r/siriusxmaltnation

Alright, Alt Nation people, let’s do this.

If you could permanently remove ONE long-time Alt Nation staple from rotation, one song that’s been played for years and you think has officially run its course, what would it be?

Not “I hate the band.” Just the specific song where you hear the intro and go “alright, we’ve done enough with this one.”

Curious what gets the most upvotes because I feel like there are a few tracks everybody’s secretly thinking of. I’m not even gonna name mine because I don’t wanna steer the conversation.

Been thinking about this lately... as a power user of the SiriusXM app both on my phone and in the car through CarPlay, things have come a long way lately.

I have my own opinions, but I won’t add them here because I don’t want to lead the witness. I’m more curious what other power users think.

What’s the one feature or improvement you’d want most? Could be something simple or something totally out of left field that's a pipe dream.

Maybe if enough of us upvote/share ideas, someone internally sees it and something actually happens...

Alt Tub Time Machine is basically a Saturday night party.

I honestly didn’t know what we were gonna get coming into this. Part of me was worried it was just gonna turn into a grunge fest for six hours straight, but this is SO much better than that. Madison is absolutely killing the vibe and the pacing so far.

This was basically the first hour:

- “Weapon of Choice” - Fatboy Slim
- “Lucky Dimes” - The Temper Trap
- “Tongue Tied” - Grouplove
- “All My Life” - Foo Fighters
- “moody” - Royel Otis
- “Rush” - Big Audio Dynamite II
- “Go” - The Chemical Brothers
- “Sideways” - Balu Brigada
- “Get Lucky” - Daft Punk
- “I kinda like that ” - LAUNDRY DAY
- “Gentleman” - Towa Bird
- “My Type” - Saint Motel
- “As Alive As You Need Me To Be” - Nine Inch Nails
- “Rock The Casbah” - The Clash
- “Slumber Party” - Brigitte Calls Me Baby

And the crazy part is all of it somehow fits together. It doesn’t feel like “old songs vs new songs.” It feels like one giant alternative playlist across decades.

But the thing I’m really noticing is Madison is very intentionally pairing songs together. “Weapon of Choice” into “Lucky Dimes” immediately made sense. You could hear the roots of one in the other. Same thing at the end of the hour with “Rock The Casbah” going right into “Slumber Party.” You can hear the influence chain there too.

So now I’m sitting here like alright Madison… I see what you’re doing. And honestly? I love it.

This doesn’t feel like a nostalgia show. It feels alive.

Tomorrow will feature new changes to Alt Nation. First off, Madison will no longer host the Alt-18. Tatiana will take over as the permanent host. She's filled in a number of times and has done a great job at it. Not sure if the music/content of the program will change with her on board, but with Tatiana seemingly more plugged in to the current music trends than Madison, I think she'll be excellent in this role.

Madison now will move to a new Saturday night show, Alt Tub Time Machine, a six hour block of music from the 80s, 90s, 2000s and today. It starts at 8PM EST (5PM PST). I've loved her "Madison cabinet" segments as of late, and this seems to be a bigger version of that.

This station hasn't had many changes in a while, so these two changes are pretty big.

Tatiana on the Alt-18 was great and I think once she gets more comfortable and makes the show her own, it will be even better (86 the voice memos and update the bumpers).

Alt Tub Time Machine so far has been an awesome show! Great variety of music and now my go-to on Saturday nights over the 90s on 9 Dance Party or 1st Wave Saturday Night. A much better fit for Madison and her wide breadth of music knowledge.

Great job, Alt Nation!

Makes me wonder if things are a little in flux internally right now with Madison permanently stepping away from the countdown and the launch of ALT Tub Time Machine. Honestly, though, the new show sounds perfect for her. She’s been killing it with Madison’s Cabinet lately, and this feels like a natural evolution of that whole tastemaker/deep-cut vibe she’s built.

Also curious to see how Tatiana handles the Alt 18 going forward. Feels like a pretty significant transition moment for the station. I’m sure she’ll be fine though She’s filled in before.

And honestly, I kinda like that Alt Nation keeps evolving instead of just becoming comfort-radio nostalgia bait. The station’s identity has always been movement and discovery to me, not just preserving one specific era of alt rock forever.

I’m glad that Sirius XM decided to keep Alt Nation focused on newer music by adding Alt2K which is described as ‘2000 and 2010’s Alt Rock’. Question is will Alt Nation 36 continue to play Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 Bleed American (a time tested true classic).

I can't stand it. Is it just me? The guy can't sing. How did they choose this??

Has anyone else here listened to Holly Humberstone’s new album yet?

I’ve seen Alt Nation giving Beauty Pageant a few spins recently (great pick, honestly), but I’m curious if anyone else has really locked onto White Noise specifically. That was the one that immediately stood out to me.

To Love Somebody took a few listens before it fully clicked for me, but White Noise was instant. Feels like the kind of track Alt Nation is usually early on.

Curious if anyone else hears it the same way or if I’m just overly locked into this album right now.