Tag Archives: The Pretenders

12.20.2020 History Of Alternative

12.20.2020 History Of Alternative

The Clash, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World and Veruca Salt in this set along with Weezer, INXS, XTC and Pearl Jam plus holiday covers from U2, No Doubt and Save Ferris and an anti-Christmas anthem from Blink 182.

11.29.2020 History Of Alternative

11.29.2020 History Of Alternative

The Ramones, Beck, Depeche Mode and Social D along with The Replacements, Rancid, Tears For Fears and Spoon, plus 311, Urge Overkill, The Smiths and Dinosaur Jr.

11.8.2020 History Of Alternative

11.8.2020 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Oasis in this set along with Weezer, Death Cab For Cutie, Buffalo Tom and The Donnas, plus 311, 4 Non Blondes, XTC, O.M.D and R.E.M.

10.25.2020 History Of Alternative

10.25.2020 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Weezer, The Killers and Depeche Mode in this set along with Oasis, Rancid, The Stone Roses and Vampire Weekend, plus The Ramones, Rise Against and Dynamite Hack’s cover of NWA’s “Boys-In-the Hood”.

10.18.2020 History Of Alternative

10.18.2020 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, Soundgarden and The Strokes along with Beck, Rage and Jimmy Eat World in this set with Depeche Mode, The White Stripes, New Order and Good Charlotte, plus “Teenage Dirtbag” from Wheatus and all 9 glorious minutes of Green Day’s “Jesus Of Suburbia”.

9.27.2020 Alt_Backspace

9.27.2020 Alt_Backspace

Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Morrissey and Matthew Sweet lead this set along with Radiohead, The Cult, STP and O.M.D. plus Love And Rockets, Our Lady Peace and Echo And The Bunnymen.

8.2.2020 Alt_Backspace

8.2.2020 Alt_Backspace

The Cure, Oasis, STP and 311 lead this set along with Local H, Pavement and Material Issue. Plus, MTV launched 39 years ago this weekend, so music from the first day of “music television” from The Buggles, Blondie, The Pretenders, The Vapors and Split Enz.

7.26.2020 Alt_Backspace

7.26.2020 Alt_Backspace

Green Day, Weezer, The Smiths and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with Soundgarden, Sneaker Pimps and Matthew Sweet, plus The Replacements, Rage, They Might Be Giants and “Super Bon Bon” from Soul Coughing.

6.7.2020 Alt_Backspace

6.7.2020 Alt_Backspace

Beck, Pearl Jam and Jane’s Addiction lead this set with Oasis, Green Day, They Might Be Giants and Luscious Jackson, plus Stereo MC’s, The Pretenders, Cake and “Circles” from Soul Coughing

5.10.2020 Alt_Backspace

5.10.2020 Alt_Backspace

The Smiths, Radiohead, Beck and Weezer lead this set along with Garbage, The Pretenders, Siouxsie And The Banshees plus The Cure, Material Issue, “Mother Mother” from Tracy Bonham and the mother of all gloom-rock mother tunes from Mr. Glenn Danzig!

3.8.2020 Alt_Backspace

3.8.2020 Alt_Backspace

Radiohead, Pearl Jam and Social D lead this set along with Beck, Blur, The Breeders and Buck-O-Nine plus The Smiths, Devo and Rancid.

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1.12.20 Alt_Backspace

Social D, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and Faith No More drive this set along with The Cure, Our Lady Peace and Nada Surf plus The Replacements, Luscious Jackson and a proper nod to David Bowie.

11.24.19 Alt_Backspace

11.24.19 Alt_Backspace

Oasis, Jane’s Addiction and Nine Inch Nails lead this set along with The Replacements, Radiohead, Pearl Jam and Primus plus 311, Local H and DNA’s remixed version of “Tom’s Diner”.

9.29.19 Alt_Backspace

9.29.19 Alt_Backspace

Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails and Beck lead this set along with Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr, 311 and Jane’s Addiction plus XTC, early 90s Green Day and “Scooby Snacks” from Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Zoinks!

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8.4.19 Alt_Backspace

Oasis, Green Day and Alice In Chains lead this set along with Social D, O.M.D., R.E.M. and The Smiths plus tunes from the first day of MTV 38 years ago (The Buggles, Split Enz and The Pretenders)

7.7.19 Alt_Backspace

7.7.19 Alt_Backspace

Alice In Chains, Depeche Mode, 311 and The Cure lead this set along with Soundgarden, Morrissey and Face To Face plus RATM, TMBG, 3EB and the Pumpkins cool cover of a Depeche Mode classic.

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5.5.19 Alt_Backspace

Oasis, Blur, Beck and The Smiths leads this set along with Bad Religion, Green Day, STP and R.E.M. Plus, Mexican Radio from Wall Of Voodoo, a cool cover from Cowboy Junkies and a track from The Stone Roses debut album released 30 years ago this week.

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1.13.19 Alt_Backspace

Oasis, The Smiths, Soul Coughing and Stereo MC’s in this set along with Buffalo Tom, New Order, Catherine Wheel and a proper serving of Cake!

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5.13.18 Alt_Backspace

Celebrating Mother’s Day with music from some fantastic female fronted bands and artists!