The supergroup may seem like an increasingly rare species of artist these days, but the '80s were something of a golden age for them, as these songs show.

The best 1980s alternative songs include "Streets of Your Town" by The Go-Betweens, The Cure's "Pictures of You," and ...

Before breaking into the mainstream and becoming alternative rock classics, these college radio songs defined the underground sound of the '80s.

Just when you thought the 1980s were over, these 1990s bands brought the music of the decade back for another round. At times, the desire for a '90s band to turn the clock back 10 or so years has been ...

We often think of decades in music history as isolated chapters. However, music, as with everything, evolves. Underground artists were reacting against the slick production and excess of popular music ...

There are songs I love so much that I try to limit how much I listen to them. Trying to preserve some sacredness in how they connect with me. But regardless of how often I’ve heard them, they never ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Torture. Incest. Being terrorised by tiny fish. The subject matter of the Pixies' songs on 1988's debut full-length Surfer Rosa, ...