Mallis foresees a new wave of "alternative tourists" to Milos – sailors, hikers, kayakers, divers, canyoners and armchair volcanologists – who "respect the environment and local cultures".
Now a second wave of alternative rockers has arrived -- Franz Ferdinand, the Killers and the Darkness -- raising the ante for a full-blown polished look.
Country radio hasn't played anything close to country music for more than a decade, since Garth Brooks's "No Fences," which eventually sold 13 million copies and effectively pushed the previous wave of alternative country artists off the airways.
America might not be ready to for a new wave of alternative sexualities and relationships just yet, but we're definitely getting there.
The first wave of alternative comics in the seventies was largely made up of science fiction and fantasy comics, made by budding cartoonists like Gene Day, Dave Sim, Augustine Funnell, Jim Craig, Ken Steacy, Dean Motter, and Vincent Marchesano.
When the NBA Commissioner Adam Silver thinks it's a good idea, and progressive states like Nevada sign into law dynamic and forward thinking legislation like Senate Bill 443, it's time for people to shed the stigmas and get ready to ride the next greatest wave of alternative investing -- sports.
As the needs of the lesbian community continue to evolve, a new wave of alternative queer nightlife that eschews gender binaries, affected labels, and strictly delineated queer sensibilities has taken root, and it may be able to provide a blueprint for the next generation of lesbian-inclusive spaces.
Inspired in part by a wave of young alternative comedians, a diverse group of musicians have emerged in recent years with a decidedly comic slant.
More recently, buoyed by a wave of interest in alternative medicine and all things New Age, after-death communication -- A.D.C., as it is known -- has made a comeback, as evidenced by best-selling mediums like Edward, Van Praagh, Sylvia Browne, Rosemary Altea and George Anderson.
Instead of scheduling it to end on Christmas, they started it that day, and the resulting rollout has seen them riding a wave of impressive rarities, alternative versions, and exclusives from their extended family into the new year.
