I was stoked when Gideon Haigh, one of the world’s pre-eminent cricket journalists, joined me to share his love for alternative music. A brilliant on-brand tracklist inevitably resulted.
Tracks with false endings, codas and late changes of direction from a variety of genres.
There’s a brand new alt-scene in 2020s Chicago and here’s some great examples of what’s happening there.
Refreshed and back from its holidays, Sombrero Fallout wants to share some classic alternative tracks about returning with you.
An Ocean’s Eleven of songs. Well, an Ocean’s Fourteen, to be accurate.
Renowned music critic and author Simon Reynolds joins the podcast to choose some of his favourite tracks.
Paying tribute to the great Tom Verlaine and some of the groups his band Television influenced.
Tara Emelye Needham, an integral mover within the Millennial Long Island music scene, introduces us to some tracks which have influenced her – and some of her own bands’ tracks as well.
Young Marble Giants left a slim volume of work but a disproportionately large legacy. Here we listen to their music and its influence.
An open top bus tour around the best alternative tunes from Liverpool and Merseyside
None of the smash hits, but some of the alternative tunes from 1993.
Alternative songs about friends and friendship from 1968 to 2022
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