Skratch N Sniff returned for the weekend of August 15, 2026 with another pair of shows connecting new alternative and rock releases with electronic reworks of songs that have helped shape both formats.
Alternative Mix #711 moves between Cage The Elephant, Good Charlotte, Tame Impala, Weezer, Social Distortion, Paramore, Slightly Stoopid, honestav and more, while Rock Mix #1227 turns toward the heavier side of the spectrum with AC/DC, Korn, Rage Against the Machine, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Tool, Slipknot and a growing group of current rock artists.
At the center of the Alternative Mix is this week’s ThePier.org Song of the Week, Jakobs Castle’s “Vincent Thomas,” arriving just as Jakob Nowell gives the track another dimension with a newly released acoustic version.
Jakobs Castle Takes The Pier Song of the Week
Jakobs Castle’s “Vincent Thomas” lands in Segment 4 of Alternative Mix #711, putting one of Jakob Nowell’s most personal recent songs directly in the middle of this week’s Skratch N Sniff.
Produced by Jon Joseph, “Vincent Thomas” takes its name from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro and turns the Southern California landmark into part of the strange, dark and sometimes humorous world Nowell has built around Jakobs Castle.
The song pulls together surf-grunge melody, alternative hooks and the unmistakable influence of the Southern California environment that has surrounded Nowell throughout his life. As he previously explained, the bridge represents everything from local music and literary history to his own experiences recording with Sublime in San Pedro.
The Song of the Week placement also arrives alongside a new acoustic version of “Vincent Thomas,” which Nowell recently released online. Stripping the track back places more focus on the songwriting beneath its original production and offers another look at the identity he continues to build outside of Sublime.
That makes “Vincent Thomas” an especially natural fit for The Pier Song of the Week. Jakob may currently occupy one of the most visible positions in modern alternative and reggae-rock through Sublime, but Jakobs Castle remains the space where his stranger and more personal instincts can run without restriction.
Alternative Mix
Alternative Mix #711 opens with Cage The Elephant’s “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” reconstructed by Schematic before Good Charlotte’s “Dance Floor Anthem” receives the Dashone and Felix treatment.
The Paradox brings the show into the present with “I Kinda Like That,” while Levity’s remix of alt-J’s “Breezeblocks” pushes things back toward the electronic side of the SNS format. Slightly Stoopid and G. Love close Segment 1 with “Back Seat Drivin’,” bringing reggae-rock into the mix early.
Segment 2 opens with Rodney Hazard’s remix of Tame Impala’s “Loser,” followed by almost monday’s “No More Regrets.” Arctic Monkeys’ “505” gets flipped by Burn The Disco before Twenty One Pilots’ “The Contract” receives an Osyris remix. Dead Poet Society’s “Cold” closes the block with one of the heavier current tracks crossing between this week’s Alt and Rock worlds.
The third segment reaches deeper into alternative history. Weezer’s “Island in the Sun,” Incubus’ “Drive” and Muse’s “Plug In Baby” all return through new remix treatments, while Social Distortion appear with “Tonight.” honestav and mgk’s “Crash First” finishes the segment, continuing the track’s run through the Skratch N Sniff rotation.
Grouplove’s “Tongue Tied” gets the Twinsick treatment before Jakobs Castle takes over with “Vincent Thomas.” From there, Bad Suns’ “Cardiac Arrest” and Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” are reworked by Woodysproduce and Seiren, with Bombargo’s “How Will I Ever Fall in Love Again” rounding out Segment 4.
The final third continues the push and pull between remixes and original releases. Ecca Vandal’s “Cruising to Self Soothe” sits between reworks of Paramore and Milky Chance, while Edgehill closes Segment 5 with “Love to Go.”
Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” gets another life through Pineo Loeb to begin the last segment, followed by Bad Press’ “Circle Round.” Cannons’ “Fire for You” receives a Tiësto remix before Djo’s “End of Beginning” gets an ayokay rework. In Color’s “High” brings Alternative Mix #711 to its finish.
Rock Mix #1227
Rock Mix #1227 follows the same remix philosophy but immediately pushes it into heavier territory.
Ryumo’s rework of AC/DC’s “Back in Black” opens the show before Kill Mr. DJ combines Korn and Kendrick Lamar in “Squabbler on a Leash.” Prong’s “The Banner” gives the opening block a dose of straight-ahead heaviness, surrounded by an Edexy remix of Finger Eleven’s “Paralyzer” and Motionless In White’s “R.I.P.” featuring Skylar Grey.
Segment 2 reaches into Linkin Park with Protostar’s remix of “Lying From You,” while Fozzy enters with “I Know Evil.” Sleep Token’s “The Summoning” gets rebuilt by Austeria, Dexter and the Moonrocks return with Spoone’s remix of “Freakin Out,” and Ninth Key closes the block with “Happy Feels Like.”
Rage Against the Machine launches Segment 3 through an Evalution remix of “Bulls on Parade.” Dead Poet Society’s “Cold” then crosses over from the Alternative Mix before Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” receives the Frosty treatment. Three Days Grace’s “Animal I Have Become” follows in a Duma remix, with Autumn Kings’ “Gone, Gone, Gone” closing the segment.
The fourth block brings one of the show’s heaviest combinations of classic and modern material. Meduso reworks Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” Letdown. delivers “Do It for the Love,” and Alice In Chains’ “Them Bones” gets reshaped by DB Ramsey. A Wick It remix of Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” follows before From Ashes To New closes the segment with “Die for You.”
Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” opens Segment 5 through a Flozone remix before Architects bring the show back into the present with “Broken Mirror.” Breaking Benjamin’s “Had Enough” gets the Pharaoh treatment, followed by Kill Jayden’s remix of Godsmack’s “Bulletproof.” Marilyn Manson’s “Exit Wound” closes the segment.
Bring Me The Horizon’s “Can You Feel My Heart” gets a Riot remix before Tom Morello arrives with “Date Night.” Neon Spellcraft then takes on Tool’s “The Pot,” followed by Kill The Noise’s remix of Slipknot’s “Duality.”
Papa Roach closes Rock Mix #1227 with “See You in Hell” featuring Humankind, finishing a show that travels from AC/DC and Black Sabbath through grunge, nu-metal, industrial rock and the current generation of heavy music.
Alternative Mix #711 and Rock Mix #1227 aired as part of the weekend of August 15, 2026 edition of Skratch N Sniff Radio.
