I love this map of the Heavy Metal Family Tree. Via Mindgum.And: Best line from the New York Times Magazine's profile of doomcore-trance band SUNN0)), by Greg Anderson, one half of the robe-wearing, fog-lurking metalhead duo that's been playing the Knitting Factory and the Walker: "Steve's the arty guy in the band. I'm the guy that likes to stay home and watch 'Seinfeld.'"
I've been looking for timelines and trees like this. Others that i've found so far:
ReplyDeleteStyles of Jazz - a map
Template:Timeline Classical Composers Famous
or if you have a highbandwidth connection, this is a fascinating mind-map navigation for the history of electronic dance music.
(flash) Ishkur's guide to electronic music
non-musically, the best recent discovery (via kottke) was
(flash) Timeline of Trends and Events (1750 to 2100)