This genre used to be called "underground," then "progressive", then "alternative rock" then "indie rock" and now it's just called "indie". And really, it's not a genre.
My Bloody Valentine's LOVELESS is one of the most revered albums of the 1990s. Highly influential, shrouded in mystery, it has - so far - been an impossible album to follow up for its chief creator, Kevin Shields. Learn More
Alex Green places the Stone Roses within the ecstasy-enhanced playground that was the late 80s Manchester scene and theorizes about what could have been had they maintained the brilliance of this peak performance. Learn More
The Pixies have had a career unlike any other in alternative rock, disappearing as a not-quite-next-big-thing only to become gods in absentia. Learn More
R.E.M.'s debut album, released in 1983, was so far removed from the prevailing trends of American popular music that it still sounds miraculous and out of time today. Learn More
Seemingly granted 'classic album' status within days of its release in 1997, OK Computer transformed Radiohead from a highly promising rock act into The Most Important Band in the World ñ a label the band has been burdened by (and has fooled around with) ever since. Learn More