"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…"

"Musical genres collided more in the 90s than in any other decade, making ‘alternative’ rock ever harder to define."

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

"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…"