"The phrase “alternative rock” generally makes people think of the ’90s, but it’s been well documented that Nevermind …"

"Soon after punk hit, intense, speed-driven hardcore bands formed in California and New York and DC, and their fans bu…"

"In the 1990s, a great deal of music which had been considered underground, punk, or just plain weird in the 1980s cou…"

"The '80s indie and alt-rock era would ultimately diverge in many directions, detouring to the depths of goth-rock and…"

"Back then, you weren’t allowed to have dreams of being huge. None of the major labels [had] touched anything that’s r…"

"And likely, whether you're using Arcade Fire as some background ambience or a '90s alt-rock Pandora station as encour…"

"To some people, new wave was the music made by bands who were too traditionally melodic to be classed as punk; bands …"

"As the story goes, country slept with the blues in Memphis and gave birth to rock n’ roll. After a while, country got…"

"It took Bob Dylan to break the ice between the [country and rock music] camps. [...] While it would be a stretch to c…"

"Hybrids of country and blues had been played throughout the South since the ‘20s, most notably Jimmie Rodgers and the…"