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8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

August 27, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, 311, Bjork and Soundgarden in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, Queens Of the Stone Age, The Cure, Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur and The Breeders, plus Radiohead, Buffalo Tom, Good Charlotte and Tripping Daisy’s “I Got A Girl”.

8.6.2023 History Of Alternative

August 6, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Radiohead, Veruca Salt and STP in this set, album anniversaries for Arcade Fire, 311, Rise Against, Gin Blossoms and Midnight Oil, plus Lollapalooza 2023 acts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Foals, Sofi Tukker, Billie Eilish, Declan McKenna and Portugal. The Man.

7.9.2023 History Of Alternative

July 9, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, STP, Garbage and New Order in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Beastie Boys, cool covers from Mike Ness, The Lemonheads and Dynamite Hack, plus Oasis, Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Wolfmother.

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!

6.11.2023 History Of Alternative

June 11, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, STP, Garbage and The Pixies in this set, album anniversaries for The Killers, Nirvana, Velvet Revolver, Radiohead, Paul Westerberg, Beastie Boys and Bjork, plus Pearl Jam, Our Lady Peace, PJ Harvey and Siouxsie And The Banshees.

5.7.2023 History Of Alternative

May 7, 2023 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for 2 Weezer albums, The Cure, Sum 41, Spoon, Keane and Duran Duran, plus cool covers from Social D and Cowboy Junkies, Beastie Boys, Buffalo Tom and The Breeders.

4.2.2023 History Of Alternative

April 2, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Belly and Blink 182 in this set, album anniversaries for The White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Blue October, The Offspring, Hot Hot Heat and Third Eye Blind, plus Social D, Local H, Bjork, Soul Coughing and Luscious Jackson.

3.19.2023 History Of Alternative

March 19, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Blondie and Cake in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Bloc Party, The Pixies, Our Lady Peace and Semisonic, cool covers from The Lemonheads and Love and Rockets, plus Veruca Salt, Rise Against, Pulp and Smash Mouth!!

2.19.2023 History Of Alternative

February 19, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails and Veruca Salt in this set along with The Cure, Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Replacements and Letters to Cleo, plus Alanis, Alice In Chains, alt-J, The Stone Roses, Keane and “Scooby Snacks” from Fun Lovin’ Criminals.

1.29.2023 History Of Alternative

January 29, 2023 | bphillips

Jimmy Eat World, Radiohead, Beck and The Breeders in this set, album anniversaries for Pavement and Green Day’s “Dookie”, plus Depeche Mode, Rancid, Our Lady Peace, Garbage, Vampire Weekend and Fountains Of Wayne. WATCH: the “Stacy’s Mom” video here.

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.

12.4.2022 History Of Alternative

December 4, 2022 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, The Smiths, Beastie Boys and The Pixies in this set, album anniversaries for Bush, The Black Keys, Rage Against The Machine and The Offspring, plus Blink 182, 311, Siouxsie And The Banshees and songs from the Singles soundtrack.

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.

10.9.2022 History Of Alternative

October 9, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, The Cure and Alanis in this set, album anniversaries for No Doubt, Soundgarden, Green Day, 311, Radiohead, Rise Against and The Lemonheads, plus Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday’.

9.18.2022 History Of Alternative

September 18, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Beastie Boys, The Smiths and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Cake, Green Day, Nada Surf, Pearl Jam and Liz Phair plus tracks from the Smashing Pumpkins’ catalogue: “Eye”, “Ava Adore”, “Stand Inside Your Love”, “Drown” and “Thirty-Three”.

8.7.2022 History Of Alternative

August 7, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Oasis, Morrissey and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for 311, Arcade Fire, Midnight Oil, Bowling For Soup and Rise Against, plus Cake, Alanis, Hot Hot Heat and Weezer’s “El Scorcho”!

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”.

6.5.2022 History Of Alternative

June 5, 2022 | bphillips

The Smiths, Sponge, Nine Inch Nails and Beck on the show along with album anniversaries for Blink 182, Sublime, Talking Heads, White Stripes, Weezer, Catherine Wheel and The Lemonheads, plus Veruca Salt, Local H, Material Issue and timeless words of wisdom from Baz Luhrmann.

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!

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!