make you get up and move, to both inspire you and enrage you? Rock, rap, “pop”, country, and blues are all forms of this phenomenon we call music. Music has been a part of each and everyone of our lives. How often have you heard a song and it brought you back to a place in your past, or reminded you of someone? Chances are you were listening to music that fell into one of the two most popular categories, rock or pop. Both rock and pop can be considered movements in society, however the motivation
Iggy Pop is a well-recognized musician that is better-known as the lead vocalist of the band, The Stooges. The Red Bull Music Academy hosted a live interview of Iggy in October of 20l6. At this time Iggy was 69 years old. Iggy’s iconic name disregarded any need for the TV host to introduce Iggy to the audience: the rock ‘n’ roll star literally rushes into the stage and undermines the rumble of applause by his appearance. The introduction itself was very unconventional. In fact, Iggy Pop uses himself
Not the Sound of Silence Footnoting the Pop/Rock Sounds of the Library While in the University of Arizona's Music Library evaluating their reference collection for a class project, I came across the following book and annotated it for my pathfinder: Green, J. (2002). The Thematic Guide to Popular Music, Nashville: Professional Desk References. This massive guide categorizes music by lyrical theme(s) and/or song titles. For instance, there are listings of songs by days of the week, women's
The Differences between Pop Music and Rock Music Almost everyone everywhere in the world listens to some type of music. Pop music and rock music are among the most popular music genres today. Sometimes it is hard to classify songs as rock or pop music. It all depends on perspective and opinion. Everyone may believe different things about each genre or songs in those genres and that 's okay. Even though everyone may see pop and rock music in their own light, there are still distinctive and provable
Rock and roll has come to define the roots of teenage rebellion, people who don't follow the norms, and have disrespect for authority. The style of rock and roll itself is a mixture of music and a combination of sounds including, jazz, country, blues, ragtime, gospel, swing, classical, and ethnic music. Rock `n' roll has not only changed music but has altered American culture since the1950's, when it was introduced, and has continued to change and conform to meet musical requests and pop culture
Rock and Roll is one of the most popular genres of music around. Its popularity is mostly due to the artists who sang this music. Some of the most influential singers in American History are Rock and Roll artists. Men, such as Elvis Presley, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly helped to form Rock and Roll and make it the huge success that it is. Each of these three men left marks on the American Pop Culture and will be remembered forever for their contribution and success. One of the biggest names
Pop Rocks Pop Rocks is a type of hard candy that makes a POP is carbon dioxide. Hard candy is made by heating up sugar, corn syrup, water, and flavoring. This mixture forms pure sugar syrup. The ingredients in Pop Rocks are sugar, lactose (milk, sugar), corn syrup, artificial flavor, artificial color (red #40), and is processed with carbon dioxide. Mixing carbon dioxide with this syrup, which creates tiny bubbles of carbon dioxide, makes Pop Rocks. Once they are in your mouth, the bubbles melt
One of the biggest misconceptions by the general public about mainstream pop and rock music is that it is musically bland and not theory intensive. While it is safe to assume that some music does follow that criteria, some music happens to go the extra mile and be catchy while also incorporating various theoretical elements. As a group, we found that two songs that are exemplary of that idea are “Love on Top” by Beyoncé and “Blackbird” by The Beatles. Beyoncé Carter-Knowles is a Houston born singer
Elton John has been one of the most iconic and successful British pop stars since the 1970’s. His music is based from his own life experiences as well as those of his country and of his time. Elton John is known for his passion and vivacity for his career, his fortitude to fight AIDS, his homosexuality and his importance to the evolution of the British and the American pop/rock genre. Elton john has been claimed “the Liberace of rock and roll” (8) for his spectacular show of music, imagery, outward
Maroon 5 is a famous pop rock music band that is known all over the world. They have released 5 albums thus far and are currently finishing up on their 6th album. My favorite album from them is the 5th album, “V” because of its upbeat tempos, unique melodies, and catchy rhythms. This album's genre is considered as pop music, pop rock, electro, and electro pop. “V,” is a catchy upbeat tempo music which makes you want to get up and start dancing and groove to it’s catchy riffs. There are 12 songs
