...The Beatles: Rock Band is a 2009 music video game developed by Harmonix, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the third major console release in the Rock Band music video game series, in which players can simulate the playing of rock music by using controllers shaped like musical instruments. The Beatles: Rock Band is the first band-centric game in the series, and it is centered on the popular English rock group the Beatles. The game features virtual portrayals of the four band members performing the songs throughout the band's history, including depictions of some of their famous live performances, as well as a number of "dreamscape" sequences for songs from the Abbey Road Studios recording sessions during the group's studio years. The game's soundtrack consists of 45 Beatles songs; additional songs and albums by the Beatles were made available for the game as downloadable content.[1] The game was released internationally on 9 September 2009, coinciding with the release of new, remastered compact disc versions of the Beatles' albums. It incorporates many of the gameplay features of the Rock Band series; however, it is not an expansion pack for the Rock Band series and content for it and other Rock Band titles is not cross-compatible. Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos described the game as "... a new, full game title production built from the ground up."[2] Gameplay mechanics differ slightly from previous Rock Band games, including the addition of...
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...screaming teens at the front row to a new way to channel their opposition of the status quo. John Lennon in particular became very vocal and, “decided to use his media fame on an even bigger scale: to become an advocate for peace" (Syverson, 2014). Like most in the United Kingdom, The Beatles were affected by political decisions, such as high taxes. As celebrities, not only did they utilize their position in society to voice their opinions, they also spoke on behalf of their fan base. The fans followed the example of their idols to voice their own opinions and question political and societal authority. While One Direction do not possess the same political drive that The Beatles had, they too have used their status to raise their voices. For example, they teamed up with Global Citizen to promote social activism as a means to end extreme poverty. Given the political climate when The Beatles gained popularity, their public sphere, a concept from the 18th century was incredibly different than our modern sphere. In contrast to the limiting nature of technology in the 1960’s, modern media is oversaturated with platforms for discussion. The chief difference in the ‘public sphere’ in regards to The Beatles and One Direction is how fans gather and the meaning behind their discussions. Despite One Direction’s wide reach through mass media and their various humanitarian campaigns, their fans – ‘Directioners’ – are still not part of a larger global discussion. The...
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...Rolling Stones And The Beatles By: Greg Johnston The history of rock and roll music has had many influential and popular bands. Back in the early days when rock and roll music was searching for an identity, along came two unique bands that would change the face of rock and roll music. The Rolling Stones and The Beatles had a uniqueness that was not found in other bands at the time, by fusing blues and rock music into a new sound. With their contrasting style of music and each band having a huge following, they changed the landscape of the music industry forever. And that started the debate of which one was a better band, but this is not a debate on which band was better, but a discussion on their influence, similarities and their differences. The Rolling Stones when they first started, in an effort to set them apart they were marketed as a wilder and crazier band, with a raunchy and rebellious appearance. Compared to The Beatles and their boy next door image. The Rolling Stones influenced music by covering obscure blues songs and by acting as a bridge connecting the pop youth of the day with blues music developing a different style of rhythm and blues music. The Beatles had such an impact on popular music that they set a new standard, and gave a new popularity to rock and roll music while also giving a new sound to the music industry. Both of these iconic rock and roll bands originated in England in the 1960’s. First came The Beatles in 1960,” Early incarnations...
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...18, 2014 On this date of November 16th, 2325 I am writing to document the findings of a time capsule with the date inscribed on it of December 31st 1969. The time capsule was discovered in Washington, D.C. at exactly 2:36 p.m. by myself and my highly skilled archaeological team. This is such an amazing discovery. We have been taught over the years how important the 1960’s were and how they brought about many changes in our nation leading up to its present day success. Inside the time capsule we have found a newspaper article dated February 2nd, 1960 with the headline “A&T Students Launch ‘Sit-Down’ Demand for Service at Downtown Lunch Counter”. (International Civil Rights Center & Museum, 2014) The next item within the capsule was a small package labeled Enovid and appears to one of the first brands of oral contraceptives. Continuing to look further into the capsule we then found 2 tickets from the Washington Coliseum with a date of February 10th 1964 featuring The Beatles. Also included among these items was a flyer dated August 28th 1963 with the heading “March on Washington”. The last item we removed from the time capsule was a small patch with an eagle on it landing on what appears to be the moon with the words “Apollo 11”. I will now go onto write a little history on these items as well as their importance to us in the present day. In 1865 slavery ended and African-Americans were free to live their own lives. Although...
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...Max Ames AP US History Ms. Rizzo June 4, 2010 The Beatles: How Four British Lads Shaped America A musical group of four young British Liverpool natives arrived in the United States in the 1960s to begin their long career of shaping American culture; they were the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, like the many predecessors before them who had come from Britain such as Thomas Paine and Andrew Carnegie, became an integral part of the history of the United States, even though they were not true American-born citizens. Beginning with their momentous arrival in the United States in 1964, the Beatles greatly influenced American culture in the 1960s, and left an enduring legacy. The Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, controversy with Christianity in 1966, precedents and influences in music, impact and development of the album as an art form, creation of a variety of movies, and influences in the counterculture as well as the pop culture helped to make American culture what it is today. On February 7, 1964, the Beatles landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, where a crowd of thousands of fans and reporters were waiting. There was such pandemonium, chaos, and screaming that, “One policeman who has worked at the airport for ten years said: ‘I think the world has gone mad.’” Two days after their frenzied arrival, the Beatles made a famous appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. “The broadcast broke all viewing records...
