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12.3.2023 History Of Alternative

12.3.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, New Order, Garbage and The Cranberries in this set, album anniversaries for The Offspring, Rage Against The Machine and Bush’s “Sixteen Stone”, plus Blink-182, Joy Division, No Doubt and tunes from Twisted Xmas bands: The Black Keys, Local H, The Gaslight Anthem, White Reaper and Young The Giant.

10.22.2023 History Of Alternative

10.22.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Liz Phair and Bad Religion in this set, album anniversaries for Linkin Park, STP, Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, Foo Fighters and My Chemical Romance, plus Pearl Jam, Pavement, The Pixies and The Stone Roses

6.11.2023 History Of Alternative

6.11.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, STP, Garbage and The Pixies in this set, album anniversaries for The Killers, Nirvana, Velvet Revolver, Radiohead, Paul Westerberg, Beastie Boys and Bjork, plus Pearl Jam, Our Lady Peace, PJ Harvey and Siouxsie And The Banshees.

2.12.2023 History Of Alternative

2.12.2023 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Cake, Garbage and Weezer in this set, album anniversaries for Blur, LCD Soundsystem and Social Distortion, cool covers from Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, 311 and Bow Wow Wow with some Valentine’s Day themed tunes from Depeche Mode, The Flaming Lips and more..

12.11.2022 History Of Alternative

12.11.2022 History Of Alternative

Weezer, Social D, Nine Inch Nails and Veruca Salt in this set along with Oasis, The Replacements, The Smiths and Soul Coughing, songs for No Doubt’s “Rock Steady” album anniversary along with The Cure, Alkaline Trio and songs from the Empire Records soundtrack. (WATCH a scene from the film here.)

9.18.2022 History Of Alternative

9.18.2022 History Of Alternative

Weezer, Beastie Boys, The Smiths and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Cake, Green Day, Nada Surf, Pearl Jam and Liz Phair plus tracks from the Smashing Pumpkins’ catalogue: “Eye”, “Ava Adore”, “Stand Inside Your Love”, “Drown” and “Thirty-Three”.

7.10.2022 History Of Alternative

7.10.2022 History Of Alternative

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”.

4.10.2022 History Of Alternative

4.10.2022 History Of Alternative

Oasis, Depeche Mode, 311 and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with album anniversaries for No Doubt, Hum, The Hives, Hole, Violent Femmes and The Cult, plus music from the Empire Records soundtrack (Sponge, The Buggles, Edwyn Collins, The The and the Gin Blossoms) for Rex Manning Day!

2.13.2022 History Of Alternative

2.13.2022 History Of Alternative

Cool covers from Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, 311 and Nirvana in this set along with album anniversaries for Blur, Social D and LCD Soundsystem and all sorts of Valentine’s Day vibes with Joy Division, The Cure, Plain White T’s and The Smiths.

12.26.2021 History Of Alternative

12.26.2021 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, The Cure, Veruca Salt and Oasis in this set along with Billy Idol, Beastie Boys, Beck and They Might Be Giants, cool covers from Blondie and Mike Ness, plus Depeche Mode, Local H and “Unsung” from Helmet!

11.21.2021 History Of Alternative

11.21.2021 History Of Alternative

Radiohead, The Ramones, Weezer and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with The Smiths, Beastie Boys and Bjork, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Sum 41, Fugazi and Bad Religion, plus Social D, XTC, The Cure and “Steal My Sunshine” from Len.

9.12.2021 History Of Alternative

9.12.2021 History Of Alternative

Beck, Blink 182, Cake and Green Day in this set along with album anniversaries for Nirvana, Muse, Arcade Fire and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus bands playing Riot Fest next weekend: Rancid, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Smashing Pumpkins, Alkaline Trio and the Dropkick Murphys.

7.25.2021 History Of Alternative

7.25.2021 History Of Alternative

Foo Fighters, The Ramones, Oasis and Veruca Salt in this set along with Beck, Blondie, Nine Inch Nails and The Cure, plus album anniversaries for Fiona Apple, Morrissey, Eve 6, Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys’ groundbreaking “Paul’s Boutique”.

6.6.2021 History Of Alternative

6.6.2021 History Of Alternative

Oasis, Beastie Boys, Beck and Bjork in this set along with Social D, New Order, Radiohead and The Cure, plus U2, “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish, 4 Non Blondes and Baz Luhrmann dispenses timeless life advice with “Everybodys Free To Wear Sunscreen”.

4.4.2021 History Of Alternative

4.4.2021 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Social D, Rancid and the Beastie Boys lead this set along with Veruca Salt, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis and Depeche Mode, plus proper Nirvana tunes and even more proper tunes from Empire Records including Edwyn Collins, The The and Sponge. Happy Rex Manning Day!

2.21.2021 History Of Alternative

2.21.2021 History Of Alternative

Blink 182, The Ramones, Veruca Salt and Nine Inch Nails in this set along with Pearl Jam, The Pixies, Weezer and New Order, plus Soundgarden, The Smiths, Siouxsie And the Banshees and “Stacy’s Mom” from Fountains Of Wayne!

12.27.2020 History Of Alternative

12.27.2020 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day and Morrissey in this set along with STP, Local H, R.E.M. and MXPX, cool covers from Joan Jett and Mike Ness and the best song ever from Tears For Fears.

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.

9.6.2020 Alt_Backspace

9.6.2020 Alt_Backspace

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.

4.5.2020 Alt_Backspace

4.5.2020 Alt_Backspace

Soundgarden, Oasis, Cracker and Morrissey lead this set along with Garbage, The Cure and Foutntains of Wayne for the late Adam Schlesinger, plus a proper nod to “Rex Manning Day” (4/8) with music from Empire Records by Sponge, The The, Edwyn Collins, The Buggles and the Gin Blossoms.