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I have found myself in the same argument over and over again through the years. The argument is that there is no indie movement, or alternative, or anything of the type. The second something becomes a movement, it no longer really exists, at least not as it started. I was reminded of this argument again yesterday when I was followed by two guys that were the white boy hip-hop version of the ‘Night at the Roxbury’ guys. It would have been funny if it was not so sad. They were so indie with their cred………..NOT!

Take hippies for example. They were counterculture, they were broke, they were pretty smelly, but at first they were genuine. Then the marketing guys and retail outlets latched on. If you were buying your bell bottoms at Montgomery Wards or Sears, and ordering your ‘paint your wagon’ patches from magazines, you missed the hippie movement. Sorry to say it, but you did.

Let’s look at the ‘alternative’ music scene. If you were listening to Radio Free Europe in the 80′s, you were part of the ‘college scene’ or alternative scene as it would start to be known. If you liked Husker Du, you may have been alternative. If the Replacements were in your tape deck, you still had cred. If you listened to any of these bands after seeing Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit,’ or were turned on to REM with ‘Losing My Religion’, then no, you were not really part of the scene. Grunge? Give me a break.

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The Ball MicIt is another Best of RfL show to get us closer to Friday’s episode #400!

Here is the original show notes

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We are not going to go to hard on today’s Indie… Continue reading


The VelmasWe hope you are in the mood for some entertaining music today on Indie and Alternative Tuesday. We have the band, “The Cribs,” to start things off in style. We have a two-for… Continue reading

Air 5Let’s have some fun today, why not do a show focused on some punk flavored pop, or just pop-punk, if you like!

Today we will here an uplifting tune by Air 5, a… Continue reading

Hybrid DawnAnother Friday means another great dose of hard rock and metal. The show known at Reaching for Lucidity as the Juggernaut!

Today we hear from Hybrid Dawn, DC4, Cavalar, and Elevator Death Squad!… Continue reading

latoWe have a talk-light version of the show today.I found some great tunes, but I don’t feel very entertaining today, so it is all about the tunes on the podcast today. I even… Continue reading

We are taking a bit of a detour here with a trip towards industrial, goth, and electronica for Indie and Alternative Tuesday.

alexis machineWhen I was younger, in the late 80′s-early 90′s, Indie and… Continue reading

New London FireToday’s show is all about looking back. Back at some of the best tunes from the early days of Reaching for Lucidity. The indie scene moves fast, with new music everyday. It is… Continue reading

Lauren and Thomas Edison by AKA Kath

Lauren and Thomas EdisonWe have a great assortment of indie and alternative tunes for you today. We hear from all first time plays here at RfL as well. On… Continue reading


Heels Catch fireWe have yet another artist spotlight quickjabs for you on this Rock Mix Thursday here at Reaching for Lucidity. A quickjabs is in order due to things that happened in the studio this… Continue reading


ValleumWe have not had a quickjabs in a few days, so today, a quickjabs it is.

It is Indie and Alternative Tuesday and we are going to the UK to hook up with… Continue reading

The Histrionics

The HistrionicsIt is a show full of indie and alternative tunes, crazy products from Japan, Geddy Lee and Julian McMahon’s birthdays, and Griping about Daniel Craig and his wussified Bond.

Music on the Show

Sad Like Crazy–Drowning in Your Sleep

Playtone–Round At My Place

Sumo Sisters–Girls Do It Better

The Histrionics–Shattered Youth

Miranda Sound–Quilt therapy and control

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The Erotics

The EroticsIs there any better way, besides gallons of coffee, to start the week than rock-n-roll? Hell no, there isn’t! Rock-n-Roll makes the world go round, removes the cobwebs, and kicks ass… Continue reading

Mayday Parade by Whiskeyboytx

Mayday ParadeWhoa, it is 367! We are actually keeping up with this challenge. SallyGirl, you started something here!

It is also Indie and Alternative Tuesday, and we have some great… Continue reading

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Eban, aka: Senator Jaiz, the Mondo Maniac Pirate of the R.F. Lucidity--Musician, Producer, Monologist, Animator, Screenwriter, Blogger, and Master Division Boxer. Busy Guy.

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