The Strokes

7.30.2023 History of Alternative

July 30, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Cure, Garbage and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for The Strokes, Sublime, Sponge, Sheryl Crow and Silversun Pickups, plus music from the first day of MTV (8/1/81) Split Enz, The Vapors, The Pretenders and The Buggles’ “Video Killed The Radio Star” (watch the video here)

7.2.2023 History Of Alternative

July 2, 2023 | bphillips

Blur, Violent Femmes, Garbage and They Might Be Giants in this set, several songs from the Singles soundtrack and album anniversaries for Bjork, The Darkness, Foo Fighters, The White Stripes and The Prodigy, plus 311, Blondie, Bad Religion and “4th Of July” from the band X. (watch the video here)

5.28.2023 History Of Alternative

May 28, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Veruca Salt, Cake and Depeche Mode in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys’ “Ill Communication” and The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Gish”, plus Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Liz Phair and The Donnas!

4.30.2023 History Of Alternative

April 30, 2023 | bphillips

Beck, Social D, Garbage and Oasis in this set, album anniversaries for Faith No More, Fall Out Boy, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, The Stone Roses and the Dandy Warhols, plus U2, Marvelous 3, Stroke 9 and Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You”

Albert Hammond Jr. new album Melodies On Hiatus

April 4, 2023 | bphillips

LISTEN here to the song “100-99” from The Strokes guitarist’s new album out June 23rd.

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.

3.5.2023 History Of Alternative

March 5, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Cure, Beck and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, 2 U2 albums, Evanescence and Kaiser Chiefs, plus Oasis, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Rage Against The Machine.

2.5.2023 History Of Alternative

February 5, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, The Strokes, No Doubt and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Cake, The Offspring, Dinosaur Jr. and Incubus, plus tunes from R&R HOF 2023 nominees The White Stripes, Rage Against The Machine And Joy Division.

12.25.2022 History Of Alternative

December 25, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Beastie Boys, Social D and The Smiths in this set, holiday tunes from Blink 182, Billy Idol, My Chemical Romance, The Ramones, U2, No Doubt and Jimmy Eat World, plus Cake, Nada Surf and “Ghost Town” from The Specials.

WATCH: Meet Me in the Bathroom trailer.

November 25, 2022 | bphillips

A time capsule of 2000s Indie Rock! The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more.

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’.

8.21.2022 History Of Alternative

August 21, 2022 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Blondie, The Cure and Luscious Jackson in this set, album anniversaries for Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr., Rancid, Coldplay and Jack’s Mannequin, plus Riot Fest bands: Nine Inch Nails, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jimmy Eat World.

7.31.2022 History Of Alternative

July 31, 2022 | bphillips

The Smiths, Beastie Boys, U2 and The Replacements in this set, album anniversaries for Sublime, The Strokes, Sponge and Sheryl Crow, plus a nod to MTV’s 41st birthday with music from The Buggles, The Vapors, Split Enz and The Pretenders.

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”.

6.12.2022 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.

4.24.2022 History Of Alternative

April 24, 2022 | bphillips

Green Day, Depeche Mode, Oasis and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Radiohead, World Party, The Posies, Gnarls Barkley and Taking Back Sunday, plus Blink 182, 311, Nine Inch Nails and “Freak Of The Week” from Marvelous 3.

3.27.2022 History Of Alternative

March 27, 2022 | bphillips

Remembering Taylor Hawkins with Foo Fighters songs all morning, plus album anniversaries for Social D, Gorillaz, STP, Linkin Park, Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Taking Back Sunday along with U2, Stroke 9, The Ramones and Radiohead.

3.6.2022 History Of Alternative

March 6, 2022 | bphillips

Album anniversaries aplenty this week for Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, 2 U2 albums, Radiohead, Buffalo Tom, Kaiser Chiefs, Husker Du and Evanescence, cool covers from The Lemonheads, Dynamite Hack and Sinead O’Connor, plus Green Day, Social D, The Smiths and “Popular” from Nada Surf.

2.20.2022 History Of Alternative

February 20, 2022 | bphillips

Weezer, Beck, Depeche Mode and Veruca Salt in this set along with The Ramones, Morrissey, Muse and Metric, cool covers from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Orgy, plus XTC, INXS, R.E.M. and “Scooby Snacks” from Fun Lovin’ Criminals.