Melodic.net
Encyclopedia
Melodic.net is a Swedish daily Internet
publication devoted to music criticism
and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on rock music
. However, the range of musical genre
s covered extends to pop
, classical
, folk
, electronic
, jazz
, metal
, and experimental music
. Melodic.net is the Europe's leading site for alternative rock
and one of the world leading webzine about rock music.
The site, which was established in 1999, concentrates on new music, but Melodic.net journalists also review reissued albums and box sets. The site has published "best-of" lists as annual features detailing the best albums of each year since 1995.
, Sweden
on April 13, 1999 with the name of Midwestern Skies by the music industrialist Pär Winberg, which has worked for EMI
, A&R
, The Real Group
, and Robert Well
among others. Early 2002 saw a complete renovation of the website's layout and in May of that year, Midwestern Skies moved to the domain Melodic.net. In 2003 the site had expanded to competition, features, and columns. It had also begun garnering a following for both its extensive coverage of underground music
and its writing style, which was often unhindered by the conventions of print journalism. In 2005, was changed the site's layout and was introduced the slogan "We will rock ya!!". In 2006 several features have also sporadically been provided by the site's staff writers, including live reviews, interviews, exclusive MP3
streams, and year-end features. From 2006 to 2011 was used the slogan "All the latest in rock!". Since 2011 is used a new layout and the slogan "We rock, do you?".
The webzine currently features the latest news, interviews, record reviews, live shows, as well competitions.
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
publication devoted to music criticism
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
. However, the range of musical genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
s covered extends to pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
, and experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
. Melodic.net is the Europe's leading site for alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and one of the world leading webzine about rock music.
The site, which was established in 1999, concentrates on new music, but Melodic.net journalists also review reissued albums and box sets. The site has published "best-of" lists as annual features detailing the best albums of each year since 1995.
History
The webzine was created in SkogåsSkogås
Skogås is a district of Huddinge Municipality in Sweden, 15 kilometres south of Stockholm along the railroad to the city and harbour of Nynäshamn. Population in Skogås reaches 13,000 but lately the suburb has conjoined with its northern neighbour Trångsund, forming a municipality part with a...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
on April 13, 1999 with the name of Midwestern Skies by the music industrialist Pär Winberg, which has worked for EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
, The Real Group
The Real Group
The Real Group is a professional a cappella group from Sweden, consisting of five members: Emma Nilsdotter, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther Sørensen, and Anders Jalkéus....
, and Robert Well
Robert Wells (composer)
Robert Henry Arthur Wells is a Swedish pianist, composer and singer, best known for his highly successful musical extravaganza Rhapsody in Rock which has achieved great prominence in Scandinavia, a mixture of rock, Sunden, classical and boogie-woogie.-Early life and career :A child prodigy, Wells...
among others. Early 2002 saw a complete renovation of the website's layout and in May of that year, Midwestern Skies moved to the domain Melodic.net. In 2003 the site had expanded to competition, features, and columns. It had also begun garnering a following for both its extensive coverage of underground music
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
and its writing style, which was often unhindered by the conventions of print journalism. In 2005, was changed the site's layout and was introduced the slogan "We will rock ya!!". In 2006 several features have also sporadically been provided by the site's staff writers, including live reviews, interviews, exclusive MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
streams, and year-end features. From 2006 to 2011 was used the slogan "All the latest in rock!". Since 2011 is used a new layout and the slogan "We rock, do you?".
The webzine currently features the latest news, interviews, record reviews, live shows, as well competitions.
Rating system
Melodic.net operates a simple 5-point rating system, starting at 1, that allows .5 intervals. Reviewers labeled the album "Fabolous"; "Great"; "Good"; "Pretty Good"; "Ok"; "Poor"; their most favorably regarded albums, "Essential"; and for the least favored albums, "Lousy".End of Year lists
- 1995: Goo Goo DollsGoo Goo DollsThe Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...
