Cliche

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  Pop

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  In the real world (the one outside of music magazines), none of the following permutations of pop music exist. It's all just pop, and it's...

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  Hip-Hop

  PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2016

  When Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys (among others) made hip-hop a viable commodity, the music was just beginning to splinter into different s...

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  Blues Geography

  PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

  It's been called America's greatest art form. Its influence crosses innumerable forms of music, from classical to metal, reggae to rock, so...

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  Hardcore Sells Out?

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2003

  It's said that if you're not a rebel at 18, you have no heart, but if you haven't turned establishment by 30, you have no brain, and this i...

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  Improv Geography

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2002

  In terms of adventurous jazz and "non-idiomatic improvised music" (in the words of Derek Bailey), four European countries have supported t...

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  Metal Geography

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2002

  The growth of popular music requires the proper growing conditions: an acceptable climate and lots of attention. Traditionally, heavy metal...

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  Punk Geography

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2002

  The debate over what punk rock is or isn't will continue to rage. Punk is as much about attitude and lifestyle as it is about the speed wit...

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  Electronic Geography

  PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2002

  Dance music has always placed a premium on geography. Hell, some genre names are so specific they reference not just a city, but a night cl...