Alternative rock was once unconventional until it became a dominant mainstream force in the 1990s. Many bands mixed classic sounds from the 60s or 70s with the spirit of punk. These opposing ...

Travel back to 1985 and experience iconic alternative rock songs by The Cure, The Cult, and The Smiths for the first time all ...

The band just released their latest album, Never/Know, in May 2025, and it has been very successful. The release became their ...

Sixpence None The Richer." The beloved rock band, whose "Kiss Me" was a staple of alternative radio in the 1990s, gave their ...

The Vail Valley music scene just got a little edgier with the formation of a new band called Quadrasonic, which plays a variety of alternative rock, grunge and ’70s punk. “There are a lot of bands ...

The term “alternative rock” evokes an interesting image. At first thought, one may picture emo teenagers or long-haired rock stars smashing guitars. Yet the alternative rock genre is a far cry from ...

What's the best alternative album of each year of the 1990s? The 1990s were the decade in which alt-rock music truly came into its own. During the '80s, many of alt-rock's heroes were mostly relegated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cage the Elephant’s “Metaverse” hits No. 1 on the Alternative ...

In more than a few respects, Silversun Pickups are very much a 21st century band, formed during 2000 and essentially untouched in membership since the core group coalesced in 2002. Since then, the ...