The iconic band has expanded one stop its 2026 tour by adding The Ataris and Bedouin Soundclash to the lineup.

There’s a lot of debate about the definition of alternative music. It describes music contrasting with mainstream genres in instrumentation, lyrical content, and rejection of major record labels and ...

The ’90s were full of indie and alternative bands that didn’t always get the attention they deserved, but their music has aged like fine wine. From dreamy shoegaze to punchy power pop, there’s a whole ...

What are the most played songs live of some of your favorite alternative rock bands? Alt-rock has evolved from the '70s and '80s to where it was more secondary in popularity to where it became the ...

Dave Kendall's death sparked an outpouring from Gen X fans who said MTV's 120 Minutes introduced them to the music and ...

1960s self-titled rock album The Velvet Underground & Nico is groundbreaking and extremely influential to alternative rock ...

Each year, artists from all over the U.S. and Latin America gather in New York for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), which is celebrating its 26th edition in 2025. These musicians come ...

“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 ...

Dave Kendall has died. The former host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, Kendall’s death was announced by his successor, Matt Pinfield, on X. Pinfield did not share a cause or date of death. Kendall’s age was not ...

What's the best alternative album of each year of the 1990s? The 1990s were the decade in which alt-rock music truly came into its own. During the '80s, many of alt-rock's heroes were mostly relegated ...

The rockers will hit the road this fall with support from The Mountain Goats, Sponge, The Verve Pipe, Sweet Water and ...