Anarchy Anthems
This fast, aggressive genre emerged in the 1970s as a reaction against mainstream rock.
What is punk rock?
Grunge originated in this U.S. city known for rain and flannel.
What is Seattle?
Before digital downloads, people listened to music on these physical discs.
What are CDs?
This genre, featuring artists like Eminem and Beyoncé, dominated the 2000s.
What are hip hop and R&B?
Hip hop officially began in this decade.
What are the 1970s?
The Ramones were one of the first punk bands from this U.S. city.
What is New York City?
This band, led by Kurt Cobain, brought grunge to the mainstream with Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Who is Nirvana?
This 1999 platform changed music by allowing people to share MP3s for free.
What is Napster?
This major event in 2001 inspired reflective and patriotic songs.
What is 9/11?
Both punk and hip hop began as expressions of this.
What is rebellion or social protest?
This famous punk club in New York City became the birthplace of many early punk bands like The Ramones, Blondie, and Talking Heads.
What is CBGB?
Grunge blended punk’s energy with this heavy, distorted style.
What is heavy metal?
Apple’s 2001 innovation that changed how we bought music.
What is iTunes?
This band’s American Idiot became a political pop-punk anthem.
Who is Green Day?
This early 2000s hip hop duo blended funk, soul, and rap on Hey Ya!
Who are Outkast?
Punk lyrics often expressed anger about these social issues.
What are politics, inequality, and conformity?
This band’s 1991 album Ten helped define grunge’s emotional sound.
Who is Pearl Jam?
This small device advertised “1,000 songs in your pocket.”
What is the iPod?
This genre revival brought back raw, garage-style rock in the early 2000s.
What is the indie/garage rock revival?
Technology allowed both punk and hip hop artists to become more independent. Name one way this happened.
What are home recording, online sharing, or self-promotion platforms?
This genre, influenced by punk and pop, became huge in the 2000s with bands like Blink-182 and Green Day.
What is pop-punk?
Grunge fashion rejected flashy looks — it was known for this kind of clothing.
What are flannel shirts, ripped jeans, and thrift store clothes?
In the 2000s, these two websites helped independent artists gain fame without record labels.
What are MySpace and YouTube?
This technology trend changed how people discovered new artists, leading to streaming culture.
What is the rise of digital platforms and social media?
What is sampling?