Operation Rolling Thunder

they occur. However, what happens when a university is found to have covered up not one but numerous cases of rape on their own campus? That is the situation the University of Virginia (UVA) has found itself in. On November 19, 2014, the magazine Rolling Stone published an article that would spark controversy and debate around the world. In the article, a student at UVA, identified only with the name of Jackie, tells her tale of being raped by a groups of students at a party hosted by Phi…

“Stairway To Heaven” is arguably to be the greatest song of rock and roll as well as the greatest song of the 1970’s. Zeppelins “Stairway To Heaven” was the building block for many other songs, such as, “Whole Lotta love”, “Kashmir”, and even some Rolling Stone songs. When It came to the charts, “Stairway To Heaven” landed some top spots among many big music charts, including VH1’s “The 100 Greatest Rock Songs of All time” sitting at number three. It also won an award from the Rock N Roll Hall…

have a negative affect on a young girls idea of what her body should look like. Rolling Stone is a magazine that comes to mind when you think about getting news on your favorite artist. This magazine covers many different topics including music, television, culture, and politics, but the thing that keeps the viewers coming back is always the cover. Research done by Erin Hatton and Mary Trautner have analyzed every rolling stone cover since its beginning in 1967, and graded the covers if they…

and The Rolling Stones, most notably, are all household names to those with any interest in popular music since the 1960s. Past the initial Invasion, artists such as Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd also had immense success after traveling across the pond to perform in the United States. Even with the tremendous popularity these groups enjoy, their collective source of inspiration is less known than the bands themselves: the blues. Keith Richards—guitarist for The Rolling Stones, on…

It was The Beatles or the Rolling Stones. This became a hot debate among all generations across the board. They were both rock bands, but their styles differed greatly. It was all about whether you preferred the boyband- like rock of The Beatles, or the tight pants, long hair, and rebellious attitude of The Stones. Before the 1960s no one ever avidly compared musicians. No one was fighting about who was better. That is, until The Beatles and The Rolling Stones came into the picture. You…

The Uplifting Blues The feeling is well known, the pain of losing a loved one, the guilt and constant self-questioning of ourselves after their soul leaves this world, the mourning that no amount of advice or helping hands can rid, the acceptance that they are really gone, and that they are in a better place now. That feeling is exemplified in “The Hospital Blues You Gave to Me” by The Gospel Youth. The singer and songwriter Sam Little tells a story through his lyrics and makes the piece easily…

According to Greek legend, Prometheus bestowed upon mankind the igniter of a cultural spark: fire. Without the gift of fire, men would have been left in the dark in innumerous ways. Fire illuminated the path towards the creation of the thriving cultures that we know today. Plus, Prometheus didn’t just give mankind fire. He also gifted them with the knowledge of different trades: brick making, woodworking, astrology, science and math, language, domestication of animals, navigation of the sea,…

My heart thumps like a bass drum in my ears as I run. I can barely breathe but I don’t stop. I reach my car, crank the engine and put my foot to the floor. Driving through the streets of Brisbane to the highway, I start to think over Alice’s and my relationship. “You should come over this weekend. We can work on our project.” I messaged her late at night. “Okay, I’ll ask my parents.” Alice answers quickly before confirming she can. On Saturday morning, she arrives at my house. We work on our…

Contemporary rock band Imagine Dragons sang the line “It’s a revolution, I suppose…” in their Grammy Award-winning song “Radioactive”. Surprisingly, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson, the main character in the book The Titan’s Curse, can relate to this line, as well as the rest of the song. Although The Titan’s Curse is a fiction book based on Ancient Greek Mythology, it shares the same theme with Radioactive, a popular rock song. Both pieces of literature show the reader that you can you can…

Compare and Contrast Goldfinger (1964); Musical Score by John Barry vs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981); Musical Score by John Williams During the 1960s, popular music played an important role in filmmaking, garnering larger audiences due to the appeal of this genre but also due to the fact that psychologically, people tend to associate the music they are hearing with real life events or emotions. From 1960-1967, film scores began to change. No longer would we see the traditions of the 50s, where…