That which is inclined to art. artern defines a mindset that sprouts from art and finds its expression in different ways. artern can be a person, a brand, or anything.
A less intense version of rock and a more intense version of pop. Typically strays from the generic lyrics of pop. Lots of sub-categories, but the main two are alternative rock and alternative pop. Pretty much anything that doesn't fall into the distinct categories like rock, pop, jazz, classical, etc.
It also includes a lot of musical techniques found in other genres. Not very limited creatively.
Alternative music is amazing. Some bands are The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, New Politics, Weezer, The Kooks, Cage the Elephant, The Moth and The Flame, alt-J, Modest Mouse, Paramore, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Cold War Kids, Phoenix, Muse, Bastille, and Keane. Just to name a few.
Getting drunk, loud, and obnoxious during the afternoon daylight hours and talking lots of trash with violence usually happening as well, often domestic. Common in urban white environments like east Dayton, Ohio where ethnic Appalachian white trash abound.
Holy fuck Jerry put on an afternoon hillbilly today and beat his bitch right before CSI came on.