Believe it or not, alternative rock music did not get its start in the dive bars and independent radio stations of the Pacific Northwest. The genre began decades before Nirvana and Pearl Jam reared ...

There is no logical reason for Chuck Klosterman to have written Rock* – A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music. That is one reason I’m glad he did. Klosterman says as much ...

Most one-hit wonders are massively popular for a year or two before promptly fading into obscurity. The following solitary hits, however, are still absolute jams today. It’s pretty rare to find ...

Here are 11 of the best alternative rock ballads of the 1990s. The 1990s were a pivotal decade for the alternative rock genre. While the genre is most often remembered for grunge-influenced angst, it ...

Pixies remain one of alternative rock's most durable reference points, a band whose sharp dynamics and abrupt shifts still shape how listeners talk about loud guitars, strange pop hooks, and the ...

Pixies announce a major tour across North America and Europe this fall. The alternative rock pioneers behind Surfer Rosa and Doolittle are hitting the road with their classic lineup. Pixies, Pixies ...