In celebration of 60 years of great music, LKP has published a special report on Rock 'n Roll in the Singapore perspective...

Ok, the truth is, I'm doing a communication studies project. And bearing in mind that the name Rock 'n Roll came only in 1952, so we're not due for another anniversary yet until 2012. Plus, we just missed the 55th anniversary 2 years ago.

As a matter of fact, BBC made a documentary about it on its 55th birthday. It comprised of 7 one-hour-long films documenting different genres and ages of rock. It's called 7 Ages Of Rock The 7 different ages are: The birth of rock - specifically through the eyes of the very first rock 'n roll god, Jimi Hendrix, Artistic Rock - How some 70s bands like Pink Floyd, Velvet Underground took on a different path from the mainstream rock, Punk Rock - the age of rebellion which arises from a troubled social and economic environment, Heavy Metal - the hardest, strongest and the longest-living subgenre of all, Stadium Rock - how rockstars shifted their career focus from making records to selling tickets, American Alternative Rock - The new age of innovation with the lines between all subgenres disappearing, Indie Rock - The equivalent of American Alternative.

Unlike BBC, we don't have the funding of all british people, and all we have is a miserable webhost, a computer and a digital camera, we're going to do something simpler. We'll get all our writers and editors here to write their personal experiences with rock 'n roll music and share their unique perspectives. Then again, we don't have that many writers and editors too, so we're gonna have to write a few articles per person.

Other than the articles, there will also be some links to the artists, albums, songs mentioned in those articles in our Resource Page. Each featured artists or bands will receive a very special, short write up by one of our editors. They will share what this artist or band meant to them and how it changed their music taste, for the better or worse.

If you have your own stories about rock music, please leave a comment or send an email to kh at laikaopeh.com. We want to know which subgenre you love most and how has it influenced you. The more unique your perspectives are, the better. We want to know if it makes you happy, makes you sad, liberates you, condemns you, manipulates you, motivates you, heals you, breaks you, pushes you, holds you, helps you study, gives you inspiration, makes you money, or whatever. I've run out of reasons.

Chief Editor
KH