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Silverton, Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol". London: Reynolds & Hearn LTD, 2006. Print. This book is about the image of The Sex Pistols and how their intentions were "clear cut" when it came to style. The likes of Johnny Rotten, not John Lydon, was a household name. Whether it was because they were allowed to play or not allowed to play The Sex Pistols were becoming very popular.

Rorem, Ned. "The Music of the Beatles." Music Educators Journal 55.4 : 33-34+77-83. JSTOR. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This article answers many questions many people may have about the Beatles and their coming to America from Liverpool, England. The article strongly supports the musicality of the Beatles, stating that it is far superior to any other musical band in America during the 1960s. The Beatles were truly superior because their music can be taken-in by people of all ages and across generations. The lyrics to the songs of the Beatles are more like poems that are touching, cleaver, meaningful. The key to the success of the Beatles, is that the band worked together not only to perform amazing music, but to also create it.

This article might be useful for those seeking to do a study of the evolution of punk. From the OhioLINK abstract: This article examines how older fans of punk rock articulate their continuing attachment to the music and its associated visual style.While sociological research on popular music audiences is well established, little attention has been paid to the articulation and management of fan practices of individuals beyond the age of 30. Based on ethnographic interviews conducted with older punk fans in East Kent, England, the article begins to redress this oversight in studies of popular music audiences.This involves an assessment of both the way in which articulations of punk style transgress with age from the visual to the biographical and how older punks develop particular discursive practices as a means of legitimating their place within a scene dominated by younger punk fans.