http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.1049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rssThe term "alternative" was coined in the late '80s to describe American and British underground music. Its roots were based in punk and post-punk, and its instrumentation was aggressively guitar-based. The sounds varied: the jangle-pop of R.E.M. and the Smiths, the noise-rock of Sonic Youth and the Pixies, the indie rock of the Replacements and U2 (at the time), and the experimentalism of the Talking Heads and Butthole Surfers. Independent record labels, including SST, Touch and Go, Homestead and Dischord, would prove important in fostering the various movements in alternative music. While near-exclusive airplay on college radio was key in developing local audiences (thus the synonymous earlier term of "college rock"), MTV's <I>120 Minutes</I>, a program airing all alt videos, became a national platform for many of these bands. All of these elements would pave the way for bands such Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chili Peppers to enter the mainstream in the early '90s.'80s Alternativeen720Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:31:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.1049&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss The term "alternative" was coined in the late '80s to describe American and British underground music. Its roots were based in punk and post-punk, and its instrumentation was aggressively guitar-based. The sounds varied: the jangle-pop of R.E.M. and the Smiths, the noise-rock of Sonic Youth and the Pixies, the indie rock of the Replacements and U2 (at the time), and the experimentalism of the Talking Heads and Butthole Surfers. Independent record labels, including SST, Touch and Go, Homestead and Dischord, would prove important in fostering the various movements in alternative music. While near-exclusive airplay on college radio was key in developing local audiences (thus the synonymous earlier term of "college rock"), MTV's <I>120 Minutes</I>, a program airing all alt videos, became a national platform for many of these bands. All of these elements would pave the way for bands such Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chili Peppers to enter the mainstream in the early '90s. http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.17361133&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:58:38 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.17361133 mvid.17361133 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.17361133&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.17359243&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:04:47 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.17359243 mvid.17359243 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.17359243&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569948&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:52:52 -0700 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9569948 mvid.9569948 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569948&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569944&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:48:55 -0700 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9569944 mvid.9569944 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569944&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569935&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:46:18 -0700 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9569935 mvid.9569935 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569935&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569921&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Mon, 3 Apr 2006 14:43:28 -0700 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9569921 mvid.9569921 They Might Be Giants art.5081 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9569921&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026934&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:24:22 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9026934 mvid.9026934 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026934&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026930&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:53:35 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9026930 mvid.9026930 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026930&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026922&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:48:43 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9026922 mvid.9026922 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026922&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026918&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:17:14 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9026918 mvid.9026918 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026918&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026915&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:11:35 -0800 '80s Alternative Music Videos on Rhapsody Online mvid.9026915 mvid.9026915 XTC art.42634 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=mvid.9026915&rws=%2Falt-punk%2Findie-alternative%2F80s-alternative%2Fmusic-videos.rss