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(Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images) R.E.M.’s First Top 10 Hit Was Quite Misunderstood and ‘Incredibly Violent,’ Says Michael Stipe
R.E.M.’s first top 10 hit was “The One I Love”, which was the very first single released from their 5th album, “Document” (1987).
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Shirley Manson Defines Exact Moment Garbage ‘Failed’: ‘Radio Wasn’t Interested in Playing Our Record’
Garbage was flying high in the ’90s, but after the 9/11 attacks, when “the world changed,” Shirley Manson says their career took a turn.
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3 Moments That Marked the Start of the Alternative Rock Movement in the Late 1970s
Alt-rock traces back to the ’60s, but it was moments like Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life” in the late ’70s that really broke ground for the genre.
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(Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images) 4 Alt-Rock Songs That Used Orchestra Sections Surprisingly Well
There’s no denying that the Smashing Pumpkins’ song “Tonight, Tonight” has a standout orchestral arrangement, but have you heard “Daydream?”
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4 Underrated Alt-Rock Guitarists Who Helped Shape the Genre’s Sound
Guitarists like Dave Grohl and Jack White have had big impacts on alt-rock, but there are some other musicians we should be talking about…
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 05: Black Francis of the Pixies performs in concert at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on September 05, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images) 5 of the Best 90s Alt-Rock Bands I Saw at the 2025 Bourbon and Beyond Festival
The 2025 Bourbon and Beyond festival brought in tons of great alt-rock bands this year, and a few really stood out!
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3 Alt-Rock Songs That Use Drop D Tuning in Creative Ways
Among the many alt-rock songs that implore the use of drop-D tunning “Loser” by Beck is far and away a standout.
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The Stereotype Beck Took “Real Offense” to at the Start of His Fame in the 1990s
Beck says that the “slacker” stereotype he was saddled with in the 1990s, saying, “I was like, “No, no, no — I want to be a serious artist.”
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RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images 4 Alt-Rock Songs That Were Secretly About Other Musicians
Pavement once wrote a song that took some tongue-in-cheek jabs at Billy Corgan, and the Smashing Pumpkins singer reportedly wasn’t a fan.
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Who Killed the Video Star? 4 Alt-Rock Bands Who Peaked During MTV’s Heyday
The rise of alt-rock in the 1990s/early 2000s produced more bands than you could count, but not all of them have outlived MTV’s glory days.
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Credit: Brian Bowen Smith Tour Spotlight: 311’s ‘Unity Tour 2025’
311’s “Unity Tour 2025” is kicking off again in California on Aug. 8, with Badflower and Sitting on Saturn in tow.
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In the late 90s and early 2000s, a new style of music took hold. These are jam bands masquerading as alt-rock bands from that era.