New Countdown: Last Call For Last Tracks

Echo & the Bunnymen

Last episode of the month and we're still listening to songs by those guys up there! And also more bands! Alternative Songs woooooooo!

But seriously, it's a great episode and you should listen with an eagerness that can only be rivaled by a child on the eve of their birthday!


Countdown #371

***Featuring***
AJR featuring Rivers Cuomo
Alice Merton
Beck
Echo & the Bunnymen
Elle King
Foster the People
Imagine Dragons
The Killers
The National
Portugal. The Man
Walk the Moon
Weezer

New Countdown: Before the Storm

Bob Dylan

As I prepare to publish this episode, we are gearing up for what is predicted to be a HUGE snowstorm. So listen to the great tunes and look for the next episode soon. Being snowbound looks like it might allow for lots of podcasting time!

And if you're going to be hit by the storm, too, stay safe!





Countdown #277

***Featuring***
Bob Dylan
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Coldplay
Death Cab for Cutie
The Eagles
Elle King
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
X Ambassadors

New Countdown! Reg Sched Prog

Cold War Kids

Well here we are back again at the outset of a new year! I've made some decisions regarding bonus songs based on how the last couple of episodes of last year felt and so you'll notice more artists listed in the list below. It feels like a good decision.

Enjoy!


Countdown #276

***Featuring***
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Coldplay
David Bowie
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Flight of the Conchords
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Pearl Jam
Silversun Pickups
twenty one pilots
Vance Joy
X Ambassadors

2015 Year End Countdown!

AWOLNATION

Well, it's the end of the year and boy what a year it was! Great songs all over this countdown.

Happy New Year's!


2015 Year End Countdown

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Elle King
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Panic! At the Disco
twenty one pilots
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Bicenquinquagenary As Hell.

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats

This is the 275th regularly scheduled countdown I've put together. That is kind of staggering, isn't it? Thanks for sticking with me :) If this is your 1st episode or your 275th that you've "tuned in" for, I want to thank you so much for taking the time!

Oh, and Merry Christmas! Hope that, if you're celebrating, you're having a lovely time with family, friends, and people who are somewhere in between.


Countdown #275

***Featuring***
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Coldplay
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Happy Fangs
Kendrick Lamar
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Someone's Favorite Band?

Cage the Elephant

It's time for another countdown of the hottest Alternative Songs in the country according to Billboard! There's only one more regular countdown before the Year-End countdown! Can you believe it??




Countdown #274

***Featuring***
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Coldplay 
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
St. Vincent
twenty one pilots
The Weeknd
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Life Getting in the Way

Cage the Elephant

Ugh, things are so busy leading up to the holidays this year. But we're muddling through somehow! I'm really enjoying the bonus song plan that I have going leading up to the end of the year. I hope you're enjoying it too.


Countdown #273

***Featuring***
Cage the Elephant
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Desaparecidos
Elle King
Muse
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
Speedy Ortiz
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Gems

Cage the Elephant

The last episode of November. Crazy how time is always flying. Pretty soon, we'll be back here at the last episode of November again! And again. And again. All while listening to the most popular Alternative tunes.

Enjoy :)


Countdown #272

***Featuring***
Cage the Elephant
Chvrches
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Jason Derulo
Muse
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Hittin' Those T's!

X Ambassadors

Well here's another countdown for you enjoyment this Thanksgiving (if you're in America) or Same as Normal (if you're not in America) week!

Listen for me hitting the middle T in "twenty" for twenty one pilots in a weirdly enunciated way!

Enjoy!




Countdown #271

***Featuring***
All-Time Quarterback
Atlas Genius
AWOLNATION
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell 
Death Cab For Cutie
Diet Cig
Doomtree
Elle King
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
Silversun Pickups
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Less' Talk, More Rock

The Struts

I think this may be the shortest episode we've had in years, but it's a great one with great music. Just less umming and ahing from your humble host! :)

Enjoy!



 
Countdown #270

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Mike Mictlan featuring Aby Wolf
Muse
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambasaddors

Top Ten Tuesday: Elle King "Ex's and Oh's"

Entering the Top Ten at #10 this week, this makes the 3rd song this year to make the Hot 100 Top Ten that has also made the Alternative Songs Top Ten (and there for the podcast)!

New Countdown: Can You Still Be SPOOOKY in November?

Death Cab For Cutie

Wrapping up October in the SPOOOOOKIEST way possible: with a return to our regularly scheduled programming :)

This is a good one. Lots of great music from up and coming bands as well as a song by a particular established act (pictured above)!


Countdown #268

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Jack White
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
The Struts
twenty one pilots
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Lazy Contrarians

Cold War Kids

Last countdown for the next two weeks! It goes out with a bang, though! And stay tuned till the end to see how I'm going to fill the next two weeks! I think it's pretty exciting!


Countdown #267

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Death Cab For Cutie
Elle King
Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
New Found Glory
New Order
The Struts
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Welcome to October!

Walk the Moon

Well here we are in the 10th month. This year is just flying by and the air is getting colder. My thoughts are turning to the Festive Fifty and that email will go out at the end of the month.


For now, enjoy the Alternative goodness :)


Countdown #266

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Beck
Bleachers featuring Elle King
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
Neon Trees
The Struts
twenty one pilots
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: I Feel More Comfortable Now, I Feel More Comfortable Now

The Struts

After a whirlwind weekend, I'm finally back with a new countdown! To make it up to you, there are two additional tunes on this one! Enjoy!


Countdown #265

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Dessa
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons
Sisyphus
Speedy Ortiz
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Blurryface.

Mumford & Sons

Believe it or not, this is a milestone episode!

Enjoy!



Countdown #264

***Featuring***
The Airborne Toxic Event
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Do YOU Know What FIFA Stands For?

Florence + the Machine

We're going to chalk this one being late up to the Labor Day holiday and leave it at that.

But all of that is going to fly out the window when you hear this episode. It's a VERY exciting one :)


Countdown #263

***Featuring***
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Coleman Hell
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons
Paramore
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Schedule Shake-Up!

twenty one pilots

Yes. Here this is early. To find out why, listen in!

It's a fun episode and kicks things off for the Fall!

What's your favorite song on the countdown these days? Answer in the comments!


Countdown #262

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons
The Struts
Taking Back Sunday
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: End of Summer

Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION)

Well, here we are at the last week of August. I distinctly remember thinking, in the first week of June, that it would be this week before we knew it. And I hate how right I was. But I love the Fall and Winter. So we'll soldier bravely on.


Countdown #261

***Featuring***
The All-American Rejects
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Elle King
Florence + the Machine
Mumford & Sons
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

New Countdown: Bastion of Manners

Beck

I think one of the things that herald the downfall of a blog is when the author continually starts posts with "Sorry I'm late on this!" or "It's been a long time since I've posted, but I'm excited to get back into it!" or whatever. So I'm not going to do that.

This is a fun one. High energy!


Countdown #260

***Featuring***
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
AWOLNATION
Beck
Cold War Kids
Elle King
Florence + The Machine
Janis Joplin
Mumford & Sons
The Struts
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors
Yellowcard