Category Archives: altenative rock music
Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2020 (part 1)
When it comes to the world of music, one thing seems clear this year is that guitar-driven rock music is coming back with most of this year’s best indie rock albums featuring guitars at the forefront. To discover more, have … Continue reading
Top ten video games with rock soundtracks (part 2)
Far Cry 3 Far Cry 3 only featured a three-song soundtrack with Diplo and Skrillex having made a strong showing for the small amount of music in-game. Generally, nothing beats that burn down pot fields during a Skrillex drop. Alan … Continue reading
The Most Famous Alternative Rock Bands of All Time (part 2)
Thirty Seconds to Mars Formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, Thirty Seconds to Mars (or 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band including members: Jared Leto (lead vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards), Shannon Leto (drums, percussion), and Tomo … Continue reading
The Most Famous Alternative Rock Bands of All Time (part 1)
Emerged from the 1980s’ independent music underground, alternative rock became popular in the 1990s around the world. Let’s have a look at some of the most famous alternative rock bands of all time. The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse Formed … Continue reading
Radiohead, One Of The Most Popular Bands In The History of Alternative Rock
Formed in 1985, Radiohead is an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, consisting of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards), Ed O’Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Phil Selway (drums, percussion, backing vocals), and … Continue reading
Billboard Has Revamped Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart
Billboard has announced the revamped multi-metric Hot Rock Songs chart with new name Hot Rock & Alternative Songs survey. The change from Hot Rock Songs to Hot Rock & Alternative Songs shows the rise of artists who make music that … Continue reading
We Will Rock You – One of the greatest stadium anthems of all time
Although We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions are two separate tracks, Queen released them together as a single in October 1977. It is nearly impossible to think of one of these without the other. They are the … Continue reading
New Release Alt-Rock Albums to Listen To Right Now
Alt-rock started as a rock subgenre to cover artists who were not signed commercially by major labels, creating a sound that is rock at the roots but limited only by the imagination of the artists. For fans of alt-rock, here … Continue reading
Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies of Covid-19 at 52
Fountains of Wayne co-founder and Emmy and Grammy award-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger, 52 years old, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday morning, EW has confirmed. Schlesinger had been cared for in an upstate New York Hospital for more than one week. … Continue reading