Is Rock Music Really DEAD? – Preview

 

This question always fascinates me when it comes to rock music.  I’ve seen a change in the music landscape and the mainstream genre changes every decade. Impact-Site-Verification: 680156370   But, I really want to dive deeper and see along the way what happened to rock music. Is it just growing with the times or not updating with the times? What’s the broader sentiment on the music industry?

 

What happened across the subgenres? From Indie rock to punk. Alternative Rock music definitely had its heyday. Let’s see the journey to how we got here. Follow along with me as I preview the chapters we’ll look at and update it with a final article and video.

Chapters:

No longer dominant in the mainstream as it was in the 90s-2000s

Award shows –  mainstream comparison then and now

Singing competition shows, Rick Dees and the weekly TOP 40, Billboard charts

–THE HEYDAY OF ROCK MUSIC: Platforms that promoted rock music: MTV “Ladies and gentlemen…rock and roll” Mtv launches with this statement- other shows on mtv that featured rock music – Unplugged- Nirvana, Headbangers Ball [Dark Side of the 2000’s Season 1, Episode 2 : TRL: Last Request

–THE HAYDAY OF ROCK MUSIC:  When Grunge was king, Nirvana, style of the 90s, etc

Album sales/Streaming stats – Then vs now

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Pop Culture news headlines – Nirvana and Grunge craze, Shows of the 90s-2000s  theme song with rock/alternative flair – The Crow, Charmed, etc

Bands are still touring 

Nostalgia for the old school (90s-2000s) altrock music is still alive 

Whats next? 

 

 

–KAZ