"Beatology/ bee-tol-o-gy/ n./ 1. the study of prevailing forms of music/ 2. genre by genre critique/ 3. science study dealing with a body of facts to show the operation of general laws/
op. music anthology."

The continued evolution of ma requires that we constantly test the limits of human knowledge and understanding. This quest for knowledge has expanded the sciences into a myriad of disciplines. Fields such as Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, Theology, and now a new area of studay: Beatology.

Beatology is the study of various forms of music that can be found in record shops or via the Internet. Beatology covers genre by gnre critiques of over 40 different types of music including, Alternative, Ambient, Dance, Easy, Electronic, Rock, Urban & World Music. Beatology is an interpretation of those genres of music using Visual & Audio aids to reinforce their meaning. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.