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A genre , (French: "kind" or "sort") is a division of a particular form of art or utterance according to criteria particular to that form. In all art forms, genres are vague categories with no fixed boundaries. Genres are formed by sets of conventions, and many works cross into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions. The scope of the word "genre" is usually confined to art and culture, particularly literature. In genre studies the concept of genre is not compared to originality. Rather, all works are recognized as either reflecting on or participating in the conventions of genre.
The kids that started the whole pop punk craze have completed their new album and plan on hitting the road as soon as they hire a new guitarist to replace Dave “Brownsound” Baksh. I hate the pop punk genre, but somehow I can listen to these guys without throwing up. Can’t say that about My Chemical […]
I just discovered this guy on iTunes this morning, just thought i'd share it. I've never heard a turntable being used as musical instrument before, it sounds pretty cool. This music kinda reminds me of what the metal guitar was in the 70's - 80's. Pretty interesting stuff...
While the new wave of downloadable game services has already brought dozens of classic action and arcade titles back into the spotlight, the sports genre has been generally ignored in the trend. That might change as Nintendo today announced that a fondly remembered football game is headlining a slate of three new Virtual Console releases today.
For me, the gangster movie genre is rather played out and the Best Picture and Best Director win seems more of a sympathy trophy for Scorsese’s lifetime achievement, much like Peter Jackson in 2003 getting the awards for The Return of the King as a token award for the whole The Lord of the Rings Trilogy when it was easily the weakest of the three.
Starbucks launches new record label in hopes to seek out unique and compelling artists from a broad range of genres and to introduce them to the masses.