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| The Alternative music WikiProject is a project, created on 16 April 2006, that helps to assemble editors interested in alternative rock and indie rock, as well as other forms of alternative music. The aim of this project is to standardize and improve articles related to alternative rock and its sub-genres, as well as to create missing articles. This project replaces WikiProject Indie music and expands its scope to cover both underground and mainstream components of alternative music.
This project is not intended to cover all underground music, mainly that which developed after the advent of punk rock and has been termed "indie" or "alternative"; however, since such obscure topics might escape the notice of other editors or projects, they can be brought to the attention of participants of this WikiProject on the Talk Page.
If you feel that you can make a positive contribution to the project, become a member by joining the list of members. If you don't know what to write or where to begin, or if you have doubts or ideas on how to improve an article, please address the project's discussion forum.
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| Goals |
The goals of this WikiProject are:
- To improve Wikipedia's coverage of alternative music, by creating and improving articles related to the subject.
- Maintain and improve the alternative music portal
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| Relatives |
| The parents of this WikiProject are Music and Music genres WikiProjects. Similar WikiProjects include: WikiProject Computer music, WikiProject Classical music, WikiProject Electronic music, WikiProject Emo music, WikiProject Metal music, WikiProject New Wave music, WikiProject Punk music, and WikiProject Rock music.
The taskforces of this WikiProject are the Pixies taskforce, the Nirvana taskforce and the Supergrass taskforce.
The descendants of this WikiProject are, in no particular order: WikiProject My Chemical Romance, WikiProject Green Day, WikiProject The Smashing Pumpkins, WikiProject Red Hot Chili Peppers, WikiProject The Flaming Lips, WikiProject Powderfinger, WikiProject Deftones, and WikiProject Nine Inch Nails.
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| Tasks |
| If you are wondering where to start, take a look at these tasks:
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| Discussion pages |
| General discussion |
| Statistics |
Alternative music
articles |
Importance |
| Top |
High |
Mid |
Low |
None |
Total |
| Quality |
 FA |
6 |
15 |
49 |
38 |
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108 |
| A |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
 GA |
3 |
15 |
39 |
36 |
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93 |
| B |
2 |
45 |
75 |
19 |
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141 |
| C |
1 |
27 |
55 |
23 |
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106 |
| Start |
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21 |
235 |
295 |
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551 |
| Stub |
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48 |
326 |
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374 |
| Assessed |
12 |
124 |
502 |
737 |
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1375 |
| Unassessed |
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1 |
1 |
| Total |
12 |
124 |
502 |
737 |
1 |
1376 |
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| Featured content |
| Articles |
 Grunge music |
May 24, 2005 |
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One Hot Minute |
November 26, 2007 |
| Nirvana (band) |
August 15, 2005 |
Powderfinger |
November 28, 2007 |
| Elliott Smith |
August 5, 2006 |
Loveless (album) |
December 18, 2007 |
| Pixies |
October 22, 2006 |
Spiderland |
December 22, 2007 |
| Frank Black |
January 31, 2007 |
Internationalist (album) |
December 23, 2007 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins |
March 15, 2007 |
Radiohead |
January 7, 2008 |
| Doolittle (album) |
April 2, 2007 |
Slay Tracks (1933-1969) |
January 7, 2008 |
| "Bam Thwok" |
April 11, 2007 |
David Lovering |
January 21, 2008 |
| Adore (album) |
April 20, 2007 |
"I Don't Remember" |
January 21, 2008 |
| Surfer Rosa |
April 20, 2007 |
U2 |
January 23, 2008 |
| "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
April 20, 2007 |
R.E.M. |
January 24, 2008 |
| Kate Bush |
