Faggy Rock, Punk & Alternative. Alternative Rock. Alternative rock. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s.
In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt[clarification needed] to either the musical style or simply the independent, DIY ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music.[4] At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock (including some examples of punk itself, as well as new wave, and post-punk). List of alternative rock artists. This is a list of alternative-rock artists.
Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name. Timeline of alternative rock. Alternative rock is generally understood to have begun in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily in the United Kingdom.
Reaching a commercial and critical peak in the 1990s, alternative rock acts are still popular today and AAA radio is a common format. 1970s[edit] Albums Lou Reed releases Rock 'n' Roll Animal 1973[edit] Bands formed 1974[edit] Cheap Trick 1975[edit] 1976[edit] 1977[edit] 1978[edit] Events SST Records is founded in Long Beach, California by Greg Ginn 1979[edit] 1980s[edit] 1980[edit] Disbandments Dischord Records is founded in Washington D.C. by Ian MacKaye.Sub Pop is founded as the fanzine Subterranean Pop in Seattle, Washington.4AD is founded in London, England by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent. 1981[edit] Founding of New Zealand's Flying Nun Records; approximate start date for the Dunedin sound genre 1982[edit] Albums The Haçienda nightclub opens in Manchester, England. 1983[edit] BauhausMission of Burma.