Category Archives: altenative rock music

The Most Famous Alternative Rock Bands of All Time (part 2)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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The Most Famous Alternative Rock Bands of All Time (part 1)

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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Radiohead, One Of The Most Popular Bands In The History of Alternative Rock

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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Billboard Has Revamped Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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We Will Rock You – One of the greatest stadium anthems of all time

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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New Release Alt-Rock Albums to Listen To Right Now

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne dies of Covid-19 at 52

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Eugene Jackson

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 →

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