CHOSEN GENRE

ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Alternative Rock is a genre under the umbrella of Rock. Alternative Rock is more so associated with an Indie genre.

The name "alternative rock" essentially serves as an umbrella term for underground music that has emerged in the wake of punk rock since the mid-1980s. Throughout much of its history, alternative rock has been largely defined by its rejection of the commercialism of mainstream culture, although this could be contested ever since some of the major alternative artists have achieved mainstream success or co-opted with the major labels from the 1990s onwards. 

Bands associated with Alternative Rock include:

• REM
• Joy Division
• U2
• The Smiths
• Radiohead
• Pulp
• The Strokes
• The Stone Roses
• Blur 
• Green Day
• Razorlight and many more