#HistoryOfAlternative

Serj Tankian will release Covers, Collaborations & Collages

August 22, 2025 | bphillips

The System Of A Down frontman will release the collection on October 24th. Check out “Electric Dreams” here.

8.17.2025 History Of Alternative

August 17, 2025 | bphillips

Nirvana, The Breeders, The Cure and Jimmy Eat World in this set, album anniversaries for Jane’s Addiction, Rancid, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Portishead, Orgy, The Gaslight Anthem and Dinosaur Jr., plus Pearl Jam, Oingo Boingo, Nine Inch Nails and The Juliana Hatfield Three.

Radiohead have released a new live album

August 13, 2025 | bphillips

“Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009” is streaming now and will be available on vinyl in October. Check out a live version of “There, There” here.

8.10.2025 History Of Alternative

August 10, 2025 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Oasis, Fiona Apple and The Stone Roses in this set, album anniversaries for Garbage, Rise Against, The Eels and The Jesus And Mary Chain, plus Our Lady Peace, Veruca Salt, The Smiths, Queens Of The Stone Age and Alkaline Trio.

8.3.2025 History Of Alternative

August 3, 2025 | bphillips

Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage and Paramore in this set, album anniversaries for Sponge, 311, Sheryl Crow, Midnight Oil, Arcade Fire and Say Anything, plus music from the first day of MTV on 8/1/81: Blondie, The Buggles, The Specials, Split Enz, The Pretenders and Elvis Costello & The Attractions.

7.27.2025 History Of Alternative

July 27, 2025 | bphillips

The Ramones, Weezer, Veruca Salt and Rage Against The Machine in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Beastie Boys, Sublime, Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, Cake and Tegan And Sara, plus Lollapalooza 2025 artists: Bleachers, Foster The People, Rufus Du Sol, Clairo, Cage The Elephant and Korn!

YUNGBLUD releases his cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes”

July 22, 2025 | bphillips

The Ozzy-approved cover from the recent Back to the Beginning show is available now with proceeds going to Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorns Children’s Hospice. WATCH the video here.

7.20.2025 History Of Alternative

July 20, 2025 | bphillips

Weezer, Luscious Jackson, Jane’s Addiction and Oasis in this set, album anniversaries for Fiona Apple and Eve 6, cool covers from Mike Ness and Love And Rockets, plus Pearl Jam, Midnight Oil, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, They Might Be Giants and Unwritten Law.

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

July 18, 2025 | bphillips

The aftermath of the infamous 2024 onstage fight which led to the band’s dissolution will now play out in a courtroom soon. Fun.

7.13.2025 History Of Alternative

July 13, 2025 | bphillips

The Cure, Liz Phair, Blind Melon and The Stone Roses in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Beastie Boys, The Flaming Lips, Candlebox, The Hives and Barenaked Ladies, plus Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., Liz Phair, The Pretenders and The English Beat.

John C. Reilly serenades Jack White for his 50th birthday

July 11, 2025 | bphillips

The actor, who also stars in the video for “Archbishop Harold Holmes”, surprised White by singing “Happy Birthday” at a recent Detroit Tigers game. WATCH the video here.

7.6.2025 History Of Alternative

July 6, 2025 | bphillips

Alice In Chains, Oasis, Veruca Salt and Oingo Boingo in this set, album anniversaries for Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, Coldplay and The Darkness, plus 311, Rancid, Letters To Cleo, Primus and Paramore.

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

July 5, 2025 | bphillips

Check out the setlist and sample video here from Noel and Liam Gallagher’s first show together in 16 years.

Billie Joe Armstrong kicks fan off stage for playing Wonderwall

July 1, 2025 | bphillips

At the Green Day show last week in Europe, a fan who was invited on stage to play “Good Riddance” started playing the Oasis classic. WATCH the video here.

6.29.2025 History Of Alternative

June 29, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, Radiohead, Liz Phair and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for the Singles Soundtrack, The Prodigy, The White Stripes and Hard-Fi, plus U2, Blink-182, 311, Marvelous 3, Nine Inch Nails, Blondie and Weird Al Yankovic!

The White Stripes release a new stop-motion video for “Red Rain”

June 28, 2025 | bphillips

WATCH the super cool video here. The song is part of the 20th anniversary edition of The White Stripes album “Get Behind Me Satan’.

Collective Soul will release their first-ever documentary

June 25, 2025 | bphillips

WATCH the trailer for “Give Me A Word: The Collective Soul Story” here. The documentary will be available on July 8th.

6.22.2025 History Of Alternative

June 22, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, Blondie, Buffalo Tom and The Replacements in this set, album anniversaries for STP, Rancid, The Flaming Lips, Limp Bizkit and The B-52’s, plus Social D, The Cure, PJ Harvey, Hot Hot Heat and Weezer’s “El Scorcho”.

6.15.2025 History Of Alternative

June 15, 2025 | bphillips

Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, No Doubt and The Donnas in this set, album anniversaries for Alanis Morissette, Nirvana, The Killers, Beck, Blink-182, Brand New, Beastie Boys, The White Stripes and Nada Surf, plus Pearl Jam, Oingo Boingo, New Order and Throwing Muses.

David Byrne releases a new song ‘Everybody Laughs’

June 10, 2025 | bphillips

The iconic Talking Heads lead will release a solo album in September, featuring collaborations with Hayley Williams and St. Vincent, while his tour will make 3 stops in Chicago in October. WATCH the video for “Everybody Laughs” here.