Can you suggest books that push the envelope of "self-help"? I record books for a library-owned radio station for the blind and visually impaired. One of our genres is Self-Help. We have no shortage of the usual sort of self-help book - I've been asked to come up with something a little wider-ranging or quirky. [more inside]
posted by tomboko on Oct 21, 2009 - 16 answers

When I was in England I was in a bar where I heard a whole night's worth of music that sounded like "Atomic" by Blondie. Is this a genre of some kind? If so, what's it called and where do I get more? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Oct 7, 2009 - 21 answers

Do "Andalucia" and "Bolero" fit within a specific genre of music? [more inside]
posted by silusGROK on Sep 9, 2009 - 11 answers

No quiero literatura: I'm looking for recommendations for genre fiction in Spanish. Help me avoid being overfaced when I arrive in the library. [more inside]
posted by itsjustanalias on Jun 14, 2009 - 8 answers

what genre of music is the song from the generals daughter during the credits at the end? [more inside]
posted by kgreerRN on Mar 27, 2009 - 8 answers

Trying to find stories that begin and end in totally different genres/styles. [more inside]
posted by minkll on Jan 31, 2009 - 35 answers

Is the tv show "Lost" science fiction? [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Dec 3, 2008 - 24 answers

Are there any reasonably well-known (or even famous) writers who are truly multi-genre? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Nov 10, 2008 - 54 answers

How can I browse and listen to iPod playlists or genres by ALBUM instead of by artist or song title? [more inside]
posted by stst399 on Sep 24, 2008 - 8 answers

What are the classics of genre fiction? What are the best thrillers, mysteries, westerns, horror, romances, etc? [more inside]
posted by TheophileEscargot on Apr 3, 2008 - 27 answers

Has anyone ever attempted to estimate the total number of films made in Hollywood that we today consider film noir? What about other long-lived genres of the high era of the silver screen? [more inside]
posted by mwhybark on Jan 24, 2008 - 6 answers

How common a trope is reincarnation within the fantasy genre? [spoilers inside] [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Oct 30, 2007 - 19 answers

Anal mp3 tagging question: I'm organizing my mp3 collection and frustrated with how inaccurate the genre tags are. Does anyone know of any good programs that can automatically scan mp3 and update accurate and more specific mp3 genres? (iam currently using fixtunes which uses the amazon database, which is quite awful.)
posted by nyu2 on Sep 29, 2006 - 17 answers

I'm trying to remember a theory about the arts in which the progression of a genre moves through various well-defined stages... [more inside]
posted by dydecker on Aug 18, 2006 - 4 answers

How much or how little and in what ways should one consider breaking up the "Rock" genre when tagging MP3s? [more inside]
posted by Witty on Jul 26, 2006 - 20 answers

Is the Woman Who Has Too Much Power and Must Be Stopped a commonly recurring plotline in genre works? If so, what are some examples? [more inside]
posted by Prospero on Jul 8, 2006 - 27 answers

I love Post Apocalyptic Genre books and movies. Can you recommend some? [more inside]
posted by crewshell on Apr 13, 2006 - 55 answers

Can anyone enlighten me on the genre of music called "French Ya Ya"?
posted by protocool on Apr 12, 2006 - 10 answers

Has anyone ever managed to use iTunes and COM to access the iTunes database and modify MP3 meta-data tags? I need to change the genre for every track by a certain artist and since I have a list of over 800 artists, it is not something I can do by hand. [more inside]
posted by mr_silver on Apr 7, 2006 - 13 answers

Film buffs: I just watched Crash last night (I've now seen all the Best Picture nominees and feel soooo enriched). It reminded me of how very, very tired I am of the whole Random People's Lives Intersect Meaningfully genre, and it made me wonder how it got started. I know that the large-cast-intersecting gimmick is an Altman staple, but are there any precursors to his using it, or is it more or less his invention? Was Nashville where this whole thing began, or are there commonly-known, generally-acknowledged precedents for this genre? [more inside]
posted by logovisual on Feb 7, 2006 - 26 answers

The delightful "Land of Chocolate" and similar pieces... [more inside]
posted by Rothko on Jan 19, 2006 - 9 answers

Good (perhaps even great) recent horror-related novels? [more inside]
posted by jimmy on Oct 31, 2005 - 19 answers

Ideas for additional organization of my music via 'Genre' tags in iTunes... [+] [more inside]
posted by whatitis on Sep 20, 2005 - 13 answers

What are the best dance songs from the glam rock era? [more inside]
posted by stokast on Sep 18, 2005 - 21 answers

I need help in finding the names of newer music genres. Especially those with interesting names. Examples of this would include "Screamo" (Hardcore Emo) or "Math Metal" (Metal written around complex rhythmic patterns). [more inside]
posted by sourwookie on Apr 28, 2005 - 32 answers

Indie/ObscureMusicFilter: How do you explain to strangers or acquaintances what kinds of music you listen to? (+) [more inside]
posted by evadery on Jan 11, 2005 - 54 answers

What would you call the genre that White/Rob Zombie's music belongs in? Shock-rock? Schlock-rock? Camp-rock?
posted by signal on Sep 13, 2004 - 16 answers

music type/genre question - the background track on this page from this site is wonderful stuff from a fellow named louis sclavis - while i like his stuff, i'm more interested in finding out what the specific style of the song used for the background track is? and if readers have any suggestions for more artists doing stuff in this style?
posted by specialk420 on May 13, 2004 - 9 answers