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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The history of the world “punk,” part 3

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ? and the Mysterians, Dave Marsh, Music Genres, Punk

We’ve been going through the shifting meaning and usage of the word “punk,” which first appeared in the English language

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Scientists Have a New Way to Categorize Music

June 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Genres

Being creatures who crave organization, humans like to put things into nice neat piles. That includes music, of course. Who

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WTF? 

Five Music Subcultures Spawned by the Internet You Probably Don’t Know About (And Maybe Need to Stay Away From)

March 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Health Goth, Music Genres, Seapunk, Soft Grunge, Vaporware, Witch House

The Internet is a strange place where an endless series of self-organizing communities come and go. Music fans who might

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Cool! 

Having Trouble Classifying the Songs in Your Music Library? Then Read This

July 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Inderscience, Music Genres, Music Recommendation, NITMAS

In order to make sense the world, humans like to put things in neat little piles. That includes music. But

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Cool! 

10 Music Genres Perfectly Explained with Bar Graphs

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bar Graph, Classic Rock, Indie, Music Genres, Pop

This comes from Dose. I’ll give you one and you can go here for the rest. (Via SF Peter)

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Music History 

Quick: How Many Different Genres of Popular Music Are There? No. You’re Wrong.

September 21, 2014September 20, 2014 Alan Cross 7 Comments Micro-Genres, Music Genres

In the beginning, there was rock, pop, country and R&B. Okay, so there was also jazz, folk and spiritual–and if

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Music History 

Watch 100 Years of Rock History Speed By in One Minute

March 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 100 years of Rock, Family Tree, Music Genres

Nice find by Scott.  Click on the image to get rolling.

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Cool! 

Here’s How to Sing 15 Musical Genres in Three Minutes

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Genres, Viral Video

Clever. The things you can do in a bathroom if you have the right voice. (Via Mashable)

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