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(Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) 4 Times Hip-Hop and Alt-Rock Collided Perfectly
If you think that alt-rock and hip-hop can’t coexist, well, Weezer, Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Jack White would like to have a word with you.
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Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images for MTV 5 Iconic Alt-Rock Album Openers of the 2000s
Does opening a record with the song it’s named after still work? Take a look at these iconic album openers from 2000s alt-rock and see.
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Tim Roney/Getty Images 4 Dream Alt-Rock Collabs That I Wish Would Happen (Even Though I Know at Least One of Them Probably Won’t)
If we could have only one of our alt-rock dream collaborations come true, it would be to see Jack White and Meg White together again.
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Oasis’ Liam Gallagher on the Simple Trick That Made ‘Definitely Maybe’ Grab Your Attention More Than Other Records
Oasis’ debut album was enhanced by a sound-doubling method used by producer/mixer Owen Morris, who came in after it was finished.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MAY 03: Liz Phair performs during day 1 of Shaky Knees Music Festival at Atlanta Central Park on May 03, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) Liz Phair Describes Disastrous Holiday Performance From the Early 2000s: ‘I Didn’t Belong Here’
Liz Phair, 90s alt-rock legend, was once asked to perform at the Rockefeller Center tree lighting event, and it did not go well.
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Deftones Drop New Merch to Support Local Youth Soccer Team
The Deftones have teamed up with Goal Projects to sell branded sports gear that will go to support the Los Jaguares youth soccer team.
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Alanis Morissette au Montreux Jazz Festival le 19 juillet 2025. (Photo by Lionel FLUSIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Alanis Morissette Announces New Summer 2026 Concert Tour Dates
Alanis Morissette has announced a run of shows in Ireland and the U.K., with Skunk Anansie and Wet Leg opening select dates.
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Garbage Singer Shirley Manson Doubles Down on Beach Ball Rant With Explosive On-Stage Rant
Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson says she “joined a band because I wanted to listen to Siouxsie and the Banshees,” not play with beach balls.
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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?”
