Somebody wake Billy Joe Armstrong up, September is over and I made a Green Day mixtape! From their humble beginnings as a punk band naming their albums after poop, to rock opera making, arena playing icons, Green Day have cemented themselves as one of the biggest alt bands of all time. Here are a few of my favorite songs
After a health scare on the show’s crew that halted production, Run The Jewels have announced Holy Calamavote, a special voter registration concert will now air commercial-free on Adult Swim at 11p central October 17th. El-P and Killer Mike will perform their latest album, RTJ4, in its entirety to encourage voter registration and turnout in the 2020 elections. Special guests include the legendary Mavis Staples, Zack de la Rocha of RATM, Josh Homme of QOTSA, Pharell and comedian Eric Andre, who will serve as the event’s official Master of Ceremonies.
How could I possibly do a series of History of Alternative mixtapes and not include one for the greatest alternative band in the history of Chicago? The Smashing Pumpkins helped define the Grunge Era of the 90’s, launching alternative in to the mainstream, and the best thing about it all was that they were ours. While everyone turned to Seattle, we had our own ultimate alt band right in our back yards. From Billy’s snarling howls to James Iha’s killer riffs, the Smashing Pumpkins made sure that Chicago got its seat at the table during the 90’s explosion. Here are a few of my favorite SP tunes of all time.
***NOTE*** This isn’t really a top 10 Pumpkins tune for me, but I had to share it because what in the holy hell is happening in this video?!
Almost immediately following the Heat’s victory over the Boston Celtics in the Easter Conference Finals; ESPN decided to get a storyline going for the NBA finals.
This was actually asked literally right after they got the trophy. Like hey good job, now what about that freight train hurling right at you?
ESPN already throwing the LeBron vs his former team/coach storyline in Spo’s face 😂 pic.twitter.com/1V3IGRfAPx