Roots of Alternative Podcast

We made it to the end of the 80's!

Jack & dXn reflect back on the decade and recap the songs and artists that defined the 1980's. Jack, who has been hearing a lot of this music for the first time also shares some of his favorites.

We're taking a bit of a break as we prepare to shift gears and talk about the 90's! Join us in November as we embark on season two and take a deep dive into the biggest alternative songs from the 1990's!

It's the SEASON FINALE of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, as Jack and dXn close out the decade and reflect on the year 1989.

As the 80's come to an end we revisit some landmark albums from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, and see our first glimpses of Nirvana!

Check out our BONUS season finale episode as we both recap the songs that defined the decade, while Jack shares some of this favorites.

We're taking a bit of a break as we prepare to shift gears and talk about the 90's! Join us in November as we embark on season two and take a deep dive into the biggest alternative songs from the 1990's!

[Check out this week's show page with special features and the full playlist from 1989 at 95X.com]

Got feedback? Hit us up with a voice message or email [email protected] with any comments for our next episode.

Jack & dXn reflect on the decade and recap the songs and artists that defined 80's. Jack, who had been hearing a lot of this music for the first time also shared some of his favorites.

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As the 80's come to an end we revisit some landmark albums from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Nine Inch Nails, and we see our first glimpses of Nirvana.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're almost through the 80's on The Roots of Alternative Podcast, as Jack and dXn embark on the year 1988.

1988 seemed to be another huge shift in the sound of the decade with glimpses into the sound of the coming decade and hits from Pixies, Jane's Addiction, R.E.M., INXS, and more! We also learn a new side to dXn and discover what song played a huge role in one of the most memorable moments of a young man's life!

It's all down hill next week as we close out the decade with the biggest hits from 1988! In two weeks we'll have our SEASON FINALE where we wrap up the 1980's and talk about some of our favorites from the decade, then it's on to the 90's this November!

[Check out this week's show page with special features and the full playlist from 1987 at 95X.com]

Got feedback? Hit us up with a voice message or email [email protected] with any comments for our next episode.

1988 seemed to be another huge shift in the sound of the decade with glimpses into the sound of the coming decade with hits from Pixies, Jane's Addiction, R.E.M., INXS, and more. We also learn a new side to dXn and discover what song played a huge role in one of the most memorable moments of a young man's life!

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Jack & dXn look back on one of the most influential albums of all time, U2's The Joshua Tree.

Take a deep dive look at this album with the help of fellow broadcaster and current ESPN/Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer, Kevin Brown. What do U2 and baseball have in common? Well.. not much, but Jack & Kevin go way back from their days of working on the Syracuse Chiefs broadcasts here in the 315. Basically, they're both huge U2 fans.

Jack, dXn, and Kevin talk about how they discovered the band, the legacy of the album, and then go track-by-track with a full analysis of each song form the album with some history, and maybe some little known facts.

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It's our first BONUS episode in the Roots of Alternative Podcast as Jack and dXn look back on one of the most influential albums from 1987, and arguably, one of the most influential albums of all time, U2's The Joshua Tree.

In this bonus episode, Jack & dXn take a deep dive look at this album with the help of fellow broadcaster and current ESPN/Baltimore Orioles play-by-play announcer, Kevin Brown. What do U2 and baseball have in common you may ask? Well.. not much, but Jack & Kevin go way back from their days working on the Syracuse Chiefs broadcasts right here in the 315. Basically, they're both HUGE U2 fans, and Kevin knows his stuff about U2.

With the help of dXn, Jack and Kevin talk about how they discovered the band, the legacy of the album, and then go track-by-track with a full analysis of each song from the album with some history, and maybe some little known facts!

[Check out this week's show page with special features at 95X.com]

Got feedback? Hit us up with a voice message or email [email protected] with any comments for our next episode.

(Photo in show artwork was taken by Jack in Joshua Tree National Park)

Alternative music had some huge milestones in 1987 with new music from The Cure, R.E.M., and The Beastie Boys. It was also the year of U2's The Joshua Tree which we will cover in a special bonus episode next time!

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It's the beginning of the end for the 80's in episode eight of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, as Jack and dXn embark on the year 1987.

Alternative music had some huge milestones in 1987 with new music from The Cure, R.E.M., and the Beastie Boys. It was also the year of U2's, The Joshua Tree which we will cover next week in a special bonus episode!

Next week we pause our countdown and premiere our first, special bonus episode covering The Joshua Tree, U2’s greatest album of all time and one of the most influential albums of the last four decades! We will also be joined by our special guest, Kevin Brown, current Baltimore Orioles/ESPN broadcaster and former play-by-play man for the Syracuse Chief (Syracuse Mets). Kevin is a huge U2 fan and he and Jack go way back and we're pumped to bring this special episode to you!

[Check out this week's show page with special features and the full playlist from 1987 at 95X.com]

Got feedback? Hit us up with a voice message or email [email protected] with any comments for our next episode.