Fishbone's song is a book written by the one and only, Gary Paulsen. He is a well known author for his books on adventure, survival, and his nonfiction adventures. The book was published September 27, 2016. This is one of his new books that he has written and it's a great read.…
Colin Larkins argued that Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was an album that revolutionized, changed and re-invented the boundaries of modern popular music (Larkins, 1994). In light of the facts that were pointed out in this essay, Larkins' statement seems to be correct. To go even further in this consideration, it can be argued that the Beatles revolutionized popular music, and popular culture as well. From music industry standard practices to new recording techniques, right through to fashion, the Beatles profoundly changed the sixties, and are still a huge influence to many people today.…
The beginning of his career started as few others do. He didn't actually want to perform and play his songs for people, but rather have other people sing his songs. "Yet after writing his first few songs, including "The Song that Jane Likes" and "Recently", he began to consider starting his own band" (wikipedia.com). There was only one answer to this Matthews explains. "I didn't really have a vision, or a plan," says Matthews, acknowledging that some of his musical sensibility came from spending time in so many different places as a child.…
One strength of this article is that it is very thorough in explaining how heavy metal music became popular from the the point of view of the fans. Dyrendal explains how and why the demographics of the heavy metal fans arose and how heavy metal has been able to stay popular for over 40 years. One new contribution Dyrendal makes in his article is the distinctions between the different subgenres of metal and the explanations of their different contributions and relationships to metal as a whole. He doesn’t simply put all the…
Kiss Me, Kate originally showed in 1948 in late December, at the New Century Theatre. The musical was written and produced with a similar scenario having happened to the playwright in his previous acting time, giving it a unique stage perspective as they began writing the acts. How this went about was Arnold Saint-Subber going to Samuel and Bella Spewack sometime in 1947 to have them begin writing it, they then went to Cole Porter who began to write the musical numbers. Then with choreography by Hanya Holm all the performers had to be strong triple threats to maintain character, vocals, and theatricals through the whole show. I was not able to tell what period this piece was set directly in given that it is in fact a play with in a play, however, I was guessing around the late 1950’s given the costuming when they were not in show, they did however did have a portion of swing during Too darn hot which would lead me to believe it took place earlier.…
Nine Inch Nails is a band founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. Reznor is the only official member of the band, and most of the time he is responsible for everything from songwriting and composing to directing; the rest of the band was changing rather frequently and was mainly used in live performances. In almost 30 years of successful career, NIN recorded eight full-length albums, won two Grammies and was nominated for induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice (2014 and 2015). Although NIN is widely recognized as an industrial rock act, Reznor experimented in a variety of different genres ranging from synth-pop (early works) to ambient and electronic (latest works). The live performances usually feature heavy light shows…
In Macklemore’s song, “Otherside,” he addresses Pimp C who died on December 4th, 2007 due to his overdose on Cough Syrup. At the same time, he apprises about the drug abuse epidemic going on in the Hip-Hop/Rap Scene. In discussions of hip hop and rap, one controversial issue has been drugs. On the one hand, Macklemore argues that drugs are having a negative impact on the music scene. On the other hand, some contend that sex and violence are having a bigger impact.…
On this beautiful day of December 30th, 1989, I will be explaining why 80's pop music was in the mix for the last 29 years. I am Oprah Winfrey and I have been studying this radical futuristic genre of music for years. This outta sight music doesn't get a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Oh and it did deserve it. Let's find out why.…
As the youngest of the millennials neared legal age, their influence on the social climate became more and more visible; a more accepting, liberal way of thought infiltrated the same forums that fumed over the release and success of the band’s second, third, and fourth albums. Their old fans welcomed them back with open arms, a new generation of younger fans of all genders openly admired their record, and even considered their older records with admiration. Maybe it’s just that people weren’t ready to hear men pour their hearts out back in the early 2000s, but things have certainly changed. While there are critics who can’t think past what’s been ingrained in them, who use the term “emo” to degrade other men for being emotional, many Fall Out Boy fans not only reject the old connotation of the term, but have reclaimed it. Fans of the band, specifically younger fans, proudly declare themselves “emo trash,” and while it isn’t entirely dismissible that “trash” has been tacked on to the end of the term, it is clearly a term of endearment in context and merely reflects the self-deprecating, facetious sense of humor that is not only common with, but valued by American youth today.…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” soared high in records and radios in the 90s and still known to many until today, because of its remarkable tune and lyrics made by the legendary band, Nirvana. Now, because of its worldwide hit and undisputed popularity, it was dubbed as the most Iconic Song of All Time. The University of London’s study resulted that the Kurt Cobain hit is the most popular song in music’s history. According to Music Times, the greatest track described the “grunge movement of the 90s” and topped the top 50 songs gathered by a team of Goldsmiths, led by Dr. Mick Grierson.…
The narrative streams seamlessly while keeping an animated stylishness that keeps the reader’s interest. However, one of the book’s main flaws is that it completely skips any kind of introduction. It begins immediately with a stream of consciousness between newspaper articles and writers that allocate the controversy and how rock music being integrated into American culture. Altschuler places an importance on music by asking, “What does music signify?” Altschuler exposes the fuming response to this question.…
From the start of punk music in the early 1960’s to present day, there have been drastic positive influences and effects on our current world from the overall musical phenomenon. Firstly, this new music that expressed rebellion and explicitness has had a promising change on our world today because it widened the music variety people can…
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the punk rock culture. Thesis: The punk rock culture is something that you all have probably been exposed to, but may not know much about.…
Growing up in a household that shared a love for music, created a massive impact into Bruno Mars’ life as an artist. Ever since he was young, he’s been exposed to 80’s R&B music which he ended up loving til this day. Bruno Mars’ recent work, 24K Magic, illustrates how he was able to execute an 80’s R&B style album with the use of different components. These components consist of combining various instruments, choice of lyrics, and emotions. He also kept a similar theme to his previous albums, however he was able to add a little twist in every song.…
When I was in grade 10, I auditioned and was chosen to be a member of Glee - a musical club at my school. Sadly, the club disbanded a few months later without any official activities after the founder received her certificate. All my intentions of singing and performing collapsed. At that moment, my friends and I decided to have our own club “FLY”, to fulfill our passion. With only one million VND self-contribution, we faced with financial difficulties when the money ran out after a month.…