College Rock

  College alternative radio featuring bands from the late 80s to early 90s | See our 80s college rock recommendations –
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Grab a keg and a fistful of condoms! Its time to rock and study (yeah, right!!) Our college radio station features bands played on college radio in the late 80′s and early 90′s such as Nice Strong Arm, The Pixies, Solar Coaster, Sonic Youth, Happy Hate Me Nots, Husker Du, and many more! Noise-Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock, & Alternative before it was called alternative! when music was, you know, really really good | 80s college rock, alternative punk bands, mellow punk, alternative rock, college radio music.

Thermos of Happiness – 1981-1983


This is a pre My Dad is Dead band. The songs are unreleased on vinyl or CD. Mark Edwards (MDID) is on drums, but the vocals are by Jim Smagola, who sounds LIKE Mark Edwards. The song style is also similar to the trademark sound style of My Dad is Dead. Download the MP3 Tracks [...]

My Dad is Dead 25th Anniversary Downloads


Email from My Dad is Dead: Pls excuse the mass mailing, but just wanted to let you all know that MDID will be celebrating it’s 25th anniversary this year with a bunch of “historical” content, most of which will be available from links directly from the MDID website, and also from our new partners at [...]

College Rock Band List


80′s College Rock Sound Samples: bands heard on college radio The Wailing Ultimate CD – Homestead Slovenly – from their 1986 LP Phantom Tollbooth – Beard of Lightning LP Of Cabbages and Kings – Hunter’s Moon LP Asexuals – Contemporary World LP 85 Antietam – Rope a Dope CD Live Skull – Dusted – 1987 [...]

My Dad is Dead


News from My Dad is Dead: New cd released 2009. We will have more on this great bad, as weather permits.