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3. Rock Links- Rock Magazine - http://www.kerrang.com Rock music, sometimes also known as "rock and roll" is a style of music that became popular in the 1950s in America and Europe. Rock music is primarily based on older musical styles, such as the rhythm and blues music originated by African American performers such as Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley , with a heavy focus on guitar, drums, and powerful vocals. Rock music is a form of popular music characterized by a strong back beat, vocals, and often heavy guitar sounds. Rock is seen as one of the widest genres of music and is constantly growing and changing to meet the expanding sub-genres invented by its musicians. Rock music is an amalgamation of previous styles modernized by the bands who play it. In terms of album sales, rock is the most popular form of music since the advent of sound recording. Rock music includes elements of several black and white American music styles: black guitar-accompanied blues; black rhythm and blues, noted for saxophone solos; black and white gospel music; white country and western music; and the songs of white popular crooners and harmony groups. Emerging in the early fifties, rock music was initially referred to as “rock 'n' roll.” After 1964 it was simply called “rock music.” The change in terminology indicates both a continuity with and a break from the earlier period; rock music was no longer just for dancing.

4. Heavy Metal Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and the United States. With roots in blues-rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified twist, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are generally associated with manliness. Heavy metal genres have developed since the emergence of heavy metal during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At times heavy metal genres may overlap or are difficult to distinguish, but they can be identified by a number of traits. They may differ in terms of: instrumentation, tempo, song structure, vocal style, lyrics, guitar playing style, drumming style, and so on. Links - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/traditional-heavy-metal(subgenre).aspx Black metal is a type of heavy metal known for its high-speed tempos, dissonant song structures, abrasive high-pitched melodies and violent anti-religious subject matter. It is most commonly associated with Norwegian Satanism and anti-Christian pagan movements because of the historical ties between black metal musicians and violent crimes.

10. Indie Indie rock is a genre of rock music, and a means of producing that music, that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. It is rooted in earlier genres such as alternative rock, post-punk, and new wave. The meaning of the term "Indie rock" is contested today by many musicians, fans and commentators. Some use the term "Indie" to describe any music produced by artists working within the network of independent record labels and underground music venues that emerged in the United States and elsewhere in 1980's and 1990's. Others understand Indie rock as a distinct genre of rock music with a specific artistic aesthetic, and care less about the context in which it is made. Many embrace both meanings of the word, believing that the aesthetics of the genre and its means of production are deeply knotted Links- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2687 & Indie Magazine - http://www.indiego.at/content.php?nCat=1 Indie rock takes its name from "independent," which describes both the do-it-yourself attitudes of its bands and the small, lower-budget nature of the labels that release the music. The biggest Indie labels might strike distribution deals with major corporate labels, but their decision-making processes remain autonomous. As such, Indie rock is free to explore sounds, emotions, and lyrical subjects that don't appeal to large, mainstream audiences — profit isn't as much of a concern as personal taste It's very much rooted in the sound and sensibility of American underground and alternative rock of the '80s, albeit with a few differences that account for the changes in underground rock since then.

11. Emo’s Emo is a style of rock music typically characterized by melodic musicianship and expressive, often confessional lyrics. It originated in the mid-1980s hardcore punk movement of Washington, D.C., where it was known as "emotional hardcore" or "emocore" and pioneered by bands such as Rites of Spring and Embrace. As the style was echoed by contemporary American punk rock bands, its sound and meaning shifted and changed, blending with pop punk and Indie rock and encapsulated in the early 1990s by groups such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. By the mid 1990s numerous Emo acts emerged from the Midwestern and Central United States, and several independent record labels began to specialize in the style. Emo is a genre of rock music. At first, the term was used to describe a subgenre of hardcore punk in the '80s. Later, ' emocore ' was used to describe the DC scene and regional scenes related Links - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo & http://www.luvemo.com/emomusic.html Rites of Spring was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980s, known for their energetic live performances. A part of the D.C. hardcore punk scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with its compositional rules. Lyrically, they also shifted hardcore into intensely personal realms and, in doing so, are generally considered the first Emo band.

14. Jazz Jazz music was created in America in the early 1900's. It mainly originated from the African American communities after the abolition of slavery when many of the communities starting picking up European instruments such as the violin and they were very focused on making dance style music with a focus on improvisation, polyrhythms, and other ideas that would come to be best known within the Jazz genre. Jazz is mainly thought to have come from the New Orleans area of America. Jazz has many subgenres the main ones are Swing, Classic and Fusion .Jazz music was first used in reference to music from Chicago early in the 20th century. It has evolved in several other subgenres such as New Orleans Dixieland, big band-style swing, bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz, Brazilian jazz, jazz-rock fusion, and the more recent acid jazz. Jazz is a type of lively music with strong, complex rhythms. It was first played at the beginning of the 20th century by black musicians in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz musicians often accent or add notes or beats in unusual or unexpected places. They make up tunes as they play. Jazz music has changed, and today there are many different forms of Jazz. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the earliest documented jazz music style emerged in New Orleans. Jazz began with a basic trio of musicians: a cornet, trumpet, or violin to carry the melody while a clarinet played ornate countermelodies, and the trombone provided rhythmic slides and the root notes of chords or simple harmonies. Links - http://www.badjingloentjat.co.cc/2010/06/jazz-music-history-and-facts-revealed.html

16. Soul Music Links - http:// www.ehow.com/about_6320327_soul-music.html Soul music emerged in the late 1950s and remained popular through the 1970s, when it was eventually eclipsed by styles like funk and disco. Soul was a major force in pop music history thanks to labels like Stax and Motown and exhibited many different variations in different parts of the country. Soul music's popularity among African Americans made it a prominent part of the civil rights movement. Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. Ray Charles is often cited as inventing the soul genre with his string of hits starting with 1954's "I Got a Woman“. This was the first Soul song. Soul music grew in popularity during the 1960s and topped the black music charts throughout the decade. Soul songs often crossed over into the pop music charts as well. Motown Records, based in Detroit, Michigan, released a bulk of the popular soul records in the 1970s. Owner Berry Gordy organized a team of top songwriters who met up each week and pitched the most radio-ready songs to the group. The Supremes and the Temptations were among the heaviest hitters. Soul music because a permant part of the grammar of American Pop culture and had a dynamic and drastic influence on musicians throughout the world, Soul music, helped form many other forms of music such as disco, funk and hip-hop