Alternative Milestones

This week in Alt Rock history

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Jay in for Dr. Jay today with two hours of birthdays, album releases, bands being discovered, and other milestone events in Alt Rock history that happened between Aug 21 and 27. Enjoy!

Show archive

Playlist

    Time: August 27 - 1:02:53 pm
  • Invaders Must Die

    The Prodigy, “Omen”

    from Invaders Must Die

    Take Me To The Hospital - 2009

    • Time: August 27 - 1:08:29 pm
  • The Captain's Birthday Party (Live at The Roundhouse)

    The Damned, “Creep (You Can't Fool Me) [Live at The Roundhouse, London, 27 November 1977]”

    from The Captain's Birthday Party (Live at The Roundhouse)

    Union Square Music - 1976

    • Time: August 27 - 1:12:14 pm
  • Deepcut to Nowhere

    Graham Parker, “Dark Days”

    from Deepcut to Nowhere

    Razor & Tie - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 1:14:15 pm
  • Deepcut to Nowhere

    Graham Parker, “Socks 'N' Sandals”

    from Deepcut to Nowhere

    Razor & Tie - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 1:18:21 pm
  • Start Static

    Sugarcult, “Stuck In America”

    from Start Static

    Fearless Records - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 1:22:32 pm
  • Get Lonely

    The Mountain Goats, “Half Dead”

    from Get Lonely

    4AD - 2006

    • Time: August 27 - 1:27:30 pm
  • Voices of Animals & Men

    Young Knives, “Weekends and Bleak Days (Hot Summer)”

    from Voices of Animals & Men

    Ryko/WEA - 2006

    • Time: August 27 - 1:30:07 pm
  • Voices of Animals and Men

    Young Knives, “She's Attracted to”

    from Voices of Animals and Men

    Ryko/WEA - 2007

    • Time: August 27 - 1:35:57 pm
  • The Seeds of Love

    Tears for Fears, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”

    from The Seeds of Love

    UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) - 1989

    • Time: August 27 - 1:51:19 pm
  • The Body, the Blood, the Machine

    The Thermals, “Returning to the Fold”

    from The Body, the Blood, the Machine

    Sub Pop Records - 2006

    • Time: August 27 - 1:51:55 pm
  • Violent Femmes

    Violent Femmes, “Kiss Off”

    from Violent Femmes

    Craft Recordings - 1983

    • Time: August 27 - 1:54:10 pm
  • Nevermind

    Nirvana, “On a Plain”

    from Nevermind

    Geffen - 1991

    • Time: August 27 - 1:59:26 pm
  • Sorry Ma! Forgot to Take Out the Trash!

    The Replacements, “I Bought a Headache”

    from Sorry Ma! Forgot to Take Out the Trash!

    Ryko/Rhino - 1981

    • Time: August 27 - 2:01:49 pm
  • Sorry Ma! Forgot to Take Out the Trash!

    The Replacements, “Hangin' Downtown”

    from Sorry Ma! Forgot to Take Out the Trash!

    Ryko/Rhino - 1981

    • Time: August 27 - 2:05:36 pm
  • Version 2.0 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [2018 Remaster]

    Garbage, “I Think I'm Paranoid”

    from Version 2.0 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [2018 Remaster]

    Almo Sounds - 1998

    • Time: August 27 - 2:10:12 pm
  • How to Be a Human Being

    Glass Animals, “Season 2 Episode 3”

    from How to Be a Human Being

    Wolf Tone - 2016

    • Time: August 27 - 2:14:11 pm
  • Meanwhile - EP

    Gorillaz, “Jimmy Jimmy (feat. AJ Tracey)”

    from Meanwhile - EP

    Parlophone UK - 2021

    • Time: August 27 - 2:19:46 pm
  • Leisure

    Blur, “Bang”

    from Leisure

    Parlophone UK - 1991

    • Time: August 27 - 2:24:41 pm
  • Fear

    Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Nightingale Song”

    from Fear

    Columbia - 1991

    • Time: August 27 - 2:26:21 pm
  • Fear

    Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Is It for Me”

    from Fear

    Columbia - 1991

    • Time: August 27 - 2:31:35 pm
  • Ten

    Pearl Jam, “Oceans”

    from Ten

    Epic/Legacy - 1991

    • Time: August 27 - 2:34:01 pm
  • No Code

    Pearl Jam, “In My Tree”

    from No Code

    Epic - 1996

    • Time: August 27 - 2:40:38 pm
  • All is Dream

    Mercury Rev, “Nite and Fog”

    from All is Dream

    Cherry Red Records - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 2:45:53 pm
  • Get Ready

    New Order, “60 Miles an Hour”

    from Get Ready

    London Records - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 2:51:33 pm
  • veiled

    Leah Andreone, “It's Alright, It's OK”

    from veiled

    rca records - 1996

    • Time: August 27 - 2:55:41 pm
  • Vespertine

    Björk, “Sun in My Mouth”

    from Vespertine

    Rhino/Elektra - 2001

    • Time: August 27 - 2:58:14 pm
  • Any Shape You Take

    Indigo de Souza, “Die/Cry”

    from Any Shape You Take

    Saddle Creek - 2021