Alternative Milestones

Alternative Milestones Episode 75 – Pop Rocks!

Thu, Jul 3, 2025

Today’s episode of Alternative Milestones has a pop rocks feel to it.  A fair number of pop rock/pop punk songs today to roll around in your mouth and make various noises.

There’s lots of other great milestone tracks as well.  I’ve got 2 TRIPLE Milestones to tell you about (spoiler alert – one of them is from Rush!).

Birthday celebrations for this week come from Ride, Neil Young, James, K.Flay, Blondie, Sufjan Stevens, Porcupine Tree, Millencolin, Depeche Mode and Stereophonics.

Release anniversaries include CKY, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Longwave, The Posies, Man Overboard, Fiona Apple and The Verve among others.

It’s all gonna explode in your mouth at 1 PM today – You know what to do!

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: July 3 - 1:03:16 pm
  • Nowhere

    RIDE, “Dreams Burn Down”

    from Nowhere

    Wichita Recordings - 1990

    • Time: July 3 - 1:09:11 pm
  • Singles

    Alison Moyet, “Invisible (Single Version)”

    from Singles

    Columbia - 1995

    • Time: July 3 - 1:15:57 pm
  • Mirror Ball

    Neil Young, “Downtown”

    from Mirror Ball

    Reprise - 1995

    • Time: July 3 - 1:22:09 pm
  • Pleased to Meet You

    James, “Senorita”

    from Pleased to Meet You

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 2001

    • Time: July 3 - 1:25:05 pm
  • An Ånswer Can Be Found

    CKY, “Familiar Realm”

    from An Ånswer Can Be Found

    Mercury Records - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 1:28:56 pm
  • Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, “Over and over Again (Lost and Found)”

    from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 1:35:47 pm
  • There's a Fire

    Longwave, “There's a Fire”

    from There's a Fire

    RCA Records Label - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 1:38:59 pm
  • Every Kind of Light

    The Posies, “I Guess You're Right”

    from Every Kind of Light

    Ryko/WEA - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 1:42:23 pm
  • No Life for Me

    Wavves & Cloud Nothings, “Come Down”

    from No Life for Me

    Ghost Ramp - 2015

    • Time: July 3 - 1:49:25 pm
  • Feedback - EP

    Rush, “Summertime Blues”

    from Feedback - EP

    Rhino Atlantic - 2004

    • Time: July 3 - 1:54:42 pm
  • Every Where is Some Where

    K.Flay, “Blood in the Cut”

    from Every Where is Some Where

    Dan Reynolds PS - 2017

    • Time: July 3 - 1:57:44 pm
  • Heavy Love

    Man Overboard, “Borderline”

    from Heavy Love

    Rise Records - 2015

    • Time: July 3 - 2:02:35 pm
  • The Tubes

    The Tubes, “Mondo Bondage”

    from The Tubes

    A&M - 1975

    • Time: July 3 - 2:07:06 pm
  • Underwater Moonlight

    The Soft Boys, “I Wanna Destroy You”

    from Underwater Moonlight

    Yep Roc Records - 1979

    • Time: July 3 - 2:12:35 pm
  • Panic of Girls

    Blondie, “Mother”

    from Panic of Girls

    Eleven Seven Music - 2011

    • Time: July 3 - 2:15:42 pm
  • When the Pawn...

    Fiona Apple, “Paper Bag”

    from When the Pawn...

    Clean Slate/Epic - 1999

    • Time: July 3 - 2:21:53 pm
  • Carrie & Lowell

    Sufjan Stevens, “The Only Thing”

    from Carrie & Lowell

    Asthmatic Kitty - 2015

    • Time: July 3 - 2:26:33 pm
  • Clan of Xymox

    Clan of Xymox, “No Words”

    from Clan of Xymox

    4AD - 1985

    • Time: July 3 - 2:33:29 pm
  • Deadwing

    Porcupine Tree, “Halo”

    from Deadwing

    Kscope - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 2:38:08 pm
  • The Sound of The Smiths

    The Smiths, “That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Single Edit)”

    from The Sound of The Smiths

    Rhino - 2008

    • Time: July 3 - 2:44:36 pm
  • Kingwood

    Millencolin, “Farewell My Hell”

    from Kingwood

    Burning Heart Records/Epitaph - 2005

    • Time: July 3 - 2:47:38 pm
  • A Northern Soul

    The Verve, “This Is Music”

    from A Northern Soul

    Hut - 1995

    • Time: July 3 - 2:52:47 pm
  • Speak & Spell

    Depeche Mode, “New Life”

    from Speak & Spell

    Venusnote Ltd. - 1981

    • Time: July 3 - 2:57:49 pm
  • Language.Sex.Violence.Other?

    Stereophonics, “Pedalpusher”

    from Language.Sex.Violence.Other?

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 2005