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: Death Cab for Cutie

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Nov 7 Saturday 7 November 2009
100 Monkeys at Wildhorse Saloon 100 Monkeys	Wildhorse Saloon Nashville (TN), Nashville, United States 36.162598 -86.775564	4 people attended 3 shouts
Nov 8 Sunday 8 November 2009 Today
DecembeRadio Sevenglory	Suncrest Christian… Saint John, Indiana, United States	1 person attending Add shout
Minus the Bear The Antlers	White Rabbit San Antonio TX, United States 29.448535 -98.487508	23 people attending 18 shouts
Sevenglory	Scottish Rite… Fort Wayne, IN, United States 41.13056 -85.12889	Add shout
Kidrockers at The Echo Silversun Pickups, The Henry Clay People	The Echo Los Angeles CA, United States 34.077617 -118.260059	4 people attending 1 shout
The Cribs Insotre at Jackpot Records at Jackpot Records The Cribs	Jackpot Records Portland, Oregon, United States	4 people attending 1 shout

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AmenRock wrote:
15 hours ago

IEverybody hurts.

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8bits_bmx wrote:
Friday morning

ХУИТА

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canndied wrote:
Thursday evening

this tag lost it's meaning 10 years ago XD stop spoiling stats. please.

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Jonzo67 wrote:
Wednesday evening

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:
Tuesday evening

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:
Monday afternoon

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:
Monday afternoon

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:
last week

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

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ShitTits404 wrote:
last week

what happens when alternative IS the mainstream

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Wuarscht wrote:
last week

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 week

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 week

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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Neeed wrote:
last month

''is defined as any type of music altering from the mainstream music,'' Radiohead lol.

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nDroae wrote:
last month

"Yes! We're all individuals!" ... "I'm not!"

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CheeryLady wrote:
last month

My favoyrite alternative band are:Marmaduke Duke,The Joy Formidable and more...

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mambo4dude wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/music/Oblate+Spheroid/_/Deimos+%28DEMO%29?autostart

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Slaything wrote:
last month

between Pop and alternative music, i'm probably more pop [2]

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Slaything wrote:
last month

elvisdodd123: you don't have the FAINTEST idea what 'unique' means. but i guess it can be excused since you're well.. 14

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duhf wrote:
last month

Moro na roça mesmo, não vou em porra nenhuma, meu máximo é Faichecleres, chinelo mermo e daê? rs

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xcitindesigns wrote:
last month

The bigger problem is that some bands that might 'fit' into the genre are very popular and very commercial.

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