Decades from now, if your offspring come scooting up on their airboards and ask, "What did you listen to in the '00s?" you can proudly pull up this playlist and let them know there was more to the era  …

The adult alternative landscape of the '00s was about more than just revved-up rockers; there was still plenty of room for sharp-eyed pop pioneers to make their mark. British "bad girl" Lily Allen load …

Jimi Hendrix was wrong. At the end of 1967's "Third Stone From the Sun," he proclaims, "You'll never hear surf music again." We love you, Jimi, but here's a reality check: surf music will never  …

Despite all the Mermen and Beach Boys floating around, dudes don't have a stranglehold on surf music. Brian Wilson's future wife harmonized with the Honeys - whose voices sweetened hits by Brian's boys …

While the '90s was all about slacker revolts, the return of college rock, and such old-school revivals as ska and swing, the new millennium has given the guitar-guided charts a facelift on a monthly ba …

Nothing against the two other tiers in our '00s Alternative Rock 2 Essentials, but Deep Cuts is where things get really interesting. For starters, we've got the two groups with whom Jack White cheats o …

If there's one thing we'll always love about alternative rock, it's how open-ended the alt part of the equation is. Especially in the new millennium, as songs are served with decadent dashes of disco-p …

When a new Nirvana song ("You Know You're Right") suddenly stormed alternative rock stations in 2002, it didn't just remind us why Kurt Cobain's one of history's greatest rock stars; it also connected  …

If there's one thing we'll always love about alternative rock, it's how open-ended the alt part of the equation is. Especially in the new millennium, as songs are served with decadent dashes of disco-p …