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7.28.2024 History Of Alternative

July 28, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Weezer, No Doubt and Against Me! in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Sublime, The Strokes, Eve 6, The Smashing Pumpkins and Silversun Pickups, cool covers from Echo And The Bunnymen and Mike Ness, plus bands playing Lolla next weekend: The Killers, Deftones, Militarie Gun, Jungle and Wilderado.

4.7.2024 History Of Alternative

April 7, 2024 | bphillips

Nirvana, Alice In Chains, No Doubt and They Might Be Giants in this set, album anniversaries for Foo Fighters, Violent Femmes, Hole, Modest Mouse and The Cult, plus it’s Rex Manning Day (April 8th) so plenty of tunes from Empire Records (Gin Blossoms, The The, Edwyn Collins, Sponge and The Flying Lizards.

11.19.2023 History Of Alternative

November 19, 2023 | bphillips

Soundgarden, Depeche Mode, Veruca Salt and Our Lady Peace in this set, album anniversaries for U2, Bush, Pearl Jam, Sum 41 and Fugazi, plus 311, Eve 6, Stroke 9, The Cure, Soul Coughing and “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish.

9.3.2023 History Of Alternative

September 3, 2023 | bphillips

Blink-182, Nine Inch Nails, Veruca Salt and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for Bad Religion, R.E.M., Hole, System Of A Down and Everlast, cool covers from STP and Smashing Pumpkins, plus Riot Fest 2023 bands The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and Tegan And Sara.

4.23.2023 History Of Alternative

April 23, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, STP, The Breeders and Dinosaur Jr in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys, R.E.M., Radiohead, Taking Back Sunday, World Party and The Posies, plus Porno For Pyros, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (watch the Heads Will Roll video here) and Rage Against The Machine.

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”.

10.23.2022 History Of Alternative

October 23, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, The Breeders, Nine Inch Nails and 311 in this set, album anniversaries for Linkin Park, Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters and Amy Winehouse, plus The Cure, Blondie, Buffalo Tom, Blur’s “Parklife” and They Might Be Giants.

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.

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.