Tones On Tail

1.19.2025 History of Alternative

January 19, 2025 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Rancid and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Alice In Chains, Arctic Monkeys, Belly, Meat Puppets, The Kooks and The Shins, cool covers from Blondie, Mike Ness and Siouxsie And The Banshees, plus U2, 4 Non Blondes, Urge Overkill and Against Me!

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.

6.23.2024 History Of Alternative

July 10, 2024 | bphillips

Weezer, Veruca Salt, Social D and Soul Coughing in this set, album anniversaries for Rancid. Sonic Youth, Cage The Elephant and Limp Bizkit, cool covers from Foo Fighters and Cowboy Junkies, plus Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey, The Replacements and The Stone Roses.

3.31.2024 History Of Alternative

March 31, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Alice In Chains, Blondie and PJ Harvey in this set, album anniversaries for The White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Hot Hot Heat, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and Blue October, plus Peter Murphy, The Cure, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Veruca Salt and Florence And The Machine.

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.

2.26.2023 History Of Alternative

February 26, 2023 | bphillips

Weezer, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead and Liz Phair in this set, album anniversaries for U2, PJ Harvey, Kaiser Chiefs and Tears For Fears, cool covers from Rage, Social D and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus 311, Stroke 9, The Breeders and Depeche Mode.

7.17.2022 History Of Alternative

July 17, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, The Cure, Green Day and Oasis in this set, album anniversaries for Candlebox, Catherine Wheel, The Flaming Lips and The Hives, cool covers from Pearl Jam, Siouxsie And The Banshees and No Doubt, plus U2, Juliana Hatfield 3 and “Steal My Sunshine” from Len.

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.

12.12.2021 History Of Alternative

December 12, 2021 | bphillips

Weezer, Radiohead, Beck and Alice In Chains in this set along with U2, Nine Inch Nails, Local H and XTC, plus The Breeders, Beastie Boys, Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday” and all the glam goodness of The Darkness.

11.7.2021 History Of Alternative

November 7, 2021 | bphillips

The Smiths, Radiohead, Garbage and They Might Be Giants, album anniversaries for Fiona Apple, R.E.M., Fatboy Slim and Alice In Chains, plus Buffalo Tom, The Cure, Veruca Salt and Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday”.

4.11.2021 History Of Alternative

April 11, 2021 | bphillips

Beck, Blink 182, STP and The Smiths in this set along with Jane’s Addiction, Joy Division, Modest Mouse and Veruca Salt, plus The Pixies, Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday” and a nod to the 10th anniversary of Foo Fighters’ Wasting Light album.

12.20.2020 History Of Alternative

December 20, 2020 | bphillips

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.

9.6.2020 Alt_Backspace

September 6, 2020 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Jane’s Addiction, Alice In Chains and Rage Against the Machine in this set along with Blur, Blondie, Sponge and The Smiths, plus New Order, The Waterboys and a swanky jam from Edwyn Collins off the Empire Records soundtrack.

12.1.19 Alt_Backspace

December 1, 2019 | bphillips

Alice In Chains, Social D, Green Day and The Smiths lead this set with Joy Division, Veruca Salt, Rancid and Our Lady Peace plus They Might Be Giants, Poe and Go! from Tones On Tail.

7.15.18 Alt_Backspace

July 16, 2018 | bphillips

A solid soccer viewing soundtrack complete with two hours of classic 80s and 90s tunes.

3.26.17 – Alt_Backspace

March 27, 2017 | Web Team

Another week, and yet another awesome 2 hours of great Alternative music! Hear bands like Buffalo Tom, Husker Du, Gravity Kills, as well as hear classic Alt bands like U2, Jane’s Addiction, and Depeche Mode (along with many, many more)!