Rock festival

Buddy Holly Buddy Holly was the musician that changed the face or rock and roll for history to come. In fact, many references to him, his songs, or the way he died can be found in songs decades later including don McLeans song American Pie, the rolling stones “not fade away”, and the beatles were named in tribute to the crickets Buddy had always had a love for music. When he was a little boy he learned how to play the piano and the fiddle. Once Buddy was old enough his brother taught him…

change their role in both society and music during 1965-1970. One woman who was breaking many norms in the musical world at the time was Janis Joplin. The performance in particular that sent her into stardom was her performance at the Monterey Pop festival. Joplin was performing a cover of Big Momma Thorton’s song “Ball and Chain” with her band at the time Big Brother and the Holding Company. Joplin sings the old blues song with such vigor and emotion that people didn’t expect to see from a…

Over the summer there was a musical festival that happens at PNC Art Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. The genre of music bands play at Warped Tour is mainly pop punk and alternative with a little bit of screamo. If you attend Warped Tour you will notice the audience to be a mix of teenagers and college students. Bands used instruments such as the guitar, bass, and drums. The music was very upbeat and fast paced which the crowd reacted to in a violent manner. If you attend Warped Tour you will…

and fought for equal rights in regards to wages, racism, and the Vietnam war. In the 1960s popular music began to diversify and more sub-genres emerged as the worlds of R&B and Rock 'n' Roll became more profitable. It became easier to classify types of music in a very specific way with psychedelic, surf, folk, roots, hard rock, Motown, Acapella, all becoming recognizable in their distinctiveness. Music became a huge influence on the younger generation and was used to define the lifestyles of…

on October 18th, 1964 and was later released on November 23rd, 1964. At this certain point in time the Beatles main genre was rock, and certainly the fans were absolutely going wild over it. This song was recorded for their album “Beatles ’65!” and spent a total of eleven weeks at the number one spot on the charts! As for what else that was happening during the genre of rock in 1964, artists such as The Four Seasons, and The Beach Boys were releasing music to claim spots on the music charts. At…

Outside of Hell On Wheels, Pawnee Killer continues to bring an awareness and understanding to my non-indigenous brothers and sisters on the plight of my Indigenous people through personal interactions at festivals and other…

“Wow, either the wand worked, or we don’t look very tasty,” Titus said, as he looked up into the trees toward Hootie. After traveling higher up the mountain, Titus and his two companions came to a grassy meadow. Urging the mule to a big rock, “This,” Titus said to the mule as he dismounted, “Is where we will spend the night.” Taking a string and a hook from his pouch, he looked up at Hootie and said," I’ll catch us some fish for dinner tonight.” . After trying for several…

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,…

me off. That pull could have broken my neck. Before he starts some rant about the dangers of rocks I ask “Mom, may I go climb the rocks over there?” pointing to more rocks that are as tall or taller than me that travel into a forest. These rocks are clearly more dangerous than the one I just climbed, but my mother encourages me to enjoy myself on this trip. Before my dad can say anything, I run over rocks that I know that he can’t go over as easily because of his…

American ideologies including society’s ignorance and prejudice towards marginalised groups such as African Americans and women. These messages of equality and tolerance translated to the Hippie movement arising through Woodstock, a three day music festival held in New York in 1969, with its more passive protest through messages of peace and compassion. In the words of R. Darlington “[Hippies] were attempting to create Utopia” (Darlington, Jacobson, & Hawkins, 2012), in response to emerging…