The mid 70s was the era of punk rock, strengthening the roots of anti-establishment. Punk rock created a subculture and gave birth to many sub-genres of music. Even today, punk rock music t-shirts, emo bondage clothing, and Oi! Gothic clothing makes waves and is worn proudly by this generation. It represents a more specific sub-genre of music and a punk rock attitude. The songs of this music genre feature sharp lyrics with extremely political themes, bare instrumentation, and fast tempo.

Punk rock is not just a style of music that you play and forget. You identify with it and start living a punk rock lifestyle. Your attitude becomes fiercely independent, rebellious against the mainstream, and progressive or liberal. You don't just play for personal gain, but are more concerned about a mass change for good. Punk rockers are famous for their style statements, especially the music t-shirts with shocking images on them. Besides, punk rockers use safety pins and tape to hold on their torn garments. Also, they use unconventional things like razor blades, safety pins, and odd jewelry, along with weird hairdos with shocking colors.

Oi! Is a punk genre and its gothic look is popular in Doc Marten and Levi look. Emo is yet another punk genre. Its bondage clothing and music t-shirts exude a unique style that sends ripples in the society through their use of rubber, latex, and leather. In the mid 70s, punk music was a phenomenon. Bands such as The Go-Go's became extremely popular towards the end of the decade. Later, punk morphed into New Wave, with bands like Devo, Talking Heads, and The Police stealing the show.

Since the last decade, punk has, once again, found its place in the mainstream. Those favoring punk lifestyle continue to show their appreciation through music t-shirts, wild hair colors, safety pins, and blades!

The fact is this. You cannot disregard the impact that the music industry has had on the fashion industry, especially for the young people of the United States. No matter where you go, the scenery will be filled with clothing that displays the most popular bands of the present and the past! It is a statement that says, Music Rules

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Sure! Impress them. Knowing what to say to your parents in these cases, and learning what interesting little piece of rock star history you can shine a light on for this purpose, is of the utmost important when trying to impress dear ole mom and dad. There are many wonderful stories and scrumptious bits of data that will just have your head brimming with enthusiasm, just waiting for your parents to once again try to tell you off.

Going down a list of bands, I’ll mentiono a couple of things you might want to ponder and/or do some more research about:

Queen:

•Freddie Mercury: Ealing Art College– graphic illustration

•John Deacon: Chelsea College – electronics degree

•Roger Taylor: first studied dentistry at London Hospital Medical College and left it in order to get a BSC in Biology at London Polytechnic

•Brian May: this would be the piéce de rèsistance here. He studied at Imperial College London and got his degree in astrophysics. In 2007, he completed his PhD. and was also named Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.

The Rolling Stones:

•Mick Jagger: studied economics at the famed London School of Economics but then something got in the way. Namely, the Stones.

•Charlie Watts: went to Harrow Art School, became a commercial artist

•Ron Wood: like Freddie Mercury, he also studied at Ealing Art College.

Kiss:

•Paul Stanley: went to Manhattan School of Music and Art and also to Bronx Community College but gave it up when music started to rear its head.

•Gene Simmons: Richmond College – got a degree in education and is fluent in Hungarian, German, English and Hebrew (and also speaks some Spanish – I know that from personal experience.)

The Police:

•Sting: went to Northern Counties Teachers’ Training College – got a degree in education

•Andy Summers: UCLA – studied classical guitar

•Stewart Copeland: went to California Western University and UC Berkeley

Van Halen:

•Alex Van Halen: briefly went to Pasadena City College to study music

•Michael Anthony: studied music at Pasadena City College

Sheryl Crow:

•University of Missouri – B.A. in Education, Music Composition and Performance

Bon Jovi:

•David Bryan: was studying Pre-Med at Rutdgers University and left it to go to Juilliard (music) instead

We can also add a roster of people who have studied at Berklee College of Music, in Boston, MA:

•John Myung, John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy –

Dream Theater

•Steve Vai

•Tim Owens (Ripper Owens)

•Al Pitrelli

•Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford – Aerosmith

•Steve Smith – Journey

•Will Calhoun – Living Colour

So there you have it, kids. A small list which can undoubtedly be expanded with some research on your part. But always remember something: it’s really not that important to know if they studied this or that because what they play still reaches your heart. If you parents need some sort of college degree for them to pass favorable judgement on a person then that’s something that perhaps they should have learned in college that it’s wrong.

For this coming holiday season, test your skills in the new Guitar Hero game play with the Guitar Hero World Tour Video Game. It is officially the fourth editions of the Guitar Hero series. The highlight is that it gives you better rocking ability as compared with the first three games together.

Packaged with the Guitar Hero World Tour Video Game are the infamous plastic guitar, the drums and of course a microphone. This combination allows the players to add depth to their games. In effect, you can feel a lively rocking game play. The games can accommodate for up to four players at a time. You can also show off you rock star talent by creating and recording your own songs. Showcase your talent by having a life band concert just like the real thing!

You can also customize you own rock star by selecting your rock star’s appearance. This ranges from his age to his tattoos. You can also choose to play your favorite real life rock star. These include Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, Billy Corgan and Sting. The cool part is you also get to select your rocking star concert venues.