Alternative Milestones Episode 113

Thu, Apr 2, 2026

Just your usual set of awesome tracks from the history of Alternative Music, focusing on the people, the events, and the music tthat have celebrated milestone anniversaries during the past week. We run the gamut this week, with tracks from 1966 to 2016.

Show archive

Playlist

The Waitresses, “No Guilt”

from Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful?

Ze Records - 1982

vocalist Patty Donohue 70th bday (RIP)

Pete Yorn, “Strange Condition”

from musicforthemorningafter

Columbia/Legacy - 2001

debut album 25th rel anniv

Queens of the Stone Age, “Sick, Sick, Sick”

from Era Vulgaris

Interscope - 2007

drummer Joey Castillo 60th bday

Daft Punk, “Technologic (Radio Edit)”

from Musique, Vol. 1 (1993-2005)

Daft Life Ltd./ADA France - 2006

compilation 20th rel anniv

Split Enz, “Hard Act to Follow”

from Waiata

EMI - 1981

6th album 45th rel anniv

New Order, “Ceremony (Version 1) [2019 Remaster]”

from Ceremony (2019 Remaster) - Single

Rhino - 1981

single (debut) 45th rel anniv

Simple Minds, “All the Things She Said”

from Once Upon a Time

Virgin Records - 1985

single (3rd) 40th rel anniv

Carbon Leaf, “The Boxer”

from Echo Echo

Constant Ivy Music - 2001

4th album 25th rel anniv

INXS, “Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)”

from Listen Like Thieves ((Remastered))

Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. - 2013

single (3rd) 30th rel anniv

Snow Patrol, “Spitting Games (Live AOL Session / 2013)”

from Snow Patrol: Sessions@AOL

Polydor Records - 2004

bassist Mark McClelland 50th bday

Pretenders, “Porcelain (Single Version)”

from Pretenders (Expanded Edition) [2006 Remaster]

Rhino/Warner Records - 1979

EP 45th rel anniv

David Bowie, “Do Anything You Say”

from I Dig Everything: The 1966 Pye Singles - EP

Castle Communications - 1999

1st single credited solely to David Bowie 60th rel anniv

The Gun Club, “Mother of Earth (Remastered 2020)”

from Miami (Remastered 2020)

Blixa Sounds - 2020

RIP founding frontman Jeffrey Lee Pierce 30th anniv

Rage Against the Machine, “Bulls On Parade”

from Evil Empire

Epic - 1996

single (1st) 30th rel anniv

Rush, “The Twilight Zone (Remastered 2012)”

from 2112 (Remastered 2012)

Mercury Records - 1976

4th album 50th rel anniv

The Vines, “Anysound”

from Vision Valley

Capitol Records - 2006

3rd album 20th rel anniv

ABC, “Poison Arrow”

from The Lexicon of Love

EMI - 1982

music director Mark White 65th bday

The Kills, “Future Starts Slow”

from Blood Pressures

Domino Recording Co - 2011

4th album 15th rel anniv

Buzzcocks, “Breakdown (Live at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester)”

from Love Bites (Special Edition)

Domino Recording Co - 1978

1st live gig 50th anniv

Cracker, “I Hate My Generation”

from The Golden Age

Virgin Records - 1996

3rd album 30th rel anniv

The Last Shadow Puppets, “Aviation”

from Everything You've Come To Expect

Domino Recording Co - 2016

2nd album 10th rel anniv

The Heavy, “Since You Been Gone”

from Hurt & the Merciless

Counter Records - 2016

4th album 10th rel anniv

Weezer, “King of the World”

from Weezer (White Album)

Crush Music/Atlantic - 2016

10th album 10th rel anniv

The Stone Roses, “Driving South (Live Wembley '95)”

from Live Wembley '95

unreleased - 1995

guitarist John Squire announced departure from band 30th anniv