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Encyclopedia - Crowd Surfing: Encyclopedia - Crowd Surfing
Crowd surfing describes the process whereby a person is passed from person to person, transferring the person from one part of the concer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crowd Surfing: Encyclopedia Ii - Crowd Surfing - Dangers Of Crowd Surfing
In 2000, at the Roskilde Festival festival, nine people died and several were wounded because they were trampled during a Pearl Jam conce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concert: Encyclopedia - Concert
A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crowd Surfing: Encyclopedia Ii - Crowd Surfing - Famous Occurrences
Real life: Little Spike Dudley being thrown out of the ring by Bam Bam Bigelow and caught by the ECW fans in the ECW Arena. Dana Carvey a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heavy Metal Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Heavy Metal Music - History
Heavy metal music - The term heavy metal. The origin of the term heavy metal is uncertain. An early use of the term was by counter-cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ska: Encyclopedia Ii - Ska - The Waves
Ska - First Wave. After World War II, Jamaicans purchased radios in increasing numbers and were able to hear American R&B from sout...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mutha's Day Out: Encyclopedia Ii - Mutha's Day Out - Background
In the beginning, Mikal Moore and Randy Cross conceived Mutha's Day Out through infleunce of the Beastie Boys. Mutha's Day Out was origin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - You Get What You Give: Encyclopedia Ii - You Get What You Give - Controversy
Much of the media attention "You Get What You Give" received was centred around the infamous closing lyrics; "Health insurance, rip-off ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Headbanging: Encyclopedia Ii - Headbanging - Styles
There are various styles of headbanging, including: The up and down - Which involves shaking the head up and down - This style is demons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - You Get What You Give: Encyclopedia Ii - You Get What You Give - Video
The music video for "You Get What You Give" was filmed in the Staten Island Mall, New York. New Radicals' front man Gregg Alexander said ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heavy Metal Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Heavy Metal Music - Related Styles
Heavy metal has proven somewhat difficult to categorise. Some fans and musicians have a firm concept of genre and subgenre, but others re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heavy Metal Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Heavy Metal Music - Characteristics
Heavy metal is characterised by virtuosic instrumentation, especially a guitar, dark themes and lyrics, aggressive, uptempo rhythms and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heavy Metal Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Heavy Metal Music - Cultural Impact
The loud, confrontational aspects of heavy metal have led to friction between fans and mainstream society in many countries. Due to the h...   » Read the article