back-to-school items in 2024, including $141 on non-electronic school supplies and $423 on clothing and footwear. 
  • When children are not prepared with the school supplies and clothing they need, the effects on their academic performance and attendance can be severe.
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7.20.2025 History Of Alternative

July 20, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • The Smiths – Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Phenomena
  • Pearl Jam – Wishlist
  • Romeo Void – Never Say Never
  • Portugal. The Man – Tidal Wave
  • Stroke 9 – Little Black Backpack
  • The Clash – Train In Vain
  • Dandy Warhols – We Used To Be Friends
  • Live – Selling The Drama
  • Echo And The Bunnymen – Seven Seas
  • Grouplove – Tongue Tied
  • Sponge – Plowed
  • Jack Johnson – Flake

Hour 2 – 9A

  • Big Audio Dynamite II – Rush
  • Spoon – Hot Thoughts
  • Weezer – I Want You To
  • Wang Chung – Dance Hall Days
  • The Cranberries – Salvation
  • Incubus – Warning
  • Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
  • Bloc Party – Banquet
  • Fiona Apple – Criminal
  • Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion
  • Nirvana – Sliver
  • Shiny Toy Guns – Le Disko
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Sour Girl

Hour 3 – 10A

  • Midnight Oil – King Of The Mountain
  • Len – Steal My Sunshine
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane
  • Haircut 100 – Fantastic Day
  • The Killers – Run For Cover
  • Luscious Jackson – Ladyfingers
  • The Smithereens – Blood And Roses
  • Oasis – Acquiesce
  • Eve 6 – Here’s To The Night
  • The Pretenders – Talk Of The Town
  • Mike Ness – Don’t Think Twice
  • Supergrass – Alright
  • Smashing Pumpkins – I Am One

Hour 4 – 11A

  • Hole – Malibu
  • Unwritten Law – Rest Of My Life
  • Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealing
  • Alphaville – Forever Young
  • Elastica – Connection
  • Silversun Pickups – Well Thought Out Twinkles
  • The Cult – Love Removal Machine
  • They Might Be Giants – Boss Of Me
  • Garbage – When I Grow Up
  • R.E.M. – Man On The Moon
  • EL VY – Return To The Moon
  • The Waterboys – The Whole Of The Moon

Jane’s Addiction members are suing each other over tour-ending onstage fight

July 18, 2025 | bphillips

Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins filed a lawsuit this week against Farrell, citing the onstage altercation between Navarro and Farrell in 2024 that resulted in the cancellation of their reunion tour and the final dissolution of the long-running band. The band members are seeking at least $10 million, claiming that they lost that amount due to the tour’s cancellation and suspension of all band activities.

7.13.2025 History Of Alternative

July 13, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • R.E.M. – Pop Song 89
  • Lord Huron – The Night We Met
  • Nirvana – You Know You’re Right
  • Hoodoo Gurus – Bittersweet
  • No Doubt – Sunday Morning
  • Barns Courtney – 99
  • Talking Heads – Burning Down The House
  • Liz Phair – Polyester Bride
  • The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize??
  • The Smithereens – A Girl Like You
  • Sincere Engineer – California King
  • Blur – Parklife
  • Alice In Chains – No Excuses

Hour 2 – 9A

  • Barenaked Ladies – It’s All Been Done
  • Silversun Pickups – Lazy Eye
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Muzzle
  • The English Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom
  • Metric – Help, I’m Alive
  • Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene
  • Material Issue – Valerie Loves Me
  • Rooney – Blueside
  • Candlebox – You
  • Berlin – No More Words
  • The Strokes – 12:51
  • Hole – Miss World
  • David Bowie – Rebel Rebel

Hour 3 – 10A

  • The Cure – Let’s Go To Bed
  • The Hives – Walk Idiot Walk
  • Green Day – Minority
  • The Smiths – Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
  • Beck – E-Pro
  • Republica – Ready To Go
  • The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
  • Death Cab For Cutie – The Sound of Settling
  • Beastie Boys – Body Movin’
  • The Pretenders – Brass In Pocket
  • The Struts – Kiss This
  • Citizen King – Better Days
  • Pearl Jam – Daughter

Hour 4 – 11A

  • The Jesus And Mary Chain – Head On
  • Lisa Loeb – Stay
  • Foo Fighters – The Pretender
  • Echo And The Bunnymen – Bedbugs And Ballyhoo
  • Blind Melon – Tones Of Home
  • Tegan And Sara – Hell
  • New Order – True Faith
  • Dynamite Hack – Boyz-N-The Hood
  • 311 – Down
  • The Replacements – I Will Dare
  • Arctic Monkeys – R U Mine?
  • DNA/Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner

Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman to miss summer shows due to injury

July 8, 2025 | clowe

For the second time in three years, Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman will be sidelined from the band’s activities for an extended period of time.

