Rock festival

“How Did Lightning Kill More Than 300 Reindeer?”, written on the New York Times website, discusses the cause of death of 323 reindeer in Norway. According to the article, a lightning bolt struck the hillside on the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. The electrical current traveled 250 feet in diameter from the striking point, leading to the death of the reindeer via electrocution and cardiac arrest. When looking at pictures of the scene, people were suspicious that over 300 hundred reindeer…

confident writing the script in English and settled on setting the film in Spain and making it in Spanish. The New York Film Festival was the film’s American debut and both leading actresses as well as Almodovar were present for the occasion. Julieta relates to the trends identified in global art cinema by displaying symbolic and ambiguous aesthetics, depending on festival circuits rather than studio distribution, and employing…

being feature films typically including “...foreign production, overt engagement of aesthetic...or excessive in its visual style, use of color, or characterization (2010, p.6).” Films branded as art cinema are often marketed to audiences and film festivals in reference to an auteurist director with recognizable stylization and aesthetics. In addition…

Woodstock festival was a rock music festival held from August 15-17 of 1969 near Bethel, N.Y., despite the fact that it was originally scheduled to be in Woodstock, N.Y.. However, this three day festival was the epitome of peace, love, and rock n roll exemplifying counterculture and freedom. Billing over thirty-two famous artists to perform, some but not limit to; Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Band, and Janis Joplin. Anticipating only 200,000 people, based on pre-sale orders, the festival grew…

Alternative Rock Alternative rock came about in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It emerged from the independent music underground and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s. Actually, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. Alternative rock is a broad term consisting of music that differs greatly in terms of its sound, its social context, and its regional roots. The main type of guitar sounds in alternative rock music is the distorted guitar.…

The year is 2012 and the blisters on the palms of my hands have become rock hard from years of manual labor. After a hard days work, I kick back and relax, and sit on the porch with my lips wrapped around the tip of a green Heineken bottle. I share laughs with my next-door neighbor, who also happens to be my best friend, while the speakers blast Nas 's "Represent." I 'm not really thinking of the future just yet, I 'm more indulged with the thoughts of females and the summer nights ahead of us,…

throughout the rock, specifically alternative, music scene. No matter the style, there are relatively few Black artists gaining success in rock music, despite the historical impact African Americans have made on the genre. There are many possible causes for this racial divide in something as easily accessible as music, starting in the early roots of rock and continuing through the 20th and 21st centuries. In the course I would design, African American Impact and Exclusion in Rock Music, we would…

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

“Music has power – especially for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.” (AFA Website 2016). Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible neurodegenerative condition (that deteriorates significantly over time) of a patient’s memory and daily bodily functions. Since humans are living longer and our older population is increasingly getting larger there are more and more people suffering from Alzheimer’s than ever before. There are currently over 5.4 million Americans suffering…

The concert I went to see was Phil Vassar at the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival. It took place at 8pm in Millersport, Ohio on September 4, 2015. I never seen Phil before, and I’ve heard many positive things about him before attending. I heard that he has written various songs for many other famous artists. Two artists in particular include Tim McGraw and Jo Dee Messina during the 1990s. I also heard that Phil likes to interact with the crowd during his shows to make them more interesting. As…