Liyini idwala elihlukile?
Context:I-rock ehlukile (eyaziwa nangokuthi umculo we-alternative, i-alt-rock, noma i-alternative nje) isigaba somculo we-rock owavela emculweni ozimele wangaphansi kwe-1970s futhi wathandwa kakhulu kuma-1990s. Igama elithi "alternative" libhekisela ekuhlukaneni kohlobo lomculo emculweni we-rock noma we-pop. Incazelo yokuqala yaleli gama yayibanzi, ibhekisela kubaculi abathonywe isitayela somculo noma abazimele, i-DIY ethos ye-punk rock yangasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1970. Ngokwesiko, i-alternative rock yayihlukahluka ngokuya ngomsindo wayo, umongo wezenhlalo, nezimpande zesifunda. Kuwo wonke ama-1980, omagazini nama-zines, ukusakazwa komsakazo wasekolishi, kanye nezwi lomlomo kwakukhulise ukuvelela futhi kwaqokomisa ukwehlukahluka kwezitayela ezihlukile ze-alternative rock (nezigcawu zomculo), njenge-noise pop, i-indie rock, i-grunge, ne-shoegaze. Ngo-September 1988, i-Billboard yafaka "okunye" ohlelweni lwayo lokushaya izingoma ukuze ibonise ukukhuphuka kwefomethi eziteshini zomsakazo e-United States ngeziteshi ezifana ne-KROQ-FM eLos Angeles kanye ne-WDRE-FM eNew York, ezazidlala umculo ovela kubaculi be-rock abangaphansi komhlaba, abazimele nabangathengisi.
I-alternative rock uhlobo lomculo we-rock olwaziwa kakhulu ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Yasungulwa ukuze ihlukaniswe "njenge-Alternative" kumculo we-rock ne-pop. Abaculi abawela kulesi sigaba babe ngaphansi komhlaba futhi benamalebula okuqopha azimele amancane. Abaculi abaningi baqala ukuzwakala eziteshini zomsakazo zasekolishi noma ngomlomo. Ngo-1988, uhlobo olusemthethweni lwalusetshenziswa yiBillboard ukuze lubhale ngokunembile ukukhuphuka kwalesi sitayela esisha esidlalwa iziteshi zomsakazo.