The Data Says Rock Music is Dying — But Can It Be Saved?

“Wild Years”: Rock Music, Problem Behaviors and Mental Well ...

And for both these groups, drug use increased at the onset of adulthood. Pop fans displayed a profile characterized by low depressive symptoms ...

The life and death of the indie-rock heyday - Vox

“THAT'S why 1997 was the best year for music,” girlfriend says to boyfriend while she grabs what is probably a soy latte. And it really is ...

When Music Genres Rise From The Dead - Joey Sturgis Tones

Of course, not everything about a cycle just comes down to variety. There are genres that seem to come and go with the same cadence – bringing new artists into ...

Rock Is On A Roll As Ratings And Music Consumption Show Growth.

“Rock is dead, they said.” So says a famous lyric from The Who but apparently the audience didn't get the memo. More Americans are listening ...

The year rock and roll died | Dominic Green | The Critic Magazine

The year the music died · Rock and roll will never die,” Sha-Na-Na insisted at Woodstock in 1969. · Rock fans — middle-aged men, invariably — will recite the Sha- ...

Did the Music Industry Kill Off Rock Music? - - A&R Factory

When all of your favourite rock artists prove they aren't immortal and die of old age (shocker), that is a clear sign that you are a part of the ...

UPDATE: If we're going to be honest, the 2010s were terrible for rock ...

But then things took a turn towards a more pop sound. Guitars receded into the background. The number of mid-tempo songs increased. And there was a big increase ...

The Decline and Fall of Rock - Chronicles Magazine

Not only is rock music dead, it's been dead for quite a while. Like the jazz, blues, and classical genres, it rests now in an afterlife of soundtracks.

How rock ruled in 1991 — and why it's dead 30 years later

“Unfortunately rock music kind of became known to Gen Z and millennials as their parents' music. It's the old people's music now.” Lyndsey ...

Line-up 2025 - Sweden Rock

But, it is easy to pinpoint them as one of the most beloved Nordic rock bands through a nine album career. This thanks to powerful songs and live shows as ...

The Complete Rock and Roll 27 Club - The Diversity of Classic Rock

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Is Rock Dead? A Discussion On the Genre's Dwindling Commercial ...

Rock music is dead. Like Steve Harris said, there are just so many new bands and unfortunately, they start to all sound the same eventually.

How an Indie-Rock Label Saved My Life - Rolling Stone

You could dress them up with a full band, or an orchestra for that matter, but it was basically campfire girlfriend music. The dying embers of ...

Welcome To Rockville 2025: Massive Lineup Announced For North ...

The 14th edition of Welcome To Rockville will feature a stellar lineup of top rock talent with mainstage headliners Shinedown with Rob Zombie ...

How Grunge Saved Rock 'n' Roll - Observer

... and say it: the Hair Band thing was a sorry and strange substitute. Bon Jovi. YouTube. The Hair Band thing was a lot of things, but it was ...

Quincy Jones dies: Music titan produced Michael Jackson's 'Thriller ...

“If an album doesn't do well, everyone says 'it was the producers fault'; so if it does well, it should be your 'fault,' too,” Jones said in an ...

How the machine killed music | THE DEATH OF ROCK MUSIC

Thanks Andy...I had an 8th grade school band instructor who, in 1980 said, "in the future computers will be able to play every note in and ...

The Official Bob Dylan Site

Featuring all professionally recorded shows from the artist's 1974 performances backed by The Band, the collection will be available as a deluxe box set across ...

Rock frontman's death was 'instantaneous' at 66 - pennlive.com

“On behalf of the band, Rod and Andy, and the whole Iron Maiden team ... and that he said recently he had pneumonia last year. If you ...

Why rock music is less popular/mainstream now (but is it "dead"?)

Rock music overall has been declining in the mainstream for a while now and is not as popular with young people as it used to be.