Nirvana

9.11.2022 History Of Alternative

September 11, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, Beastie Boys, The Cure and Alanis in this set, album anniversaries for Muse, Arcade Fire, Jet, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Black Keys, plus Riot Fest bands Alkaline Trio, Nine Inch Nails, Portugal. The Man, My Chemical Romance, Less Than Jake and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

9.4.2022 History Of Alternative

September 4, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Nine Inch Nails, Weezer and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Bad Religion, Hole, System Of A Down, Sugar and Everlast, plus Jimmy Eat World, Tori Amos and Wall Of Voodoo’s catchy 80’s earworm “Mexican Radio”.

8.14.2022 History Of Alternative

August 14, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, 311 and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Garbage, The Eels, Rancid, the Chili Peppers and “Tubthumping”, cool covers from Orgy and Cowboy Junkies, plus XTC, Our Lady Peace and Flobots’ “Handlebars”.

7.31.2022 History Of Alternative

July 31, 2022 | bphillips

The Smiths, Beastie Boys, U2 and The Replacements in this set, album anniversaries for Sublime, The Strokes, Sponge and Sheryl Crow, plus a nod to MTV’s 41st birthday with music from The Buggles, The Vapors, Split Enz and The Pretenders.

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”.

7.10.2022 History Of Alternative

July 10, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, The Cure, Pearl Jam and Peter Murphy in this set, album anniversaries for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, 311 and Beastie Boys, plus Blink 182, Veruca Salt, PJ Harvey and Social D’s cover of “Ring Of Fire”.

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.

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!)

6.12.2022 History Of Alternative

June 12, 2022 | bphillips

Album anniversaries this week for The Killers, Alanis, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Blink 182, Radiohead and New Found Glory, cool covers from The Bangles and Save Ferris, plus Pearl Jam, The Cure, STP and Garbage.

5.15.2022 History Of Alternative

May 15, 2022 | bphillips

Riot Fest bands Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance, Bad Religion, Placebo, Alkaline Trio and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in this set along with album anniversaries for Weezer, The Clash, Primus, Death Cab For Cutie, Linkin Park and The Raconteurs, plus Beck, Veruca Salt and Reel Big Fish’s cover of “Take On Me”.

5.8.2022 History Of Alternative

May 8, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, Social D, Oasis and U2 in this set along with album anniversaries for Keane, Sum 41, 2 different Weezer albums, Spoon and Duran Duran, plus Mother’s Day faves from Fountains Of Wayne, The Cure, Chvrches, twenty one pilots and “Mother” from Danzig!

5.1.2022 History Of Alternative

May 1, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, Beck, Soundgarden and The Smiths in this set, album anniversaries for Nine Inch Nails, Violent Femmes, Sonic Youth, Snow Patrol, Faith No More and Fall Out Boy, plus Social D, The B-52’s and “Sure Shot” from the Beastie Boys!

Here’s Nirvana, the first time they performed “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

April 24, 2022 | Eric

Check out an important video in the #HistoryOfAlternative.

4.17.2022 History Of Alternative

April 17, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, New Order and The Clash in this set, album anniversaries for Rage Against The Machine, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Live, The Cure and the Pixies, plus U2, L7, Third Eye Blind and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones!

Kurt Cobain’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” guitar could get $800K at auction!

April 13, 2022 | jnettlebeck

And it will probably go for more…

4.10.2022 History Of Alternative

April 10, 2022 | bphillips

Oasis, Depeche Mode, 311 and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with album anniversaries for No Doubt, Hum, The Hives, Hole, Violent Femmes and The Cult, plus music from the Empire Records soundtrack (Sponge, The Buggles, Edwyn Collins, The The and the Gin Blossoms) for Rex Manning Day!

3.13.2022 History Of Alternative

March 13, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Green Day, 311 and Nine Inch Nails on the show along with Pearl Jam, Paramore and The Pretenders, album anniversaries for AFI, R.E.M., Matthew Sweet, Morrissey, Elastica and The Smithereens, plus proper St. Paddy’s tunes from Flogging Molly, The Pogues, U2 and the Dropkick Murphys.!

3.6.2022 History Of Alternative

March 6, 2022 | bphillips

Album anniversaries aplenty this week for Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, 2 U2 albums, Radiohead, Buffalo Tom, Kaiser Chiefs, Husker Du and Evanescence, cool covers from The Lemonheads, Dynamite Hack and Sinead O’Connor, plus Green Day, Social D, The Smiths and “Popular” from Nada Surf.

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.

2.20.2022 History Of Alternative

February 20, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Beck, Depeche Mode and Veruca Salt in this set along with The Ramones, Morrissey, Muse and Metric, cool covers from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Orgy, plus XTC, INXS, R.E.M. and “Scooby Snacks” from Fun Lovin’ Criminals.