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unusual facts about alternative music



Antonio Pontarelli

Pontarelli has re-introduced Classic and Baroque influences into "alternative music" culture, performing string arrangements and electric violin tracks for System of a Down singer Serj Tankian's album Elect the Dead.

Kevin Seal

Kevin Seal was an MTV VJ in the late 1980s, the host of the pilot of Club MTV (according to an MTV special) and one of the hosts of the influential alternative-music program 120 Minutes, which debuted in 1986.

Penistone FM

Content on the station includes a variety of genres, with more specialist programming on evenings and at weekends, with Country, Brass, Alternative and Soul being some of the genres covered.

The King and All of His Men

"The King and All of His Men" is the second single released by the British alternative band, Wolf Gang, from their debut 2011 album, Suego Faults.

The Sexual Life of the Savages

The Sexual Life of the Savages (subtitled Underground Post-Punk from São Paulo, Brazil) is a compilation album produced by Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado (the components of alternative music duo Tetine), and released in 2005 by British record company Soul Jazz Records.


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Biodro Records

Its first releases, P.O.L.O.V.I.R.U.S. by Tymon Tymański's Kury and Statek kosmiczny Ścianka by Ścianka were big artistic and commercial success on polish alternative music market, winning together seven nominations for Fryderyk Award (six for Kury and one for Ścianka) and one award.

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia

It contains 12 tracks of alternative music including the Pixies cover "Monkey Gone to Heaven" by Far.

Danny Wiseman

He is a huge fan of IRL, NASCAR and NHRA auto racing, as well as heavy metal and alternative music.

Half Life Half Death

Many Filipino Alternative-music enthusiasts fondly remember Half Life Half Death for its quirky remake of "High School (Life)," a '70s Pop song written by the Filipino composer George Canseco for the Filipina actress/singer Sharon Cuneta.

Jarocin Festival

Jarocin Festival was one of the biggest and most important rock music festivals in the 1980s Europe, by far the biggest festival of alternative music in the Warsaw Pact countries.

Mark Miremont

Much of his work was shown on MTV's alternative music program 120 Minutes.

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed the album in the number 6 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.

O2 Academy Bristol

In the main room Indie and Alternative music is played, DJ'ed by Ramshackle residents: The Postman & Andy Tokyo plus occasional guest DJs which in the past have included Zane Lowe and Bloc Party.

RockFood

Although RockFood Music had been in existence since 2003 as an alternative music promotions company, The RockFood fanzine was only available in an online form from March 2006, and the first printed edition was published in early 2007.

SCENE Music Festival

The festival features mostly alternative music and has hosted such groups such as Sydney, Alexisonfire, A Northern Chorus, Billy Talent, Boys Night Out, Cauterize, City and Colour, Ligeia, Crush Luther, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Johnny Truant, Lights, Magneta Lane, Raising the Fawn, The Trews, and The Black Lungs.

Talking Heads: 77

In his 1995 book, The Alternative Music Almanac, Alan Cross placed it in the #5 spot on his 10 Classic Alternative Albums list.

The Ferry Boat Inn

Over the next few years the Ferry Boat became established as one of the most important venues for local bands, catering for all types of alternative music, with a leaning towards punk rock, ska punk, metal, hardcore and Post-rock.

The Magoo Brothers

The band was based on the west side of the wall in Berlin, where there was an active alternative music scene through the decade.

Tinitus

Tinitus was an annual alternative music festival focusing on the sub-genres of alternative electronic music such as Industrial, EBM, Synthpop and Futurepop.

Ugh

"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!," a 1995 single by British alternative music band Chumbawamba

Walter Hyatt

His band, known as Uncle Walt's Band, was involved in the alternative music scene in Austin, Texas, from its inception and is credited by many with being the Godfather of Americana Music or the Original Americana Artist, never easily pegged into any one musical genre or format of commercial music styles.

Will Botwin

In 1981, Botwin launched an alternative music marketing and promotion company named Side One that by 1983 had evolved into an artist management company, representing artists such as Modern English and Icicle Works.