Alternative or alternate may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Alternative (Kamen Rider), a character in the Japanese TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki The Alternative (film), a 1978 Australian television film The Alternative, a radio show hosted by Tony Evans 120 Minutes (2004 TV program), an alternative rock music video program formerly known as The Alternative The American Spectator, an American magazine formerly known as The Alternative: An American Spectator Alternative comedy, a range of styles used by comedians and writers in the 1980s Alternative comics, a genre of comic strips and books Alternative media, media practices falling outside the mainstreams of corporate communication Alternative title, the use of a secondary title for a work when it is distributed or sold in other countries Music Alternative (album), a B-sides album by Pet Shop Boys The Alternative (album), an album by IAMX "Randy Scouse Git" (released as "Alternate Title" in the UK), by the Monkees, 1967 "Altern-ate", a song by H-el-ical//, 2020 Genres Alternative country Alternative dance Alternative hip hop Alternative metal Alternative R&B Alternative reggaeton Alternative rock, also known as "alternative music" or simply "alternative" Indie pop, sometimes known as "alternative pop” Indie folk, sometimes known as "alternative folk" Culture and society Alternate (sports), a replacement or backup for a regular or starting team player Alternative culture, a variety of subcultures existing along the fringes of mainstream culture Alternative dispute resolution, processes and techniques outside the traditional mainstream of jurisprudence Alternative fashion, for example Gothic fashion, Punk fashion, Fetish fashion Alternative lifestyle, a lifestyle that is not within the cultural norm Alternative medicine, healing practice that does not fall within the realm of conventional medicine Education Alternative education, non-traditional education Alternative school, a school geared towards students whose needs cannot be met in a traditional school Mathematics and science Alternative algebra, an abstract algebra with alternative multiplication Alternativity, a weaker property than associativity Alternate leaves, a classification in botanical phyllotaxis Politics The Alternative (Palestine), a former electoral alliance of several socialist Palestinian groups The Alternative (Denmark), a green political party in Denmark Alternativa (Kosovo political party), a liberal political party in Kosovo Alternativa (Italian political party), a populist political party in Italy Alternativa (North Macedonian political party), an Albanian political party in North Macedonia Other uses Alternative investment, investment other than stocks, bond (finance), money funds, and cash See also Alternate (theatre) Alternate reality (disambiguation) Alternatives, a Canadian non-governmental organization