The Smithereens

3.16.2025 History Of Alternative

March 16, 2025 | bphillips

St. Paddy’s Day tunes from Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, The Pogues and The Undertones highlight this week’s show along with U2, The Cranberries, Morrissey and Sinead O’Connor, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Radiohead and Modest Mouse, plus Pearl Jam, Green Day and cool covers from Blondie and Foo Fighters.

3.9.2025 History Of Alternative

March 9, 2025 | bphillips

Green Day, The Breeders, Nirvana and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Soundgarden, Cracker, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Bravery, AFI, Kaiser Chiefs and Tears For Fears, plus U2, 311, The Stone Roses and Luscious Jackson.

3.2.2025 History Of Alternative

March 2, 2025 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Beck, Bjork and Bleachers in this set along with The Cure, Weezer, Tool and Elastica, album anniversaries for U2 and Evanescence, cool covers from Save Ferris and Talking Heads, plus 311, STP, Hot Hot Heat, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Pixies.

2.9.2025 History Of Alternative

February 9, 2025 | bphillips

Green Day, The Smiths, Oasis and Letters To Cleo in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Social Distortion, Talk Talk and Dinosaur Jr., plus Bad Religion, Fiona Apple, The Bravery, Talking Heads, Orgy and The Juliana Hatfield Three.

2.2.2025 History Of Alternative

February 2, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, New Order, The Cranberries and Catherine Wheel in this set, album anniversaries for Green Day, The Offspring, Cake and Incubus, plus U2, Nine Inch Nails, Social D, Good Charlotte, Wolf Alice and Vampire Weekend.

1.26.2025 History Of Alternative

January 26, 2025 | bphillips

Oasis, XTC, Nine Inch Nails and The Breeders in this set along with New Order, Sonic Youth, Jimmy Eat World and The Ting Tings, plus Beck, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Soundgarden and They Might Be Giants.

1.5.2025 History Of Alternative

January 5, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, Oasis, Veruca Salt and David Bowie in this set along with The White Stripes, Weezer and Bad Religion, cool covers from The Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus U2, 311, L7, Nine Inch Nails and New Order.

12.29.2024 History Of Alternative

December 29, 2024 | bphillips

STP, Incubus, Paramore and Luscious Jackson in this set along with Green Day, Morrissey, AFI and The Replacements, cool covers from Cowboy Junkies and Echo & The Bunnymen, plus Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey, Material Issue, Local H, Oasis and Oingo Boingo.

12.22.2024 History Of Alternative

December 22, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Beastie Boys, The Clash and Juliana Hatfield in this set along with holiday tunes from Fall Out Boy, Fountains Of Wayne, Blink-182, The Ramones, The Killers and The Pogues, plus Christmas covers from U2, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, No Doubt and My Chemical Romance.

12.15.2024 History Of Alternative

December 15, 2024 | bphillips

Radiohead, Depeche Mode, The Breeders and Jane’s Addiction in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana and Peter Murphy, plus 311, Nine Inch Nails, The Stone Roses, Paramore, Rancid and K’s Choice.

11.17.2024 History Of Alternative

November 17, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Depeche Mode, The Pretenders and Sonic Youth in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, The Offspring, Beck, Bush, U2 and Natalie Imbruglia, plus Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Ben Folds Five and “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish.

11.10.2024 History Of Alternative

November 10, 2024 | bphillips

Weezer, Depeche Mode, STP and Blondie in this set along with Morrissey, Matthew Sweet, The Smithereens and Mazzy Star, plus Pearl Jam, XTC, Urge Overkill, The Pixies, Paramore and Material Issue.

11.3.2024 History Of Alternative

November 3, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Weezer and The Pretenders in this set, album anniversaries for Foo Fighters, Alanis, Alice In Chains, Rage Against The Machine, Fiona Apple and R.E.M., plus Pearl Jam, They Might Be Giants, Blur and Siouxsie And The Banshees

10.13.2024 History Of Alternative

October 13, 2024 | bphillips

The Clash. Morrissey, Juliana Hatfield and Faith No More in this set, album anniversaries for Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, U2, INXS and Depeche Mode, plus Pearl Jam, Paramore, The Cure, Letters To Cleo and Reel Big Fish.

9.29.2024 History Of Alternative

September 29, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Bad Religion, Alice In Chains and PJ Harvey in this set, album anniversaries for U2, STP, Beck, Green Day, Oasis and Radiohead, plus Depeche Mode, Rancid, cool covers from Blondie and Social D along with Blink-182, The Smiths and The Dandy Warhols.

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.

9.8.2024 History Of Alternative

September 8, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Alice In Chains, Veruca Salt and Sum 41 in this set, album anniversaries for Hole, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Everlast and The Black Keys, plus Primus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Soul Coughing, Supergrass and The Stone Roses.

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.

8.18.2024 History Of Alternative

August 18, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Veruca Salt, Beck and Morrissey in this set, album anniversaries for Jane’s Addiction, Rancid, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr, Orgy, Portishead and The Gaslight Anthem, plus Our Lady Peace, The Pretenders, New Order and They Might Be Giants

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.