Alt-Riot is a blog featuring slternative and independent music from before the dot com boom.
This Is Not Your Wedding Song - Excuse 17
Such Friends Are Dangerous (Kill Rock Stars 1995)
Excuse 17 was a queercore riot grrrl band formed in Olympia, WA in in 1993 by Becca Albee, CJ Phillips, and Carrie Brownstein who went on to from Sleater-Kinney.
Sounds like: Sleater-Kinney, The Spells, Bratmobile.
Refused Are Fucking Dead - Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come (Burning Heart Records 1998)
Refused are a hardcore punk band formed in Sweden in 1991. After their break-up in 1998, lead singer Dennis Lyxzen went on to form The (International) Noise Conspiracy. The Shape of Punk to Come, their final album, was a reference to deviant jazz and beat culture of the mid-20th century, the title being a reference to Ornette Coleman’s album The Shape of Jazz to Come. Their songs are known for having strong anti-capitalist themes.
Sounds like: The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Fugazi, Black Flag.
