Alt18 for 9/11/21: We have a new No. 1

Recap of the 9/1/21 Alt18 Countdown on Sirius XM with Milky Chance at No. 1 with “Colorado.” The Marias “Hush” reaches No. 11.

Bastille tops the Alt18 Countdown while The Marias and The Happy Fits join Sirius XM AltNation’s list of new alternative music.

Listen on Spotify: Popular alternative songs on the music charts. Updated weekly.

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My blog tracking the Alt18 Countdown and new alternative music.

In the post–"Blurred Lines" legal landscape, artists like Lorde are treading extra carefully when their music ends up sounding similar to someone else’s. But our brains can’t be trusted to notice when we steal an idea—and the problem is likely getting worse.

On July 3, 2018, the stars aligned for fellow Memphians and bandmates Jeffrey Jordan and Spencer Stewart. At their backyard cookout in Nashville on that fateful day, the pair discovered the drummer of their dreams, Garrison Burgess—completing their pop-rock trio, The Band CAMINO.  “Spencer and I had just moved to town, and we were on […] More

Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg are bringing music insider Dorothy Carvello’s tell-all book, “Anything For A Hit” to the screen.

Daniel Johnston was one of the most unique artists of all time. Revisit the time when his career was launched by Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain.

Wes Borland, Fred Durst and Sam Rivers of Limp Bizkit perform on stage during Lollapalooza 2021 at Grant Park on July 31, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.

Lucky album number 13 for Minnesotan husband and wife duo

To celebrate 20 years of The Strokes’ Is This It, we’ve asked a few of our favorite musicians to share their own stories about the record.

The 26-year-old singer opens up to Glamour about her debut album, Dawn, out now.

Birdtalker premiere their new song Taking Control with The Boot.