In 2023, the guitarist took time away from the band to focus on his mental health before returning that summer. A physical injury has taken its toll on Trohman this time around. In a statement released on the band’s Instagram yesterday, Trohman said:

Hey everyone,

After years of managing ongoing issues with my righthand, it’s become clear that I need surgery to avoid permanent damage. Unfortunately, this means I’ll have to take the rest of the year off from playing with the band. The silver lining is that I’m on track for a full recovery.

The band will still be playing all scheduled shows.

I’m looking forward to recovering so I can get back out there with the guys.

Thanks so much for the love and support.

Joe

The band is slated for festival appearances across the globe throughout the summer months, with notable stops in Minneapolis for Minnesota Yacht Club and in Ocean City, Maryland for Oceans Calling.

It is unknown at press time who will be replacing Trohman on guitar.

7.6.2025 History Of Alternative

July 6, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • Devo – Whip It
  • Soundgarden – 4th of July
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Ava Adore
  • Plastic Bertrand – Ca Plane Pour Moi
  • Bad Religion – Sorrow
  • Letters To Cleo – Here And Now
  • Depeche Mode – People Are People
  • Catherine Wheel – Crank
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Zephyr Song
  • Blondie – Heart Of Glass
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart
  • St. Vincent – Los Ageless
  • Nirvana – All Apologies (MTV Unplugged)

Hour 2 – 9A

  • XTC – Generals And Majors
  • Primus – Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
  • Social Distortion – Ring Of Fire
  • O.M.D. – Dreaming
  • Paramore – crushcrushcrush
  • Stereo MC’s – Connected
  • Morrissey – Everyday Is Like Sunday
  • Bjork – Human Behaviour
  • The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
  • Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
  • Presidents Of The USA – Peaches
  • Beach Bunny – Cloud 9
  • Weezer – My Name Is Jonas

Hour 3 – 10A

  • The Damned – Smash It Up
  • Coldplay – Yellow
  • Garbage – Vow
  • Oingo Boingo – We Close Our Eyes
  • 311 – Sunset In July
  • Veruca Salt – Volcano Girls
  • The Clash – Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
  • Run The Jewels – Nobody Speak
  • Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
  • Gary Numan – Cars
  • Alexsucks – 6 Pack And Cigarettes
  • Juliana Hatfield – Universal Heart-Beat
  • The Black Keys – Gotta Get Away
  • Rancid – Time Bomb

Hour 4 – 11A

  • Talking Heads – Stay Up Late
  • Airborne Toxic Event – Sometime Around Midnight
  • Alice In Chains – Heaven Beside You
  • Kim Wilde – Kids In America
  • Violent Femmes – American Music
  • Belly – Gepetto
  • The Cure – In Between Days
  • Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
  • Foo Fighters – This Is A Call
  • Devo – Freedom Of Choice
  • The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
  • X – 4th Of July

Oasis launch reunion tour in Cardiff with a 24-song set

July 5, 2025 | bphillips

Oasis Reunion Tour Launch Setlist in Cardiff, UK, July 4th, 2025:
Hello
Acquiesce
Morning Glory
Some Might Say
Bringing It On Down
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Fade Away
Supersonic
Roll with It
Bring It On Down
Talk Tonight
Half the World Away
Little By Little
D’you Know What I Mean?
Stand by Me
Cast No Shadow
Slide Away
Whatever
Live Forever
Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
The Masterplan
Don’t Look Back in Anger
Wonderwall
Champagne Supernova

Foo Fighters release “Today’s Song” and thank former members as 30th anniversary looms

July 2, 2025 | clowe

Dave Grohl, architect of the Foo Fighters, has released their latest track, “Today’s Song”. The track is the band’s first release since 2023’s But Here We Are, which featured the likes of “Under You” and “Rescued”. On “Today’s Song”, Grohl writes:

