Rhythm and blues

A group as powerful as N.W.A. deserves a powerful movie, and this movie holds up. Flex Gary Gray, the director, captures all that N.W.A. stood for and their journey to the top of the music world. This movie is fantastic, in the way it illustrates the creation of the most influential music group in history and also how it gives you an understanding of their greatest songs by showing us the real-life events that gave them the inspiration for those songs. In the 1980s, African-American youths in…

Greek folk music is a certain style of popular music played by ‘'ethnic Greeks’’ in countries like Australia, the United States and Greece. However, mainly originating from Greece, with songs written around the time of ancient Greek poetry and music. Greek folk music can by categorised in two mainly genres: Akrtic and Klephtic. Akrtic being “between the ninth and tenth centuries A.D. and expressed the life and struggles of the Akrites (frontier guards) of the Byzantine Empire.” Klephtic…

The Fallout, from the G&L Tribute Series, delivers a wide range of tones that span genres, from rock n' roll to post-punk. Its distinctive personality and incredible playability are sure to please both advanced and intermediate electric guitar players. As the Dayton area's leading authority on guitars, Centerville Music has a few thoughts on it: A Unique Hybrid: The shape of the Fallout is based on another instrument from G&L, the SC-2, which was notably played by Devo's Mark and Bob…

to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in the United States and United Kingdom. It often used new recording techniques and effects that drew on non-Western sources such the ragas and drones of Indian music. Psychedelic rock bridged the transition from early blues and folk-based rock to progressive rock, glam rock, hard rock, and as a result, influenced the development of subgenres such as…

“High Society” is a track off of the Free Spirit EP written and recorded by the band Fictionist. The album and corresponding track was written by Stuart Maxfield, Robbie Connolly, Brandon Kitterman, and Aaron Anderson. Free Spirit was released on July 29th, 2016. (Harbour Recordings) This song utilizes a lot of electronic sounds to create an atmosphere of different timbres The introduction to High Society starts with a synthesizer “progression”, of which term I will choose to use loosely,…

Georgia O’Keeffe became famous almost on accident. She had mailed a few of her drawing to a friend telling her to keep them to herself. That friend couldn’t help but show them off to the considerably famous photographer Alfred Stieglitz (www.okeeffemuseum.org). Stieglitz included her in a group show of 1916 and began an extraordinary collaboration of the two (120). O’Keeffe is known for her symmetrically balanced work of art, Deer’s Skull with Pedernal (121). The deer skull is flawlessly…

Toward the end of your participation in the online discussion for Lesson 3, submit your final assessment of why so many people seem to consider Elvis a seminal figure in rock. Include in your written discussion the role of mass media and its possible influence on cultural fashion. Also include references from the online discussion where appropriate. Be sure to cite your sources. Elvis Presley, also known was the “King of Rock,” played a very important part in the 50s. During this time period,…

Musical Sanctuary- Country Fancast Music is one of the most precious and most amicable arts. Its style, tune and rhythm vary from place to place. This is due to different cultures and customs adopted by various parts of the world. Accordingly, label given to that particular musical brand also alters. Country Music is one of those most passionate tunes which have emerged from Southern United States in 1920s. It elicited its stardom later in 1940s. It has realized its glory not only in Southern…

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…

My two favorite bands during my teenage years until today have persistently been Muse, and Coheed and Cambria. These two bands have various similarities but are markedly different from one another. The two band’s differing origins, influences, philosophies, and histories have drastically impacted their musical styles and popular success, while their similarities have been critical in redefining progressive and alternative rock. Their unique styles prompted much of my own musical growth and…