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alt-rock

/ ɔː /

noun

  1. a genre of rock music regarded by its practitioners and fans as being outside the mainstream
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of alt-rock1

C20: from alt ( ernative ) + rock
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Yet that self-titled LP went on to become a quintuple-platinum smash, spawning late-’90s alt-rock radio staples like “What I Got,” “Santeria” and “Wrong Way.”

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After the glossy big-hair moment, Heart was one of the relatively few bands from that era to survive into the alt-rock ’90s.

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Alt-rock star Case describes a painful childhood and worse adolescence, then a tough trail to professional success that included suffering through harsh Chicago winters without enough money for heat or warm clothing.

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The alt-rock band's show in Boston on Friday when frontman Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro and was wrestled away by roadies and bassist Eric Avery.

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Armstrong grew up in Los Angeles and is best known as the singer in alt-rock band Dead Sara, which she co-founded with guitarist Siouxsie Medley in 2005.

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