The ‘90s saw the rise of many new genres of rock and roll. Grunge and alt-rock had begun developing in the late 1980s, but were still niche sub-genres with small audiences through to the end of the ...

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 ...

A lot of the numerous subgenres of rockmusic have somewhat understandable names. Indie and alternative rock, for example, were so named because they came into being in the late '80s as an alternative ...

Alternative rock bands are diverse and wide-ranging, but they all share a common trait: blending genres. Many grunge bands, for example, combined heavy metal riffs with a punk ethos. Some of the ...