Alternative

Alternative in terms of music is defined as any type of music altering from the mainstream music, however there is a distinguishable style of music generally called Alternative rock (also alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the United Kingdom as indie). Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: P.O.D.

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Nov 20 Friday 20 November 2009
Dax Riggs	The Mink Houston, Texas, Houston, United States 29.7383 -95.379819	6 people attended 1 shout
Anime USA 2009 Gear Masters Ball at ANIME USA 2009!!! http://www.animeusa.org The Clockwork Dolls	ANIME USA 2009!!!… Crystal City, Virginia (Washington DC), United States	1 person attended Add shout
Class of 2009 Tour at Mohegan Sun Arena Saving Abel, Red, Pop Evil, Taddy Porter	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, Connecticut, United States 41.492585 -72.095925	2 people attended Add shout
Bowling for Soup	Wilkes-Barre… Wilkes-Barre(, WI), United States	Add shout
Fancy Me Yet at The Talent Farm Fancy Me Yet, Pathway to Providence, And Then There Was You, Lannen Fall, Robots & Butterflies, Us Vs. Them	The Talent Farm Pembroke Pines, Miami FL, United States 26.01614 -80.4302	2 people attended 1 shout
Dinosaur Jr. Gypsy Nomads	Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, Cleveland, United States 41.508012 -81.580477	32 people attended 1 shout

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xSamuelOnlinex wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

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alviladog wrote:
Wednesday morning

Jonzo67 wrote: I don't understand people's problem. Alternative = alternative to what is big in the mainstream. Bands like Muse and Radiohead are popular and have to comepte with all the mainstream pop/r&b in the charts - a.k.a. they are giving listeners of mainstream music an alternative to listen to. Innit. In case you haven't noticed, Radiohead is the biggest mainstream there is!

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noah_cj wrote:
last week

Emergency Blanket, que buena banda....!!!

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HASYMO_T_U_01 wrote:
last week

Drip-Dry Eyes has released a new song. I feel fresh. Please come listen to pop music electronic sound pleasant! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=1004332291

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KharBevNor wrote:
last week

Band photo: Bloodhound Gang. Says it all, really.

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Bora-02 wrote:
last week

what happens when alternative IS the mainstream [2]

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Red_Ryan wrote:
last week

I agree wholeheartedly, both alternative and indie should cease to exsist!

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maquinadehuesos wrote:
last week

Fake genre ... like indie

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jsnruf wrote:
last week

Fake genre.

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AmenRock wrote:
13 days ago

IEverybody hurts.

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8bits_bmx wrote:
14 days ago

ХУИТА

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Jonzo67 wrote:
16 days ago

I don't understand people's problem. Alternative = alternative to what is big in the mainstream. Bands like Muse and Radiohead are popular and have to comepte with all the mainstream pop/r&b in the charts - a.k.a. they are giving listeners of mainstream music an alternative to listen to. Innit.

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tigerlil1 wrote:
17 days ago

Check out Grammy nominated Angela McCluskey’s BRILLIANT new album, You Could Start A Fight In An Empty House releasing Nov 23rd! 2009 and will be available on itunes and Amazon. One of the best female artists in the world! http://www.myspace.com/angelamccluskeymusic http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angela-McCluskey-music/10952918958

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Plummad wrote:
18 days ago

I guess the reason Placebo called themselve Alternative was because there lyrics and style were different to the rap-metal style that came about that they hated. But I agree; This genre is stupid and has always been stupid; even from the start with the so called "alternative clubs". Things called alternative are always better described as something else. It's just really elitist and/or pretentious to call a band alternative. [2]

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loccer wrote:
18 days ago

This genre is stupid and has always been stupid; even from the start with the so called "alternative clubs". Things called alternative are always better described as something else. It's just really elitist and/or pretentious to call a band alternative.

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PrettyInPunk123 wrote:
19 days ago

Coldplay and Tori Amos in 'alternative'. Music is dead. [3]

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ShitTits404 wrote:
last month

what happens when alternative IS the mainstream

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Wuarscht wrote:
last month

Alternativ isn't alternative anymore... How the hell Linkin Park is tagged as so and Muse or Placebo or Radiohead oO

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Ayries wrote:
last month

But the people listening on a site on the internet =/= everyone, really. To be fair. Though this tag IS grossly overused...

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fry1077 wrote:
last month

if you look at the charts page 6 of the top 10 artists are alternative artists, so I guess alternative = mainstream

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