Urge Overkill

5.4.2025 History Of Alternative

May 4, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, U2 and Luscious Jackson in this set, album anniversaries for The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Fall Out Boy, Vampire Weekend and The Stone Roses, tunes for the late Jill Sobule and Mike Peters, plus Riot Fest 2025 bands Green Day, Weezer, All Time Low, James, Drpokick Murphys and Camper Van Beethoven.

3.30.2025 History Of Alternative

March 30, 2025 | bphillips

The Cure, Sublime, Talking Heads and Blondie in this set, album anniversaries for Beck, Linkin Park, The White Stripes and Juliana Hatfield, plus U2, Green Day, Throwing Muses, Local H and The Stone Roses.

2.23.2025 History Of Alternative

February 23, 2025 | bphillips

Nirvana, Oasis, Blondie and Depeche Mode in this set, album anniversaries for U2, PJ Harvey, Jimmy Eat World, Kaiser Chiefs and Tears For Fears, plus Pearl Jam, Urge Overkill, Chevelle, Alkaline Trio and Siouxsie & The Banshees.

1.19.2025 History of Alternative

January 19, 2025 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Rancid and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Alice In Chains, Arctic Monkeys, Belly, Meat Puppets, The Kooks and The Shins, cool covers from Blondie, Mike Ness and Siouxsie And The Banshees, plus U2, 4 Non Blondes, Urge Overkill and Against Me!

11.10.2024 History Of Alternative

November 10, 2024 | bphillips

Weezer, Depeche Mode, STP and Blondie in this set along with Morrissey, Matthew Sweet, The Smithereens and Mazzy Star, plus Pearl Jam, XTC, Urge Overkill, The Pixies, Paramore and Material Issue.

7.7.2024 History Of Alternative

July 10, 2024 | bphillips

Sublime, Psychedelic Furs, Weezer and Siouxsie And The Banshees in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The White Stripes, Bjork and Hard-Fi, plus Pearl Jam, Eve 6, Stroke 9, They Might Be Giants, Luscious Jackson and The Breeders.

5.19.2024 History Of Alternative

May 19, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Rise Against, STP and Paramore in this set, album anniversaries for Foo Fighters, Radiohead, Everclear, Tool, Soundgarden, Travis and The National, plus Pearl Jam, Urge Overkill, Liz Phair, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Good Charlotte

3.3.2024 History Of Alternative

March 3, 2024 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, The Breeders, R.E.M. and The Ramones in this set, album anniversaries for Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Evanescence, U2, Sinead O’Connor, Jack Johnson and Kaiser Chiefs, plus Our Lady Peace, Buffalo Tom, Urge Overkill, Save Ferris, Fugazi and The Psychedelic Furs.

12.31.2023 History Of Alternative

December 31, 2023 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, Garbage, Rancid and New Order in this set along with Beck, Beastie Boys, Bjork and Buffalo Tom, album anniversaries for Live and Cowboy Junkies, plus 311, Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, Urge Overkill and U2’s “New Year’s Day” (watch the video here)

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.

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)

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.

RIP Blackie Onassis of Urge Overkill

June 14, 2023 | bphillips

The drummer of Chicago’s Urge Overkill during the band’s 90s run has passed away. No cause of death was given.

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!

1.8.2023 History Of Alternative

January 8, 2023 | bphillips

Radiohead, Social Distortion, Beck and David Bowie in this set along with Weezer, Spoon, Veruca Salt and Matthew Sweet, plus U2, 311, Marvelous 3, Nine Inch Nails, Good Charlotte and The Smiths.

12.18.2022 History Of Alternative

December 18, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, The Ramones, Green Day and Veruca Salt in this set along with The Cure, STP and Sonic Youth, album anniversaries for The Clash and Peter Murphy, plus Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Urge Overkill and No Doubt.

7.24.2022 History Of Alternative

July 24, 2022 | bphillips

Blink 182, 311, U2 and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Cake, Eve 6, Fiona Apple, Taking Back Sunday, the Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” and Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique”, plus Veruca Salt, Urge Overkill, Our Lady Peace and Echo And The Bunnymen’s cover of “People Are Strange”.

5.29.2022 History Of Alternative

May 29, 2022 | bphillips

Depeche Mode songs for the late Andy Fletcher along with Beck, Bowie, Social D and Oasis, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins and Phoenix, plus The Replacements, The Prodigy and Echo And The Bunnymen’s cover of “People Are Strange”.

2.27.2022 History Of Alternative

February 27, 2022 | bphillips

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Blink 182 and 311 in this set along with Beck, The Breeders, Blondie and Brand New, album anniversaries for U2, PJ Harvey, Tears For Fears and Kaiser Chiefs, plus The Smiths, The Replacements and a proper nod to the late Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees.

1.2.2022 History Of Alternative

January 2, 2022 | bphillips

STP, Green Day, U2 and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with Alice In Chains, Weezer, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Face To Face, cool covers from Cowboy Junkies and Dynamite Hack plus The Smiths, Sublime, Beastie Boys and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.