Punk, new wave, emo, Brit pop, alt country, post-modern ... no matter what flavor of alternative and indie rock suits your style, you can listen to it for free on one of MTV.com's many online streaming radio stations. If you're just a little bit left of center or on the cutting edge, you'll find your music right here.
Alternative/Punk Stations
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'80s Alternative The Decade's Best College Rock, Alternative Hits, & Emerging Indie
Sample Artists: The Go-Betweens, Gun Club, Cocteau Twins, The Smithereens, Dead KennedysListen Now -
'80s Hits A bevy of big-haired hits from the yuppie years.
Sample Artists: Huey Lewis and the News, Fine Young Cannibals, Debbie Gibson, Sheila E., Rod StewartListen Now -
Absinthe Airwaves Drift away with intoxicating orchestral rock, chamber and baroque pop.
Sample Artists: Eric Matthews, Wilco, The Sea and Cake, Love & Rockets, Marc AlmondListen Now -
Alt Country True grit and new grit. This is your Americana.
Sample Artists: Scud Mountain Boys, Golden Smog, Amy Rigby, Mover, Neko CaseListen Now -
Alternative History On the road to Nirvana: What alternative meant before it was Top-40.
Sample Artists: The Bats, Eugenius, Cocteau Twins, Lush, The SneetchesListen Now -
Alternative Hits From indie-rock, post-punk to some styles of music that don't have names yet.
Sample Artists: Blur, Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Live, OasisListen Now -
Brit Pop Village Green Brit Pop, Irish rebellion and a sensible dental plan are found in the Village Green.
Sample Artists: Charlatans U.K., Billy Bragg, The Blue Aeroplanes, Elastica, BlurListen Now -
Cafe Montmartre Lounge day and night in our Parisian indie pop watering hole.
Sample Artists: April March, Serge Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, CharlElie CoutureListen Now -
Classic Punk: Noise is For Heroes Experience the sounds (and, yes, perhaps even the smells) that helped birth the punk-rock explosion!
Sample Artists: Weirdos, Circle Jerks, New York Dolls, The Sex Pistols, The AvengersListen Now -
Computer World Plug in and dehumanize with yesterday's and today's retro-futurist synth sounds.
Sample Artists: Gary Numan, Cosmicity, Suicide, Talk Talk, WireListen Now -
Crazy for Covers Rediscover your favorite songs reinterpreted by an insanely wide range of artists.
Sample Artists: Blake Babies, Dead Kennedys, Duran Duran, Tori Amos, An PierleListen Now -
Emo Youth An outlet for raging screamo, hardcore, pop-punk and all things extremo.
Sample Artists: Sunny Day Real Estate, Samiam, Jimmy Eat World, New Found Glory, Saves the DayListen Now -
Indie Now Brand new releases from indie favorites and future dorm room darlings.
Sample Artists: Melody Dog, Thee Headcoats, Belle and Sebastian, Rufus Wainwright, Ben FoldsListen Now -
Indie Rock A diverse collection of music from below and above the underground.
Sample Artists: Cocteau Twins, The Go-Betweens, Codeine, Looper, Starflyer 59Listen Now -
Melancholia Get tangled up in blue and drift off with the world's saddest songs.
Sample Artists: John Prine, Lisa Germano, Wilco, Tom Waits, Red House PaintersListen Now -
New Wave "Alternative" music from the days before Nirvana and grunge. The hair was big, the ties were skinny, and almost everyone had a synthesizer.
Sample Artists: Alphaville, The Timelords, Lloyd Cole, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bryan FerryListen Now -
Punk Whatever your fix -- hardcore mayhem, punk-pop bliss, old-school punk thrash, pre-punk howl -- it's all right here.
Sample Artists: Rocket from the Crypt, Hi-Standard, Screeching Weasel, The Reatards, ZekeListen Now -
Rude-Boy Radio Go one step beyond in a sea of bowler hats, sharkskin suits and thin black ties. Hup, hup, hup!
Sample Artists: Hepcat, Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Operation Ivy, The Slackers, Marcia GriffithsListen Now -
Surf Ride the perfect wave through decades of surf rock classics.
Sample Artists: Dick Dale, Teisco Del Rey, The Malibooz, Satan's Pilgrims, PhrancListen Now -
The Big Chill Cool down with the Big Chill -- a relaxing world of downtempo, fireside rock, and dream pop.
Sample Artists: Wild Strawberries, Eric Matthews, Funki Porcini, DJ Krush, Massive AttackListen Now -
The Hard Stuff Punishing new trends in Heavy Metal. Nu-Metal, groove metal, skate metal, Rapcore, Metalcore, Grunge, and beyond.
Sample Artists: Everclear, Stone Temple Pilots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, StaindListen Now -
The Lite Alternative Relax with today's alternative sounds, indie hits, and classic new wave cuts.
Sample Artists: The Go-Betweens, Peter Murphy, Blur, Talk Talk, Marty Willson-PiperListen Now -
The Weird Beard From Indie and Punk to Country and Funk. The common denominator: every song is equal parts soul and smarts.
Sample Artists: Guided By Voices, Mike "Sport" Murphy, The Feelies, The Replacements, The Go-BetweensListen Now
