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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
Alt/Punk
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Love No
The Teenagers
Alt/Punk
Merok
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Starlett Johansson
The Teenagers
Alt/Punk
Merok
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John Norris Interviews: The ...
The Teenagers
Alt/Punk
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Attack
30 Seconds To Mars
Emo/Hardcore, Alt/Punk, Indie/Alternative
Immortal Records
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The Kill
30 Seconds To Mars
Emo/Hardcore, Alt/Punk, Indie/Alternative
Immortal Records
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Falling Out Of Favor With Th...
Through The Sparks
Alt/Punk
Skybucket Records
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madeline
Tickle Me Pink
Contemporary Hard Rock, Alt/Punk, Emo/Hardcore
Wind-Up
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Typical
Tickle Me Pink
Contemporary Hard Rock, Alt/Punk, Emo/Hardcore
Wind-Up Records
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Fancy Walking
Tickley Feather
Alt/Punk
Paw Tracks
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Tiny Masters of Today
Tiny Masters Of Today
Alt/Punk
Great Society/Wbr
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Upon Viewing Brueghel's "Lan...
Titus Andronicus
Indie/Alternative, Alt/Punk
Xl
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Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus
Indie/Alternative, Alt/Punk
Xl
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Over and Over
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alt/Punk, Brit Rock
CAROLINE ASTRALWERKS - CAT
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Fishing For A Dream
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alt/Punk, Brit Rock
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Underdog (Save Me)
Turin Brakes
Adult Alternative, Alt/Punk, Brit Rock
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