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12.24.2023 History Of Alternative

December 24, 2023 | bphillips

Radiohead, Green Day, Siouxsie And The Banshees and The Cure in this set along with Christmas tunes from Blink-182, The Ramones, Fountains Of Wayne, Billy Idol and The Eels, plus Christmas covers from My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, U2, No Doubt, Weezer and Save Ferris.

12.17.2023 History Of Alternative

December 17, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Alice In Chains, Rancid and Veruca Salt in this set with New Order, Letters To Cleo, Bad Religion and The Cult, plus Peter Murphy, Paramore, Pearl Jam, The Ting Tings, Echo And The Bunnymen and Good Charlotte.

11.19.2023 History Of Alternative

November 19, 2023 | bphillips

Soundgarden, Depeche Mode, Veruca Salt and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Bush, Pearl Jam, Sum 41 and Fugazi, plus 311, Eve 6, Stroke 9, The Cure, Soul Coughing and “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish.

11.5.2023 History Of Alternative

November 5, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Depeche Mode and Dinosaur Jr. in this set, album anniversaries for Alanis, Alice In Chains, Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, Rage Against The Machine and R.E.M., plus Bjork, Oasis, Our Lady Peace and Crazy Town’s “Butterfly”.

10.8.2023 History Of Alternative

October 8, 2023 | bphillips

Cake, Pearl Jam, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for No Doubt, Green Day, U2, 311, Radiohead, Rise Against, The Lemonheads, Soundgarden and Hot Hot Heat, plus Weezer, Our Lady Peace, Against Me! and Blur’s Parklife (watch the video here)

10.1.2023 History Of Alternative

October 1, 2023 | bphillips

STP, Local H, Depeche Mode and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Oasis, The Replacements, Green Day, Beck, Radiohead, Cake and Mumford And Sons, plus New Order, Blondie, Jimmy Eat World, Alanis and The Afghan Whigs

9.24.2023 History Of Alternative

September 24, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, 311, The Cure and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in this set, big album anniversaries for Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Depeche Mode, Weezer, STP, They Might Be Giants and Blind Melon, plus Dinosaur Jr, Radiohead, PJ Harvey and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday”.

9.17.2023 History Of Alternative

September 17, 2023 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Oasis, Primus, Paramore and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Social D, Cake, Liz Phair, Pearl Jam and Green Day, plus bands playing Riot Fest today: The Cure, AFI and The Dresden Dolls.

9.10.2023 History Of Alternative

September 10, 2023 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Weezer, Veruca Salt and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for Muse, Jet, Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies, The Black Keys and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus Riot Fest bands Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, AFI, The Used, Death Cab For Cutie, The Gaslight Anthem and Flogging Molly.

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

September 3, 2023 | bphillips

Blink-182, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for Bad Religion, R.E.M., Hole, System Of A Down and Everlast, cool covers from STP and Smashing Pumpkins, plus Riot Fest 2023 bands The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan And Sara.

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)

8.6.2023 History Of Alternative

August 6, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Veruca Salt and STP in this set, album anniversaries for Arcade Fire, 311, Rise Against, Gin Blossoms and Midnight Oil, plus Lollapalooza 2023 acts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Foals, Sofi Tukker, Billie Eilish, Declan McKenna and Portugal. The Man.

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

July 30, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Cure, Garbage and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for The Strokes, Sublime, Sponge, Sheryl Crow and Silversun Pickups, plus music from the first day of MTV (8/1/81) Split Enz, The Vapors, The Pretenders and The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” (watch the video here)

7.23.2023 History Of Alternative

July 23, 2023 | bphillips

Alice In Chains, The Cure, Blondie and Better Than Ezra in this set, album anniversaries for Cake, Eve 6, R.E.M., Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” and Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream”, plus U2, Our Lady Peace, Paramore and Good Charlotte.

7.9.2023 History Of Alternative

July 9, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, STP, Garbage and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys, cool covers from Mike Ness, The Lemonheads and Dynamite Hack, plus Oasis, Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Wolfmother.

6.18.2023 History Of Alternative

June 18, 2023 | bphillips

Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, The Breeders and Urge Overkill in this set, album anniversaries for Beck, Brand New, Blink 182, Nada Surf, STP, Faith No More and The Flaming Lips, plus some Father’s Day tunes from Pearl Jam, Weezer, Violent Femmes and “Father Of Mine” from Everclear.

6.4.2023 History Of Alternative

June 4, 2023 | bphillips

STP, Green Day, Garbage and The Cranberries in this set, album anniversaries for Sublime, The Lemonheads, Blink-182, Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, The White Stripes and Talking Heads, plus The Cure, Catherine Wheel and Baz Luhrmann’s “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen”. (watch the video here)

5.14.2023 History Of Alternative

May 14, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Depeche Mode, Blondie and No Doubt in this set, album anniversaries for Weezer, Green Day, Linkin Park, Primus and The Fixx, cool covers from Cake and Talking Heads, plus Mother’s Day favs from Fountains Of Wayne, Chvrches, Scissor Sisters, Outkast and Danzig!

5.7.2023 History Of Alternative

May 7, 2023 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for 2 Weezer albums, The Cure, Sum 41, Spoon, Keane and Duran Duran, plus cool covers from Social D and Cowboy Junkies, Beastie Boys, Buffalo Tom and The Breeders.

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)