Here’s what you can choose from on MySpace today. 425,660 rock bands and 400,268 rap acts. (And 192,402 “experiments.”) I think it’s fascinating how we, as a culture, have become so numb to the enormous numbers that the Internet nonchalantly tosses our way every day. Like, really think about it: 425,660 rock bands? Four hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred sixty and no/100——–
Rock (425,660)
Hip Hop (400,268)
Rap (328,862)
Alternative (208,639)
R&B (196,764)
Experimental (192,402)
Other (187,394)
Indie (180,214)
Acoustic (171,233)
Metal (159,982)
Punk (148,501)
Pop (126,675)
Hardcore (119,104)
Emo (101,865)
Electronica (95,117)
Techno (54,470)
Death Metal (53,325)
Christian (50,374)
Folk (50,102)
Electro (49,149)
Pop Punk (48,484)
Progressive (47,379)