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Timeline of alternative rock

This is a timeline of alternative rock, from its beginnings in the 1970s to the present.


1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - See also


1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

  • Events

1981

1982

1983

  • Disbandments
    • Bauhaus
  • Events
    • WFNX, one of the first commercial stations to play alternative rock, begins broadcasting.

1984

1985

  • Events
    • The Feelies reunite.

1986

  • Albums
    • Butthole Surfers - Rembrandt Pussyhorse
    • The Feelies - The Good Earths
    • Guadalcanal Diary - Jamboree
    • R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
    • Sonic Youth - EVOL
    • Violent Femmes - Blind Leading the Naked

1987

  • Disbandments
    • Hüsker Dü

1988

  • Disbandments
    • Green River
  • Events
    • Mother Love Bone and Mudhoney form from members of Green River after they break up.

1989

  • Disbandments
    • Guadalcanal Diary

1990

  • Disbandments
    • Camper Van Beethoven
    • Glass Eye
    • Mother Love Bone

1991

  • Disbandments
    • Galaxie 500
    • Jane's Addiction
    • The Replacements
  • Events
    • Nirvana releases Nevermind, popularizing grunge in the mainstream, especially due to the hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
    • Temple of the Dog, made up of members of Soundgarden and the newly formed Pearl Jam, releases their first and only album as a tribute to Andrew Wood.
    • The first ever Lollapalooza takes place.
    • The term riot grrrl is coined by Alison Wolfe of Bratmobile.

1992

1993


1994

  • Disbandments
    • Nirvana
  • Events
    • Kurt Cobain of Nirvana dies on April 5th, found April 8th.
    • Kristen Pfaff of Hole dies on June 16.
    • Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" becomes a hit single; some cite it as the last major hit of the grunge era.
    • Beck's "Loser" becomes a hit single.
    • The Offspring releases Smash, becoming one of the best selling albums from an independent record label of all time. Along with the release of Green Day's Dookie, it repopularizes punk rock in the mainstream.

1995

  • Disbandments
    • American Music Club
    • Meat Puppets
  • Events
    • Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon is found dead on October 21.
    • Ska becomes popular, with bands such as No Doubt, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Sublime seeing commercial success.
    • Folk Implosion has a hit single with "Natural One".
    • Mad Season, a band made up of members of Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and the Screaming Trees, forms and breaks up in the same year.

1996

  • Newly formed bands
  • Disbandments
    • Screaming Trees
    • The Pogues
    • The Stone Roses
  • Events
    • Jonathan Melvoin of The Smashing Pumpkins dies on July 12.
    • Alice in Chains makes their last appearance on MTV Unplugged.
    • Marilyn Manson's Antichrist Superstar is released, becoming industrial music's most successful album.
    • Hype!, a documentary about the grunge scene of the early 1990s, is released.

1997

  • Disbandments
    • Porno for Pyros
    • Soundgarden - believed by many to signal the end of grunge's mainstream success.
    • Throwing Muses
  • Events
    • Jane's Addiction reunites; later that year, they disband again.
    • On haitus while Scott Weiland is in rehab, members of The Stone Temple Pilots form Talkshow ; the new band lasts for only a short time.

1998

  • Events
    • For the first year since it began, Lollapalooza does not take place, and goes on hiatus for 6 years.

1999

  • Disbandments
    • Blind Melon - after years of struggling to continue on without Shannon Hoon.
    • The Jesus Lizard
    • The Jesus and Mary Chain
    • Luscious Jackson
    • Pavement
    • The Verve
  • Events
    • John Baker Saunders of Mad Season dies.
    • Despite rumors of disbanding, The Stone Temple Pilots return to recording.
    • The No WTO Combo attempts to play at the WTO Meeting of 1999, but are unable to do so due to conflicts with the police.

2000

  • Disbandments
    • Letters to Cleo
    • Rage Against the Machine
    • The Smashing Pumpkins
    • Soul Coughing
  • Events
    • The Smashing Pumpkins have their last concert on December 2.
    • The Smashing Pumpkins release MACHINA II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music for free to music downloaders on the internet.
    • The Meat Puppets reunite.

2001

  • Disbandments
    • The Afghan Whigs
    • Elastica
    • Toadies
  • Events
    • The Matthew Good Band breaks up. Good continues as a solo artist.

2002

  • Disbandments
    • Hole
  • Events
    • Layne Staley of Alice in Chains dies on April 5, the 8th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death.
    • Jane's Addiction reunites again.
    • Nirvana's "You Know You're Right", a previously unreleased song, becomes a hit single.

2003

  • Events
    • The first Lollapalooza in 6 years takes place.

2004

  • Disbandments
    • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  • Events
    • The Pixies reunite and release a new single entitled "Bam Thwok ".
    • Lollapalooza is cancelled due to low ticket sales.

2005

See also

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