2026.07 USA

To celebrate America 250, we take a road trip across the United States, through its musical communities.

From California skate culture to Washington D.C. hardcore. From Detroit garage rock to Memphis soul. From New York punk to Pennsylvania alternative rock.

These are artists who rarely followed trends, and often created them.

ARTIST  ~  SONG  ~  ALBUM  ~  YEAR  ~  DURATION

P.O.D. ~ Boom ~ Satellite ~ 2001 ~ 3:09

Violent Femmes ~ Kiss Off ~ Violent Femmes ~ 1983 ~ 2:57

Camper Van Beethoven~It Was Like That When We Got Here~El Camino Real~2014~4:35

The Detroit Cobras ~ Cha Cha twist ~ Mink, Rat or Rabbit ~ 2016 ~ 2:31

The Cramps ~ Bikini Girls with Machine Guns ~ Stay Sick! ~ 1990 ~ 3:18

Soul Coughing ~ Super Bon Bon ~ Irresistible Bliss ~ 1996 ~ 3:31

Fugazi ~ Waiting Room ~ 13 Songs ~ 1989 ~ 2:53

Ramones ~ Bonzo Goes to Bitburg ~ Animal Boy ~ 1986 ~ 3:58

Ween ~ Push The Little Daisies ~ Pure Guava ~ 1992 ~ 2:50

The Dead Milkmen ~ If I Had A Gun ~ Soul Rotation ~ 1992 ~ 2:28

Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon~Are You Drinkin' With Me Jesus?~Prairie Home Invasion~1994~3:12

Uncle Tupelo ~ Life Worth Living ~ No Depression ~ 1990 ~ 3:30

Richard Hell and the Voidoids ~ Blank Generation ~ Blank Generation ~ 1977 ~ 2:46

Ruby Johnson ~ I'll Run Your Hurt Away ~ I'll Run Your Hurt Away ~ 1966 ~ 3:06

The Fleshtones ~ Alex Trebek ~ Face of the Screaming Werewolf ~ 2020 ~ 2:47

KISS ~ All  American Man ~ Live - Capital Theater, NJ ~ 1977 ~ 3:09

The Crystal Method ~ Born Too Slow ~ Legion of Boom ~ 2004 ~ 3:00

Linkin Park ~ Up From the Bottom ~ From Zero ~ 2025 ~ 3:04

House of Pain ~ Jump Around ~ House of Pain ~ 1992 ~ 3:35

Rancid ~ New Orleans ~ Let The Dominoes Fall ~ 2014 ~ 3:04

Nep ~ Florida Girl ~ Single ~ 2025 ~ 2:41

Josie & The Pussycats ~ 3 Small Words ~ Soundtrack ~ 2007 ~ 2:53

Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ Californication ~ Californication ~ 1999 ~ 5:21

Alice Cooper ~ I Love America ~ Da Da ~ 1983 ~ 3:48

Neil Young ~ Cinnamon Girl ~ Decade ~ 1969 ~ 4:45