May 7, 2007 |
Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt |
January 26, 2008 |
| Kid A |
May 22, 2007 |
Anodyne (album) |
January 26, 2008 |
| Stereolab |
June 19, 2007 |
"Monkey Gone to Heaven" |
February 1, 2008 |
| Uncle Tupelo |
June 19, 2007 |
Alice in Chains |
February 11, 2008 |
| Californication (album) |
July 7, 2007 |
"Just Like Heaven" (song) |
March 2, 2008 |
| Dookie |
July 26, 2007 |
Flea (musician) |
March 5, 2008 |
| Be Here Now (album) |
July 30, 2007 |
Bernard Fanning |
March 10, 2008 |
| By the Way |
July 30, 2007 |
Odyssey Number Five |
March 10, 2008 |
| Blood Sugar Sex Magik |
August 14, 2007 |
In Rainbows |
March 11, 2008 |
| Sky Blue Sky |
August 14, 2007 |
"This Charming Man" |
March 24, 2008 |
| "Today" |
September 3, 2007 |
Silverchair |
March 28, 2008 |
| Wilco |
September 17, 2007 |
"Touch Me I'm Sick" |
May 10, 2008 |
| Pearl Jam |
September 24, 2007 |
Diorama (album) |
May 14, 2008 |
| John Frusciante |
September 24, 2007 |
Nine Inch Nails live performances |
May 17, 2008 |
| Audioslave |
September 29, 2007 |
"Under the Bridge" |
June 27, 2008 |
| Nine Inch Nails |
October 13, 2007 |
Year Zero (album) |
June 28, 2008 |
| Pinkerton (album) |
November 5, 2007 |
"My Happiness" (song) |
August 29, 2008 |
| Joey Santiago |
November 18, 2007 |
Disintegration |
September 2, 2008 |
| Dream Days at the Hotel Existence |
November 18, 2007 |
| Lists |
| Wilco discography |
July 21, 2007 |
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The Libertines discography |
May 21, 2008 |
| The Make-Up discography |
September 12, 2007 |
Foo Fighters discography |
May 26, 2008 |
| Neutral Milk Hotel discography |
September 12, 2007 |
Smoking Popes discography |
May 26, 2008 |
| Nirvana discography |
September 24, 2007 |
The Strokes discography |
June 3, 2008 |
| Lightning Bolt discography |
September 24, 2007 |
Faith No More discography |
June 12, 2008 |
| The Breeders discography |
September 27, 2007 |
List of Nine Inch Nails tours |
June 12, 2008 |
| John Frusciante discography |
September 29, 2007 |
Pearl Jam discography |
June 19, 2008 |
| List of Powderfinger awards |
October 2, 2007 |
Echo & the Bunnymen discography |
June 22, 2008 |
| Uncle Tupelo discography |
October 13, 2007 |
Death Cab for Cutie discography |
June 29, 2008 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers discography |
October 20, 2007 |
Kaiser Chiefs discography |
July 1, 2008 |
| Powderfinger discography |
October 22, 2007 |
List of Nine Inch Nails live-band members |
July 6, 2008 |
| Pavement discography |
November 6, 2007 |
Soundgarden discography |
July 12, 2008 |
| Feeder discography |
November 12, 2007 |
List of The Killers awards |
July 15, 2008 |
| Minutemen discography |
November 14, 2007 |
Garbage discography |
July 17, 2008 |
| List of Silverchair awards |
November 18, 2007 |
Mark Lanegan discography |
July 22, 2008 |
| Nine Inch Nails discography |
November 21, 2007 |
List of Arctic Monkeys awards |
July 26, 2008 |
| Nation of Ulysses discography |
December 20, 2007 |
List of Arcade Fire awards |
July 28, 2008 |
| Dave Gahan discography |
December 28, 2007 |
Isobel Campbell discography |
August 2, 2008 |
| Dischord Records discography |
January 7, 2008 |
List of Nine Inch Nails awards |
August 12, 2008 |
| Load Records discography |
January 25, 2008 |
List of Soundgarden awards |
August 13, 2008 |
| Depeche Mode discography |
February 23, 2008 |
List of Pearl Jam awards |
August 15, 2008 |
| Alice in Chains discography |
February 28, 2008 |
List of Billy Talent awards |
September 14, 2008 |
| Silverchair discography |
March 19, 2008 |
List of Björk awards |
September 14, 2008 |
| Bloc Party discography |
May 2, 2008 |
List of Rage Against the Machine awards |
September 14, 2008 |
| Sonic Youth discography |
May 16, 2008 |
List of Muse awards |
September 30, 2008 |
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| Topics |
| Wilco albums |
October 11, 2007 |
Dream Days at the Hotel Existence |
February 14, 2008 |
| Powderfinger albums |
January 11, 2008 |
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| Members |
This is a list of Wikipedians who are committed to this WikiProject. If you're interested in helping, feel free to join by editing the table below and placing your username at the end of the list using the {{user}} template (e.g. {{user|USERNAME}}). If you wish, leave a comment about your special interests on this project.
