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Johnny's Entertainment - Creating JPop
Johnny and Associates, the official English title for Johnny's Jimusho, is the undisputed leader when it comes to the creation and promotion of young male idol stars. Founded by Johnny Kitagawa (the current president is his sister Mary), the company has been the top talent agency in Japan for many years, annually making in excess of 3 billion yen. Johnny's initial inspiration for producing music c... [Read More]
Alternative Rock Music
Rock music is no longer just a simple genre. It has evolved into a number of different genres that became popular through the years. Currently rock music has become a genre that is composed of dozens of sub-genres that are known for their distinct style of rock. One of the most popular of them that ever came out on the mainstream was alternative rock. Alternative rock came in at a time when people... [Read More]
Starting Your Own Rock Band
If music is your passion in life, you might want to nurture it and allow it to become a part of you. You might want to start up your own band to develop that passion. More than anything, Starting a band is more about the music. It is about sharing your passion with other likeminded people. in a band means having a musical conversation with your bandmates. It is just like getting together with your... [Read More]
Classic Rock Music
Many times you might have heard about different rock genres and you might surely have heard about classic rock. But how would you really know if a rock song is a classic? Classic rock seems to be a loose definition for songs included or considered as part of the genre. It would be to broad to consider all old rock songs as classic rock since songs in this genre should have that special quality tha... [Read More]
The 80's Music - Various Artists
Music came and go and walked a straight line until the 80's decade arrived. People were then somewhat limited to knowing only the popular hits that were lucky enough to have the power of publicity working well for them. Before the 80's, popular music with consistent radio airplay was the only menu available. But then in the 80's, the MTV generation arrived. And along with MTV, a wider range of gen... [Read More]
80's Hit Music Genres
The MTV in the 80's has allowed popular music to reach into more households than ever before. It brought in a new generation of music lovers and fanatics. Not only that MTV has been able to help the music industry to develop and further help music evolve into the various genres that is now present even today. The MTV has brought some of the most popular songs and bands into the limelight since the... [Read More]
MTV Music History
The 80's decade has ushered in a number of changes in the the world. History marked the 80's as the time that Ronald Reagan was elected president of the United States, John Lennon of the Beatles was killed by a fan in front of his apartment, the Iran-Iraq War just among other events. On the music scene, many developments have brought in that will forever change the face of world of music in genera... [Read More]