This podcast explores the origins of rock music in the 1950s and analyzes how it has evolved over the decades into the multifaceted and culturally influential genre we know today. It discusses the impact of key rock artists and subgenres that arose in subsequent eras, reflecting and driving cultural shifts of their times, from the British invasion to punk to metal and grunge. The essay concludes by examining how rock has reinvented itself in the digital age, incorporating technology to reach wider audiences globally while continuing to give voice to rebellion, angst and marginalized perspectives.