When grunge broke into the mainstream in the early 90s, these three bands never got as big as Nirvana or the other "Big Four" ...

Sometimes, it makes me sad to think about all the incredible yet undiscovered bands out there. If you’re like me and wish you could discover some of those underground hidden gems, don’t worry—I've got ...

Here are 11 greatest hits albums from alternative rock acts that every serious vinyl collector needs on their shelf. Sure, greatest hits albums can be a quick cash grab for artists repacking their ...

Unless it's Nirvana, it's no easy task choosing the best albums from the biggest alternative rock bands of all time. But it's a challenge we are willing to take. What "alternative" means has certainly ...

Alternative rock and grunge of the 90s was notoriously a sausage fest. It’s not as bad now, but a lot of rock bands are still predominantly men. These female-fronted or queer bands of the 90s helped ...

As an English professor, a musician, and a Black person, I’m ready to shred misconceptions about who is and who isn’t fit to jam. Black History Month is getting a lot more punk rock. Today sees the ...

“Too Black for the White kids, and too White for the Blacks,” Earl Sweatshirt confesses on his 2013 track “Chum.” The lyric hit like a punch to the gut because it wasn’t just Earl’s story, it was a ...

How are alternative music platforms differentiating themselves from mainstream services, and how can they hope to hold their own? What do they tell us about what the future of music could and should ...

Three-quarters of the way through Richard Linklater’s 1990 film “Slacker,” an accomplice to a botched robbery strolls past a concrete lot covered in AstroTurf, on top of which a sculptor is setting up ...