<H4>Alternative Rock</H4> A catch-all phrase which refers to non-main stream music starting from the early '80s onwards.

http://altmusic.about.com/ Arabella Clauson's links to alternative and modern rock sites; reviews, interviews. http://www.4alternative.com/ Directory guide from 4anything.com http://members.aol.com/IMatchBoxI/ Alternative Music: new singles, unknown bands, and rare music. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Amphitheatre/5246/ Alternative MP3 site with industrial, alt rock, krautrock and lo-fi MP3s http://members.home.nl/altmusic/ A directory of Alternative Music sites: Bands, Reviews, News, Tours, Concerts, Festivals, Radiostations, Lyrics. http://delphin17.tripod.com/music/music.htm Links to 70+ bands, including official sites, fan sites, and mailing lists. http://www.american-icon.com Includes a biography, Real Audio clips, tour dates, pictures and news. http://www.doesnot.com A rock/modern alternative/ambient/house/world beat multimedia presentation. Downloadable music, video and images for you. http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/current_independent_music/ Dedicated to the promotion of independent music. Features reviews and interviews. http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/4925/ A page about Alternative music, with sections on Alanis Morissette, No Doubt, Cake lyrics, an extensive report on The Music Industry. http://freeyellow.com/members8/mrsyummy information on dead generation x musicians with links to the top information sites http://www.digitalmusicnation.com Links; downloadable songs (wav files, Liquid Audio, Liquid Music Network.) http://makotter.tripod.com Music related Weblog and Sounds. Music-samples in mp3 and realaudio. http://members.aol.com/oneirosv/index.htm Features Switchblade Symphony, the Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Prick, author Poppy Z. Brite, Vampyres, and original writings in the 'zine Intestinal Noises &amp; Poetry. http://www.wagdog.co.uk Hear and buy signed white label CDs from the coolest new acts before they hit the shops. http://www.hoolahan.com.au/ Official site of Australian band with news, tour details, photos and RealAudio. http://www.hypermusic.net/ Independent music site, with artst profiles, downloads, links, radio streams, video clips, zine, and news. http://www.4indierock.com/ A guide to indie rock from 4anything.com http://www.insideindiemusic.com/ Offers independent musician resources as well as music, reviews, and interviews from a variety of bands within the genre. http://www.insound.com/ Indie music resource, with interviews, reviews, band profiles, downloads, store, and links. http://www.alexjamesmuscat.com/ Information and music from a small group of independent artists, such as Alex James Muscat, Rainbow Flava, 503 Holding and Fleeting Trance. MP3s, biographies and news. http://www.fora.gr/stergios/midi 1 mini MIDI Jam a Day by Stergios Kottas. It's a daily free concert. It's a music calendar. http://ModernRock.com/ Featuring MP3s, new music, free artist promotion, a large selection of CDs, reviews, news, interviews, weekly Hot 30 chart, links to band sites, internet radio station and free email. http://www.mustardonly.com/ Official site of the music label. Includes photographs, lyrics, news, and a biography of the head of the company. http://www.alterflava.4t.com/ A punk/metal/crossover/hip-hop site with band information, guitar tabs, music news, pictures, and downloads. Featuring bands like KoRn, LimpBizkit, Incubus, CypressHill, Greenday, and other similar bands. http://www.angelfire.com/emo/origin/ Traces the origin of the emo genre, with references and shopping links. http://www.popex.com/ Fantasy music share trading game. Buy and sell shares in your favourite bands, then reap the dividends when they make the news. http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock.html A sometimes tongue-in-cheek view of how to look and act the part of a serious indie rock fan. With pointers to labels and books to study, genre history, and general advice. http://members.tripod.com/Takeanap/ A growing database of introspective and introverted musical artists such as Hayden, Howie Beck, Elliott Smith, Lisa Germano. http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/albums/0,2759,20478,00.html News network's guide to the top 100 alternative albums ever. http://www.theknowledge.com Featuring labels, bands, news, sales, interviews, reviews, gigs, soundclips, music careers info, competitions and free membership. http://www.geocities.com/sunsetStrip/performance/5208/ A site about alternative music, like the Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Joy Division, featuring news, rare graphics, rare guitar tabs, MP3. http://www.tunefilter.com/ Offering an eclectic selection of indie music reviews, best-of-year lists and CDs available for purchase from their label. http://allsands.com/Music/Bio/womenalternativ_sxq_gn.htm Summarises the alternative music careers of ten women, with a top ten based on the criteria of talent, success, and originality.