Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Between rap, rock, R&B and pop music, the ‘90s saw a number of ...

The ’90s were full of indie and alternative bands that didn’t always get the attention they deserved, but their music has aged like fine wine. From dreamy shoegaze to punchy power pop, there’s a whole ...

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 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 ...

When you think of '90s music, it's easy to automatically start naming off a lot of bands in the grunge and alternative genre. But Seattle titans like Nirvana and Pearl Jam are just one part of the ...

These trailblazers fused unbridled energy with experimental quirks; each band had a sound that was a raucous cocktail of introspective lyrics and a defiant refusal to play by the rules of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

When alternative music exploded in the 90s, and you had a ticket to Lollapalooza, you’d see Jane’s Addiction, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Nine Inch Nails, and Butthole Surfers all on the same bill. And ...

The '90s were a magical time for alternative rock music—especially if you were tuned into college radio. The circuit birthed some of the era’s biggest mainstream acts: Nirvana, Liz Phair, Radiohead, ...

And the band—Leigh Nash, Matt Slocum, Justin Cary, along with Jon Radford, Steve Hindalong, and Phil Madeira—lived up to the hype, delivering an enchanting performance. After starting with "The Last ...