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Luke McNaney: Part of the rock scene. MediaMagazine, 6 September 2003

This article has made the point of how rock 'n' roll has changed over the years. What is real rock music? is one of the subtle questions asked and the opinion of the writer.

Key points:

• What the rock music was, sub genre's such as 'blending pop, RnB and the twangs of country music'
• Rock ruled the 50s
• 'Beatle mania'
• New rock and ways to promote 'The future looks bright for a whole new generation of bands or singer/songwriters' 

60s: Original rock -- The Beatles

2010: Conveys how people assume bands are 'Real musicians' just because they play instrument. -- One direction. i disagree with this quotation as I believe you can be just as good as a musician if you didn't play an instrument than those who do. Many pop bands play instruments as they enjoy it not because they want to be rock 'n' roll and one Direction is a great example of this. 

• Criticises pop culture using sarcasm 'When it comes to milking the latest trend, for even pop is becoming all grown up - guitars intact! Wow!' 

2013: New reformed punk rock bringing back originality what the write describes as 'real music'  --sleeping with sirens 

• The writer criticises Talent shows for having no 'real' talent but shows how not all of them are like that 'Fame Academy does at least feature contestants who write their own rock songs, which makes a change from the non-entitles featured on that Simon Cowell Show' 

This is a clips from John and Edward performance on X-factor which shows that some talent shows are not about talent but entertainment or the likability of the contestants themselves

• This article conveys how sales dropped 'While on the subject of sales, the Uk singles chart is facing it's worst year yet: while the bigwigs might blame piracy websites like Napster for stealing sales' and suggests that it is because of the recent comeback of rock music or sub genres of punk-rock/post hardcore bands that has captured the attention of many of teenagers recently that is what's brought the sales up rapidly. 

For instance there was a great rise in sales when post hardcore band sleeping with sirens peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard charts in 2013 with their new album 'Feel' which sold over 60,000 copies in the first week of release. Further more when the release of the first song 'Low' released, the sales tripled, supporting McNaney's point.

• A point made by the article writer of how Rock will never truly disappear 'Bring on the bands and rock on! For now, at least …' is a quote I absolutely agree with as I believe many rock/alternative bands in this day an age often look at the old fashioned 'rockers' who greatly influence their music and style. For instance Arctic Monkey's band member Alex Turner spoke out on an interview in March 2013 in a NME online article that The Beatles and the whole idea of 'Beatle mania' influenced them. So this illustrates how new bands are bringing originality back into the music industry.