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1.28.2024 History Of Alternative

1.28.2024 History Of Alternative

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.

8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

8.27.2023 History Of Alternative

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”.

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.

12.18.2022 History Of Alternative

12.18.2022 History Of Alternative

Beck, The Ramones, Green Day and Veruca Salt in this set along with The Cure, STP and Sonic Youth, album anniversaries for The Clash and Peter Murphy, plus Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Urge Overkill and No Doubt.

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”.

6.12.2022 History Of Alternative

6.12.2022 History Of Alternative

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.

3.27.2022 History Of Alternative

3.27.2022 History Of Alternative

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.

2.27.2022 History Of Alternative

2.27.2022 History Of Alternative

The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Blink 182 and 311 in this set along with Beck, The Breeders, Blondie and Brand New, album anniversaries for U2, PJ Harvey, Tears For Fears and Kaiser Chiefs, plus The Smiths, The Replacements and a proper nod to the late Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees.

12.5.2021 History Of Alternative

12.5.2021 History Of Alternative

Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Oasis And Social Distortion in this set along with Beck, Bush, Soul Coughing and Suzanne Vega, plus 311, Buck-O-Nine and bands playing The Nights We Stole Christmas this week: Rise Against, Kings Of Leon, Chevelle and Evanescence.

9.19.2021 History Of Alternative

9.19.2021 History Of Alternative

Beck, Beastie Boys, The B-52’s and 311 in this set along with Chicago’s Veruca Salt and Urge Overkill, album anniversaries for Green Day, Social D and Liz Phair, plus bands playing Riot Fest today (The Flaming Lips, Devo, New Found Glory, Simple Plan) and Orgy’s cool cover of Blue Monday.

8.29.2021 History Of Alternative

8.29.2021 History Of Alternative

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.

3.14.2021 History Of Alternative

3.14.2021 History Of Alternative

Jane’s Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Green Day and The Pixies in this set along with Weezer, Spoon, Beck and Paramore, plus in the spirit of St Paddy’s Day, music from U2, The Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys.

1.17.2021 History Of Alternative

1.17.2021 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Morrissey, Pearl Jam and The Cure lead this set along with Nine Inch Nails, The Ramones, Sonic Youth and Veruca Salt, plus Depeche Mode, Beck and cool covers from Echo And The Bunnymen and Siouxsie And the Banshees.

10.25.2020 History Of Alternative

10.25.2020 History Of Alternative

Green Day, Weezer, The Killers and Depeche Mode in this set along with Oasis, Rancid, The Stone Roses and Vampire Weekend, plus The Ramones, Rise Against and Dynamite Hack’s cover of NWA’s “Boys-In-the Hood”.

7.19.2020 Alt_Backspace

7.19.2020 Alt_Backspace

Depeche Mode, Beck, The Smiths and Garbage in this set along with L7, Stroke 9, Local H and O.M.D., plus Love And Rockets, The Pixies and a refresher course in popularity from Nada Surf.

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.

11.17.19 Alt_Backspace

11.17.19 Alt_Backspace

Green Day, The Cure, Beck and the Beastie Boys get this set movin’ along with New Order, Weezer, STP and MXPX plus Bad Religion, Urge Overkill and a refresher course in popularity from Nada Surf.

8.25.19 Alt_Backspace

8.25.19 Alt_Backspace

Weezer, Social D and Pearl Jam lead this set along with The Smiths, Jane’s Addiction and New Order plus one-hit wonders from The Rentals and Spacehog and “chickity-China the Chinese chicken” will get stuck in your head for at least one week….

6.16.19 Alt_Backspace

6.16.19 Alt_Backspace

Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Blur and Morrissey lead this set along with 311, Pearl Jam and The Pixies plus requisite Father’s Day tunes from Jane’s Addiction, Everclear, Violent Femmes and The Ramones.

4.7.19 Alt_Backspace

4.7.19 Alt_Backspace

Nirvana, Radiohead, STP and 311 lead this set along with Nine Inch Nails, New Order and Urge Overkill. Plus, we must dwell on the Empire Records soundtrack for Rex Manning Day and hear Edwyn Collins, The The, Gin Blossoms and The Buggles!