I woke today screaming for change
I knew that I must
So, here lies a shadow
Ashes to ashes
Dust into dust

You know that nothing can prepare you
Don’t let this cruel world compare you
Waiting for someone to repair you

Two sides to a river
Too troubled to cross
It might take you under
Today’s song
We’ll drown in the middle
Which side are you on
One Way or Another
Today’s song

It may take a lifetime to find you
It may take a lifetime to unwind you
Praying there’s some way to remind you

In a letter on the Foo Fighters website, Grohl wrote extensively about the band’s 30th anniversary and the meaning behind Today’s Song, writing, “For anyone who has ever glanced behind our tattered, flannel curtain, you will surely find the same familiar faces that have been driving this convoy for decades. These are relationships that go far beyond the stage, with the music being only one element of our bond. Friendships that predate the inception of this little experiment we embarked upon starting at that Thanksgiving dinner in my haunted house, back when wheatgrass shots were cool and before television became an overcrowded buffet of streaming services. Without their support and guidance over the years, we surely would not be celebrating this milestone anniversary with you today. We have been blessed with this little tribe, bound by love. We thank every single one of them, and they know who they are.”

Grohl closed his letter on the website by writing, “It has been 30 years since I sat beside Nate Mendel with my hands on that Ouija board (and the last time I ever touched one) but I now realize that there was no way to predict what was to become of our lives that night. And just as I was that stormy Thanksgiving evening in 1994, I am still grateful for life, love, music, and the mystery of where this path may lead us next.”

6.29.2025 History Of Alternative

June 29, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • Paul Westerberg – Dyslexic Heart
  • Vampire Weekend – Cousins
  • Beck – Sexx Laws
  • Berlin – Sex (I’m A…)
  • Our Lady Peace – Starseed
  • Hole – Celebrity Skin
  • The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry
  • “Weird Al” Yankovic – Eat It
  • Mother Love Bone – Chloe Dancer / Crown Of Thorns
  • Psychedelic Furs – Love My Way
  • Wet Leg – Wet Dream
  • Marvelous 3 – Freak Of The Week
  • U2 – Desire

Hour 2 – 9A

  • Pearl Jam – State Of Love And Trust
  • Radiohead – Bodysnatchers
  • Weezer – Feels Like Summer
  • Adam Ant – Strip
  • The Breeders – Cannonball
  • Hard-Fi – Hard To Beat
  • The Smithereens – Only A Memory
  • Face To Face – Disconnected
  • Green Day – J.A.R.
  • The Sundays – Summertime
  • Beastie Boys – Time To Get Ill
  • AFI – Girls Not Grey
  • Garbage – Special

Hour 3 – 10A

  • The Ramones – Rock N Roll High School
  • Placebo – Pure Morning
  • Alice In Chains – Would?
  • The Plimsouls – A Million Miles Away
  • No Doubt – Hella Good
  • The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
  • 311 – I’ll Be Here Awhile
  • Liz Phair – Whip-Smart
  • The Prodigy – Breathe
  • Talk Talk – Talk Talk
  • Mumford And Sons – The Cave
  • Elastica – Stutter
  • Blink-182 – Bored To Death

Hour 4 – 11A

  • Depeche Mode – Policy Of Truth
  • The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba
  • Nine Inch Nails – The Hand That Feeds
  • Siouxsie And The Banshees – Cities In Dust
  • Modest Mouse – Dashboard
  • Sneaker Pimps – 6 Underground
  • Talking Heads – Once In A Lifetime
  • Paul Westerberg – Waiting For Somebody
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Drown
  • Blondie – Hanging On The Telephone
  • Nada Surf – Always Love
  • Soup Dragons – Divine Thing

Collective Soul will release their first-ever documentary

June 25, 2025 | bphillips

Give Me A Word: The Collective Soul Story tells the band’s untold history. It was filmed at Elvis’ Palm Springs, California estate in early 2023 during the recording of the band’s latest album, Here to Eternity. The film contains footage of the recording process along with archival footage throughout the band’s 30 year career.

