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12.3.2023 History Of Alternative

December 3, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, New Order, Garbage and The Cranberries in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Rage Against The Machine and Bush’s “Sixteen Stone”, plus Blink-182, Joy Division, No Doubt and tunes from Twisted Xmas bands: The Black Keys, Local H, The Gaslight Anthem, White Reaper and Young The Giant.

8.13.2023 History Of Alternative

August 13, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Beastie Boys and Blondie in this set, album anniversaries for Garbage, Rancid, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Eels, plus Social D, Urge Overkill, The Breeders and Green Day’s “Jesus Of Suburbia” (watch the video here)

5.28.2023 History Of Alternative

May 28, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Veruca Salt, Cake and Depeche Mode in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys’ “Ill Communication” and The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Gish”, plus Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Liz Phair and The Donnas!

4.16.2023 History Of Alternative

April 16, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Social D, Sonic Youth and The Replacements in this set, album anniversaries for The Pixies, Rage Against The Machine, Live, The Cure and Depeche Mode, plus Pearl Jam, Garbage, Material Issue and we did it all for…Limp Bizkit! (revisit the Nookie video here)

11.20.2022 History Of Alternative

November 20, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, The Replacements, Alice In Chains and alt-J in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Bad Religion, U2 and Sum 41, plus Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt, The Strokes, Soul Coughing and The Stone Roses.

6.19.2022 History Of Alternative

June 19, 2022 | bphillips

Oasis, Social D, 311 and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Beck, Blink 182, Nada Surf, STP, The Shins and The Flaming Lips, plus Dad songs from Jane’s Addiction, Violent Femmes and Everclear. (..and Limp Bizkit. Happy Father’s Day!)

9.26.2021 History Of Alternative

September 26, 2021 | bphillips

STP, The Clash, Cake and New Order in this set along with a proper nod to the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, plus Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Blondie, Blink 182 and Nine Inch Nails.

7.18.2021 History Of Alternative

July 18, 2021 | bphillips

Weezer, The White Stripes, Depeche Mode and Devo in this set along with Radiohead, New Order, Cake and The Stone Roses, plus Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders and all the glam rock goodness of The Darkness!

12.20.2020 History Of Alternative

December 20, 2020 | bphillips

The Clash, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World and Veruca Salt in this set along with Weezer, INXS, XTC and Pearl Jam plus holiday covers from U2, No Doubt and Save Ferris and an anti-Christmas anthem from Blink 182.

7.19.2020 Alt_Backspace

July 19, 2020 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Beck, The Smiths and Garbage in this set along with L7, Stroke 9, Local H and O.M.D., plus Love And Rockets, The Pixies and a refresher course in popularity from Nada Surf.

4.5.2020 Alt_Backspace

April 5, 2020 | bphillips

Soundgarden, Oasis, Cracker and Morrissey lead this set along with Garbage, The Cure and Foutntains of Wayne for the late Adam Schlesinger, plus a proper nod to “Rex Manning Day” (4/8) with music from Empire Records by Sponge, The The, Edwyn Collins, The Buggles and the Gin Blossoms.

1.26.20 Alt_Backspace

January 26, 2020 | bphillips

Oasis, Jane’s Addiction, Alice In Chains and Green Day lead this set along with Bad Religion, Cracker, The Clash and Catherine Wheel plus The Smiths, Blur and the Beastie Boys!

9.8.19 Alt_Backspace

September 8, 2019 | bphillips

A Riot Fest preview with tunes from Rancid, Blink 182, The B-52’s, Less Than Jake and The Violent Femmes, plus Depeche Mode, The Smiths, “Punk Rock Girl” from The Dead Milkmen and a refresher course in popularity from Nada Surf.

8.4.19 Alt_Backspace

August 4, 2019 | bphillips

Oasis, Green Day and Alice In Chains lead this set along with Social D, O.M.D., R.E.M. and The Smiths plus tunes from the first day of MTV 38 years ago (The Buggles, Split Enz and The Pretenders)

3.31.19 Alt_Backspace

March 31, 2019 | bphillips

Oasis, Beck and Green Day along with Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame inductees Radiohead and The Cure lead this set of retro goods along with Faith No More, Social D, Cake and a nod to the late Ranking Roger of General Public and The English Beat.

1.6.19 Alt_Backspace

January 6, 2019 | bphillips

Social D, Beck, Oasis and Nine Inch Nails along with The Smithereens, Face To Face, Material Issue and some mandatory Morrissey for the first show of 2019.

9.9.18 Alt_Backspace

September 9, 2018 | bphillips

A retro set with some artists playing Riot Fest next weekend (Beck, Gary Numan, Killing Joke), a catchy accordion tune released 30 years ago (Peek-A-Boo) and one of Eddie Vedder’s favorite non-Pearl Jam songs (Buffalo Tom).