Punk ideologies

“Punk was trash culture gone avant-garde and/or the avant-garde gone trash, and just as Dada had tried to destroy the institution of art, so the punks seemed bent on destroying the very institution of fashion.” The Punks only wore deconstructed fashion; their clothes were usually unfinished, oversized, inside out, destroyed or detrained. Followers of the Punk subculture listened strongly to Westwood when she stated ‘sex should be…

Rock and Roll! Rock is what I’m talking about but how did this phenomenon occur? Well it started with an African American man named Chuck Berry; He combined all the Blues and Jazz, the most popular music that was going on at the time. This brought teenagers together it was no longer black and white it was just teenagers. Rock & Roll was very controversial when it was first made to the public the adults thought it was destroying the youth with how vulgar and obscene it was. A great example of…

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…

of punk songs because according to the book it “refers to the fast tempos and blazing guitar passages” which is one of the signature characteristics that the band had. Metallica is a great band and they have been very influential to many rock bands as well as different genres of music other than heavy metal. They have been influential to bands to most heavy metal bands and few big bands that I can name that were clearly influenced by them were Slipknot, Korn, The Misfits and even the pop-punk…

Bamboo Industry was founded in Berlin, Germany in 1983, by Ingo Ito and George DIN (see Gabriel Le Mar and George DIN). They originally conceived Bamboo Industry as a pop-duo project, mixing industrial sounds with influences of traditional Asian music. After they had recorded their first demo-tapes this way, they were joined by additional musicians and the musical concept shifted to an alternative pop band of the eighties with a touch of Bamboo. The first band line-up in 1985 was: * Ingo Ito:…

Alternative music is known as a distinction from mainstream rock music. It is different due to a different, somewhat distorted, guitar sound, insubordinate lyric, and a casual, or defiant, attitude being portrayed in the music. However, there are many sub genres included in alternative music ranging from rock to soft guitar playing. The subgenres are grunge, indie pop, indie rock, reggae, electronic music, jazz, and underground music. This type of music is normally kept out of mainstream, and is…

father sing opera and he was very intrigued by it. Growing up he also listened to Classic Rock and Punk Rock.…

The Evidences of Popularization On October 7th, 2016, Sum41 released their new album, 13 Voices. Because of the fact that It’s been 5 years from the last single ‘Screaming Bloody Murder’ releasement, many rock fans were excited all over the world. However, When Sum41 posted some of new songs on U-TUBE, some critics and fans pointed out that there are less elements that indicate Sum41’s particular features in their new songs, and their comprehensive impression is pretty similar to Linkin park’s…

Patti Smith, is mainly known for being an American singer, songwriter, poet, and visual artist, some people even call her the godmother of punk. She is not only an artist but also a longtime activist, where her writings and words were inspiring and revolutionary. He lyrics showed the relationship between rock music and political lyrics, which focused on change that wasn’t very accepted. Her songs were motivation by a sense of injustice and explored ideas that were absent from a lot of music…

number of subgenres and related styles. Indie Rock took place in Wales, United States, Canada, Sweden, Japan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, and Turkey. Lollapalooza is an annual music festival featuring popular alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock, hip hop, and EDM bands and artists, dance and comedy performances and craft booths. The music festival hosts more than 160,000 people over a two or three-day period. Many popular bands have played at this annual music festival. The main…