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4.7.2024 History Of Alternative

April 7, 2024 | bphillips

Nirvana, Alice In Chains, No Doubt and They Might Be Giants in this set, album anniversaries for Foo Fighters, Violent Femmes, Hole, Modest Mouse and The Cult, plus it’s Rex Manning Day (April 8th) so plenty of tunes from Empire Records (Gin Blossoms, The The, Edwyn Collins, Sponge and The Flying Lizards.

1.28.2024 History Of Alternative

January 28, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Foo Fighters, The Breeders and The Cure in this set, album anniversaries for The Replacements and Green Day’s “Dookie”, plus U2, Eve 6, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Social D, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Echo And The Bunnymen and The Pixies.

12.31.2023 History Of Alternative

December 31, 2023 | bphillips

Pearl Jam, Garbage, Rancid and New Order in this set along with Beck, Beastie Boys, Bjork and Buffalo Tom, album anniversaries for Live and Cowboy Junkies, plus 311, Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple, Urge Overkill and U2’s “New Year’s Day” (watch the video here)

10.22.2023 History Of Alternative

October 22, 2023 | bphillips

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

8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

August 27, 2023 | bphillips

Green Day, 311, Bjork and Soundgarden in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, Queens Of the Stone Age, The Cure, Coldplay, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur and The Breeders, plus Radiohead, Buffalo Tom, Good Charlotte and Tripping Daisy’s “I Got A Girl”.

5.21.2023 History Of Alternative

May 21, 2023 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Garbage, 311 and Nine Inch Nails in this set, album anniversaries for Radiohead, Soundgarden, The Cure, Gorillaz and A Perfect Circle, plus Riot Fest bands The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie, Foo Fighters, The Breeders, The Mars Volta, Frank Turner and The Breeders.

12.11.2022 History Of Alternative

December 11, 2022 | bphillips

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.)

9.25.2022 History Of Alternative

September 25, 2022 | bphillips

Beck, Green Day, The Smiths and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Nirvana, Interpol, Depeche Mode, Soul Coughing, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, STP and Weezer, plus U2, Blink 182, Paramore and They Might Be Giants.

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.

4.10.2022 History Of Alternative

April 10, 2022 | bphillips

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!

12.26.2021 History Of Alternative

December 26, 2021 | bphillips

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!

8.29.2021 History Of Alternative

August 29, 2021 | bphillips

Blink 182, Beck, Beastie Boys and Billy Idol on the show along with album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, Oasis, The Breeders and Death Cab For Cutie, cool covers from The Clash, Chili Peppers and Echo And The Bunnymen, plus Sublime, Siouxsie And The Banshees and “Singing In My Sleep” from Semisonic.

6.13.2021 History Of Alternative

June 13, 2021 | bphillips

The Cure, Green Day, The Ramones and 311 in this set along with The Clash, Cake, The Smiths and Veruca Salt, plus Depeche Mode, The Donnas, Soul Coughing and cool covers from Cowboy Junkies, No Doubt and Reel Big Fish!

4.4.2021 History Of Alternative

April 4, 2021 | bphillips

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

February 21, 2021 | bphillips

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!

11.29.2020 History Of Alternative

November 29, 2020 | bphillips

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.

8.16.2020 Alt_Backspace

August 16, 2020 | bphillips

Oasis, STP and Social D in this set along with Green Day, Veruca Salt, New Order and Morrissey, plus U2, Blink 182 and “Circles” from Soul Coughing.

4.5.2020 Alt_Backspace

April 5, 2020 | bphillips

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.

1.12.20 Alt_Backspace

January 12, 2020 | bphillips

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.

7.28.19 Alt_Backspace

July 28, 2019 | bphillips

Flanking the show with Stabbing Westward tunes to salute our soon-to-be departing friend Walt Flakus along with Walt favorites from Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Echo And The Bunnymen, The The and Radiohead. Plus, Beck, The Cure, Nada Surf and Reel Big Fish covering an 80s classic complete this retro set.