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15 bands who are crucial to the history of noise music
When it initially blasted into the world from New York’s Lower East Side almost concurrently with punk in 1977, it was dubbed no wave. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau referred to it as “skronk,” an onomatopoeia based around the general guitar sound. He uncharitably dubbed its ’80s practitioners “pigfucker” bands. This writer’s personal name for […]
These 10 unknown '90s bands will make you wonder what else you missed
If you were a music fan coming of age in the 90’s, you were having a blast. Nirvana‘s success effectively killed hair-farmer metal and boring mainstream rock. In its place was a new generation of artists ready to etch their marks on the veneer of culture. Many of those names—Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Beck, Nine Inch […]
Here are 10 bands from the '90s you never heard and it's a damned shame
AltPress was started 35 years ago because there was more great music happening than what radio and MTV would let people believe. We’re confident about this throwback list of bands from the ’90s you’ve never heard of for a few reasons. First, the geographical spread of these bands is worldwide. We can’t help but think […]
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