Popular music in the United States throughout the decades have always consisted of different genres of music and during the late 70’s and early 80’s, many of the popular bands consisted of only male artists and members. In an era dominated by male artists, Fleetwood Mac featured their lead female singer Stevie Nicks, who went on to transcend the gender expectations of the time and pursue a solo career in the midst of heavy adversity. Fleetwood Mac’s lead singer, Stevie Nicks, is a prime example of
her stage name, Pink is an American songwriter and singer who first debuted as an R&B artist back in 2000. She is best known for her creative but edgy pop music. The song’s genre is pop rock, with cymbal crashes, straightforward synth beats, and an echoed string section flowing through the song. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Along with
One Direction is an English-Irish pop boy band hailing from London. The group comprises of Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles. After meeting and finishing in third place on The X Factor during the 7th season of the British singing competition in 2010, the band signed with Syco Records, Simon Cowell’s label. They achieved international success with the help of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Their three albums, Up All Night, Take Me Home, and Midnight
The Secret to Making the Perfect Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Today, I am going to share with you the secret to making the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich. First, I will share with you the history of the sandwich. Second, I will demonstrate the steps to making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Finally, I will reveal the secret to making the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I think it is useful to know how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because it is a quick and
A large fracture in the otherwise solid rock served as entrance to the cave. The opening is a half a foot shorter than Jazzlyn’s five feet six inches, and approximately half as wide. Standing in front of the small threshold, the cool, musty air from inside the chamber leaks out through the crack and pricks her skin. The jagged gap is just big enough for her to squeeze through sideways if she keeps her head ducked down. To Jazzlyn this hardly felt like a challenge. First, extending her right arm
Caribbean and around the world. Most reggae songs deal with social concerns and religious beliefs of the Afro-Caribbean awareness of the Rastafarian religion. The term reggae is also applied today to reggae’s precursor styles, including mento, ska, and rock steady. (World Book encyclopedia, 2000) The origins of reggae can be traced to the 1940s and the emergence of mento, a hybrid that combines African folk-music traditions with calypso, the carnival music of Trinidad. Mento features rhythmic, syncopated
Rollingstone.com As s fan of music, movies, TV and just about all things pop culture it was hard for me to choose which was my favorite website. In this day and age, any and all information is just a click away. I chose a website that gives me access to all of these things and more, Rollingstone.com. As I subscriber to the magazine since 1997, I remember getting excited when they day came every 2 weeks or so (depending on the US postal service) when a new Rolling Stone magazine would find it's way
Korean Pop (K-POP) K-pop is short for K = Korean and pop = pop. So what is K-pop? Korean pop. But what really is it? It is the pop of Korea. (No one really knows.) However, there is evidence that it is used for non-ceremonial purposes on the historic peninsula of Korea. Korean pop music happens to be very popular in Korea. It is most popular among the youth of Korea. For the purpose of clarity for this one-thousand-word essay, the youth is defined roughly as ages 0 - 22. Now, there is a phenomenon
A Speech on Why Pop Idol Corrupts Society I have come to talk to you today about the harmful effects of watching ‘Pop Idol’. I am aware that many of you have probably seen one or two episodes of the programme; maybe some of you watch it most weeks. I suspect there are a few avid fans of the programme in this room that wouldn’t dare miss 2 minutes of it! Now all of you seem pretty bright and switched on to me so why would you want to watch people who can’t sing prancing about trying to
Pussycat dolls managed to indicate a variety of different social factors that highlighted social components with sexuality and gender stereotypes. Sexuality is seen as the driving force behind a variety of different genres of music with the main one being pop music (Karina Wilson, 2013). Sexuality is communicated in a variety of ways in music whether, it is through the lyrics of a song, the arrangements in the music video or the clothing the music artist is wearing. With popular music being such a big commodity