Garbage Pail – Glossarock – Column

Garbage Pail

by Scott Hefflon, William Ham, and Lex Marburger

Glossarock

  • jock-rock – See rolling-rock.
  • rolling-rock – Fraternity Bands (eg. Dave Matthews Band).
  • clock-rock – Music at 60 bpm.
  • pot-rock – Phish, etc.
  • skunk-rock – Bad pot-rock.
  • runt-rock – Short guys with attitudes (eg. Danzig, Andy Williams).
  • nec-rock – Dead Boys, Tupac, Sublime (cross-index with smack-rock).
  • ‘zine-rock – Music made by people who decided to write instead (Scotty Sleazeball, T Max, Lester Bangs).
  • plod-rock – Melvins, Swans.
  • welsh-rock – Music that doesn’t keep it’s promises (eg. Sex Pistols, Eagles).
  • dreadlock-rock – Counting Crows, White Zombie.
  • squelch-rock – see mac-rock.
  • mac-rock – Music for trucks (“Convoy”).