The Breeders

9.22.2024 History Of Alternative

September 22, 2024 | bphillips

Oasis, XTC, The Breeders and Bjork in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, They Might Be Giants, Weezer, Blind Melon and Nada Surf, plus Nine Inch Nails, 311 and artists playing Riot Fest today: Sublime, Something Corporate, Pennywise, Oliver Tree and Rob Zombie.

9.1.2024 History Of Alternative

September 2, 2024 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, Beck, The Breeders and Oasis in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Bad Religion, The Cure, System Of A Down, Sugar, Kasabian and The Naked And Famous, plus Depeche Mode, The Pixies, The Cramps, The Cranberries and Luscious Jackson.

8.25.2024 History Of Alternative

August 25, 2024 | bphillips

The Replacements, Alice In Chains, The Breeders and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, Queens Of The Stone Age, Cracker, OK Go, Coldplay and Death Cab For Cutie, plus Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Marvelous 3 and Catherine Wheel.

8.4.2024 History Of Alternative

August 6, 2024 | bphillips

Radiohead, Green Day, Paramore and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Sponge, Gin Blossoms, 311, Arcade Fire and Sheryl Crow, plus Blink-182, Morrissey and music from the first day of MTV in 1981: The Buggles, Blondie, Split Enz and The Vapors.

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.

6.16.2024 History Of Alternative

June 16, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Garbage, The Pixies and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for Alanis, Beck, Blink-182, Brand New, STP, The Shins, Nada Surf, and The White Stripes, plus bands playing Riot Fest 2024: NOFX, Spoon, Fall Out Boy, Sublime, Manchester Orchestra and Pavement.

6.2.2024 History Of Alternative

June 2, 2024 | bphillips

Nirvana, Joy Division, 311 and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for STP, Sublime, Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Weezer, The White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay and The Lemonheads, plus XTC, OMD, Siouxsie And The Banshees and The Strokes.

4.28.2024 History Of Alternative

April 28, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Social D, Bjork and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for The Ramones, Cypress Hill, Porno For Pyros, The Posies and Taking Back Sunday, plus The Replacements, Sonic Youth, The Breeders, R.E.M. and Buffalo Tom.

4.21.2024 History Of Alternative

April 21, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Blondie, Pearl Jam and Jane’s Addiction in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys, Live, R.E.M. and World Party, cool covers from Sublime, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Smashing Pumpkins, plus PJ Harvey, The Smithereens, Nine Inch Nails and all 9 minutes of Green Day’s “Jesus Of Suburbia”.

3.17.2024 History Of Alternative

March 17, 2024 | bphillips

U2, Nine Inch Nails, The Cranberries and Bjork in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Modest Mouse, Morrissey, Dashboard Confessional and Radiohead, plus proper St Paddy’s Day tunes from Flogging Molly, The Pogues, U2, Dropkick Murphys and The Undertones.

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.

1.28.2024 History Of Alternative

January 28, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Foo Fighters, The Breeders and The Cure in this set, album anniversaries for The Replacements and Green Day’s “Dookie”, plus U2, Eve 6, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Social D, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Pixies.

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.

12.3.2023 History Of Alternative

December 3, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, New Order, Garbage and The Cranberries in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Rage Against The Machine and Bush’s “Sixteen Stone”, plus Blink-182, Joy Division, No Doubt and tunes from Twisted Xmas bands: The Black Keys, Local H, The Gaslight Anthem, White Reaper and Young The Giant.

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”.

10.15.2023 History Of Alternative

October 15, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Oasis, The Smiths and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Fatboy Slim, Jimmy Eat World and INXS, plus Paramore, Depeche Mode, Face To Face and The Flaming Lips.

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)

The Breeders + J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. = ‘Divine Mascis’

September 21, 2023 | bphillips

The reworked version of “Divine Hammer” appears on 30th anniversary reissue of The Breeders’ ‘Last Splash’ album. Check out “Divine Mascis” here.

Riot Fest 101 playlist

September 10, 2023 | bphillips

The playlist from tonight’s two hour preview of the music you’ll hear next weekend in Douglass Park + listen to Riot Mike talk about all things Riot Fest with Brian Phillips here.

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.