Summary of Initial Findings

I had already known that pop punk had been a genre that has changed greatly since its upbringing in the late 1980's, but the research into the specific influences of the genre as well as influential bands and their adaptions to popularity have begun to show a more detailed view of pop punk as a whole. What this has done thus far is dive into internal topics and what changes the genre has undergone. However, one cannot simply understand these topics unless they know WHY they have occurred. While the initial research has been enlightening and has taught a large amount of information about this genre of music, more work must be done to make connections to the outside world and how they have fed off of each other and influenced one another. Another topic that must be studied is the local bands that maintain the same energy that the bands of the first wave had before gaining mainstream success. The last six weeks of research have been entertaining in getting to know much more about one of my favorite genres of music and the people that make it happen, but the research into the "why" and "how" of the essential question is about to be underway. Hold on tight, because the "RIOT!" is just getting started.