Moods: Angsty

Quitting your job is the ultimate DIY statement. Make your stand with these noisy, angsty lo-fi indie rock tunes.

Hard-edged, grungy, and melancholy -- while also thoughtful, sentimental and melodic -- these cuts from alternative bands in the '90s and '00s reveal the shared sonic influences (and penchants for loud outbursts) of their creators.

Tap into your teenage angst with classic songs from the '90s era of pop punk.

The marriage between pop and punk is as strong as ever. Explore the best contemporary pop punk acts with these upbeat tracks about love, partying, heartbreak, and dancing.

Before grunge entered mainstream consciousness in the early 1990s, it was a vibrant, restless rock scene rooted in the Pacific Northwest. Get on your flannels, ripped jeans and Docs and head back.

The first wave of punk bands in Britain produced some of the fastest, hardest, and grittiest rock music the world had ever heard. Hold on and get ready for "anarchy in the U.K."

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, or Eminem to his fans, is one of the most verbally dexterous MCs to emerge since the genre's beginnings. Here are the highlights of his solo career, as well as other artists he inspired, through lyricism or production.

Radiohead are always tinkering, restlessly, with their strange yet soulful fusion of rock and electronica. Listen to songs from cited influences and indebted followers while getting a taste of the band's most recent setlists.

With the fast tempos of traditional punk, today's pop punk prominently features electronic keyboards and hi-fi production for an accessible, radio friendly sound.

This playlist includes songs from essential emo-pop artists like genre “founders” Jimmy Eat World and newcomers All Time Low.

Listen to songs by all the artists performing at the 2011 Vans Warped Tour.

New York City is the birthplace of punk rock, and like the city that birthed it, the punk rock scene in the late 70s was diverse, contentious, noisy and unlike any other in the world. This is the sound of CBGB's and Max's Kansas City.

One of the most important and popular developments in rock history, the alternative sounds of grunge and Britpop ruled the airwaves in the 1990s. Get out your flannel shirt and listen to these essential '90s alt-rock songs.

This is the funky, abrasive, and distinctive sound of downtown NYC's various post-punk scenes of the late '70s and early '80s.

Punk rock was born in New York City, but by the late '70s the genre's infectious primitivism had reached cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where bands began playing a tougher, thrashier style of punk.

From Sabbath to Isis, some metal bands have always drawn influences from, and been appreciated by audiences beyond the insular metal scene. Think of them as the gateway to metal.

The mid-1990s brought about the end of the grunge heyday, but many of its key players have continued performing in various incarnations. This selection of songs presents many of them, along with a number of their notable followers.

Born of the '90s DIY scene in the Pacific Northwest, the riot grrrl movement features bands that combine aggressive vocals and empowering lyrics with thrashing punk instrumentals.

Enjoy the brash irreverence of these pop-punk bands from the early 2000s. Though the bandmembers may have been well into their 20s or even (gasp!) 30s, they understood the appeal of arrested adolescence.

The American punk underground spawned some of the most creative, fiery and fiercely independent bands of the 1980s. Listen to the groups that paved the way for grunge, emo and pop-punk's commercial ascent in the 1990s.

Spastic, experimental emo with a touch of metal thrown in for good measure. Careful not to shred your vocal chords.

Say hello to one of the premier emo and pop-punk labels of the early 2000s. This exploration of their catalogue features the label's biggest artists alongside more obscure but equally worthy tracks

Punk may not be known for its sentimentality, but these tunes would leave Sid and Nancy swooning. So grab your partner by the studded dog collar and bask in punk-rock puppy love.

During the 1980s and '90s, D.C. was the place to be for hardcore. Enjoy the finest bands from that time and place, as well as their latter-day incarnations that branched out in different sonic directions.

In the mid-'00s, Canada enjoyed an underground cultural renaissance. Immerse yourself in the music that flowered in Montreal and Toronto, as well as fellow countrymen that inspired -- and those that are still inspired by -- those scenes.

As both a musician and a recording engineer (he refuses to use the word "producer"), Steve Albini's raw, aggressive sound has helped shape indie rock since the 1980s. Dive into the surprisingly varied set of artists Albini has recorded over the decades.