– A Boy Named GooA Boy Named GooA Boy Named Goo, sometimes referred to as ABNG, is the fifth studio album by the Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1995 on Warner Brothers.-History:... - 1996: Angie AparoAngie AparoAngie Aparo is an American musician and songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently recording an album and touring with his long-time drummer, Derek Murphy....
– Out Of The Everywhere - 1997: The DevlinsThe DevlinsThe Devlins are an alternative rock band originating from Dublin, Ireland. Their most recognized songs are Waiting, featured in remix form on the 2002 Six Feet Under soundtrack, but originally from their 1997 release Waiting; and World Outside, which was included in the 2004 drama Closer and also...
– Waiting - 1998: Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up the GirlDizzy Up the GirlDizzy Up the Girl is the sixth album by Goo Goo Dolls, released in 1998.-History:In most parts of the world, Dizzy Up the Girl is the Goo Goo Dolls' most successful album to date, selling over 3 million copies...
- 1999: The GufsThe GufsThe Gufs are an American pop and rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The band's latest album A Different Sea was released on October 17, 2006...
– Holiday from YouHoliday from YouHoliday From You is the second major label release by the Milwaukee-based rock band The Gufs. The album peaked at #33 on the Billboard magazine Top Heatseekers chart. Holiday From You was re-released on Red Submarine Records, with some alternate tracks and revamped artwork, in 2006. The track... - 2000: John HiattJohn HiattJohn Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy Awards - although he has never won- and has been awarded a variety of other...
– Crossing Muddy WatersCrossing Muddy WatersCrossing Muddy Waters was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's fifteenth album, released in 2000. A raw album recorded with no drummer, it was a purely acoustic album that brought elements of bluegrass music into his Americana sound. The title of the album is an intentional double entendre, referencing... - 2001: John MayerJohn MayerJohn Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
– Room for SquaresRoom for SquaresRoom for Squares is the debut studio album of American musician John Mayer, released September 18, 2001 on Columbia Records in the United States. Originally released independently through Aware Records on June 5, 2001, the album peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart... - 2002: Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
– Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (soundtrack)Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a soundtrack album by Bryan Adams and Hans Zimmer to the animated feature of the same name. The album was released on May 4, 2002 and includes the European hit, "Here I Am".-Track listing:... - 2003: SpymobSpymobSpymob is a pop rock band, from Minneapolis best known for their appearance on the 2003 Star Trak Entertainment compilation The Neptunes present Clones, with the song "Half Steering Half Eating Ice Cream." They also provided backing instruments for N.E.R.D.'s 2002 debut In Search Of......
– Sitting Around Keeping Score - 2004: SurvivorSurvivor (band)Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...
– Ultimate Survivor - 2005: Various Artists – The Masters of Melodic Rock
- 2006: Mutemath – Mutemath
- 2007: BalanceBalance (band)Balance was an early 1980s pop rock band based out of New York City and fronted by Illinois native, Peppy Castro, formerly of Blues Magoos. Other members included guitarist Bob Kulick, arranger and keyboardist Doug Katsaros, drummer Chuck Burgi, and bassist Dennis Feldman.The group's most...
– In for the Count - 2008: Tim ChristensenTim ChristensenTim Christensen is a Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who plays guitar, bass guitar, drums, Mellotron, harmonium, keyboard, piano and organ...
– SuperiorSuperior (album)Superior is the third studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Tim Christensen, released on 24 November 2008 on CD, limited edition CD/DVD box set which includes a 30-minute documentary, and a double vinyl box set which also includes the CD and DVD, as well as an outsize poster.- Overview :The... - 2009: Marianas TrenchMarianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench is a Juno-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001. They have released three full length albums, the most recent titled Ever After, released on November 21, 2011...
– Masterpiece TheatreMasterpiece Theatre (Marianas Trench album)Masterpiece Theatre is the second studio album by Canadian rock group Marianas Trench. It was released on February 24, 2009 in Canada. The album was available for preview at MuchMusic's website before the release... - 2010: Trillion – Trillion