Alternative rock was once unconventional until it became a dominant mainstream force in the 1990s. Many bands mixed classic sounds from the 60s or 70s with the spirit of punk. These opposing ...

Windsor's 89X has returned to its alternative rock format five years after switching to a country. (Windsor's Alternative 89X) Five years after switching to country music, Windsor’s 89X is back with ...

The iconic alternative rock station 89X is back on the air after a five-year absence, flipping formats again on the morning of Thursday, Aug. 28, and reviving a cultural staple of the Detroit-Windsor ...

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 ...

Z93 (WGTZ) has returned to Dayton airwaves playing music from the '80s, '90s and early 2000s. On-air personalities Scott Sharp and Kim Farris will return as well.

In more than a few respects, Silversun Pickups are very much a 21st century band, formed during 2000 and essentially untouched in membership since the core group coalesced in 2002. Since then, the ...

An alternative rock band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its biggest album by unearthing songs from the vault. 311 released “90s Throwback EP: Vol 1″ on Friday, the first of a two-part ...

Sombr‘s "Undressed" ascends to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart dated Sept. 6, becoming the ranking's first new ruler in more than a year. "Undressed" reaches the top of the ...

The 1990s were one of the best decades for heavy music, so here's who we think make up the "Big 4" of both '90s rock and metal. The reason the '90s were so unique was because various subgenres peaked ...

Longtime Milwaukee alternative-rock station WLUM-FM (102.1) will lose its format "in about a month's time," vice president of programming and operations Michelle Rutkowski said on the air Aug. 26. The ...