Category Archives: Roots of Alternative Podcast

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 int...

In episode six of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, Jack and dXn reflect on the alternative music & pop culture of the year 1985.1985 was a defining year in Alternative music as we begin to hear t...

In episode five of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, Jack and dXn reflect on the alternative music & pop culture of the year 1984.The tone of this year felt somewhat different for Jack as bands li...

In episode four of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, Jack and dXn reflect on the year 1983. This was a mammoth year for music with hits like R.E.M’s “Radio Free Europe,” and David Bo...

In episode three of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, Jack and dXn reflect on the year 1982. It was the same year the first CD player was introduced in Japan and also had some of the biggest hits from...

In episode two of The Roots of Alternative Podcast, Jack and dXn reflect on the year 1981 and some of the biggest hits of the year including songs from Depeche Mode, The Go Go’s, The Squeeze, Th...