Manic Pop Thrill

ONE: The Alternative Music Industry / 1 An introduction to what alternative music is and how the business that surrounds it works TWO: Miasma Bands / 17 My Bloody Valentine, its cloudy whir, and the imitators that followed in its wake THREE: British Guitar Bands / 37 The Smiths, the Fall, the Wedding Present, Kitchens of Distinction, and other guitar janglers FOUR: American Guitar Bands / 59 Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, Nirvana, grunge, and the music of the disenfranchised FIVE: Grebo Bands / 95 Mega City Four, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, the Wonder Stuff, and other grimy Brits SIX: Feedback Bands / 115 The Jesus and Mary Chain and its tornedo sound SEVEN: Art Bands / 129 The Cocteau Twins and the gauzy side of alternative EIGHT: Industrial, Goth, and Other Subgenres / 143 Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, the Pixies, and other smaller alternative movements NINE: Conclusion / 157 Some final thoughts on the alternative sound and impact