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...great achievement in their products through quality and innovations. Their devices consist of a wide range of restrictions that are imposed by the hardware, operating system and Apple contracts with carriers and developers. This makes their product to be of quality and more durable. Their product exhibits good performance compared to their competitors and has a unique advantage of exhibiting behavior. Apple maintains a business philosophy that emphasizing differentiated products, design with beauty, inspiration for innovation, and exceptional consumer experiences. Apple produces quality products which include electronics, computers and smart phones that give it power and advantage to compete with other companies. It reflects its corporate brand across these products and repeatedly demonstrates its innovations, design and imagination. Different from other companies, the company does not involve in inventing cheap products. They consistently maintain the quality production and this has earned the company a great advantage for the customer to purchase their products (Evans 56). Apple has never been a follower of the general trend in its field, but a leader in manufacture differentiated products. For instance despite the fact that rivalries such as Nokia and Samsung produce smartphones with large touch screens, Apple insists on maintaining its iPhone’s screen size and preventing iPhone to be ordinary. Their smartphones are always fixed with original batteries, and are designed in solid...
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...different style of products, the advantages and disadvantages of using an existing brand name and the reason of the mini has been successful in the US. Report also has the company introduction and the product details. It tells us the difference between the Mini and competitors, such as safe and reliable, trendy yet iconic, small but sporty-ish, fun and individualistic, statement of wealth/status, staid and classic, understated power, history, great star effect, outstanding services, the contribution of environmental protection and reliable quality Through the report we know how the BMW Company use markets to sell the Mini to the consumers. 2.0 Introduction The Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) and its successors from 1959 until 2000. At its first lunched in 1959, lots of people were attracted by its small, fashion, sport, safe and easy move. And its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout (which allowed 80% of the area of the car's floorpan to be used for passengers and luggage) influenced a generation of car-makers. Its owners included The Beatles, Mick Jagger, Peter Sellers and Twiggy and it played a star role with Michael Caine in the movie The Italian Job. As an aside, it also won the Monte Carlo rally three times. In the 1990s, the Mini passed into BMW’s hands, and in 1999 the Mini was voted the second most influential car of the 20th century. Mini is which brand has the glorious history and means fashion, high quality and easy move. This...
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...OVERVIEW OF NIKE, INC. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue in excess of US$18.6 billion in its fiscal year 2008 (ending May 31, 2008). As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The Oregonian. The company was founded in January 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. in 1978. Nike markets its products under its own brand as well as Nike Golf, Nike Pro, Nike+, Air Jordan, Nike Skateboarding and...
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...approached from a different ethical viewpoint. The ethics behind the stories of the people in the book can be further used to look at Ford as a whole and how Ford can be improved upon using these ideas. The idea of an outlier is that it is a person whose talents and achievements have gained them notoriety and most importantly, success in the field they are focused on. With that being said, Gladwell writes about the stories of different outliers, many of whom achieved certain status by a set of circumstances. One of these examples can be explained through the idea of the 10,000 hour rule. The popular rock band The Beatles can be used to describe this rule. Gladwell (2008) explains that "By the time they had their first burst of success in 1964, in fact they performed live an estimated twelve hundred times. Do you know how extraordinary that is" (p. 50)? In fact, The Beatles had about 10,000 hours of practice before they became the sensation that they were. This is great example of how having a certain tenacity and determination can get you anywhere, including in a business setting. Author James Clear (2013) also believes that "By combining these two ideas-the consistency of "10 years of silence" and the...
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...et héros : I put the swinging 60s in Myths and heroes because this decade change things in many fields, music, fashion, life style, politics, it was a free, glamourous, rebellious and modern decade. So we can ask how the 60s became a famous decade ? Fisrt, in the 60s lots of revolution and new kinds of hereos appear in music, fashion. In a second part, big changes, in equalty women/men new technologies, industry. In fact, in the 60s fashion became an important because of the start of consumer society and the whishe to copy the raising celebrities like twiggy the supermodel. People could choice between differents kind of styles. In class we listen an audio document which introduce the main styles in the 60s, the rockers with black clotthes and chains, the hippies with flowers and casual clothes and the mods which start thanks to Mary Quant and the mini skirt. It was a famous decade also because of the music became an important part of the british decade, the brand new bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones or the Who, and the music from America. Other hereos were born, the pirates DJs, the text page 34 show us the djs broadcast rock music and commercial which was ban on official radios like Bbc, poeple loved those radio because it was new and they feel like rebel because they disobey to the law. The pirates radio changes things because people start to open their cultural opinion. But the 60s change also in the lifestyle. In class we listen a recording, where people talks...
