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Andy Dwyer Andy Dwyer is a talented musician, aspiring detective, and one of the most honest and genuine friends on television. On the television show Parks and Recreation, the character Andy Dwyer is played by actor Chris Pratt. Andy Dwyer is a happy-go-lucky 20 something year old musician, that dreams of being a cop. Unfortunately, his lack of ambition tends to interfere with bringing that dream into fruition. However, anything that he may lack in ambition he more than makes up for with…

Loyalty: The Symbolically Toxic Trait Songs about love have been a large part of our music industry for several decades now. As a result, it is no surprise that several artists write have had several different perspectives on the topic. There are several songs such as “All You Need is Love” by The Beatles, where they frame it as one of the most magical feelings a person can possibly feel. On the other side of the perspective, there are artists that decide to get analytical about it. “Loyalty” by…

On July 13, 1985, two simultaneous concerts that featured many legends was broadcasted globally. Bob Geldof went to Ethiopia after hearing about the most recent famines and witnessed all the unfortunate things that were happening to these people. This caused him to be inspired, and this inspiration led to something amazing. Bob Geldof was the idea guy in this situation, he wrote alongside Midge Ure Do They Know It’s Christmas? to spread awareness to people that not everyone is lucky enough to…

Out of all the music I have heard recently, the one that I believe was the best exhibit source for this assignment was “Getting Better” by the Beatles. Unlike the other songs in the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, this one has an indirect tension that is prevalent as the band explores some cheerful, hopeful reminiscences, strung together to create this musical piece. The main anecdote that this song embodies is that of the once hospitalized Ringo Star, who had tonsillitis and…

In 2009, three brothers decided to form an alternative rock band in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, but they needed a name. The band’s drummer, Michael Douglas Jeffery, suggested the name, which he said came to him in a dream. Michael’s brother, Keith William Hamilton Jeffery, serves as the lead vocalist and guitarist, and his other brother, Steven Roger Jeffery, is the band’s bass guitarist. The brothers took on a fourth member, keyboardist Darren Norman Sell, shortly after the band’s…

Almost two decades ago, song lovers and avid music fans have come to adore a song so iconic that even people of today know it by heart. In the history of music, there are just a couple of songs which reached a status wherein it transcends the movement of time and surpassed the ever-changing trend that the industry promotes. More so, many songs are drained down the oblivion void, keeping a shallow dig on our memory and would soon be forgotten. One track, however, have been dealt with rather…

Iggy Pop is an enigmatic figure in the history of rock and roll. On the one hand, much his music is very well-known and can be found in movies and television being made to this day. On the other hand, he has a strange, abrasive and somehow appealing persona that has added to his fame. Find out more about the singer and musician below in part one of this list. Number Fifteen: He Was a Close Friend of David Bowie. They were close for decades until David Bowie's recent passing. Much of David…

Lysergic Acid Diethylamid, or LSD, is a hallucinogenic drug formed from a fungus, ergot, that typically grows on rye and wheat. It was initially discovered in 1938 by Swiss chemist, Albert Hofmann. Hofmann originally began his research with the compound in hopes of finding additional treatments for migraines as well as gynecological issues. However, when Hofmann accidentally consumed some of the drug in 1943, he incidentally discovered the sensory distortions and hallucinations it induced. Once…

An overnight sensation, the Beatles! Everyone wants to be an overnight sensation. We want to be unique and for others to recognize this special quality about us. However, the Beatles was a group that was anything but an overnight sensation. Even when replacing the misnomer with “million night misnomer” couldn’t do justice to the inert energy that is underlying this rock band sensation. I view UIC as a larger version of the Beatles. My passion towards the Beatles has left me only with a pile of…

The Beatles—Misunderstood During the interactive periods of the Beatles and their fans, the relationship had progressed, in the words of Devin McKinney, “the honeymoon was over. The marriage had begun” (71). With the Beatlemania period equivalent to the honeymoon stage and the after period the marriage. When performing for their fans, they were once showered with screams of adoring, crazed fans who would be gratified enough to just be in the audience. For the duration of these periods, the…