ALT1000 Loud, underground, unapologetically alternative.

ALT1000

Loud, underground, unapologetically alternative.

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TikTok Killed the Alt Kid — And What Rose From the Ashes Is Way More Interesting
Culture

TikTok Killed the Alt Kid — And What Rose From the Ashes Is Way More Interesting

The 'alt' label got strip-mined by TikTok trends, e-girl aesthetics, and fast fashion brands selling Hot Topic energy at Urban Outfitters prices. Gen Z didn't kill alternative culture — but they did reveal that the costume was never the point. Here's where the real underground actually lives in 2024.
Screw the Algorithm: How Underground Artists Are Ripping the Power Back from Spotify
Music Industry

Screw the Algorithm: How Underground Artists Are Ripping the Power Back from Spotify

Streaming giants promised indie artists a seat at the table — turns out it was a folding chair in the back corner. A growing wave of underground musicians is ditching algorithmic gatekeeping entirely, building grassroots distribution networks that put the money and the audience back in their own hands.