The South shaped ‘90s music even more than Seattle did. Sure, Seattle is the geographic location most closely associated with that decade’s sound. This is due to the successful grunge bands, like ...

A 1990s rock band is returning with a new album in 2026. Extreme, best known for the No. 1 hit “More Than Words,” announced ...

Alanis Morisette is still doing her thing nearly 30 years after her breakout album, Jagged Little Pill, including a show earlier this month at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Credit: Photo by Halle ...

When you think of '90s music, it's easy to automatically start naming off a lot of bands in the grunge and alternative genre. But Seattle titans like Nirvana and Pearl Jam are just one part of the ...

There was a time where there was nothing like the feeling of walking into your local Tower Records or Sam Goody and heading straight for the new releases section. The sight of racks of CDs lined up in ...

The ’90s were full of indie and alternative bands that didn’t always get the attention they deserved, but their music has aged like fine wine. From dreamy shoegaze to punchy power pop, there’s a whole ...

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...

Welcome to Dial Up, Mashable’s most excellent look at technology in the '90s, from the early days of the World Wide Web to the clunky gadgets that won our hearts. Where to put the Modest Mouse CD? I ...

Butterfly clips, CapriSun pouches, and trips to Blockbuster—just another day in the life during the '90s. But arguably, the best part of the decade was the killer mixtapes that put your Walkman to ...

The 1990s were an interesting time for music. CD sales were booming. MTV was going strong. The music industry is different these days, but that hasn’t stopped some musicians who were big in the ‘90s ...

As some of our favorite pop-punk bands continue to show us, we have a lot to thank 1990s alternative music for. Not only did the mainstream explosion set the foundations for the genre collective as we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Between rap, rock, R&B and pop music, the ‘90s saw a number of ...