Bands like The Cure and Queen have used such models as the Korg M1.

Bands such as Black Flag and Crass ( and their followers ) widely stenciled their names and logos, while many punk night clubs, squats and hangouts are famous for their graffiti.

Bands and artists from diverse genres have acknowledged the influence of Led Zeppelin, such as Madonna, Shakira, Lady Gaga, and Katie Melua.

Over time, " New Wave " acquired a distinct meaning: Bands such as Blondie and Talking Heads from the CBGB scene ; The Cars, who emerged from the Rat in Boston ; The Go-Go's in Los Angeles ; and The Police in London that were broadening their instrumental palette, incorporating dance-oriented rhythms, and working with more polished production were specifically designated " New Wave " and no longer called " punk ".

Bands that fused punk with light-hearted pop melodies, such as The Queers and Screeching Weasel, began appearing around the country, in turn influencing bands like Green Day and The Offspring, who brought pop punk wide popularity and major record sales.

Bands such as The Vandals and Guttermouth developed a style blending pop melodies with humorous and offensive lyrics.

Bands such as Seattle's Sunny Day Real Estate and Mesa, Arizona's Jimmy Eat World broke out of the underground, attracting national attention.

Other Show Bands are semi-military and semi-corps style, such as University of Texas, or Ohio State University.

Bands such as The Boswell Sisters regularly employed scatting on their records, including the high complexity of scatting at the same time, in harmony.

Bands such as Psychotic Waltz, Fates Warning, Queensrÿche, and Dream Theater took elements of progressive rock groups ( primarily the instrumentation and compositional structure of songs ) and merged them with heavy metal styles associated with bands like Judas Priest and Black Sabbath ( both of these bands had some progressive influences on their early albums ).

Bands such as 30 Seconds to Mars created a more traditional progressive sound that incorporated elements of space rock.

Yeshiva University also cosponsors major events for American students in Israel, such as the Battle of the Bands and Inter-Seminary Choir Competition, and an annual career fair.

Bands such as Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Hüsker Dü, and The Replacements drew from hardcore but broke away from its loud and fast formula.

Bands from Sweden include the aforementioned Thyrfing and Månegarm along with other acts such as Otyg and Vintersorg.

Bands whose members hold Nazi beliefs but do not express these through their lyrics are generally not considered NSBM by black metal musicians, but are labelled as such in media reports.

Bands such as Axiom, Destroy and Disrupt have fused the grindcore and crust punk sounds.

Bands such as Seether, Evanescence, and The Academy Is ... have covered Stone Temple Pilots songs.

Bands such as Underoath, Blessthefall and Haste the Day incorporate symbolism and Christian messages in a less direct way.

Bands such as Flyleaf do not call themselves Christian bands, though they assert that their Christian faith affects their lyrics.

Bands such as Switchfoot have said they try to write music for both Christians and non-Christians alike.

The Historic Old Village hosts events such as " Bumpers Bikes and Bands ", the " Old Village Restaurant Crawl ", and the family-friendly " Haunted Halloween " on Liberty Street.

The top floor of the pavilion included a dance floor, where many notable Big Bands played though the 1930s and 1940s and attracted big names such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra.

Bands rising at their prime, such as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Anthrax and Guns N ' Roses, have picked Faith No More as one of their favorite bands.

Bands such as Ivy Benson and Ted Heath played at Marine Spa ballroom.

* James K. Bokern, History and the Primary Canoe Routes of the Six Bands of Chippewa from the Lac Du Flambeau District, Unpublished Masters Thesis, 1987, prepared under supervision at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Self-described as a " group of friends ," Orco's first big break came when they beat out 40 other musical groups for the chance to compete against five bands at radio station WTAO's Battle of the Bands at the Du Quoin State Fair in August 2000.

Bands such as Minor Threat, Government Issue, The Faith, Void, Iron Cross, Embrace, Rites of Spring, Nation of Ulysses, Scream, Soulside, Gray Matter, Jawbox, Marginal Man, Shudder to Think, Dag Nasty, Lungfish and Fugazi have released records on Dischord.

Fra Diavolo & Bands of the Holy Faith.

Big Bands continued to flourish in the 1950s, touring, selling records, and appearing on radio and the new medium of television.

Bands like Twanga Pepeta have managed to carve a new tune distinct from imported Zairean tunes, and are competing with Zairean bands in popularity and audience acceptance.

Bands such as these were reacting against the post-WWII cultural vacuum in Germany and tending to reject Anglo-American popular culture in favour of creating their own more radical and experimental new German culture and identity, and to develop a radically new musical aesthetic.

Bands playing in a similar style, including Brian Henneman's Chicken Truck, often played at the venue, which by late 1988 was considered to have been the origin of a new music scene.

Bands usually break apart every eight to 9 years as a new band forms in a new home range.

Held on the first Sunday of each month, the ceremony begins just behind The Heeren, a shopping mall at Orchard Road, where military policemen from the Silent Precision Drill Squad of the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command ( SAFMPC ) leads the contingent of new guards ( also from the SAFMPC ) in a march down the road towards the Istana, with the Singapore Armed Forces Bands providing music and beats.

I didn't see the band going anywhere and I was yearning to become more involved with seriously constructed pop music "-Darryl Mather The band however reformed again a few months later, with Blood, Jakimszyn and two new members-Tony Bambach ( bass ) and Richard Lawson ( drums ), both from another Sydney band, The Most, who had been the Lime Spider's main rival in the 1982 ' Battle of the Bands ' competition.

Presently, Chinese Rock has a new forum in the popular Television program, Pepsi Battle of the Bands, 百事群音 a weekly Live program featuring top 10 Rock bands from all over China who compete for weekly survival.

Bands like Creed and Nickelback took post-grunge into the 21st century with considerable commercial success, abandoning most of the angst and anger of the original movement for more conventional anthems, narratives and romantic songs, and were followed in this vein by new acts including Shinedown, Seether and 3 Doors Down.

Josie and the Pussycats appeared in a new two-part story, " Battle of the Bands ", in Archie & Friends # 130-131 ( June-July 2009 ).

In Spring of 2010, John Bollinger introduced three new indicators based on Bollinger Bands.

In 1997, following Melzer's departure, the University appointed Marvin McNeill as the new Director of Bands.

In 2003, Keith Johnston was hired as the new Director of Bands, and Charles Bennedum was appointed Assistant Director.

Bands that broke through to the mainstream from local scenes across the world in the early 2000s included The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Hives and The Vines, who were followed to commercial success by many existing and new acts.

The festival has been running for over 70 years and is always adding new events. Activities range from 4km run, to Harley Davidson Parade, to Live Street Bands.