Firstly, the definition of “modern alternative music”, we can say that modern alternative music is rock music with less of a punk sound than in previous years and more of an alternative sound in the vein of R.E.M, The National, Superchunk and a whole host of other artists whose music had been influential on indie […]

This article will discuss what happened to alternative music in the new millennium, and what it will take to save it from extinction. Alternative rock is a genre of music that was invented in the late-1970s, evolving from the then-popular new wave music of the 1970s. In the 1980s, a widespread revolution occurred, as alternative […]

This article will discuss what is the definition of alternative music and will talk about which bands fall into this genre. When most people think of alternative music, they automatically think of punk or hardcore and will immediately take their stance of which bands are or are not alternative bands. The “Most Punk Band In […]

This article will discuss what does alternative rock mean in music. There are many bands, in various genres, that fit this umbrella. What I’m interested in is bands that touch on rock, pop, punk, hip-hop, and whatever else is doing well in the modern music landscape. In doing so, I wanted to use this broad […]