Alternative rock

Famous rock legend. Singer and guitarist of the popular band Nirvana. Was found dead on April 8, 1994 in his home in seattle.Cobain had attempted suicide before which help the police with the decision of ruling this case as a suicide. Though this case was ruled a suicide, many people had other theories. Some thought his ex-wife played a part in his death or maybe his drug addiction led him to an unintentional death. Now that he is gone the world will never know what actually happened, though…

In celebration of their latest album “Slow Horse”, Stolen Rhodes stopped through New Jersey’s Timeout Sports Bar on their tour around the nation. The Philadelphian based band is no stranger to this local scene as they’ve played former hotspot for open band jams, Shady Katie’s. Matt Pillion (vocals, various instruments), Kevin Cunningham (guitar), Dan Haase (bass) and Eric Skye (drums) rolled out the night with the first track from the name album “Keeps Me Alive”. What a better way to introduce…

“Peace, love, empathy. Kurt Cobain,” and like that the famous, musical genius signed his name at the bottom of his suicide note, only to tragically die shortly after. Kurt Cobain was the singer and guitarist for the punk-rock band named Nirvana. He was known for his voice that sounded more like a melodic scream and producing a wailing guitar sound which consisted of a lot of feedback to make his music sound as obscene as possible. Other than Cobain’s signature sound, Nirvana was known for…

a good friend, and an inspiration to many across the globe. Did he really commit suicide or was his death a coverup for a tragic murder? Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. The band was formed with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene in grunge genre. After signing with the major label DCG Records, the band found A breakthrough success…

U Street Music Hall, a DJ-owned concert venue in Washington D.C., recently celebrated their six year anniversary on March 11, 2016. The venue had DJ Jim E-Stack as the opening act, and featured XXYYXX as the main attraction. XXYYXX is a twenty-year old black electronic dance music artist who challenges stereotypes and uses his racial, age, and gender identity to creatively produce music without the boundaries of modern convention. XXYYXX, otherwise known as Marcel Everett, considers his genre…

In 1992, when their album, Nevermind, was number one on the charts, the bands’ second album, Incesticide, was released and Cobain married Courtney love in Hawaee, amid rumors of drug use by both Cobain and Love. There baby daughter, Frances, was born in Los Angeles in that same year while Cobain was undergoing detoxification in the same hospital. Children’s Services took custody of the child immediately and court action over this went on until 1993. In May 1993, Cobain was admitted to…

with the naked baby floating in the water. Lead singer of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain is known for his zen personality and deep thinking. Everything he wrote came from his heart and has a distinct meaning to him, his ability to express his emotions through rock music makes him one of the most well-known artists. The album accounts as media due to the fact that Kurt Cobain used his platform to confront imperfections of society, both through his album covers and the music itself. The album was realized…

Rock, jazz, country, hip hop, and gospel music all have their place in history. What they are, when they came to popularity, and what significance they hold can be found in common knowledge. There is one music genre, however, that cannot be so easily defined. This genre has rejected norms and surprised masses at every turn, yet many people do not hold an appreciation for it. This music, alternative rock, deserves much more than that. Those who put in countless years of dedication to this iconic…

Jaden Southworth 4 November 2016 We got the beat- Rock music through the ages The music industry is, and always has been, based purely off of supply, demand, and sales. It all began with the creation of sheet music; once music took a physical form, it was desired by rich aristocrats who paid for it in full. Then came the phonograph, a device invented by Thomas Edison that used phonographic disks to play recorded audio out loud. It was originally intended for the use of business documentation,…

changed the dynamics of the genre known as indie/alternative rock. In the last forty or so years, indie rock has transformed…