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The Best Alt-Rock Song of Each Year of the 1990s

The 1990s saw alt-rock music explode as a commercially viable format and these songs saw quite a bit of airplay as a result. Continue reading…

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1089: 1976-The birth year of alt-rock, part 1

When was rock’n’roll born? That’s hard to pin down. It’s not like the world woke up one day and, all of a sudden, there was this brand-new genre of music that had emerged

Evanescence, The Offspring And Billy Corgan Lead iHeartRadio ALTer EGO 2027 Lineup

Alternative rock has always been a wonderfully crowded neighbourhood, and iHeartRadio’s ALTer EGO is bringing several generations of its most recognizable residents together for on...

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

Three new alternative rock tracks that are sure to get your toes tapping for this week

The Madelines – “Amy”-There’s something about the energy of this track that wins me over right away. It jams along with a solid rhythm, but then the fuzzy guitars enter and make it...

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

3 Alternative Rock Tracks From the Mid-1990s That Felt Like Grunge’s Final Swan Songs

Meat Puppets (Photo by �� Tim Mosenfelder/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Grunge was fading away in the mid-1990s, and these alternative rock tracks from that era might as wel...

9 Stripped-Down Grunge Songs That Still Go Hard AF

Here are 11 stripped-down grunge songs that still go hard as f-ck, including picks by Mother Love Bone, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog and more. Continue reading…

'90s Alternative Rock Bands With Only One Original Member Left

All of these bands are still playing shows today, with at least one act topping at least 70 tour dates in each of the past four years. Continue reading…

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1090: 1976-The birth year of alt-rock, part 2

Over the course of human history, certain years have proven to be more important than others. Over the course of 12 months, things happen that change everything. Nothing is ever th...

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

Olivia Rodrigo is on a one-woman mission to bring 90s alt-rock to the masses

Babes In Toyland? The Breeders? The Cure? As she kicks off her The Unraveled Tour, Olivia Rodrigo is still the biggest cheerleader for Gen X rock

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

Classic Alternative - Episode #473: Toadstool

Classic Alternative - Episode #473: Toadstool Read more »

AP A-sides: 10 songs you need to hear

Our favorite new songs, updated weekly.

3 Stunning Rock Songs From Unexpectedly Beautiful Vocalists

Rock group Alice in Chains. Left to right Jerry Cantrell, guitar; Layne Staley, vocals, Michael Starr, bass and Sean Kinney in Hollywood for rehearsal July 1991. These surprisingly...

5 must-see bands at Aftershock 2026

Split between venerated heroes and the new gen.

3 Rock Songs From 1997 You Heard While Shopping at the Mall With Your Friends

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - JUNE 13: Third Eye Blind backstage at Live 105's BFD 1997 at Shoreline Amphitheatre on June 13, 1997 in Mountain View California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Gett...

Three alt and indie pop tracks to show how many definitions there can be for “pop” music

V!ctoria – “Late to the Party”-This was one of those songs that I clicked play and, not knowing what to expect, was absolutely floored on the spot. I don’t even know how to explain...