The article identifies Alanis Morissette, The Smashing Pumpkins and Radiohead as artists who flourished as rock music shifted after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994. It argues that their 1995 releases helped fill the cultural space left by Nirvana and demonstrated new directions for post-grunge and alternative rock.

– Alanis Morissette became a major rock figure with *Jagged Little Pill*, whose singles included “You Oughta Know”, “Hand In My Pocket” and “Ironic”.
– The Smashing Pumpkins released the double album *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness*, featuring hits such as “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “Tonight, Tonight”.
– Radiohead’s second album, *The Bends*, is presented as a more ambitious, evolving form of mid-1990s rock led by Thom Yorke.