Independent music is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United States, with labels such as Sun Records, King Records, and Stax. In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that
Singapore’s indie, or independent, music scene grows, a prominent problem surfaces: Singaporean indie bands and musicians are underrated and not given enough opportunities in their homeland. This paper explains why there is a need for more opportunities to be accorded to indie musicians. Indie music is “music [that is] produced and funded by any band or label not affiliated with … major corporate labels like Sony or Epic”. (Andrews, 2006, para. 4). A few factors have resulted in indie music gaining popularity
Multiple factors complicate the task of attracting advertisers in the music industry. Independent artists or small-label artists find it especially difficult because of the competition with large record companies. Because only four major companies exist, they attract most advertisers. Large companies mean large revenues for advertisers. They reach larger scopes and have more connections than smaller companies. Independent and small-label artists rely on word-of-mouth and live performances for the
The independent variable is two groups being asked about a time when they felt angry at a friends or family members. The dependent variable is when one group is asked to listen to calming music while they walked and the other group was asked to say their anger thoughts out loud and imagine they’re stomping all over the person their angry at. The hypothesis was supported because it showed that each group coped with their anger differently. The implication in this study was that people who listen to
Indie Music: Be Authentic Not A Sellout “The word ‘indie’ is meaningless now. It’s so overused that people think it simply means green hair.” Steven Patrick Morrissey, who was originally a part of The Smiths as a vocalist, said that. Today, we do hear indie thrown around and it can be hard to define; but indie has an interesting history surrounding its emergence and what it means to its participants has a lot to do with authenticity. Indie music emerged during times of social and political changes
last nineteen years of my life combined. There were great and not so great moments, but I don’t regret going to any of the shows. I was surprised by the things I liked, I never expected to like the Blues. The Blues is the type of music my dad listens to and his music doesn’t always sit well in my ears. I was surprised by the range of shows we saw. I almost expected every one of them to be a musical or a comedy because that is what a councilor told me the class was like. Wesley Stace's Cabinet of
Comparing The Sun and The Times The two newspapers which I am going to write about and discuss are “The Sun”, which is a tabloid newspaper and “The Times”, which is a broadsheet. The newspapers are both dated Monday 10 November, 2003. The first difference is that the broadsheet is bigger than the tabloid. People read tabloids for entertainment and gossip. The broadsheet caters for readers who are interested in hard news and who are professional, such as lawyers, doctors, and teachers. There
Graduating and getting out on your own is a difficult step to make. There are a lot of things that you have to take into perspective. The choices that you make when you get out of highschool believe it or not are crucial and life altering. Decisions that you have to make are ones like what you want your career to be, where you want to live, and a big decision is buying a house. In making these decisions you have to do a lot of research and things to be prepared. I did a lot of research in hopes of
The newspapers that I am going to analyze are The Guardian and The Sun. Both of the papers represent different approaches to news presentations; different ideologies, and therefore different potential reader groups. The Sun is a tabloid newspaper that reports news that is sensationalised and also takes a subjective angel. Whereas, The Guardian is a broadsheet which reports serious news that are quite detailed and balanced. Broadsheets are often called the ‘quality newspapers’ and therefore is aimed
Contrasting Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers Aim --- The aim of this investigation is to outline any differences between Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers in terms of word length, sentence construction/readability and the amount of text presented on the page. I shall investigate the following three hypotheses: 1. There is less variation in word length in articles from tabloid newspapers than in articles from broadsheet newspapers. 2. More text is presented on a page (in proportion
Newspaper Comparison I am going to investigate the following statements : · The sizes , number of pages , area of print and cost of different newspapers. ·The relative importance , status and space given to various items. I can find this information from a number of newspapers that I will buy in shops this should give me a good understanding of the information I need to retrieve in order to complete my investigation. Therefore to complete my investigation successfully I will need
interventions are techniques that can be used to assist in one on ones with students or working in small groups to help students become a better reader. Hannah is a student who seems to be struggling with many independent reading assignments. There can be many reasons that Hannah is struggling with the independent reading assignments. One of the reasons that Hannah can be struggling with is reading comprehension while she is reading on her on. Reading comprehension is when students are able to read something
Some of us are probably ignorant of the fact that in the Unites States Senate; a bill 56 (yea)- 41 (nay) declining an act that would have become extremely beneficial to our Veterans. The Veterans Affair Act received all support from Democrats and even mustard two Republicans (Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Dean Heller of Nevada), while Senator’s of Tennessee, Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander evidently voted against this righteous bill. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Ver.) was the sponsor of the Veterans
experiment. There are several types of variables you need to do an experiment. An independent variable is the manipulated experimental factor that is changed to see what the effects are. A dependent variable is the outcome. This factor can change in an experiment in reaction to the changes in the independent variable. An experimental group is the group of participants that are exposed to the change that the independent variable represents. The control group is participants who are treated in the same
Independent Pharmacy Gives Main Street American Service In the last independent pharmacy in Lexington, Massachusetts, the pharmacists know most customers by name. “We know our customers by face rather quickly and by name soon after that,” said Chris Venier, 64, owner of Theatre Pharmacy in Lexington, MA. “In this new era of chain pharmacies and mail order prescriptions, Theatre Pharmacy is still a place where personal service is a way of life. The sign in the window say it all ‘Traditional
characteristics should be positive while some should be negative, and they might be changed as time passes and things happens. Throughout the story "Tears, Idle Tears" , the author shows that Mrs.Dickinson has characteristics of a beautiful, independent and demanding person. It is so common to describe a woman a beautiful. Especially when Mrs.Dickinson is a typical model of beauty. She is well fashioned in what she wears, she has real good dressings. "She was a gallant-looking woman, wearing
Comparing Newspaper Articles I have decided to do my assignment (in which I have to compare two newspaper articles) on the very controversial and interesting story of the arrival of Mr Jean-Marie le pen, who came to Britain in order to support the far right racist political party by the name of the BNP (British national party) and the political stir it caused on the streets of Britain. My comparison will look at how the different political British newspapers portray different stories, which
A Comparison of School Riots Newspapers In Bideford, Devon a disturbance broke out in a comprehensive school. The Daily Mirror and The Daily Telegraph both wrote a report on the story but their comments were quite different. I will analyse both papers use of language and their effect on the reader will be compared along with how emotive the tabloid and the broadsheet are. The two headlines for each story immediately show you how different the two papers are. The headline in the Daily Mirror
Tenets of Wordsworth in Resolution and Independence Romanticism officially began in 1798, when William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge anonymously published Lyrical Ballads. This work marked the official beginning of a literary period which had already begun many years before 1798. A work is defined to be of a certain period by its characteristics, therefore to be considered a Romantic work, the work must contain aspects which are termed “Romantic.” A few typical “Romantic” aspects are:
Sports Journalism The two different types of newspapers are tabloid and broadsheet. Broadsheet newspapers tend to be bigger in size and have more complex types of sentences. It has fewer pictures unlike a tabloid with the ratio of picture to text 7:10.Tabloids are the most popular type of paper; it is often smaller in size, more colourful and relies on page three girls and other such shock tactics, to attract readers. Broadsheets are generally larger in size, more serious