6.22.2025 History Of Alternative

June 22, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • NOFX – Linoleum
  • AWOLNATION – Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)
  • Alice In Chains – Got Me Wrong
  • The Icicle Works – (Birds Fly) Whisper To A Scream
  • The Naked And Famous – Young Blood
  • Buffalo Tom – Sodajerk
  • The Smiths – William, It Was Really Nothing
  • Mazzy Star – Fade Into You
  • Stone Temple Pilots – Days Of The Week
  • Blondie – One Way Or Another
  • Bush – Little Things
  • The Bravery – An Honest Mistake
  • Radiohead – High And Dry

Hour 2 – 9A

  • The Clash – London Calling
  • The Chemical Brothers (feat. Noel Gallagher) – Let Forever Be
  • Garbage – I Think I’m Paranoid
  • The The – Uncertain Smile
  • Social Distortion – Bad Luck
  • Hot Hot Heat – Goodnight Goodnight
  • Dramarama – Anything, Anything
  • Jennifer Trynin – Better Than Nothing
  • Foo Fighters – Breakout
  • The Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang
  • Interpol – The Heinrich Maneuver
  • Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
  • INXS – Never Tear Us Apart

Hour 3 – 10A

  • Rancid – Salvation
  • Empire Of The Sun – Walking On A Dream
  • Smashing Pumpkins – Thirty-Three
  • The Replacements – Can’t Hardly Wait
  • CHVRCHES – Get Out
  • G. Love & Special Sauce – Cold Beverage
  • Echo And The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
  • PJ Harvey – Good Fortune
  • The Flaming Lips – She Don’t Use Jelly
  • Siouxsie And The Banshees – The Passenger
  • Beck – Girl
  • The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drums
  • Weezer – El Scorcho

Hour 4 – 11A

  • Talking Heads – Wild Wild Life
  • Silverchair – Tomorrow
  • Green Day – Still Breathing
  • Suzanne Vega – Luka
  • The Struts – Could Have Been Me
  • Soul Coughing – Super Bon Bon
  • The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary
  • The Breeders – Divine Hammer
  • Limp Bizkit – Nookie
  • The Cure – In Between Days
  • The Darkness – I Believe In A Thing Called Love
  • The B-52’s – Roam

6.15.2025 History Of Alternative

June 15, 2025 | bphillips

Hour 1 – 8A

  • The Ramones – Beat On The Brat
  • The Shins – New Slang
  • Foo Fighters – Times Like These (acoustic)
  • Simple Minds – Alive And Kicking
  • Fall Out Boy – Uma Thurman
  • Elastica – Connection
  • R.E.M. – Stand
  • Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye
  • Beck – Devil’s Haircut
  • Oingo Boingo – Just Another Day
  • Screaming Trees – Nearly Lost You
  • Sleeper Agent – Get It Daddy
  • Pearl Jam – Daughter

Hour 2 – 9A

  • Sparks w/ Jane Wiedlin – Cool Places
  • The White Stripes – Icky Thump
  • Green Day – Geek Stink Breath
  • Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
  • No Doubt – Happy Now?
  • TV On The Radio – Wolf Like Me
  • Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
  • Nada Surf – Popular
  • Beastie Boys – Ch-Check It Out
  • Love And Rockets – So Alive
  • Cage The Elephant – Back Against The Wall
  • K’s Choice – Not An Addict
  • Rage Against The Machine – People Of The Sun

Hour 3 – 10A

  • New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
  • The Flys – Got You (Where I Want You)
  • Nirvana – Love Buzz
  • Psychedelic Furs – Heaven
  • Florence + The Machine – Ship To Wreck
  • Ben Folds Five – Brick
  • The Pretenders – Message Of Love
  • Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades
  • Primitive Radio Gods – Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand
  • The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again
  • The Donnas – Take It Off
  • Sublime – Smoke Two Joints
  • Jimmy Eat World – Sure And Certain

Hour 4 – 11A

  • Jane’s Addiction – Had A Dad
  • Alanis Morissette – Ironic
  • Soundgarden – My Wave
  • The English Beat – Twist And Crawl
  • Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – S.O.B.
  • Throwing Muses – Bright Yellow Gun
  • The Jam – That’s Entertainment
  • The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It
  • Blink-182 – Josie
  • The Smithereens – Blood And Roses
  • The Interrupters – She’s Kerosene
  • Everclear – Father Of Mine

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