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Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community

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Alternative Nation : The Fediverse's largest alternative and indie music community! All things alternative music, from 80s college rock to today's indie and all the amazing alternative music in between. Welcome home, music nerds!

Some of y'all may remember MTV's Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes, awesome programs & incredible ways to discover #music back in the 80s & 90s...

Welcome, to the Fediverse edition!

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Subscribe, share, & chat!

Share youtube, songwhip, spotify, bandcamp links, music memes, album art, articles, whatever! But avoid links to directly download music (don't want to get Lemmy.world in trouble). Songwhip links always appreciated!

See this post on recs on how to post!

The Golden Rule: Music taste is subjective so don't be a gatekeeping asshole. There's no "bad music", only music you like or don't like.

We Are A Community: So no racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or spam.

🎵 Let's get lost in the Fediverse's record store together! 🎶

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Rest in peace you absolute legend.

Given the life he lived I’m amazed he lasted as long as he did.

[–] FlyingSquid 14 points 1 year ago

Lemmy Killmeister made it to 70! How the hell did that happen?

Not to mention Keith Richards is still alive and playing music at 79.

Also, Willie Nelson is 90 and Tommy Chong is 85, which suggests that some “dangerous” drugs aren’t as dangerous as they’re made out to be.

And then there's Snoop. Snoop will never die. I will hear no arguments against this objective fact.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Even though the genres of his music and mine were vastly different, he had an incredible impact on me as a musician as well as on how I learned to write song lyrics. Having met him briefly, I realised why he was such a legend. He will be missed dearly, but his amazing influence on music will live on.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Fairytale of New York is getting a lot of well deserved attention, but the fact remains that Shane is responsible for a fair share of the most beautiful songs ever written.

A Rainy Night in Soho is one amazing example of his songwriting.

And remember, death is not the end.

[–] krzschlss 9 points 1 year ago

May he find where those streams of whiskey are flowin’ as soon as possible wherever he is now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

He claimed to have been drunk since he was 14. How he lived as long as he did is one of life's mysteries.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well here's to Shane then! We have a saying that might be roughly translated as: "May the soil be light on your grave.". Cheers for all the tunes. Rest in peace.

The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think my favorite post-life blessing from that part of the globe goes along the lines of "May the lord take you before the devil knows you're dead."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck... RIP

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

omg I feel old.