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Crowd surfing describes the process whereby a person is passed from person to person, transferring the person from one part of the concert venue to another, above everyone's heads, with everyone's hands supporting the person's weight. At most concerts and festivals the crowd surfer will be passed towards a barrier in front of the stage by the crowd, where they will be pulled off and put onto their feet by the security stewards. Following this they will be sent back to the side or rear of the crowd at the end of the barrier or t ...

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There are various styles of headbanging, including: The up and down - Which involves shaking the head up and down - This style is demonstrated at the climax of the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in the movie Wayne's World. The circular swing (Windmill) - Swinging the head in a circular motion - This style is more commonly known as the Windmill or Helicopter. Popularized by Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. and George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse. This style is often used by members of Amon Amarth.

In 2000, at the Roskilde Festival festival, nine people died and several were wounded because they were trampled during a Pearl Jam concert (also see CNN). Since then, crowd surfing has been made illegal at most festivals and concerts in Europe, and patrons can often expect to be ejected from the venue for partaking in the act. Critics of crowdsurfing argue that injuries can frequently occur not only when a surfer is accidentally dropped by the crowd from a height of some feet onto the floor (sometimes head first, to be trampled below) but a ...

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Mosh - Origins. The term "mosh" has often been credited to Vinnie Stigma of the hardcore group Agnostic Front as an acronym for "March Of Skin Heads", but most authorities cite Darryl Jennifer, bass guitarist for Bad Brains as the term's originator, from his Jamaican-accented pronunciation of the word "mash", in "Mash down Babylon." It is important to note that many early punk scenes referred to this type of dance as 'thrashing', the moshing term culturally seemed to gain significance during the hardcore metal crossover days.< ...

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Although most participants consider moshing fun, minor injuries can occur and there is a risk of serious injury. Supporters of moshing agree that there is some physical risk associated with the activity. Supporters argue that slam dancing can establish friendship and camaraderie, that reports of death or serious injury relate to crowd surfing or stage diving, completely different activities. Critics have charged slam dancing with inciting or condoning violence. Violence on the concert floor inevitably leads to some injuries. It is argued that an escalating cycle of violence can be ...

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Moshing is a catch-all term for any dance performed in a mosh pit or circle pit at a party or dance . Certain moves are seen with certain passages of music (for example the "two-step" for floor-tom breakdowns). Moshing can be referred to by several different names, depending upon the subculture in which it is found: hardcore dancing, throwdown, mashing, or most simply, moshing. Slam dancing is characterized by its aggressive nature: the movements consist of violent contact with other dancers - pushing and shoving other dancers and body-slamming, or throwing your body into another da ...

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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 and Mike Myers in Wayne's World 2 as Garth Algar and Wayne Campbell at an Aerosmith concert. Flake of Rammstein uses an inflatable rubber boat when crowd surfing. Fictional: Jack Black landing on his face in School of Rock. ...

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The phrase "punk rock" (from "punk", meaning worthless or disrespectful, often applied to a street hustler or a young person with a negative attitude towards authority; also meaning a beginner or novice [1]) was originally applied to the untutored guitar-and-vocals-based rock and roll of United States bands of the mid-1960s such as The Standells, The Sonics, and The Seeds, bands that now are mor ...

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Pop (b. James Osterberg) played in several Ann Arbor, Michigan-area bands as a teenager, including The Prime Movers and The Iguanas. Iggy was inspired to form the Stooges after witnessing a Doors concert in Ann Arbor. Ron (guitar) and Scott Asheton (drums), two brothers, joined up along with their friend Dave Alexander (bass guitar). The band's debut was at a Halloween concert at the University of Michigan in 1967. The Stooges soon gained a reputation for their wild, primitive live performances. Iggy especially won fame for acting cra ...

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Punk rock - Origins. The phrase "punk rock" (from "punk", meaning worthless or disrespectful, often applied to a street hustler or a young person with a negative attitude towards authority; also meaning a beginner or novice [1]) was originally applied to the untutored guitar-and-vocals-based rock and roll of United States bands of the mid-1960s such as The Standells, The Sonics, and The Seeds, bands that now are mor ...

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The phrase "punk rock" (from "punk", meaning worthless or disrespectful, often applied to a street hustler or a young person with a negative attitude towards authority; also meaning a beginner or novice [1]) was originally applied to the untutored guitar-and-vocals-based rock and roll of United States bands of the mid-1960s such as The Standells, The Sonics, and The Seeds, bands that now are mor ...

