Streaming Rock Music Videos at MTV.com

As many of you already know, there are plenty of ways to download rock music videos on the Internet. Some of these ways may be legal, while others might not be. I am not here to lecture you about morals, but if you want to check out full-length music videos legally then you can go right to the source.

At MTV.com, visitors can stream some of the latest rock music videos for free without any hassles or advertisements. The most recent videos that they have added include Jimmy Eat World's "Always Be", Simple Plan's "When I'm Gone", and Paramore's "crushcrushcrush". If you want to check out some music videos from other music genres then just browse through their extensive list.

To take advantage of these free streaming music videos visit http://www.mtv.com/music/video/ and search for your favorite artists. As I mentioned before, this is a great option for people who want to download music videos legally and it won't cost you a thing.

100 Greatest 80's Rock Music Songs Of All Time

You may have already seen this on VH1 but if you have not then it is available on the World Wide Web. The 100 greatest songs of 80's rock music are listed at rockonthenet.com and I was pretty surprised at the results. Some of the songs listed were more in the "pop" genre and not rock, but it all depends on how you classify it. I was also surprised to see that "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" by Wang Chung was number 99, but then again I'm not the one that made the list.

If you were into the rock music scene during the 1980's then you will definitely get a kick out of this. I was born in the 80's but I definitely remember almost every one of these songs coming out of my parents' stereo system. I am sure that almost anyone who reads this list is going to disagree with some of it, but it is still entertaining nonetheless. Check out http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2006/vh180s.htm to see the list, and I am curious to know how many of you agree with it and how many of you do not.

Japanese Rock Music and its History

Avid fans of Rock and Roll should definitely research Japanese rock music if they have not already done so. It is rather interesting to see how music from various parts of the world can have an influence on other nations and their cultures. For example, when psychedelic rock was booming in the 60's, bands from the United States and the U.K. were having a direct influence on some of the musicians in Japan.

Japanese rock bands in the 1960's generally stayed away from drug-induced song writing and sometimes even wrote songs that showed their disapproval of drugs. This is the most interesting part, because Japanese musicians were still playing music that sounded similar to that of other nations. The only difference was that they chose to not follow the same lifestyle.

As the decades progressed, so did Japanese rock music. Eventually, the concept of "visual kei" became very important for Japanese musicians. Visual kei refers to the appearance of a band and the imagery that it produces. This is a staple in Japanese rock music and many bands have used visual kei in expressing their images.

I suggest that you search the Internet and learn about some of Japan's historically famous rock bands. Check out bands such as The Golden Cups, The Tempters, Boredoms, Buck-Tick, Acidman, X Japan and Shonen Knife.

Great Web Resource For Alternative Rock Music Fans

Altern-rock.com is a website that has a great deal of information about both old and new alternative rock music artists. If you wanted to know details about the ups and downs of bands like Audioslave, R.E.M. and Fall Out Boy then you will definitely enjoy this site. It appears that the website is updated and administrated by a small group of people so you will be getting consistent opinions from true alternative rock fans.

There are also plenty of music videos from underground artists like Clou, Arctic Monkeys, Saosin and Moonbabies. This website is also maintained and updated regularly so be sure to check it out for more videos, photos, biographies and whatever else may come up.

I almost forgot to mention, this is also a great resource for news from bands like Chevelle, Cartel, Audioslave, Modest Mouse, Good Charlotte, Franz Ferdinand, Incubus, The Killers and plenty of others. Be sure to visit www.altern-rock.com when you have some free time.

Legendary Russian Rock Music Bands and Artists

The greatest thing about music is that you can start to go off on a tangent and discover something new that you have never listened to before. I never had the pleasure of experiencing Russian rock music but I recently found a great website that informed me of all the pioneers from that particular genre.

These legendary bands were listed at russia-ic.com and it is possible that you may have heard of them. According to this website, some of the most influential and popular Russian rock music artists were DDT, Kino, Aquarium, Chaif, Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Zoopark, Aria, Spleen, Leningrad, Stantsiya Mir, Nautilus Pompilius, Mumii Troll and Noll. Each band that is listed on this website has a brief description about their successes and a link to their official website is included as well.

If you have never heard Russian rock music before then I suggest that you check this website out. Visit russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/381 and start browsing through the list of bands. Who knows, you might find a new influence that will broaden your musical tastes.

Excellent Progressive Rock Music Resource

A genre like progressive rock music is very ambiguous, and there are many different bands that can be put into this classification. Some might argue that certain bands with this label do not belong in the category, while others might fight such an argument. Basically, the criteria for being a "progressive" rock band includes pushing the boundaries of song structure, and incorporating elements of older influential genres such as jazz and classical music. In other words, new and original sounds help rock and roll make progress.

I came across a website called Prog Archives which is basically a giant discography of many progressive rock bands that have recorded music over the past few decades. This website also claims to have free MP3 downloads, but I would not personally buy into it. Most of the time, "free" MP3 downloads end up costing something.

I would certainly recommend checking out www.progarchives.com if you are interested in discovering some new progressive rock music bands. Also, keep in mind that a lot of bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, The Moody Blues and Jethro Tull are the pioneers of this genre and that many newer progressive bands that you may listen to have been influenced by these artists in several different ways.