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A gigantic stylistic umbrella for everything from early garage rockers the Stooges to noise artisans Sonic Youth, and from Synth Pop royalty New Order to Postmodern Pop pioneer Beck, the "alternative" moniker was introduced into the mainstream in the early 1990s -- but as an alternative to what? Alternative represented a collision of several genres whose momentum had been building for several decades. Beginning with the artsy, seedy undercurrents of the Velvet Underground in the late '60s, and continuing through both Punk's heyday in the late '70s and the college rock/Post-Punk of the '80s, the groundswell of the underground ultimately broke big in January 1992 when Grunge upstart Nirvana's Nevermind improbably topped album charts worldwide. The brashness of the original Punk movement has played a significant role in forming the attitude and identity of most alternative music of the last twenty years, yet the underground's original scorn of mass acceptance became so diluted in the wake of its ever-growing commercial success, its near-complete metamorphosis into the mainstream was an inevitability in the hodgepodge '90s.
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John Norris Interviews: The ...
The Teenagers
Alternative/Punk
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John Norris Interviews: The ...
The Teenagers
Alternative/Punk
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Love No
The Teenagers
Alternative/Punk
Merok
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Starlett Johansson
The Teenagers
Alternative/Punk
Merok
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Attack
30 Seconds To Mars
Emo, Alternative/Punk, Indie Rock
Immortal Records
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The Kill
30 Seconds To Mars
Emo, Alternative/Punk, Indie Rock
Immortal Records
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Falling Out Of Favor With Th...
Through The Sparks
Alternative/Punk
Skybucket Records
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Typical
Tickle Me Pink
Post-Grunge, Alternative/Punk, Emo
Wind-Up Records
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Fancy Walking
Tickley Feather
Alternative/Punk
Paw Tracks
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Tiny Masters of Today
Tiny Masters Of Today
Alternative/Punk
Great Society/Wbr
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Over and Over
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alternative/Punk, Brit Rock
Astralwerks - Virgin
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Fishing For A Dream
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alternative/Punk, Brit Rock
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Underdog (Save Me)
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alternative/Punk, Brit Rock
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