@AnarchoNinaWrites I was a college radio DJ from ‘92 to ‘96 and the angst was real about what was and wasn’t “alternative” as bands like Soul Asylum, The Lemonheads and Beck moved to major labels and airplay on commercial radio. (By ‘92 we’d already written REM and Nirvana off, Pixies were still on the fence.) The label is meaningless if it means “non-popular” because that standard shifts, especially back then. Today I just assume it means some sort of bland ‘90s inspired rock.