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(Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) WATCH: Garbage Covered ‘Lovesong’ by The Cure at Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit Show
The band also played classics like “Push It” and “Stupid Girl”.
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Counting Crows perfroem at Wetlands Preserve, New York, January 12, 1993. (Photo by Steve Eichner/Getty Images) How This Counting Crows Hit Became a Directional Pivot From Mid-90s Tragedy (And the Lewd Studio Note That Gave the Song Its Feel)
The Counting Crows released their first album one year before Kurt Cobain’s death, but that tragedy shook them up and redirected their path.
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Pete Still/Redferns 3 of the Most Underrated Alt-Rock B-Sides of the 1990s
These 90s B-sides were once rare, mostly underrated, somewhat re-released, and now definitely fan favorites with cult followings.
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Rob Ball/Redferns via Getty Images 3 Alt-Rock Albums That Would’ve Been Old Enough to Get Married in Colonial America
Alt-rock didn’t have the biggest year in 2014, but these three albums are among the hidden gems turning 12 in 2026.
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Roy Rochlin/Getty Images 4 Alt-Rock Tracks to Keep On Rotation When You’re Struggling to Stay Motivated
Having trouble staying motivated all day? Losing focus? Struggling to remember why it all matters? Here are four alt-rock tracks to help you.
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Wendy Redfern/Redferns 5 of the Sunniest Alt-Rock Bangers to Get You Through the Last Several Weeks of Winter
If you need to forget that winter is still happening, here are five sunny alt-rock bangers that will remind you that summer is coming.
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Eve 6 (Photo by Annamaria DiSanto/WireImage) 4 Underrated Alt-Rock Albums From the Early 2000s That Are Still Bangers
One of the most underrated alt-rock albums of the early 2000s comes from Eve 6, who launched their career with ‘Inside Out’ in the 90s.
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(Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) 4 Times Hip-Hop and Alt-Rock Collided Perfectly
If you think that alt-rock and hip-hop can’t coexist, well, Weezer, Lil Wayne, Eminem, and Jack White would like to have a word with you.
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Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images for MTV 5 Iconic Alt-Rock Album Openers of the 2000s
Does opening a record with the song it’s named after still work? Take a look at these iconic album openers from 2000s alt-rock and see.
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Tim Roney/Getty Images 4 Dream Alt-Rock Collabs That I Wish Would Happen (Even Though I Know at Least One of Them Probably Won’t)
If we could have only one of our alt-rock dream collaborations come true, it would be to see Jack White and Meg White together again.
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Oasis’ Liam Gallagher on the Simple Trick That Made ‘Definitely Maybe’ Grab Your Attention More Than Other Records
Oasis’ debut album was enhanced by a sound-doubling method used by producer/mixer Owen Morris, who came in after it was finished.
