Alternative Milestones

Alternative Milestones Episode 91 – Fall Fundraiser! And TICKETS!!

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

It’s Fall Fundraiser time, and the big WRIR 20th anniversary Monster Mashquerade gala is coming up this weekend – details on all that during the show today!

And I’ve got a pair of tickets to give away to see The World is a Beautiful Place, and I’m No Longer Afraid to Die next Wednesday night.

And I’ve got Milestone tunes.  Lots of Milestone tunes.  3 In Memoriam tracks, from Suburban Legends, The Slits and Blind Melon.  Birthday celebrations with tracks from Meat Puppets, Relient K, Jack Off Jill, Teenage Fanclub and Madness.  And debuts to celebrate as well with tunes from Arctic Monkeys, Cat Power, U2 and Inspiral Carpets.

It’s gonna be a big, beautiful show.  Tune In – Let’s Dive into the Music You Knew!

Playlist

    Time: October 23 - 1:05:39 pm
  • Counterparts (Remastered)

    Rush, “Nobody's Hero”

    from Counterparts (Remastered)

    Rhino Atlantic - 1993

    15th album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 1:10:25 pm
  • Playing The Angel

    Depeche Mode, “Precious”

    from Playing The Angel

    Venusnote Ltd. - 2005

    11th album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 1:17:38 pm
  • The Rise & Fall

    Madness, “Sunday Morning”

    from The Rise & Fall

    WVMM - 1982

    drummer Daniel Woodgate bday

  • Time: October 23 - 1:21:38 pm
  • I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor - EP

    Arctic Monkeys, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”

    from I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor - EP

    Domino Recording Co - 2005

    debut single rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 1:30:43 pm
  • Rump Shaker

    Suburban Legends, “You”

    from Rump Shaker

    Suburban Legends - 2003

    RIP trombonist Ryan "Dallas" Cook

  • Time: October 23 - 1:34:35 pm
  • Love

    The Cult, “She Sells Sanctuary”

    from Love

    Beggars Banquet - 1985

    2nd album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 1:41:04 pm
  • Bandwagonesque

    Teenage Fanclub, “December”

    from Bandwagonesque

    DGC - 1991

    co-frontman Norman Blake bday

  • Time: October 23 - 1:44:05 pm
  • Boy

    U2, “A Day Without Me”

    from Boy

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1980

    debut album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 1:50:31 pm
  • Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

    The Cribs, “Men's Needs”

    from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever

    Warner Records - 2007

    twins Gary & Ryan Jarman bdays

  • Time: October 23 - 1:53:47 pm
  • Incesticide

    Nirvana, “Turnaround (BBC John Peel Session 1990)”

    from Incesticide

    Geffen - 1992

    John Peel Recording Session

  • Time: October 23 - 1:58:51 pm
  • Cut

    The Slits, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

    from Cut

    Island Records - 1978

    RIP vocalist Ari Up

  • Time: October 23 - 2:06:37 pm
  • Mmhmm

    Relient K, “My Girl's Ex-Boyfriend”

    from Mmhmm

    Gotee Records - 2004

    bassist Brian Pittman bday

  • Time: October 23 - 2:09:05 pm
  • Behaviour (2018 Remaster)

    Pet Shop Boys, “So Hard (2018 Remaster)”

    from Behaviour (2018 Remaster)

    Parlophone UK - 1990

    4th album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 2:15:38 pm
  • Blind Melon

    Blind Melon, “Change”

    from Blind Melon

    Capitol Records - 1992

    RIP vocalist Shannon Hoon

  • Time: October 23 - 2:19:17 pm
  • Life

    Inspiral Carpets, “Move”

    from Life

    Mute, a BMG Company - 1990

    debut album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 2:24:05 pm
  • Dreams of Being Dust

    The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, “No Pilgrim”

    from Dreams of Being Dust

    Epitaph - 2025

    Ticket Giveaway!

  • Time: October 23 - 2:28:47 pm
  • Garbage (20th Anniversary Edition - 2015 Remaster)

    Garbage, “Queer (2015 - Remaster)”

    from Garbage (20th Anniversary Edition - 2015 Remaster)

    Infectious Music - 1995

    single rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 2:36:44 pm
  • Too High to Die

    Meat Puppets, “Station”

    from Too High to Die

    London U.S. - 1994

    bassist Cris Kirkwood bday

  • Time: October 23 - 2:39:04 pm
  • Dear Sir (feat. Steve Shelley)

    Cat Power, “Rockets (feat. Steve Shelley)”

    from Dear Sir (feat. Steve Shelley)

    Plain Recordings - 2006

    debut album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 2:48:45 pm
  • Clear Hearts Grey Flowers

    Jack Off Jill, “Fear of Dying”

    from Clear Hearts Grey Flowers

    Jack Off Jill - 2000

    vocalist Jessicka bday

  • Time: October 23 - 2:51:33 pm
  • Loveboat

    Erasure, “Freedom”

    from Loveboat

    Mute, a BMG Company - 2000

    9th album rel anniv

  • Time: October 23 - 2:57:18 pm
  • Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

    PJ Harvey, “This Mess We're In”

    from Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

    Universal-Island Records Ltd. - 2000

    5th album rel anniv