"We thought no-one would play it." The story behind one of the great '90s alt. rock singles, The Breeders' Cannonball ...

Lauren Presley is back with "Potential," a raw and emotional alt-rock single that explores who someone could be, rather than who they are. The song embodies openness and grit, representing the mental ...

The '90s produced some of alt-rock's most memorable and defining ballads. These 11 songs showcase the genre at its most ...

Not every artist who reshaped rock music in the 1990s did it with chart-topping singles or stadium tours. Some worked in the ...

The popular alternative-rock band Twenty One Pilots, which consists of members Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun, just reached another milestone with their new single, "City Walls," off their latest album, ...

The Nixons made it big in the 1990s with their hit single “Sister”. This post-grunge hit was their only song to make it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US at no. 48. Honestly, the whole of Foma ...

“Before You I Just Forget”, “Starburster / In Heaven” — Fontaines D.C. Irish post-punk darlings Fontaines D.C. just released a deluxe edition of Romance, one of the best albums of 2024. It includes ...

The term “alternative rock” evokes an interesting image. At first thought, one may picture emo teenagers or long-haired rock stars smashing guitars. Yet the alternative rock genre is a far cry from ...

What were the best alternative rock albums of the 2000s? Here we take a year-by-year look through the decade, paying close attention to the trends and scenes that pushed alternative rock in new ...

Reading alt-rock duo Lost Velvet release new single 'Dark Cells', blending post-rock and grunge. Early BBC Introducing support. Debut album due 2026.