Attic Alternative Playlist 8/15/2026

Attic Alternative is two hours of MODERN ROCK radio's first waves through the 1990s, every Saturday night, 7PM-9PM! Here's what you heard (or missed) this week!

Hour 1
Garbage - I Think I'm Paranoid - from The Eight Legged Groove Machine (1988)
Spandau Ballet - To Cut a Long Story Short - from Journeys to Glory (1981)
Eels - Novocaine for the Soul - from Beautiful Freak (1996)
Simple Minds - Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) - from New Gold Dream (1982)
The Wallflowers - 6th Avenue Heartache - from Bringing down the Horse (1996)
The Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go - from The Rainmakers (1986)
The English Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom - from I Just Can't Stop It (1980)
Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days - from Points on the Curve (1984)
Reel Big Fish - Sell Out - from Turn the Radio Off (1996)
The Teardrop Explodes - Reward - from Reward single (1980)
Throwing Muses - Ruthie's Knocking - from Limbo (1996)
PJ Harvey - Down by the Water - from To Bring You My Love (1995)

Hour 2
Romeo Void - Never Say Never - from Benefactor (1982)
The Posies - Going, Going, Gone - from Reality Bites soundtrack (1994)
The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - from Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting - from Friction, Baby (1996)
Modern English - Hands across the Sea - from Ricochet Days (1984)
Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better - from Dream into Action (1985)
REM - Imitation of Life (Unplugged)
Torch Song - White Night - from Ecstasy (1986)
The Smithereens - Drown in My Own Tears - from Green Thoughts (1988)
Failure - Stuck on You - from Fantastic Planet (1996)
Soundgarden - Room a Thousand Years Wide - from Badmotorfinger (1991)
Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea - from In Utero (1993)