Alternative Rock
- ISBN-10
- 0879306076
- ISBN-13
- 9780879306076
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 837
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Author
- Dave Thompson
Description
Provides profiles of solo performers, bands, producers, and record labels from the alternative rock movement, ranging from the mid-1970s to the present, and includes discographies, album reviews, and photographs.
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