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...Cd/EMI industry and My future predictions By: Stephen Brown Table of Contents Chapters Page Chapter-1 Introduction pgs 1-2 Chapter-2 History and changes of EMI pgs 2-4 Chapter-3 History of Music Industry pgs 4-6 Chapter-4 Negative effects on Music Industry (past and present) pgs 6-8 Chapter-5 Conclusion pg 8 References pg 9 1 In recent years and in the past there have been constant changes in the selling of music cds by corporations within the industry. Over the years many different situations have caused music corporations abroad to be faced with negative results and now just as before new problems exist which must be analyzed and corrected or the industry will suffer. In the nineties events such as mega retailers undercutting prices of the industry contributed to what was considered as the major music selling problems them. Within the last several...
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...other mobile product today. It also has many functions of other mobile products all in one device. Compatibility –The phone will work with iTunes and with other Mac/Apple products like the new Apple TV, allowing for wireless connectivity to the big screen. The iPhone is also compatible with many Mac OS software tools. Mac OS compatibility means that the iPhone has limitless potential for upgradeability. Ease-of-Use – The all-new touch screen interface making operations extremely intuitive. It is radically different from those of other phones or PDAs that recognizes multi finger gestures, just as the human hand normally behaves. The Mac OS X application imbedded into the iPhone assures users will easily recognize what they can do Brand awareness – Apple is well known for cool essential gadgets like the iPods along great technological innovations like the original Macintosh. Price – At $350, the iPhone would be sold at a reasonable price for its value. It outperforms any other PDA or smart phone on...
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...As the 1960s rolled in, the first generation of children born after the “baby boom” generation, were socially and culturally hard to keep up with. They would ignore their parents old standard of living in favor of the rock & roll, rhythm & blues lifestyle. British rock band the Beatles was a huge inspiration for the way they dressed and the colors they wore. This change in style affectively changed the designs of magazines, posters and advertising. Even music outlets altered their appearances in an effort to incorporate the psychological drug experience. (www.illustrationhistory.org) Mainstream illustrators continued to utilized the art styles of the previous decades. Except this time a distinction between illustrators became more noticeable...
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...The 882 4BH 1000 Best Songs Of All Time Countdown (2012) Website List Number 1000 999 998 997 996 995 994 993 992 991 990 989 988 987 986 985 984 983 982 981 980 979 978 977 976 975 974 973 972 971 970 969 968 967 966 Title Take A Letter Maria It's My Party I'll Never Fall In Love Again I Say A Little Prayer I Wanna Wake Up With You Nice To Be With You Pasadena If I Were A Carpenter Could You Ever Love Me Again Classic I Can Dream About You Different Drum It Never Rains In Southern California Moviestar Born To Try Rockin' Robin I Just Want To Be Your Everything Spirit In The Sky We Do It Drift Away Orinoco Flow She's Like The Wind Gimme Little Sign For Your Eyes Only Words Are Not Enough Perfect Bye Bye Love I've Never Been To Me Year Of The Cat If I Can't Have You Knock On Wood Don't Pull Your Love You've Got Your Troubles Romeo's Tune Blowin' In The Wind Artist RB Greaves Lesley Gore Bobbie Gentry Aretha Franklin Boris Gardiner Gallery John Paul Young Four Tops Gary & Dave Adrian Gurvitz Dan Hartman Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt Albert Hammond Harpo Delta Goodrem Henchmen Andy Gibb Norman Greenbaum R & J Stone Dobie Gray Enya Patrick Swayze Brenton Wood Sheena Easton Jon English Fairground Attraction Everly Brothers Charlene Al Stewart Yvonne Elliman Amii Stewart Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Fortunes Steve Forbert Peter Paul & Mary 965 964 963 962 961 960 959 958 957 956 955 954 953 952 951 950 949 948 947 946 945 944 943 942 941 940 939 938 937 936 935 934 933 932 931...
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...In the beginning… Early in 1984, Nike was a struggling shoe company. The running shoe phenomenon that has fueled their sales in previous years was slowly dying and they needed a way to revitalize and reinvent themselves in order to appeal to another segment of the market. At the same time, rookie player Michael Jordan was already endorsing several products, but Nike hoped that his appeal would generate sales. Jordan, though, had other ideas. He had always preferred Adidas or the Converse shoes endorsed by North Carolina Coach, Dean Smith, and hoped to sign on with either company. Converse, with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson on board as spokesmen, were not interested in offering a better deal than Nike, and Adidas wasn't interested at all at the time; perhaps due to Kathe Dassler's death the same year. While Jordan, himself, did not initially see the significance of Nike's offer, his agent, David Falk, saw a golden opportunity in Nike's offer to create a new line of shoes called "Air Jordans." and urged him to give Nike a chance. Really Not That Interested.. At that time, there was not a tremendous impact from a shoe endorsement, and few companies were willing to risk so much of their marketing budget to bet on one athlete to promote their products. An athlete as paid for wearing the products but little else resulted from an endorsement. It's possible that Jordan's reluctant attitude stemmed from this fact as much as his allegiance to Converse and Adidas products. Nike saw something...
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