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9.29.2024 History Of Alternative

September 29, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Bad Religion, Alice In Chains and PJ Harvey in this set, album anniversaries for U2, STP, Beck, Green Day, Oasis and Radiohead, plus Depeche Mode, Rancid, cool covers from Blondie and Social D along with Blink-182, The Smiths and The Dandy Warhols.

2.4.2024 History Of Alternative

February 4, 2024 | bphillips

The Ramones, Oasis, Radiohead and Siouxsie And The Banshees in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Cake, Incubus, Dinosaur Jr. and Pearl Jam, cool covers from STP and The Clash, plus The Cure, XTC, Hole, The Juliana Hatfield 3 and The Smithereens.

2.5.2023 History Of Alternative

February 5, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Strokes, No Doubt and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Cake, The Offspring, Dinosaur Jr. and Incubus, plus tunes from R&R HOF 2023 nominees The White Stripes, Rage Against The Machine And Joy Division.

1.15.2023 History Of Alternative

January 15, 2023 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, They Might Be Giants, Alanis and Alice In Chains in this set along with Green Day, Morrissey, Spoon and The Ting Tings’ “That’s Not My Name”, plus U2, Beck, Face To Face, Hot Hot Heat, The Cranberries and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday”.

11.13.2022 History Of Alternative

November 13, 2022 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, The Ramones, Beck and Jimmy Eat World in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Bush and Audioslave, cool covers from Pearl Jam and Mike Ness, plus Nine Inch Nails, The B-52’s, Morrissey and Luscious Jackson.

2.6.2022 History Of Alternative

February 6, 2022 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Garbage, Rancid and Radiohead on the show along with The Cure, The Smithereens and 311, album anniversaries for Green Day, Incubus, Dinosaur Jr., Cake, Pearl Jam and Pavement, plus RNR Hall Of Fame nominees Beck, Devo and Rage Against The Machine.

11.14.2021 History Of Alternative

November 17, 2021 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Rancid and The Ramones, cool covers from Cowboy Junkies and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus album anniversaries for Audioslave, Beck, Bush, Better Than Ezra and U2.

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.

4.18.2021 History Of Alternative

April 18, 2021 | bphillips

Beck, Blondie, Beastie Boys and Bad Religion in this set along The Ramones, STP, Social D and Against Me!, plus Oasis, The Clash and “There is A Light That Never Goes Out” from The Smiths.

8.16.2020 Alt_Backspace

August 16, 2020 | bphillips

Oasis, STP and Social D in this set along with Green Day, Veruca Salt, New Order and Morrissey, plus U2, Blink 182 and “Circles” from Soul Coughing.

4.26.2020 Alt_Backspace

April 26, 2020 | bphillips

Sublime, Social D and STP lead this set along with Oasis, The Cure, Morrissey and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, plus The Replacements, a cool cover from Urge Overkill and the introductory story of the Beastie Boys.

10.13.19 Alt_Backspace

October 13, 2019 | bphillips

Oasis, Weezer and Green Day lead this set of along with The Smiths, Luscious Jackson, Incubus and Face To Face, plus cool covers from Nirvana, Urge Overkill and The Smashing Pumpkins.

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.

12.2.18 Alt_Backspace

December 2, 2018 | bphillips

Oasis, Pearl Jam and The Smiths lead this set along with The Cure, Garbage, Public Image LTD and Folk Implosion from the KIDS soundtrack. Plus, a Ween tune for a favorite who lives in a pineapple under the sea.

8.5.18 Alt_Backspace

August 6, 2018 | bphillips

“You’ll never look at music the same way again” said VJ Mark Goodman when MTV launched 37 years ago this week (8.1.81) with videos from The Buggles, Split Enz, The Pretenders, Talking Heads and The Vapors.