#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Give It Away” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, perhaps their most outlandish hit (and video). Other records of note on the Newstuff Alternative Music Survey (aka The Phoenix 50 Star Survey): Robyn Hitchcock’s slice of pure… Continue reading
#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Come As You Are” by Nirvana, featuring the ironically prophetic lyric “And I swear that I don’t have a gun.” It’s the followup single to the game-changing breakthrough hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” U2 scores its fourth… Continue reading
#1 at KUKQ/Phoenix: “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M., the group’s biggest hit and the #1 song of 1991 on many year-end alternative radio charts. The title is an old Southern expression meaning to lose self-control, or to get angry. It… Continue reading
“Good Grief” by the English band Bastille moves into #1 on the Rock n Roll for Grownups chart. Wilco jumps 10 spots to #38 with “If I Ever Was A Child” from their new album Wilco Schmilco (obviously a nod… Continue reading
