Redemption Rock

Copper is a nonrenewable material. It comes from a mineral deposit that the time it takes to produce copper is too long to be concidered renewable. According to the Copper Alliance, copper is 100% recyclable. In fact, 9 million tones of copper is recycled each year. The recyclable process of copper uses 85% less energy than its original production. When a person is exposed to uncoated copper such as in coocking pans or drinking utenciles, copper can be toxic. Copper is a durable, tough…

Bon Jovi A sensational American rock band from the U.S. state of New Jersey Bon Jovi came together in 1983. The band consists of Jon Bon Jovi lead singer, Richie Sambora guitarist, David Bryan guitarist, and drummer Tico Torres. They became world famous after coming out with their third album Slippery When Wet in 1986 and in 1988 with their fourth album New Jersey. The band went on their New Jersey Tour in 1990 during which time Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Samborga also released successful solo…

back on my accomplishments and decide from there. My childhood was filled with the mind blowing instrumentals of Pink Floyd, along with the raw talent of Jimi Hendrix and Randy Rhoads, and I knew I wanted to be like them. I wanted to be a rock star. To be a rock star, a band is required. And not only do you need a band, you need a venue to play at. The only issue with my aspiration besides not having a band, was that I could not sing or play any instruments. So unsurprisingly, as I grew older,…

Current event article number one; Incredible facts about liquid Igneous rock Cullen Croghan Ivy Tech Community College Gemma Tarlach author of the article “Twenty Things You Didn’t Know About Lava” that I found from the magazine Discover did a very nice job talking about lava and the variations of it. Although she’s not a full-blown geologist she did a nice job with information very close to that of what’s been inscribed into our text books and what’s been told to us in class. After reading…

and Jackson,1984, quoted from Foote et al., 1988, p.3). The area of the basin valued for oil and gas resources is 30,577 mi2(Fig. 1) (Seni and Jackson, 1984; additionally, the area’s hydrocarbon accumulation likelihood, on the basis of sedimentary rock volume is 64,043 mi2 (Dolton et al., 1981). The East Texas Basin…

and have stretched his audience to Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the rest of Europe. After a plethora of radio play, James Morrison became a worldwide phenomenon. The 31-year old singer slash songwriter is known for his focus on the soul and pop rock genre and can magnificently play the guitars as if it's a body part. Currently, James Morrison is signed up with Universal Republic until this very date and credits his love for music to equally known artists such as Otis Redding, Van Morrison,…

Black Sabbath was an English rock band that was formed in 1968 in Birmingham. The band consisted of Tommy Iommi who was the head guitarist and main songwriter, then there was Geezer Butler who was the bassist and the main lyricist, then there was the drummer Bill Ward and finally the singer was Ozzy Osbourne. The band did experience many changes in who played in the band but the only member that remained constant through the entire time was the head guitarist and songwriter Tommy Iommi. The…

Shel Silverstein Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born on September 25, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to Nathan and Helen Silverstein. Shel’s sister Peggy was born 4 years later. Shel grew up in Logan’s Square a working-class neighborhood in the northwest side of Chicago. No one knows very much about Shel’s early years. We know that he started drawing strange pictures at an early age, he also wrote stories to go with them. As a teenager Shel was not much of an athlete himself but he became a…

On March 26th, I attended a concert at Sidewinder in Austin, Texas. The venue hosted three bands: The Sweethearts, Two Tens, and The Dollyrots. All three were female-fronted punk rock bands, but The Sweethearts were the only band that was local. The other two were on tour with each other. All three of the bands knew each other and have played together at other venues frequently. This event held indoors. Sidewinder’s interior is set up as an open bar. When you walk in the bar is to the right,…

In the 1960’s rock music became more egalitarian than the rock and roll of the 1950’s and other popular musical styles from the preceding decades. The most popular recording artists before the sixties featured a recognizable star as the leader of the performers. Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Glenn Miller, and many others were widely known and their bands were mostly unknown musicians. Rock band from the sixties mostly had group names. The Rolling Stones, Cream, and The Beach Boys all typified…