30-Second Rock Music: The 50 key styles, artists and happenings each explained in half a minute

MIKE EVANS is the author of Neil Young€”The Definitive History (Sterling, 2012), The Art of BritishRock (Frances Lincoln, 2013), Woodstock€”Three Days That Rocked The World (Sterling, 2010), BowieTreasures (Carlton, 2014), The Beatles€”Literary Anthology (Plexus, 2004), the acclaimed The Art Of The Beatles (Frederick Muller, 1984), and Elvis: A Celebration (Dorling Kindersley, 2002), a bestselling collaboration with the Presley estate. A graduate of the Cavern Club with two singles on Decca under his belt, Mike€”with poet Adrian Henri and future Pink Floyd guitarist Andy Roberts€”performed as The Liverpool Scene, supporting both Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan in 1969. He subsequently moved into radio and writing for Sounds, Melody Maker, and the Guardian. Since the late 1980s, Mike has commissioned and edited over sixty books on music, movies, and fashion.