Originally Posted by Vanilla

Hey can someone recommend some good sites that have a history of music genres or which talks in some detail about what makes each genre different so I can expand my knowledge base? I was even thinking of creating a thread if I get enough material and making like a general thread of a little about each genre and like 1-2 classic Youtube examples for people to hear what the description is meaning.

Does that sound good? Maybe new members might find it interesting.

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I think you need to get offline & start reading books.

I don't think I've ever found any website that's as detailed & accurate as some of the books I've read.

You want to learn about punk read England's Dreaming by Jon Savage.
You want to learn about post punk read Rip It Up & Start Again by Simon Reynolds.
You want to learn about American 80s Indie read Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad.

I swear you'll learn more in one night reading those books than you would looking online.