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Encyclopedia: Music of Australia (6638 words) |
 | Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. |
| Garage rock (performed by garage bands, not to be confused with UK Garage, a genre of dance music) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. |
| Main article: Australian indie rock Australian indie rock is part of the overall flow of Australian rock history but has a distinct history somewhat separate from mainstream rock in Australia, largely from the end of the punk rock era onwards. |
| NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Australian indie rock (652 words) |
| Australian indie rock is part of the overall flow of Australian rock history but has a distinct history somewhat separate from mainstream rock in Australia, largely from the end of the punk rock era onwards. |
| Rock and roll in Australia got started in the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced by the sounds coming from the USA and UK. |
| Early on, the surf rock sound dominated, though in the mid-1960s, the beat genre from the UK had become established. |
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