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| WesleyDodds (talk · contribs) |
Project's jack-of-all-trades. All-around helper in all areas of the project. Primarily interested in 1980s alt-rock, grunge, Britpop, shoegaze, and early gothic rock. Expert knowledge of topics relating to Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, and R.E.M., to name a few. |
| Osbus (talk · contribs) |
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| Maxcap (talk · contribs) |
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| ChrisB (talk · contribs) |
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| Bagel7 (talk · contribs) |
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| Folkor (talk · contribs) |
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| St jimmy (talk · contribs) |
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| Phorque (talk · contribs) |
Looking after Elliott Smith and currently trying to improve Deftones. Happy to help with making music samples or hunting down free images. |
| Kingfisherswift (talk · contribs) |
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| Xinit (talk · contribs) |
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| Icelandic Hurricane (talk · contribs) |
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| Surachit (talk · contribs) |
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| NSR77 (talk · contribs) |
Wikipedia's Red Hot Chili Peppers and John Frusciante expert. However; The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana are other artists I know a significant amount about. |
| Tenaciousd (talk · contribs) |
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| DavidJJJ (talk · contribs) |
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| Scrumshus (talk · contribs) |
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| Crestville (talk · contribs) |
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| St.daniel (talk · contribs) |
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| Lbr123 (talk · contribs) |
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| Teemu08 (talk · contribs) |
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| Capt. Mozart (talk · contribs) |
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| T. Moitie (talk · contribs) |
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| ProgressiveAeternus (talk · contribs) |
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| EndlessVince (talk · contribs) |
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| CloudNine (talk · contribs) |
Mostly contributing to articles related to the Pixies. |
| Ceoil (talk · contribs) |
The Fall. I also like bands that sound like Joy Division, and anything lo-fi. |
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| Doktor Who (talk · contribs) |
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| Reaper X (talk · contribs) |
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| Aljohnston (talk · contribs) |
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| Dan027 (talk · contribs) |
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| hcethatsme (talk · contribs) |
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| FerventDove (talk · contribs) |
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| Zouavman Le Zouave (talk · contribs) |
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| Aecis (talk · contribs) |
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| Piper108 (talk · contribs) |
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| Ka5hmir (talk · contribs) |
I will contribute mainly to articles involving Radiohead. I am also looking to create a Radiohead WikiProject/Task Force - if you're interested, post on my talk page. |
| Darthgriz98 (talk · contribs) |
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| Dunne409 (talk · contribs) |
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| Wwwhatsup (talk · contribs) |
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| Pantophobia (talk · contribs) |
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| Habaneroman (talk · contribs) |
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| oystermind (talk · contribs) |
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| 75pickup (talk · contribs) |
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| Sven_loreburg (talk · contribs) |
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| deatonjr (talk · contribs) |
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| Brandt Luke Zorn (talk · contribs) |
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| giveitallforcheese (talk · contribs) |
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| Chyel (talk · contribs) |
| theorb (talk · contribs) |
| Punkromance (talk · contribs) |
| CattleGirl (talk · contribs) |
| ColbeagleTheEagle (talk · contribs) |
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| UncleMontezuma (talk · contribs) |
| Dark Devil (talk · contribs) |
| Kudasai (talk · contribs) |
| Sjones23 (talk · contribs) |
| Triviumchick1990 (talk · contribs) |
| Mr Richardson (talk · contribs) |
| Burnedthru (talk · contribs) |
| TommyStardust (talk · contribs) |
| Grovermj (talk · contribs) |
| Merzbow (talk · contribs) |
| Cbing01 (talk · contribs) |
| Riana (talk · contribs) |
Trying to focus on Aussie bands, and finding free images. |
