Once alternative rock became mainstream, record labels signed anyone with a guitar and a band photo shot with a fisheye lens. But in their defense, they got it right over and over again. There were so ...

Here are 13 essential alternative rock albums from the 1990s that you should absolutely own on vinyl.

The pop singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc has announced a new EP where he’s covering a bunch of ’90s alternative songs.Rock My Soul is the first volume of a planned two where he’ll offer up his take on ...

Alternative rock’s heyday was definitely in the 90s. That era has come and gone, sadly. But there are so many songs from that decade that are still quite loved today. And many of those alt-rock tracks ...

What's the best alternative album of each year of the 1990s? The 1990s were the decade in which alt-rock music truly came into its own. During the '80s, many of alt-rock's heroes were mostly relegated ...

The '90s were a groundbreaking decade for music, especially when it comes to grunge and alternative artists. If '90s rock is your go-to music taste, you have a ton of solid tracks to catch up on, as ...

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...