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Project Task #1 My research topic is about the correlation between punk music and rap. Music has always reflected its generation and what was going in that era. Punk music and rap are two totally different genres and cultures. Despite the difference in sound, they face the same socioeconomic issues. Both Punk, and Rap are products of low income areas. What I’m gonna be talking about is how and why the same things affect both subcultures. Both are viewed negatively, but…

For this week’s post I decided to read the article ‘Emo Angst, Masochism and Masculinity in Crisis by Emily Ryalls. When you google the definition for emo, it says that emo is a style of rock music resembling punk but having a more complex arrangement and lyrics that deal with a more emotional subject. In the article it states that being Emo is generally a subculture consisting of white heterosexual male. Emo males act as a locale to challenge the masculine identities especially the hegemonic…

On October 25th, 2016, a venue named 506 Local on Franklin St, Chapel Hill, held a show featuring three punk rock artist. The opening act, Chastity, is a hardcore punk band created in 2015, hailing from Canada. The next set was performed by an all-female punk band formed in 2014, Cayetana, which is rather unique for the genre. Lastly, the headline band performed: a band named PUP, created in 2013 and also from Canada. The entirety of the show emitted a sense of community, openness, diversity,…

Psychological Effects of Metal For a very long time now music has been used in many different means, whether it be entertainment or therapeutic. From dancing to escaping reality, music has many effects on the mind. I believe that within these effects, music holds more positive growth than negative. But what are some of the effects and who do they effect the most? More specifically, what are the effects of the heavy metal genre? Dr. Katrina McFerran has stated “Most young people listen to a…

Early Life: Barbara Corcoran graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas College with a degree in education in 1971. After graduating, she taught school for a year, but she soon moved on working various jobs including side job renting apartment in New York City. She then later in 1973 co- founded a real estate business called The Corcoran Group with her boyfriend, who fronted a $1,000 loan. In the mid-1970’s she began publishing The Corcoran Report on real estate data trends in New York City. In…

you just accidentally walked into a Hot Topic store at the mall, those characteristics produce the same generic image of someone who probably listens to heavy or extreme music. Hardcore music is an extremely broad genre but can be broken down into four main subgenres: punk, emo, screamo and heavy metal. Often these hardcore people get judged for being out of control or violent and are thought to be unfriendly or harsh to others who are not like them. However, this is not the case. People who…

For centuries, people have found some sort of comfort/aid in the various genres and sounds of music. Although, with these different genres of music, people with different backgrounds can listen to something they can relate to, or maybe something that makes them feel good. Throughout the years, music has changed for both the good and not-so good, from bringing kids closer to God, to including more vulgarity. Those are just some of the ways music has changed within popular culture. Music is also…

Music is the international medium that can link both mind and soul. From sophisticated, well drawn out classical music, to drums and rocks in Aboriginal tribes in Africa, music is a natural and seemingly God-given talent we all possess. “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent,” it is supernatural yet so uniquely human simultaneously (Hugo). Music elicits response; one main response it draws out is in-depth analysis. As popular as music is, music…

Their song “Rock Box” provides an example of hardcore rap that was able to crossover to mainstream audience which was one their main reasons for success. Part of their appeal and success was their mixture of rock guitar and hip hop beats, which was seen as adversaries at times. This mixture of rock…

There is a pack on my back; it is imaginary. One cannot see it, but trust me, it is well decorated. It expands, it contracts, and it becomes what I need it to be, given the situation that I am in. I carry this pack with me everywhere I go and I can never take it off. This pack on my back contains all of my life experiences. Sometimes my pack is incredibly heavy in life’s situations, and other times it is light because I simply do not have experience in those settings. There are even pockets on…