Swedish grunge rock quartet Duman have done more than just find creative ways to serve alcohol in this video for “Bu Askam” off Belki Alışman Lazım (2002). The classic Turkish influence is strong, from the electrifying whine of the guitar to the way lead singer Kaan Tangöze seems to string each

UK summery grunge band Male Bonding gets totally groovy in their 2010 video for "Weird Feelings" off their debut album Sub Pop. When they came out, we quickly deemed them "punk for the 21st century,"but they actually lay the psychedelia on thick in this vid, which features colorful stones and lava

The new video for "So Mad" by Argentinian music collective Mompox really befits their carnivalesque art rock. With the bright colors and a singing leopard cake, it's like an invitation to a grunge-era version of the Mad Hatter's tea party. It'll all take you back to the strange days of the '90s,

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, The Black Lips are a self-described “flower punk” band. What the means? Your guess is as good as ours. However, we can say with certainty that "Cold Hands" is a energetic grunge rock song with an awesome video using live footage. "Cold Hands" is a single from their

France’s Quadricolor seems to have a bit of kitchen-sink approach to their indie rock--and it totally works for them. The Nice-based quartet’s two EPs--2009’s Euphony and their latest Hide/Lie/Pretend/More/Than--draw from punk, prog, new wave, garage, grunge and more, yet are wholly original and

Lace up those Doc Martens and pull on your floral print babydoll dress, UK rockers Yuck are bringing that sweet, dirty grunge sound back. Call it '90s indie or alternative rock if you must, but don't call it a revival. Blown-out, noisy guitar rock just seems too comfortable, too natural, too right

Brooklyn supergroup Girl Crisis -- made up of an ever-changing line-up of members with another foot in Au Revoir Simone, Class Actress, Chairlift, Apache Beat, and more -- covered Kurt Cobain's wounded anthem, "Come As You Are." The cover lifts the sodden song out of the '90s slurry grunge but

You wouldn't think that religious imagery would influence a tight indie track hearkening Kate Bush, PJ Harvey and 90s grunge a la Garbage. But Religious to Damn's "Drifter" off their upcoming debut album Glass Prayer proves that religious music -- or more accurately, music based on religious

With a name like Fother Muckers you might expect a grungey garage rock band. You would expect something aggressive, confrontational. You would expect something other than the totally sublime, jangley indie rock these Chilean's play. Clear bright guitar tones ring out and seem to burst like soap

Our 10 finalists span 5 continents and a glorious assortment of genres -- folk, dubstep, hip hop, dance punk, ghazal-inflected rock, reggae, indiepop, and K-pop. Of all these sounds, the last is the most region specific (Korea, obviously) and perhaps the least understood by casual observers and

Straight out of the frosty multi-culti metropolis of Montreal, Nomadic Massive have set a new standard for polyglot hip-hop. The group’s nine members come from seven different countries - Haiti, St. Vincent, Barbados, Chile, Argentina, Algeria, and Cuba - and rap in just about as many languages.

London's Male Bonding came straight from JFK Airport to tear up Mercury Lounge with their peculiar mix of fuzzy pop noise and raw punk roar. Judging from their American fans's headbanging fits of ecstasy, the songs from the quartet's new album Endless Now were a hit. Flip through the slideshow to

After getting heady with Agent Fresco's brilliant, eclectic debut A Long Time Listening, it was time for the Reykyavik foursome to loosen up. Turns out, the guys behind some of the most cerebral hardcore music on the planet are actually....quite funny. We chatted with lead singer Arnór Dan Arnarson

Metal, grunge rock and drama define Nemesis, who might be Sri Lanka’s answer to Soundgarden and Creed. The quartet has undergone countless membership changes

Even on an acoustic version of one of their grunge rock songs, you can tell these guys really know how to turn it up a notch.

You're not gonna hear this stuff on the radio. In India, home-grown rock bands once got booed off the stage. The growing legion of groups aren't in it for the money. They're here to rock out, bang their heads, and get covered in each others' sweat in a solid mosh pit. Influenced by '90s...

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are among the brightest lights among Bollywood's many stars. In Feb 2010, they gave MTV Desi unprecedented access and accepted our invitation to travel around town in a regular taxi cab.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary and their upcoming world tour, the Osaka J-Rock legends L'Arc~en~Ciel are screening their live Tokyo performance in movie theaters all over the world! You only get one chance, so if you're in any of the following cities, be sure to keep November 29th free at 7

Para ler em português clique aqui! Through her distinct blend of bossa nova, samba, and a Joni Mitchell set of pipes, Tulipa Ruiz is giving indiepop a Brazilian twist. The chanteuse recently debuted her album Efemera, which launched her into home country fame, and not long thereafter, right into

CHLLNGR's ghost dub and haunted R&B occupy the same shadowy, screwed musical underworld as dubstep and witch house but provides a very different kind of release. His debut album Haven might be dimly lit but it's less unhinged than some of its neighbors. The album is an appropriately named

Grunge returns with Michael Pitt's Pagoda, Clem Snide channel Beyonc#&233;, Damon Albarn's Queen is a snooze and Flavor Flav and Kirsten Dunst pop up at the Texas fest.

Everyone knows Chris Cornell moved on to Audioslave, but what's up with the rest of Soundgarden and the other bands that exploded in the grunge era? We tracked down Screaming Trees' Conner brothers and Mudhoney as well.

Friendly Fires lead singer Ed Macfarlane talks about putting down his chaos dwarf to headbang the first time he heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit." A new episode of 'MTV2's 120 Minutes with Matt Pinfield' premieres Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 3am ET.