When is dubstep not dubstep? When a band plays dubstep

I was hoping that this would help me figure out what dubstep IS, exactly, but I still haven't. The quest continues.

Domino Derval said:

I was hoping that this would help me figure out what dubstep IS, exactly, but I still haven't.

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Imagine Rick Wakeman being assimilated by the Borg just as Keith Moon succumbs to a coma in a vast subterranean cavern.

Ovid9 said:

Saw this on a music forum I frequent and was blown away. I'm not really "into" dubstep, but have listened to some and find it fun from time to time.

Here's a live band pulling off an amazing cover of SKRILLEX's "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites."

http://youtu.be/ZuunY8BTqNs

The bass drops and "ponging" are unbelievable and the guitarist's "bluetooth enabled" guitar is pretty dang cool.

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Sounds like... um ... music to me.

Here's a wiki about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep

I've found I really love dubstep - in addition to all the other ebm/trance/electronica/industrial whatnot that I already listen to.

This is my personal fave dubstep song to date.. and I can watch this guy dance all. day. long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myMC3IETlpo

same guy dancing, more dubstep to a more popular song (pumped up kicks) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_vxwizz-4&feature=related

Banal dubstep is known as brostep. It's the stuff with the cheesy sampling of many wobbling basslines over a half-stepped two-step, at 140 bpm. (140 bpm is just like this... magical tempo or something. I call it pants but the young fratboys love it.)

Dubstep is the more abstract form of grime (UK version of urban RnB (garage) with lots of or mostly reggae influences) that draws from jungle and two-step for production technique.