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Sonic Youth - 1980s. Moore and Ranaldo had earlier performed (together and separately) in various short-lived punk rock groups. Ranaldo was a member of Glenn Branca's ensemble; Moore and then Gordon would also perform with Branca. Gordon had a fine-arts background, and in the early 1980s there was considerable crossover between the art and music worlds in New York City. After a one-off performance with members of Glenn Branca's and Rhys Chatham's ensembles, Gordon began performing with various musical groups. She and Moore were dating before Sonic Youth officially formed; they would later marry and hav ...

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Gabriel famously refused to title any of his first four solo albums (they were all labeled peter gabriel using the same typeface, but different cover art), since he wanted them to be considered like issues of a magazine instead of individual works; they are usually differentiated by number in order of release, or sleeve design. (His fourth solo album, still called Peter Gabriel in the UK, was titled Security in the U.S., at the behest of Geffen Records.) Even after acquiescing to distinctive titles, he cheekily used word ...

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Grunge music is generally characterized by "dirty" guitar, strong riffs, and heavy drumming. The "dirty" sound resulted both from a stylistic change in the standard method of playing punk rock, and from the common use of guitar distortion and feedback. Grunge involves slower tempi and dissonant harmonies that are generally not found in punk. The lyrics are typically angst-filled — anger, frustration, ennui, sadness, fear, and depression are often explored in grunge songs. These lyrics may have come from the feelings of angst that are commo ...

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Punk rock emphasized simple musical structure and short songs (the early UK punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue in 1977 famously included drawings of three chord shapes captioned, "This is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band"). Punk bands often emulated the approach of sixties garage rock bands: typical instrumentation is drum kit, one or two electric guitars (playing highly distorted power chords à la Link Wray), electric bass, and vocals; songs are rarely over three minutes in length, often as brief as 90 seconds. Punk songs are almost always in 4/4 time an ...

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The first ongoing music scene that was assigned the "punk" label appeared in New York in 1974-1976, centered around bands that played regularly at the clubs Max's Kansas City and CBGB, including The Ramones, Television, Blondie, Johnny Thunders (a former New York Doll) and the Heartbreakers, Richard Hell and The Voidoids and the Talking Heads. The "punk" title was applied to these groups by early 1976, when Punk Magazine first appeared, featuring these bands alongside articles on some of the immediate role models for the new groups, such as Lou Reed, who was on the cover of the first issue of Punk, ...

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Prior to its popularity, grunge was listened to mostly by those who played the music. Bands would play at clubs with very few people in attendance, most of which were from other performing bands. Others who listened to the music in those early days were often people who were "just trying to get out of the rain" as many attendants would claim. As bands began to issue albums, independent labels became the key catalysts in bringing the music to the local public. Many of the more successful bands of the era were associated with Seattle's Sub Pop ...

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The punk phenomenon expressed a rejection of prevailing values in ways that extended beyond music. British punk fashion deliberately outraged propriety with the highly theatrical use of cosmetics and hairstyles: hair made to stand in spikes, cut into a "Mohawk" or another dramatic shape, and colored with vibrant unnatural hues. Punk clothing (thanks to Malcolm McLaren's shop SEX, which largely developed punk style) typically adapted existing objects for aesthetic effect: previously ripped clothes were held together by safety pins or w ...

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Punk rock emphasized simple musical structure and short songs (the early UK punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue in 1977 famously included drawings of three chord shapes captioned, "This is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band"). Punk bands often emulated the approach of sixties garage rock bands: typical instrumentation is drum kit, one or two electric guitars (playing highly distorted power chords à la Link Wray), electric bass, and vocals; songs are rarely over three minutes in length, often as brief as 90 seconds. Punk songs are almost always in 4/4 time and use a vers ...

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The punk phenomenon expressed a rejection of prevailing values in ways that extended beyond music. British punk fashion deliberately outraged propriety with the highly theatrical use of cosmetics and hairstyles: hair made to stand in spikes, cut into a "Mohawk" or another dramatic shape, and colored with vibrant unnatural hues. Punk clothing (thanks to Malcolm McLaren's shop SEX, which largely developed punk style) typically adapted existing objects for aesthetic effect: previously ripped clothes were held together by safety pins or w ...

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