The youth always wanted to detach themselves from the older generations and they moved to different forms of music and bizarre fashion styles. read more
Rock music has never dominated charts ever since the golden era (1966-72) except for a brief outburst in the 90s with Grunge and Britpop and it's quite simply because the best rock music isn't meant for the single format which drives chart success. read more
There are still signs that a fervent alternative scene survives. This weekend, for instance, 50,000 people a day are expected to visit Indio, Calif., for the sixth-annual Coachella Valley Music Festival, the biggest rock event of its kind in the United States, to cheer bands like the Arcade Fire and the Secret Machines. read more