Alternative Rock

    Alt rock refers to rock music outside of mainstream, radio rock. Though there is no longer mainstream rock, so maybe it’s just what rock is now?

    Pleased to Meet Me

    The Replacements: Pleased to Meet Me

    There is nothing that shapes your life when you're 14 like music. At least that was the case back in mid-1987 when there was so little in terms of media to fill your
    DOVE

    Belly: DOVE

    I have to start by saying that I absolutely hate this cover. It looks like some pseudo hippy...
    Cinema Verite

    Dramarama: Cinéma Vérité

    Oddly, 1985 was a pretty informative year for my musical tastes. That doesn’t bode well for the future,...
    Head Carrier

    Pixies: Head Carrier

    Pixies are a pretty large touchstone for me in my musical evolution. It honestly started back in 1989...

    Wilco: Star Wars

    More than anything I just wanted the put this album cover on my site, as I don’t really...
    Ten

    Pearl Jam: Ten

    Easily one of the top five influential and memorable albums of my college years. For those who thought...
    Nevermind

    Nirvana: Nevermind

    I put this CD on sitting in a dorm room at college and my mind melted right out...
    In Utero

    Nirvana: In Utero

    So you thought Nirvana was gonna go soft on their third album after Nevermind became one of the...
    Frank Black

    Frank Black: Frank Black

    The first solo effort from former Pixies leadman, Black Francis, finds him trolling through similar neighborhoods and sounds...
    Odelay

    Beck: Odelay

    The first time I heard this album was at a friend’s house in New Jersey. It was during...
    Melt

    Artificial Joy Club: Melt

    Another from the Interscope trash heap, I picked this one up years ago and really hadn’t listened to...
    I Bet On Sky

    Dinosaur Jr.: I Bet on Sky

    One could almost call Dino Jr. prolific at this point. This, their third album in five years since...
    The Darcys

    The Darcys: The Darcys

    I saw these guys when they opened for Ramona Falls. I gave them not the likeliest chance in...