| Scarps (talk · contribs) |
| killereditors (talk · contribs) |
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| Xihix (talk · contribs) |
Trying to get some albums I like to FA status, like Dookie. Already got it to GA in a day. |
| M2Ys4U (talk · contribs) |
Muse fan! |
| Lostvalley (talk · contribs) |
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| Freaky4jesus32 (talk · contribs) |
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| Razorblade666 (talk · contribs) |
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| Grim-Gym (talk · contribs) |
I'm very picky about which topics I'll commit to, but when I do, you'll notice. |
| Connorhalsell (talk · contribs) |
Will focus on grunge bands and related topics (especially Dinosaur Jr) |
| Giggy (talk · contribs) |
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| Sorchah (talk · contribs) |
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| Tarc (talk · contribs) |
Grunge. Notable albums/singles have their info fleshed out. Also fair use for images. |
| Spebi (talk · contribs) |
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| DMG111 (talk · contribs) |
I could focus on Arcade Fire and other Montreal bands (because I have a fair amount of knowledge about them) but would also like to contribute to other articles. |
| Cambrant (talk · contribs) |
| Chickpeaface (talk · contribs) |
| Thelastfetusdying (talk · contribs) |
| Pjoef (talk · contribs) |
| WBOSITG (talk · contribs) |
| Argezas (talk · contribs) |
Mainly fousing on industrial rock at the moment, but contributing to other articles as well. |
| Pbroks13 (talk · contribs) |
| Paper Back Writer 23 (talk · contribs) |
My main focus is and always has been working on the Hard-Fi page. Since I have started working it has gone from this, to this. I also enjoy working on the Franz Ferdinand page. |
| Burningclean (talk · contribs) |
I am mostly interested in grunge articles, and Alice in Chains is my main focus. I also like collaboration, and would love to work on the Red Hot Chili Peppers. |
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| IN THE EFFIGY (talk · contribs) |
| crislee 88 (talk · contribs) |
| Grrrlriot (talk · contribs) |
| indopug (talk · contribs) |
| Red Gown (talk · contribs) |
Very interested in contributing to late 70's glitter rock, proto-punk, punk, and 'new wave' articles. |
| Sunil060902 (talk · contribs) |
I helped Depeche Mode discography achieve Featured List status. Also contributed to other band-related articles |
| NewMarqueeDayMoonRising (talk · contribs) |
Interested in helping with spinoffs of alternative music, such alt-country(like Wilco) or alt-punk(Television) |
| Metalhead of the East (talk · contribs) |
I like The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Hard-Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, Muse, The Cure, Blur, Pixies, Linkin Park, Supergrass, Arcade Fire, Ash and Radiohead. |
| SuperNeek (talk · contribs) |
| Lighthead (talk · contribs) |
| Arleach (talk · contribs) |
Interested in Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein, Folk Implosion, etc ... Close friends w/ Lou Barlow so I can find out most any information |
| Panic!out (talk · contribs) |
I love Panic at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, The All American Rejects, Boys Like Girls...etc. |
| N0tverycreative (talk · contribs) |
| Gallagher2x2 (talk · contribs) |
The West Coast Anthony Green Authority |
| Seraphim Whipp (talk · contribs) |
Most of my major editing is in this area |
| guitardude3600 (talk · contribs) |
real alt music is good |
| Lunar Jesters (talk · contribs) |
| kristmace (talk · contribs) |
Main interest is Pearl Jam. I have done a lot of work on the Stone Gossard article. |
| TwentiethApril1986 (talk · contribs) |
My main interest is Supergrass. I have done a lot of work on Supergrass related articles. |
| JD554 (talk · contribs) |
Currently working on Echo & the Bunnymen related articles |
| Thom (talk · contribs) |
| Sethward (talk · contribs) |
Contributing to Pixies articles, mostlty. |
| Fvasconcellos (talk · contribs) |
Jazz fan, but I still listen to way too much of this project's scope for my own good. Happy to help with copy editing requests and GAN/FAC reviews :) |
| Alternative_Idiot (talk · contribs) |
Listener of punk rock,indie rock,and alternative rock. I'm a major Grunge fan, I'm hoping to expand album and band pages. |
| Arbocalaviv (talk · contribs) |
I play guitar, and I listen to indie rock such as Death Cab For Cutie and Pop-Punk bands such as All Time Low. I am active in WikiProject:Albums, as well |
| Carbonrodney (talk · contribs) |
| Red157 (talk · contribs) |
Looking after Queens of the Stone Age and all related articles, whether it be similar artists, albums or the like. Also make music samples for articles. |
| dmodlin71 (talk · contribs) |
| L0W3R1D3R (talk · contribs) |
Making awesomeness happen (See Caroline's Spine) |
| Corythepaperboy (talk · contribs) |
Watching over Bright Eyes and most other Saddle Creek bands. |
| Hiram111 (talk · contribs) |
| Yozzer66 (talk · contribs) |
| Lugnuts (talk · contribs) |
Saw the newsletter on a talkpage, and would like to recieve it please! |
| ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) |
Big time fan of Coldplay and have been working on Coldplay related songs. |
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