Appetite For Distraction

 24kGoldn and Iann DiorrIt's taken a little big to get this one out, but it's finally done. I think that this experiment with the Hot Rock  & Alternative Songs chart has been a success and I am planning on continuing it into 2022. Now. Let's see how many 2021 countdowns I can get out before then!Countdown #424***Featuring***24kGoldn featuring iann diorAJRAll Time Low featuring BlackbearBillie EilishClairoDiet CigGlass AnimalsJuice WRLD x MarshmelloMachine Gun Kelly x MarshmelloMachine Gun Kelly & HalseyTaylor Swift

 Mountain Goats ca 2005Well here it finally is! The Artists of the Year Countdown for 2020! It's a very good one and I love making these things, it's just that I found myself doing a lot of podcasting with other people this year and kept putting the recording of this show off. You understand. But here it is! I hope you enjoy it!2020 Artists of the Year Countdown***Featuring***Alanis MorrissetteBad ReligionBarenaked LadiesThe BeatlesBob DylanElton JohnFall Out BoyThe Mountain GoatsNew Found GloryOutkastTalking HeadsTaylor SwiftThe Wonder Years

Machine Gun Kelly Well, here it is! The Year-End Countdown for 2020! I've had it done for a little bit, but for whatever reason, it has taken me a while to actually sit down and post it. But here it is! And it's chockablock full of music! Enjoy!2020 Year End Countdown***Featuring***AJRAll Time Low featuring blackbearBillie EilishBlue OctoberCage the ElephantFoo FightersThe KillersMachine Gun Kelly x blackbearMatt MaesonTame ImpalatwentyonepilotsWallows featuring Clairo

 Royal & the SerpentThe last regularly scheduled episode of the year has come at last! This will also be the last regular episode based on the Alternative Songs chart until at the very earliest 2022! I think you're going to like this episode a lot! Enjoy!Countdown #423***Featuring***All Time Low featuring blackbearCannonsDayglowI Dont Know How But They Found MeJuice Wrld x MarshmelloMachine Gun KellyMatt MaesonPeach Tree RascalsRoyal & the SepentSebadohtwentyonepilotsWallows featuring ClairoThe Wonder Years24kGoldn featuring iann dior

 The Killers Hey everyone! We are blasting towards the end of 2020 and, as you may know, or maybe not, 2021 will bring a switching of source charts for this show! I've been using the Alternative Songs airplay chart for a little over 10 years, but next year we're going to give the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart a shot. It will reflect the airplay as well as the streaming and purchasing of songs. So it'll be more in the hands of the people!This episode was a lot of fun and it also brought one of my favorite songs of 2020 onto the show!Enjoy!Countdown #422***Featuring***All Time Low feat Black BearBad ReligionBakarBastille feat Graham CoxonDayglowI Dont Know How But They Found MeJudah & the Lion Juice WRLD x MarshmelloThe KillersMachine Gun KellyMatt Maeson Me First & the Gimme GimmesPeach Tree RascalsPowfu feat beabadoobeeRoyal & the SerpentTwenty One Pilots Wallows feat ClairoWeezer

 Alkaline Trio Well this episode was just full of questions, wasn't it? Aren't you excited to listen? Could you possibly answer the first question if the second one was applicable? Can you believe we're almost caught up to current??Countdown #421***Featuring***AJR Alkaline TrioAll Time Low featuring blackbear Bastille featuring Graham Coxon Dayglow The Head and the HeartThe KillersMachine Gun Kelly Matt MaesonMetallicaThe Strokes twentyonepilotsWallows featuring ClairoWeezer

 Mariah CareyWell it's time for another episode! And guess what?! There'll be another one next week! I'm always very excited to get caught up, as you all well know. There are some surprises on this countdown. Some very good surprises! Plus we talk about the Summer Songs Countdown!Countdown #420***Featuring***AJR All Time Low featuring blackbearAnimal CollectiveThe Head and the Heart KennyHooplaThe Killers Machine Gun Kelly Major Lazer featuring Marcus MumfordMariah Carey Matt Maesonpowfu featuring beabadoobeeThe StrokesTame ImpalatwentyonepilotsWeezer

 KennyHooplaAlright. Here we are, back in the saddle. One of the best things about switching to monthly posts is that I can get fairly behind but I'm still not all that behind, if you take my meaning. So here is the countdown for the month of July. I've been working very hard to get caught up on all my editing and I think I'm going to hopefully be able to finish the year with a sigh of relief from a job well done! This is a good countdown and it contains the debut of a song that you're going to want to pay attention to now, so that you can remember where you were when we're still talking about it months and months and months later!Countdown #419 (July 2020) ***Featuring***AJR All Time Low featuring blackbear Cage the Elephant Chad Kroeger & Josey ScottElton JohnFall Out Boy The Head & the HeartKennyHooplaMajor Lazer featuring Marcus Mumford Matt Maesonpowfu featuring beabadoobee The Strokes Tame Impalatwentyonepilots Weezer

The Killers Okay, so I was doing SO well for like 2 months and then all of a sudden I'm behind again. But that's okay! I'll get the episodes out when they come out! This episode also has a special announcement that not even I was aware was going to happen until the last intro of the episode. So look forward to that! And enjoy! Countdown #418  *Featuring* AJR  The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Foo Fighters Glass Animals  Grouplove The Head and the Heart The Killers  lovelytheband Matt Maeson powfu featuring beabadoobee  Tame Impala Twenty One Pilots Weezer What's Eating Gilbert

