1. To mark the release of the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Oceania, we wanted to ask: Which is your favorite 90s alt rock band?

     

    1.       Nirvana – 28.0%

    2.       Pearl Jam - 21.1%

    3.       Radiohead - 17.1%

    4.       Alice in Chains - 11.6%

    5.       Stone Temple Pilots - 11.3%

    6.       Smashing Pumpkins - 10.9%

     

    Karmin answered: Nirvana
    Isaac Slade, lead singer for The Fray, answered: Radiohead

  2. "These days, one can hardly watch three commercials without hearing some obscure nugget taken out of context, but that was certainly not the case in 1993. Pete & Pete was among the first longform shows, cable or otherwise, to incorporate indie-rock and underground bands into its very fabric." →

    In honor of tomorrow night’s Pete & Pete retrospective shows at Bowery (tickets still available, I just checked!), indiepop guru Mike Appelstein counted down six of the show’s best musical moments. Michael Stipe, Luscious Jackson, and Fat Tulips ahoy! 

  3. my favorite page in every issue of billboard →

    LOOK AT ALL THOSE SONGS WITH MUSIC VIDEOS

  4. A Question Inspired By The Phoenix-Like Return Of fIREHOSE

    anthonyisright:

    Can you think of any indie-turned-major ’80s-to-’90s cusp-of-the-alterna-boom bands that haven’t indulged in any “reunion” activities, be it shows to support a reissue (like Big Dipper) or new songs to support a hits compilation (like the Replacements and Afghan Whigs)? Husker Du is gray area, considering that Hart/Mould performance a while back.

    This is a good question. Flop? (I loved them.) Anyone else have an idea?