The British Invasion Phenomenon
Britain is one of the most notorious countries on the Music Olympus. You ask why? Just because the country is famous for influx of rock and roll, beat and pop performers, who spread the culture around the world. The British Invasion term is widely used to describe a fact of penetration of the British music culture in the American music scene. The mainstream surfaced in 1964 by the Beatles, who led their music into the USA. go on reading

Glam Rock Means Efficient
Glam rock, also coined as glitter rock, which has initially surfaced in the UK in early 1970s is referred to as a stylish, glamorous, exotic, brilliant, slightly androgenic style of commercial music. Glam performers distinguish themselves with glamour ambisexual-inspired costumes, colourful make-up and men underwear. Employing stylish things, glam representatives have influenced ideology of million fans around the world. go on reading

Indie: Music For Freedom Lovers
Indie, shorthand from independent, is coined to be a number of genres and subcultures to be independent from the commercial pop music and mainstream culture. For many of its artists Indie rock is unsigned or signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels. It is not strictly a genre of music, but is often used as an umbrella term covering a wide range of artists and styles, connected by some degree of allegiance to the values of underground. Indie labels are mainly ran by a go on reading

Radiohead: Inner Band’s Challenges
It is increasingly believed in case a band member embarks on a solo career, sooner or later the band is finished, no matter how large their success is. As a prove Beatles, Take That, Spice Girls and others. go on reading

Robbie Williams: Life Limited Within Frames
We believe rich, popular and gorgeous celebrities to experience no problems. In vain we do. Beside stressed album recordings and touring campaigns to promote their recent albums they face lingering depression ailments, alcoholism, drug addiction, life long dieting and total lack of personal life. go on reading

Masters Of Bad Behaviour
It's hardly enough to play good music to gain world success and rule the world music scene. The success is usually accompanied by rumours, increasingly of a negative character. It's bad boys, women usually fancy. go on reading

Metallica – Survival Example
As plans were been made to go into the recording studio in 2001 by famous US band Metallica, their bass guitarist Jason Newstad left the band due as he put it to ‘A physical damage I have done to myself over years playing in Metallica'. When in July 2001 James Hetfiled, front man of the Metallica checked into a rehab due to alcoholism and other addictions, the band was rumoured to be finished. go on reading

CD Story by Massive Attack
The Massive Attack is fairly coined one of the most successful bands of 1990s. They pose as founders of a music trend, often referred to as 'trip-hop' and revolutionists in the music scene. Their music is electronic and combines elements of jazz, hip hop, rock, and classical into music that is often named as trip-hop and other genres; lately darker, subtler forms of electronic music have been dominant influences. The Massive Attack are constant collaborators and have worked with a diverse mix of go on reading

Bob Marley – Ongoing History
Robert Nesta Marley, who is better known as Bob Marley has been regarded as a Rastafarian prophet at his native land of Jamaica. He has entered the world music scene for a long presence, traced even after his death. Bob Marley wass famous of popularizing the reggae genre outside of Jamaica. Presently, his relative successors resume Bob Marley's art activity. Bob Marley is father to 12 children and they all follow the path of their parent. go on reading

Rise of British Punk-Rock
Grunge–bands of 1960s and so-called pub-rock ensembles were labelled processors of the UK punk-rock. All these bands together with development of punk serve as a certain reaction on distribution of the stadium rock. go on reading

"Straight Edge": Music or Lifestyle?
The Straight Edge or simply abbreviated the 'sXe' of 'sXe' is coined a subculture to represent a particular lifestyle. It advocates abstinence from tobacco, alcohol, and recreational drug use-especially psychoactive and stimulant drug use. Some straight edger's also abstain from promiscuous sexual behavior and caffeine. Although straight edger's do not necessarily identify with a particular world view on social or political issues, many do subscribe to precepts associated with anarchism, vegetar go on reading

Bizarre Fantasy Rock
Rock music's development was influenced by fantasy-fiction literature. As the result a fantasy rock trend emerged on the music scene. It mainly combines elements of metal and it's subcultures, including heavy metal, black metal, pagan metal and others. The power–fantasy metal is peculiar of academic vocal, light guitar tunes and application of 'fantasy' instruments as violin, and flute. Lyrics slightly remind medieval poems contending legends about dragons, primeval forests, gorgeous ladies and go on reading

Eternal Experimentalist Moby
Moby, obviously, refers to those music figures, infiltrating the show buzz for a long and serious presence. His music is experimental, without comparison, which has a charm of it's own. Though hardly posing as a handsome seducer, he may cause the world go round, playing haunting themes. His personality fascinates and perplexes, as being rich in ideas he experiences their constant enhance. Let's shortly review some of them. go on reading

System Of A Down – A Nature Call
A bulk of modern pop stars owes their success to sexy images. Producers have finally explored a simple way of enriching themselves through launching video featuring hot males or females, depending upon the target people, complemented with unusual love lyrics. What is the reason for the SOAD's popularity then? Their front man can hardly boast handsome appearance. go on reading

Dazzling Success Tips
Have you ever wondered reason of pop and rock stars success? They range between religion, exotic tricks and genetically predetermined luck. Still one hit twinkling stars are shadowed by mega stars Rolling Stones, Madonna, Aerosmith, Sting, Paul McCartney and others. go on reading

Why do all songs are about love
Do we listen to music when we are in love and we are happy? No, we usually don't. We then listen to the music of our hearts that beat in tune to the one beloved. go on reading

Music Inside Us
Everyone of us has music inside. And it is not an abstract statement, but scientifically proved fact. Molecules of DNA 'sound' inside us and it is very important if music from outside is in keeping with music inside us. go on reading

Rap Is More than Music
This is a style that stays aside all the other music trends. Not aside, but somewhat deeper. The reason is it is a reflection of the race, the plurality of people united by roots and origin. Rap is the culture of Afro-Americans, the continuation of their language and traditions. Rap is a mixture of speech and music, actually it is speech laid on music or beat it's better to say. And when we claim that people are united through music, meaning every single human being on this planet, rap unites th go on reading

Musicals – Unfading Genre!
Musicals, as well, as theatre and poetry experience no aging, but emerge every time shaped in new ephemeral form. They were initially performances, consisting of musical episodes. They even managed to rival with operas. A genuine musical comprises music, lyrics and book. Melodic voices and elaborate costumes and scene decorations additionally contribute into the musical's success. go on reading

Brit Pop – Ideally Invented Phenomenon
The Madchester trend was coined for the alternative music scene that developed in Manchester, the Great Britain in late 1980s and mixed indie rock and dance. The founders of the newly emerged musical style are labelled the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses from Manchester, UK. Their music is quite complicated to describe, however, very easy to remember. Members of the band, reputedly, suffered drug addiction, which brought their musical careers to the end, but Madchester proceeded ruling the mus go on reading

Perception of Music
Why do we give priority to the hard music today, whereas yesterday we preferred the light one? Can you reason choosing records of Eminem, HIM, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Pussycat Dolls? go on reading