John Lennon Anthology

On Saturday, October 28th, performers Tegan and Sara held a concert at the Queen Elizabeth. Although Tegan and Sara have been around since the 90s, they have really come into their own over the last ten years. Many fans consider their album, The Con (2007) to be the first “real” album that the duo produced, not unlike some of bands discussed in class- for example, many fans consider Abbey Road to be the last “real” album The Beatles produced. The performers themselves, Tegan and Sara, are twin…

The first is the extremely well-known Apocalypse Now , which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola (then credited as Francis Coppola) and released in 1979. The other is (these days) a lesser-known film called The Green Berets, which was co-directed by John Wayne and released in 1968, making it one of the only American films to be released during the United States’ actual military involvement in the conflict. Despite these ostensible similarities, the two films could not be more different.…

Insomniac Holdings, LLC, was founded in 1993 by Pasquelle Rotella in Los Angeles. In its 1st 20 years in business, Insomniac has produced well over 250 club events, concerts, and the largest festivals in the US and abroad, as well as merchandise and even Night Owl Radio. Insomniac produces some of the most innovative, immersive music festivals and events in the world. Enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting, pyrotechnics and sound design, large-scale art installations, theatrical performers and…

The Midniters were considered Latinos equivalent of The Beatles. Thee Midniters were a crossover group persuaded by the British Invasion. Thee Midniters received its name by Eddie Torres who became their manager after hearing the band at St Alphonsos Catholic Church. Eddie was a diligent promoter who worked day and night to promote the band across the west coast. The band was actually molded into the talented young entertainers we know today by Bill Taggart who at the time was band director at…

Influences, by Bowie David Bowie influenced many people, but these are just the famous people who he influenced. David Bowie influenced Syd Barrett (who is now insane) , Kraftwerk, The Beatles, and William Burroughs. David Bowie was very inspirational, his ,music and style helped shape people like The Beatles the way they are today! Bowie also influenced the artist James Murphy. Murphy talked about David’s influence to him after his passing, and you can even hear Bowie’s influence on him…

At first glance, you wouldn’t think that hard rock legends Van Halen and pop punk band Blink 182 have much in common. As far as sound goes, that’s pretty much the case, the two bands are worlds apart in terms of genre and their respective fan bases. However, what they have in common is something much more fundamental. In 1986 Van Halen had become one of the most popular bands of their generation, but a nasty divorce between lead singer David Lee Roth and the rest of the band left them in a tough…

“Joy to The World” – Three Dog Night In 1969, three individual lead singers (Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron and Cory Wells), came together and became instrumental in ushering the rock band Three Dog Night to stardom. From its origin up until the mid-seventies, Three Dog Night had more Top 10 hits and sold more concert tickets than any other band of that era. By many accounts, during this time they were the most popular band in America. Three Dog Night’s discography consists of twenty-one…

HENDRIX 3 Jimi Hendrix: Life and Legacy Though Hendrix’s music career, along with his life was short lived, his legacy of being one of the greatest, if not the greatest guitar players of all time lives on along with his music. Jimi was born in Seattle, Washington on November 27, 1942. His parents were Lucile and Al Hendrix. He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix, but his father changed his name to James Marshall for unknown reasons. (Biography.com, n.d.) Jimi showed an interest in music…

What is music? That is a question every musician asks themselves. For victor Wooten, music is like a language that connects out to people. The world has two things that are universal in which are music and mathematics. There are barriers common things can’t break troughs but music can. Victor Wooten has develop a way to break those barriers by using not just for art but as a language. Music is a language that can connect two people whit different backgrounds and help unite for a common love it…

During the 1980’s the impact of American and British culture was evident in many different aspects of life. Australia in the 1980s was a combination of many cultural flavours including influences from different cultures such as European, Asian and Indigenous Australian culture to In the 1980s, America and Britain still proved to be the main foreign cultural influence. The Australian culture was welcoming of the consumerist American way. Throughout fashion, sporting, cinema., music, it was easy…