Discovering new limits for reckless impressions of the rock genre and inspired by alternative bands like Jimmy Eat World or NOFX Over It bring on invigorating stamina to the punk-pop style Forming in Alexandria VA in 1998 and later relocating to Cali…

Drawing heavy influence from Green Day and blink-182 early on pop-punk quartet All Time Low formed in the suburbs of Baltimore MD in 2003 around singerguitarist Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat The two soon added bassist Zack Merrick and drum…

During the late 90s, an overabundance of pop punk bands with hooks custom made for mainstream radio began infiltrating US radio and MTV. The most renowned of the bunch was probably Blink-182, with countless other lesser-known (but similarly styled) o…

England's Hard-Fi have a unique approach to making the punky version of Britpop so ubiquitous in the early 2000s. Embracing new technology--from the standpoint of efficiency as opposed to experimentation--and the music that has grown out of it, Hard-…

As the singer guitarist and main songwriter of Australias Men at Work Colin Hay was responsible for penning several of the quirkiest pop hits of the early 80s Although he and his former band will forever be associated with the land down under Hay ori…

Beginning with their very first recording, the 1997 EP HERE COMES THE PARTY, the Welsh ensemble Lostprophets ushered in a new era of hard rock in the U.K. Inspired by 1990s alternative rock, new wave, and hip-hop as much as they were by metal and har…

Head Automatica was the somewhat unlikely pairing of vocalist Daryl Palumbo -- he of NYC hardcore stalwarts Glassjaw -- and producer Dan the Automator aka Dan Nakamura of Gorillaz Handsome Boy Modeling School Introduced by mutual friends the duo bega…

Though a batch of 1980s-New Wave-inspired bands started making noise in the early 2000s, it wasn't until the Killers' 2004 debut album HOT FUSS that the style really broke through to the mainstream. Heavily indebted to the likes of the Smiths, Psyche…

The Texas indie rock quintet Blue October came together in the late 90s with vocalistguitarist Justin Furstenfeld drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld violinist Ryan Delahoussaye bassist Matt Noveskey and lead guitarist Brant Coulter In 1998 Blue October indep…

After making their initial impact with the single, "Popular", this Los Angeles, California, USA-based alternative rock band then struggled to shake off accusations that they were a "novelty band". The single - a teenage guide to winning popularity - …

Bergen County NJs Senses Fail consisted of vocalist James Buddy Nielsen guitarists Dave Miller and Garrett Zablocki bassist Michael Glita ex-Tokyo Rose and drummer Dan Trapp Forming in 2002 SF developed a slick amalgam of post-hardcore chuggery and e…

Chicagos Rise Against began in 1999 when ex-88 Fingers Louie bassist Joe Principe tapped area vocalist Tim McIlrath for a new project rooted in the sound and social vision of traditionalist hardcore Joined by fellow 88 Fingers vet Dan Precision on gu…

Californian sextet Linkin Park simultaneously took inspiration from and expanded upon the hybrid of heavy rock, hip-hop, and electronics that made such bands as Korn and Limp Bizkit so successful at the tail end of the 1990s. The band's 2000 debut HY…

Taking their name from the Little Feat classic "Dixie Chicken," the Dixie Chicks greeted the world in 1998 with their major label debut, WIDE OPEN SPACES, a wild blend of bluegrass, pop and country. Number one records, sold-out tours, Grammy nominati…

A collaboration between musicianvocalist Imogen Heap and producerarrangersongwritermusician Guy Sigsworth Frou Frou manufactured an impressive brand of vocal-driven electronic pop formerly the exclusive territory of Bjrk The British duo had been coll…

Story of the Year began as Big Blue Monkey in St Louis Missouri At the time the late 90s the bands sound was much heavier think Deftones and the lineup that would become Story of the Year was not yet in place Big Blue Monkey played frequently in and …

Formed in 1999 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Hot Hot Heat looked back nearly 20 years for inspiration, as they fashioned their sound after quirky post punk outfits such as XTC and the Cure. After a number of personnel changes, the line-up se…