Here are five 1990s alternative rock bands that should’ve been bigger. With the introduction of Nirvana and Nevermind in 1991, the ‘90s were front row and center for the changing of musical tides; ...

“Too Black for the White kids, and too White for the Blacks,” Earl Sweatshirt confesses on his 2013 track “Chum.” The lyric hit like a punch to the gut because it wasn’t just Earl’s story, it was a ...

Rarely does a band get famous from their debut album alone. For many rock outfits, that first record is an experiment of sorts and represents the band’s potential without much in the way of experience ...

Plenty of alternative rock songs from the last few decades are a lot of fun to listen to, but not very much fun to try to cover.

The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Among the notable names in this year’s alternative music categories are Bon Iver, the Cure, Turnstile, and Wet Leg. Find ...

Blink-182, Sum 41, Good Charlotte, The All-American Rejects, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Jimmy Eat World, Brand New, Finch, New Found Glory, All Time Low, My Chemical Romance. These bands, many of ...

From Blink-182 and Green Day to Yellowcard and Paramore, many pop-punk bands have stolen the hearts of rock music lovers. Though the genre has slightly shifted as the years (or decades) have passed, ...

This summer has been marked by musical anniversaries: the two decades since Woodstock, the 25th birthday party of the Who, and the not-so-Rolling Stones return to the stadiums. While most of the ...

These trailblazers fused unbridled energy with experimental quirks; each band had a sound that was a raucous cocktail of introspective lyrics and a defiant refusal to play by the rules of the ...