'90s Alternative and Philosophy: Modern Rock Meditations

Since the mid-1960s, musicians have pushed the boundaries of rock and roll, leading to the rise of proto-punk, post-punk, new wave, goth, indie, emo, grunge, college rock, and numerous other subgenres that challenged the status quo of popular music. By the early 1990s, the variety of influences merged into more of a unified force that became known as alternative rock, defined by creativity, experimentation, and cultural influence.

This volume brings together a group of '90s alternative rock...