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- 2. Genre Research I havealready looked into print based magazines which have given me the inspiration to do Alternative Rock as magazines such as NME, Kerrang! and Q has the layout of the magazine which I wish to produce. By textually analysing these magazines I have already looked into my targeted genre and I know feel comfortable in what I am trying to achieve. With my weekly subscription to Q magazine, I think my chosen genre will help me to clarify my work as I know what I am talking about and I’m actually part of the audience in which this genre is providing. Additionally, with most of the music on my IPod being Kasabian, Arcade Fire, The Killers and The Streets my playlist sets me up for success.
- 3. Magazine I have alreadylooked into print based magazines which have given me the inspiration to do Alternative Rock as magazines such as NME, Kerrang! and Q has the layout of the magazine which I wish to produce. By textually analysing these magazines I have already looked into my targeted genre and I know feel comfortable in what I am trying to achieve. With my weekly subscription to Q magazine, I think my chosen genre will help me to clarify my work as I know what I am talking about and I’m actually part of the audience in which this genre is providing. Additionally, with most of the music on my IPod being Kasabian, Arcade Fire, The Killers and The Streets my playlist sets me up for success.
- 4. Alternative Resource -Wikipedia Internet Rock Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as grunge, Britpop, gothic rock, indie pop, and indie rock Some mainstream critical recognition of this genre are: The Smiths Muse Red Hot Chilli Foo Fighters Peppers
- 5. How it camearound The use of the term alternative to describe rock music originated around the mid-1980s; at the time, the common music industry terms for cutting-edge music were new music and post modern, respectively indicating freshness and a tendency to decontextualized sounds of the past. The use of alternative gained further exposure due to the success of Lollapalooza, for which festival founder and Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell coined the term Alternative Nation. In the late 1990s, the definition again became more specific. In 1997, Neil Strauss of The New York Times defined alternative rock as "hard-edged rock distinguished by brittle, '70s-inspired guitar riffing and singers agonizing over their problems until they take on epic proportions".
- 6. Commercialised Throughout the 1980s,alternative rock was mainly an underground phenomenon. An occasional song would come as a hit from bands such as the ‘Rolling Stones’. Alternative rock in the 1980’s were relegated to independent record labels. This type of genre can be known as Indie rock or alternative music. Prior to this ‘Alternative Rock’ hybrid genre was recognised, it was split up into many different sub-genres such as grunge, Britpop, gothic rock, indie pop, indie rock and heavy metal. These can all be classed under the title of rock, giving the genre lots of alternative styles of music to fit different moods.
- 7. The Killers The Killersare an American rock band that was formed in 2001, by Brandon Flowers, lead vocals, keyboards and Dave Keuning, guitar, backing vocals. Mark Stoermer, bass, backing vocals and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. drums, percussion would complete the current line-up of the band in 2002. Albums Date Hot Fuss 2004-2006 To date, the band has sold over 6 million albums in the United States, Sam’s Town 2006-2007 over 5 million albums in the United Sawdust 2007-2008 Kingdom and over 15 million Day & Age 2008-2010 worldwide. Hiatus 2010-2011 Fourth Album 2011-Present
- 8. The Band IMay Use In My Magazine Evanescence Evanescence was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. Evanescence became popular when two of Lee and Moody’s song were played on local radio stations. Evanescence has sold nearly 15 million records worldwide, more than 6 million in the Awards U.S.A. and earning two Grammys with their major debut Fallen. Fallen spent Grammy Awards Best new artist 2004 Best hard rock performance 2004 more than 100 weeks on Billboards World Music Awards Best Rock Artist 2004 Top 200 chart, was certified gold or Album of the year 2007 platinum in over 35 countries and sold out arenas globally. Kerrang! Best international newcomer 2004 Sexiest Female 2007
- 9. Paramore Paramore is anAmerican rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York. Paramore's music has generally been regarded as "emo" and "pop punk“. Alternative Press magazine had Joshua Martin had written after an commented that the band was "young interview with Hayley Williams. Their sounding", while consistently being music is like them, it's aged differently. "honest." Paramore's first album All We It's sped up, and slowed down. Know is Falling had an arguably more "formulaic pop-punk" sound that was Albums Date "delivered particularly well" and the All We Know Is 2005 combination of the two had created a Falling "refined rock infused pop/punk album.“ Riot 2007 The band's second release, Riot! was said to explore a 'diverse range of styles," Brand New Eyes 2009 however, not straying far from "their
- 10. Music Videos The Killers– Mr Brightside http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGdGFtwCNBE&ob=av2e Evanescence – Going Under http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcch3rK0ic&ob=av2e Paramore – Ignorance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH9A6tn_P6g&ob=av2e