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Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage How Eddie Vedder Penned Pearl Jam’s Debut Single While Catching Some Waves
Eddie Vedder, iconic vocalist of the defining 90s grunge band Pearl Jam, penned the lyrics to “Alive” while surfing on a foggy morning.
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Photo by Mick Hutson/Redferns 90s British Rock Frontman Steps Away From Music Amid Ongoing Health Concerns
Chris Helme, known as the frontman of 90s British rock group The Seahorses, has cancelled multiple 2026 shows due to health concerns.
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Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage 3 Forgotten Side Projects Featuring Iconic 90s Grunge Artists
You may not remember these three side projects or supergroups that featured defining grunge artists of the 1990s.
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Photo by Rich Polk/Variety via Getty Images 3 Alt-Rock Bands From the 90s Who Have Reunited, Warming My Millennial Heart
My millennial heart feels warm watching these alternative rock bands from the 90s making grand returns in recent years.
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Photo by Santiago Bueno/Sygma via Getty Images 3 Alternative Rock Songs From the 90s I Can’t Believe Millennials Forgot About
Millennials have forgotten about these three 90s alternative rock songs that could use a second wave of popularity in 2026.
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Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images 4 Shoegaze Songs That Will Make You ‘Get’ Why Everyone Loves the Genre
If you’re wondering why shoegazers are so passionate about the genre, these shoegaze tracks can help you “get” why they love the genre.
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Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images 3 Grunge Bands That Never Got As Big As Nirvana (And I’m Still Mad About It)
When grunge broke into the mainstream in the early 90s, these three bands never got as big as Nirvana or the other “Big Four” grunge bands.
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Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images 4 Alternative Albums From the 1990s That Deserve a Second Life With Gen Z
As Gen Z has taken an interest in the music of the 1990s, these four alternative albums deserve a second life.
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Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images 3 Instantly Recognizable Alt-Rock Album Covers of the 1990s
These three alt-rock album covers of the 1990s are among the most instantly recognizable of the entire decade.
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Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images 4 Alternative Sleeper Hits of the 1990s
These four alternative sleeper hits of the 1990s slowly climbed the charts, yet they became some of the most defining hits of the decade.
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Photo credit: HenryBoyer313/YouTube 3 Shoegaze Bands of the 90s That Vanished After One Great Album
These three bands were part of the shoegaze movement of the 90s, contributing one great album before vanishing.
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Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images 3 of the Most Memorable Verses of 1990s Grunge
These three memorable verses of 1990s grunge helped further define the music genre and dominated the alternative charts.