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Dave Navarro's abs paired with the hair of Anthony Kiedis? Now THAT'S rock 'n' roll, brother.
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The suspenders and pressed white dress shirt scream wedding party, but the two-tone shoes betray this dude: He's skankin' it up on the dancefloor.
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Ever wonder what Amy Lee's been up to for like, the last 10 years? Here's your answer: Modelling for stock photographers.
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These cyberpunks are hacking the mainframe of the adhocracy.
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What would rock 'n' roll be without the vinyls? And before you ask, the singular of vinyls is vinyls.
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Kurt Cobain. We're sorry, guy, but this is your legacy.
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If there's anything more rock 'n' roll than working at Long and McQuade, it's smashing the things you bought with your employee discount.
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This cool political rocker babe is very political because she like, supports, like, equal something in Tibet?
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Goodbye, iPod classic. Your commercials will always be remembered on Shutterstock.
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Don't let the 7-inch heels and smart blazer fool you. Outside of the boardroom, Joan is a wild one—she's a rocker chick. Have you seen her dragon tattoo?
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If there's anything Robin Black taught us, it's that 6-inch chunky heels can accentuate any rocker's outfit. Oh, scarves, too.
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If throwin' the horns wasn't rock—er, "rawk"—enough, check out that studded bracelet. It only cost $4 from Claire's!
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Look at this ominious screenshot from a Tool video. So spooky.
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By day, Jesse's an aspiring technician at the Trebas Institute. By night, Jesse's a model.
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Meanwhile, at the Hard Rock Cafe, Brian Setzer's rhythm guitarist was spotted cavorting with Velvet Revolver's drum tech.
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Remember when bands like Moist and the Tea Party were trying to go for that brooding, sexy Cancon vampire thing? We miss that.
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We think this photo was on the packaging for our Joan Jett Halloween costume last year.
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Black pinstripes and an Epiphone Les Paul are a pairing as revered as blues and country.
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This jubilant festival photo was taken mere moments before she was overheard saying, "Headdresses? It's not appropriation if I'm trying to appreciate THEIR culture."
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This biker-rock badman will challenge you to a drinking contest if you ever find yourself in Bracebridge, ON.
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Hey, it's the dude who always plays Rage Against the Machine bass covers at Steve's Music!
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The mesh gloves and sleeveless turtleneck are wonderful, but is that a Sick of It All tattoo?
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Did... crabcore make it onto iStock?
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What can we say? She pulls off a Hendrix scarf and Avril eyeliner perfectly.
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Hey! It's the dude who, after high school, chose to stay in your shitty hometown! Well, joke's on you: He became the coolest guy in Bonnyville, Alberta. (And he's somehow playing the air guitar on a vacuum cleaner.)
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We present true punk.
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The photographers found her at the Tempe, Arizona Hard Rock Cafe, dancing on the tables to Rammstein.
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We're not sure why this pickup artist is playing guitar in a pool, either.
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What do you think is on this tape? You think it's The Clash?
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Forget the Clash. Try the Casualties.
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Ooh, she's blowing the mist coming off a beer bottle like it was a smoking gun. DANGER!
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Oh hey, Lars Fredriksen! Shouldn't you be singing a song about, like, Stevie Forehead the Bay Area's malt liquor poet laureate?
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Rock 'n' roll isn't dead. It's an octogenerian, but dead? Not yet, bruv.
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In 2014, here's the new face of rock 'n' roll: It has Skrillex's hair, Ozzy's sunglasses, and the trenchcoat mafia's outerwear.
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You ever heard of the Bovine Sex Club? I hear that's where all the rocker chicks hang out.
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This is the short-lived fourth Hardy Brother, who spent six months as a WWE jobber posing as a grunge musician.
As a artform entering its seventh decade, rock ‘n’ roll has countless signifiers: Pompadours. Mohawks. Les Pauls. Stratocasters. Rickenbackers. Top hats. Cigarettes. Stripper poles. Plaid. Ripped jeans. Leather pants. And—well, we could go on. But while it’s impossible to define rock ‘n’ roll—though in-the-wool rockists will surely define it as a “lifestyle… man”—it hasn’t stopped stock photographers. So, partly as a sociological experiment, we took to iStock and Shutterstock to see how, exactly, these services define rock ‘n’ roll. Here’s what we found.