The Independent Music Awards

Much like this opening sentence, people judge you within the first half a second of laying eyes on you, as a designer I all I want to achieve is to make them take a little longer. I am so excited with the prospect of studding fashion at University as I know that it will an experience that will encourage my ambition to push myself and the boundaries of fashion by looking to the future. The moment I was introduced into my first textiles lesson and got my hands on the sewing machine I honestly felt…

Analysis of Product Introduction for Daisy Rock Guitars Concerning the new product introduction of an ambidextrous guitar for Daisy Rock Guitars (DRG), a thorough analysis consisting of company and industry specific production needs, risk and financial impacts, and management strategies is needed. Through the exploration of operations management theories, insight can be acquired as to the necessary steps DRG needs to take to secure a successful product launch. By incorporating strategies…

Introduction Reggae as a style of modern popular music expresses feelings and opinions about life, love and religion. It was originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and rapidly arose as the country’s dominant music (Cooper, 2015). It is widely perceived as a forceful voice for the people under confrontation and struggle. As Reggae often bores the weight of politicized lyrics that addresses social and economic injustice, it helps to raise awareness about social and political issues. Among…

Part A Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, who is a famous Hong Kong singer, composer, actor and businessman, is the son of 1950’s Hong Kong well-known actor and actress, namely Patrick Tse Yin and Deborah Dik. Nicholas was born to be under the spotlight and being chased for shooting daily life photos because of his parents. According to the HK Magazine interview, Nicholas recalled that he hated doing “Kung Hei Fat Choi” for the family photo shooting in Chinese New Year when he was a child. He was even…

Carolee Schneemann helps change the way women view their body, sensuality, and gender by empowering women to define who they are and not let the worn out views of the past impact their definition of themselves and what they're capable of. Carolee Schneemann, the oldest of three, was born in Fox Chase, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 12th, 1939. She started drawing at a young age. She was described as a “mad panthiest.” A panthiest is someone who believes that the universe is…

the music industry has completely changed how some labels produce their artists, but how did this grunge movement start and why is nirvana the focus of it? The grunge movement started with a label called “Sub Pop” and the five bands that lead the movement. The term grunge was used the describe…

The Serpent and the Rope, winner of the Sahitya Academy Award in the year 1963, is considered a milestone in Indian-English fiction, its form showing a successful orchestration of Indian and Western methods. The Cat and the Shakespeare, a metaphysical comedy, is an exemplar of theoretical fiction. The Chessmaster and His Moves are characterized by a range of momentous symbols. Here ‘The Chessmaster’ himself and his ‘moves’ are what he makes man do. Raja Rao’s place in the empire of Indian…

Clothing is a way for people to express how they feel. In the late 19th century pin-up dressing was something women began to take part in. Pin-up was women way to show toughest, visibility, fierce, and independent by their clothing. Similar to gothic clothing with black attire, black hair, black fingernail, and black eyeliner. Many of gothic clothing was to protest against the 70s disco era. Musician takes a big role in clothing because it is part of their…

also saw the rise of popular spokespeople and artists such as Vladimir Vysotsky (Stites, 1992). Their contributions in the Soviet culture significantly changed the Soviet world by liberating the public consciousness and revealing the importance of independent channels of thinking and providing…

and Warner Communications, primarily a producer of film and television pro- gramming. To reduce debt, Time Warner sold 25 percent of Time Warner Entertain- ment (which included HBO, Warner Bros., and part of Time Warner Cable) to Media One Group. In 1996, Time Warner acquired Turner Broadcasting Systems, expanding its cable programming networks significantly. By the end of 1999, Time Warner had revenues in excess of $27 billion and net income of almost $2 billion. In January 2000, AOL and Time…