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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”.

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)

6.25.2023 History Of Alternative

June 25, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Oasis, Beastie Boys and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Sonic Youth, Rancid, Cage The Elephant and The B-52’s, plus 311, XTC, The Stone Roses, Garbage and Against Me!

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)

1.1.2023 History Of Alternative

January 1, 2023 | bphillips

U2’s “New Year’s Day”, Blink 182, Nine Inch Nails and The Ramones in this set along with Weezer, Cake, Liz Phair and New Order, plus Oasis, The Flaming Lips, Letters To Cleo and “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish.

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.

8.28.2022 History Of Alternative

August 28, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Social D, Alanis and Radiohead in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, The Breeders, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur, Queens Of The Stone Age, Cracker and The Cure, plus Blink 182, Bad Religion and Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag”.

6.26.2022 History Of Alternative

June 26, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode and Radiohead in this set, album anniversaries for Sonic Youth, Rancid, The B-52s and Sugar Ray, plus XTC, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mike Ness’ cover of “Don’t Think Twice” and cha-cha-cha: it’s “Tangerine Speedo” season.

4.3.2022 History Of Alternative

April 3, 2022 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Beck and Bad Religion in this set along with Soundgarden, Spoon and Soul Coughing, album anniversaries for The Offspring, White Stripes, Blue October, Hot Hot Heat and Third Eye Blind, plus Alanis, Alice In Chains and “Ava Adore” from the Smashing Pumpkins!

11.21.2021 History Of Alternative

November 21, 2021 | bphillips

Radiohead, The Ramones, Weezer and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with The Smiths, Beastie Boys and Bjork, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Sum 41, Fugazi and Bad Religion, plus Social D, XTC, The Cure and “Steal My Sunshine” from Len.

8.22.2021 History Of Alternative

August 22, 2021 | bphillips

Beck, Nine Inch Nails, The Cure and Weezer on the show along with Jimmy Eat World, Elastica, The Ramones and Morrissey, album anniversaries for Rancid, Jane’s Addiction, The Strokes and Sneaker Pimps, plus OK Go, INXS and Pearl Jam’s jam from the Singles soundtrack.