Bonus Countdown: All-Time Top Alternative Songs (ca 2013) (Part 1)

Gorillaz

As you read this, I am in a van driving to Disney, Florida. I hope you are having a great Saturday so far and I hope this episode makes it better! You should go for a drive, too. Let's sync up our experiences! I'll try to put this on around noon (when it posts) as long as I think of it.

So in 2013 Billboard celebrated 25 years of our beloved Alternative Songs (nee Hot Modern Rock Tracks) chart. We celebrated by listening to the first Top Ten. Now we're going to spend the next two weeks counting down the Top 20 on this list that is just over 2 years old. I don't know how the past two years have affected things and I guess we won't know until 2038, when the chart celebrates 50 years ;-) (jk. I'm sure that there'll be something to commemorate the 30th anniversary)

So enjoy Part 1 of 2 Bonus Countdowns!


All-Time Top Alternative Songs (ca 2013) (Part 1)

***Featuring***
Audioslave
Gorillaz
Green Day
Lit
Live
Love and Rockets
Nickleback
Nirvana
Oasis
Staind
U2

Tag!

This post is just so that all the tags go to the right post because I ran out of room. If you have come to this post from searching for one of the bands tagged here, click on the link below to find the appropriate podcast

http://appetitefordistraction.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-countdown-sestercentennial.html

Flashback Countdown #4!!! 1995!!!!

This is the 4th Flashback Countdown I've done and it might be my favorite so far! 1995 often slips by me when I'm thinking of great years for Alternative Music, but this countdown should serve as a reminder that it was a fantastic year. Every song is enjoyable and uncringeworthy.

Oh it's also the Countdown's 3rd Birthday! Happy Birthday Appetite For Distraction Alternative Top 10 Countdown!

I'm going to start having an image of one of the bands featured on the countdown each week, chosen at random. I've switched to a new RSS reader and it'll look pretty on that. And that's the reason I am doing this. It's selfish, but maybe it'll add something to the blog posts....

Flashback Countdown #4

***Featuring***
Better Than Ezra
Bush
Elastica
Green Day
Live
Nirvana
Oasis
P.J. Harvey
R.E.M.
Sponge

When did the countdown get so mellow?

I think it's the transition between #6 and #5 that really got me feeling like this is one mellow countdown. I know #3 and #9 and #10 totally cancel this out, but for a bit there, it's super-chill.

Countdown #57

***Featuring***
The Airborne Toxic Event
Beastie Boys
The Black Keys
Cage the Elephant
Death Cab for Cutie
Foo Fighters
Foster the People
Incubus
Live
Mumford & Sons
Rise Against

Also, I love this song:

Kimya Dawson - Looking Out the Windshield (Daytrotter Session) (I know it says Aesop Rock is on there, too, but unless he's playing a guitar, it's just her on this one)

and this one too

Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock - Delicate Cycle (Daytrotter Session)

Seems like just yesterday I thought to myself, "I should do a podcast!"

Well, once again, I've surpassed the capacity that Fileden lets me upload. But thanks to Mr. Tim Young I have come to realize that Google Docs is a fine place to store my files when they're too big and it won't send you gross/scary/sketchy pop-up ads! So, no play button this week, but I didn't want to cut anything out because....

IT'S MY ONE YEAR BIRTHDAY OF THE PODCAST (Go to hell, you old bastard)

So there's ample amounts of reminiscing about bygone days and days of yore and so forth and so on.

Also, never fear, I'll keep the podcast coming out nice and regular even though it's been coming out a bit late in the week recently. In the spirit of Stan Lee, "Stay Strong, True Believers!"

Countdown #47

***Featuring***
The Black Keys
Cage the Elephant
Foo Fighters
Linkin Park
Live
Middle Class Rut
Mumford & Sons
Rise Against
Social Distortion
Young the Giant

Feet on ground? Check. Reaching for stars? Check.

Ok, I've decided that I want to try to publish this every week. Please feel free to comment or email me with questions, comments, or DEDICATIONS! (Listen to the episode for more information about that last one :) )

The mic volume is a little quieter than the music volume, but I'll work on that for next week. It's a work in progress, folks! I hope you enjoy it!

Countdown #1