Grouplove Hey everyone! Well we made it through another month (basically) and so there's another batch of songs from Alternative Radio to listen to! We'll be back next month. Stay safe and healthy. And also, I hope it's very clear that at Appetite For Distraction, we firmly support Black Lives Matter and want swift justice for George Floyd and every other Black human being that has been murdered by police officers. The system is broken and we need to fix it. Countdown #417 ***Featuring*** AJR Billie Eilish The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Glass Animals Green Day Grouplove The Killers lovelytheband Neon Trees Powfu featuring beabadoobee Stephen Lynch Tame Impala twentyonepilots

Billie Eilish Hey! So, this is what monthly countdowns looks like! We are back with all of the songs that charted in April. And my daughter is here to weigh in on what she thinks of the songs from this month. We had such a fun time recording that this might become an occasional feature. I hope you have as much fun. The "cover art" for this episode is not random as it normally is, but was purposefully selected after Lila correctly pointed out that there's only one female voice in this whole countdown. (Diet Cig has an album you could go preorder, if you were interested....) Countdown #416 ***Featuring*** AJR AWOLNATION Billie Eilish Cage the Elephant China Crisis Green Day Grouplove Hot Chelle Rae The Killers lovelytheband The Lumineers Neon Trees Strung Out Sub Urban Tame Impala twentyonepilots The Unlikely Candidates

The Lumineers WE DID IT!!! This episode marks the official last episode I can feasibly do before the end of April. I'm feeling like I'm in a prime position to keep current with a monthly countdown show and I'm excited to do it. Thanks for hanging in with me as I've worked to get current. See you in April!!! Countdown #415 ***Featuring*** AWOLNATION Billie Eilish Cage the Elephant Green Day Grouplove The Killers The Lumineers Meg Myers MxPx Neon Trees Sub Urban twentyonepilots The Unlikely Candidates White Reaper

Coldplay Well here we are! As of my hitting Publish on this post, I will be caught up on Countdowns....until the day you're reading it, but I'll be current. And that feels amazing. Thanks for sticking with me as I've figured out how to make this show I love doing work in the current life I have. Enjoy the eclectic sounds that made the chart this month! Countdown #414 ***Featuring*** Absofacto AWOLNATION Billie Eilish Catfish & the Bottlemen Coldplay Fall Out Boy Green Day The Lumineers Meg Myers SHAED Spoon Sub Urban twentyonepilots The Unlikely Candidates White Reaper

Kimya Dawson Well here we are in 2020! As I write this I have both January and February episodes done! I'll be posting this one now and then February's on Tuesday! So watch this space! This is a fun episode with lots of great songs! Enjoy! Countdown #413 ***Featuring*** Absofacto AWOLNATION Billie Eilish Catfish & the Bottlemen Coldplay eels Kimya Dawson Local Natives Meg Myers SHAED twentyonepilots The Unlikely Candidates White Reaper

NOFX So there's a holiday started by the McElroy brothers (of MBMBAM/The Adventure Zone/etc fame) called Candlenights and a couple of groups I'm in do Candlenights gift exchanges. One such Candlenights exchange got me a gift from Colin M Parker (The Podboss of The Scavengers Network) where he counted down the Top 5 songs from our friendship and I'm going to share that show with you right now! Enjoy! (I'll post the Countdown Colin's Candlenights Gift to Me (Top 5 Songs of Our Friendship) ***Featuring*** The Ataris blink-182 MxPx NOFX The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years Here we are again for another glorious Artists of the Year countdown. I love it so much and this one is an EXCELLENT one. Great songs, but also songs that point to specific events in the year, which is just what you want in an AOTY countdown, you know? 2019 Artists of the Year Countdown ***Featuring*** Barenaked Ladies The Beatles blink-182 Cast of Hamilton Fall Out Boy Gin Blossoms Me First and the Gimme Gimmes The Mountain Goats New Found Glory Pearl Jam Taylor Swift The Wonder Years

Panic! At the Disco 2019 comes to a close and, as usual, we are counting down the top charting songs of the year. Pay no attention to the fact that it's March. We're getting there! I love Year End Countdowns and this one is a very good one, with more than a couple of surprised in store for you! Enjoy! 2019 Year End Countdown ***Featuring*** Bastille Billie Eilish Cage the Elephant Coldplay Lana Del Rey The Lumineers Marshmello morgxn featuring Walk the Moon Of Monsters and Men Panic! At the Disco SHAED twentyonepilots

Local Natives And so we come to the end of the year! Do you all understand how CLOSE we are to catching up? The answer is: very close! I hope you enjoy this one. There are some gems that cropped up at the very end of the year that are worth checking out! Countdown #412 ***Featuring*** Absofacto Billie Eilish Catfish & the Bottlemen Coldplay Local Natives Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Meg Myers Rex Orange County SHAED twentyonepilots Weezer White Reaper

Cage the Elephant I'm so excited! This is a great episode and we are getting very very close to caught up! I can hardly believe it. I hope you all have been enjoying these episodes. I think they're fun overviews of different things that happen during a month of Alternative Radio! Countdown #411 ***Featuring*** Absofacto Billie Eilish The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Coldplay DREAMERS Green Day Illenium & Jon Bellion Lana Del Rey Meg Myers SHAED Sublime Suzanne Vega twentyonepilots Weezer White Reaper

Illenium & Jon Bellion Hey Everyone! We're still putting out regular episodes! What a wild ride it's been! I'm so excited to get all caught up and have regularly scheduled monthly episodes. That's going to be so wonderful. Lots of great songs this episode! Which one is your favorite? Countdown #410 ***Featuring*** The Black Keys Cage the Elephant Dominic Fike DREAMERS Fall Out Boy featuring Wyclef Jean Green Day Illenium & Jon Bellion Lana Del Rey Matt Maeson Mumford & Sons Of Monsters and Men SHAED Sublime twentyonepilots Weezer