I as well wanna use some of my free time to listen up to the popular music I should have listened to. You know, just to get a basic education. So that next time when somebody talks about the Rolling Stones, I would know what they’re about and what kind of music they have played and have listened to a couple of their hits. I am in the process of getting myself acquainted with all the classical music (hint: you actually have to say concert music) already but I still need to know of a lot of the music of the 20th century. Now, I would have to make a list of those most important bands and artist and perhaps get some of their songs. Or perhaps use YouTube. Although I would be better off using some kind of lectures or all-in-one-place type of thing if I could find one. Any ideas? For now, I have this tiny list which I compiled from a page in Yahoo answers, listening the most famous music:

1940s- Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Glenn Miller
1950s- Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and the Comets, Carl Perkins, Guy Mitchell, Merle Haggard
1960s- The Beatles, Beach Boys, The WHO, Vichie Walens
1970s- Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Queen, Alice Cooper, Earth Wind Fire, KISS, The Bee Gees
1980s- Michal Jackson, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Duran Duran, U2
1990s- Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, New Kids on the Block
2000s- Limp Biskit, Nsync, Robbie Williams

Now, I probably do need quite some additions to the list (any suggestions?). And also I could start worrying where to get all this music from. Oh, a lecture series would be so much better.