...……………………………………………………………… 4 2. DISCUSSION …………………………………………………………………… 5 2.1 TECHNOLOGICAL FORCES ON ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY … 5 2.1.1 1950’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.1.2 1960’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.1.3 1970’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.1.4 1980’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.1.5 1990’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.1.6 2000’s ……………………………………………………………… 5 2.2 CULTURAL FORCES ON ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY …………. 5 2.2.1 1950’s Mass Culture ……………………………………………….. 6 2.2.2 1960’s Counter Culture …………………………………………….. 6 2.2.3 1970’s Punk Culture ………………………………………………... 6 2.2.4 1980’s Heavy Metal and Rap Culture ……………………………… 6 2.2.5 1990’s Grunge and Rave Culture ………………………………...… 6...
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...Music in Different Cultures Popular Music and Contemporary U.S. Culture Popular Music in its Many Facets In its broadest sense, popular music is an umbrella term referring to a vast range of commercially mass-marketed musical genres contrasting with classical or art music and intended for mass consumption (e.g., rock, rock and roll, hip-hop, grunge, heavy metal, rhythm and blues, punk, soul, techno, funk, rap, house). This wide-ranging term encompasses a plethora of musical styles involving various rhythms, vocal styles, instruments, and technologies. Characteristically, popular music is a global cultural phenomenon and an accessible form of commercial music aimed at a worldwide audience. Traditionally, British and American forms of popular music have tended to dominate the industry. Corresponding to social, economic, and technological change, popular music is intimately linked to the identity of musicians, performers, or artists, as well as audiences and fans. Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. For fans and enthusiasts, popular music can be a leisure-time pursuit occurring on evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads—a group of fans of the American band Grateful Dead who saw the band at...
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...Aerosmith: The story of Aerosmith Rolando Ballesteros Music Appreciation 105 Professor Freeman November 25, 2012 I decided to do my paper on Aerosmith for my semester project, because Aerosmith has been around since the 1970’s. Aerosmith artistic blend of genres revolved around hard rock, blues rock, heavy metal, and glam. When the band Aerosmith was formed in the early 1970’s, Aerosmith music rival, the “hard rocking British groups like the rolling stones the Yard Birds, the Who, Cream, and Led Zeppelin” (The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), matching these groups with their power intensity and notoriety. Aerosmith was America’s band then and still continues to be now. In this paper we will discover, how Aerosmith came to be, including the lead singer Steven Tyler’s many accomplishments for the band Aerosmith, the names of songs written by Steven Taylor, not to mention all the awards that both Steven Tyler, and Aerosmith collectively managed to win over their many years in the music industry, Lastly we will talk about the one composition that best depicts the triumph of the band Aerosmith, ‘Legendary Child’. “Legends, icons, idols, these are the words used to describe those rare bands that have been adored for a lifetime and immortalized as distinct creators of rock and roll’ (Aceshow.com). This is the story of Aerosmith. Aerosmith was formed in Boston Massachusetts, in 1971, and still are performing today. Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The...
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...paradise”. They relocated to Australia through the ten pound pom organisation, to pursue a singing career. After their first attempt of a band in school called “the rattlesnakes” with their friends Paul Frost and Kenny Horrocks, they faced failure but quickly got right back into the industry with Bill Gates, Bill Goode and their youngest brother Andy with 2 new members of the bees gees Colin Peterson and Vince Melouney on drums and guitar. The story told is that the brothers were going to lip sync to a record in the local Gaumont cinema (as other children had done on previous weeks) on December of 1957, but as they were running to the theatre, the fragile shellac 78-RPM record broke so in result, the brothers had to sing live. They received a very positive response from the audience that they began to pursue a singing career. By the 60’s, the bee gees were being featured in television shows and the radio which kick started their successful tour which caused them to become known worldwide....
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...West Coast Rap Music Introduction Marijuana has been around for hundreds of years and the use of marijuana has been becoming more and more popular especially among teenagers (Lee, 2012). Music has also been around for a very long period of time, in a vast aray of genres. What has changed in music however, is the references to drugs (specifically marijuana) especially in rap music. Marijuana references in rap music have increased by 27% percent from 1979 to 1997 (Herd, 2008). Since the main audience for rap music are teenagers, listening to this music can have a possible effect on teenager’s substance use. Marijuana refers to the leaves, flowers and stems from the Cannabis Sativa or Cannabis Indica plant. This plant contains the chemical delta-9-tetrahydrocannibol (THC). When using marijuana there are both short and long term effects on the brain. Short term effects include: altered senses, changes in mood, and impaired memory (Hall, 1998). A study done by Meier (2012) showed the long term effects of marijuana. This study showed that people who started smoking heavily as teenagers and continued use of marijuana lost an average of 8 IQ points between ages 13 and 38 (Meier, Caspi & Ambler, 2012) US West Coast rap music is rap music that is created in the West Coast of the United States of America, mainly referring to California. West Coast rap started in the 1970’s but didn’t become popular till the 1980’s and 1990’s. The main audience for this music were teenagers...
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...The hip-hop culture began in the streets of the Bronx in New York City over forty-three years ago and has gone through a lot of changes up until now. Hip-hop is made up of four elements: hip-hop/rap music, graffiti, break-dancing, and d-jaying. In this paper, I’m going to explain the evolution of rap music as well is the evolution of break dancing or what its know today as hip hop dancing. Hip-hop was introduced in the 1970’s when Kool DJ Hecr migrated to the United States from Kingston, Jamaica and settled in the West Bronx of New York City. Kool DJ Herc was a deejay that attempted to incorporate his Jamaica style of d-jaying, which involved into improvised rhymes over reggae records. Unfortuately for Kool DJ Nerc New York seemed uninterested in reggae at that time. Kool DJ Herc was forced to find another appealing sound in order to please his audiences, which he did. Kool DJ Herc adapted a new style, which involved him by chanting over the instrumental or the sections of the popular music of the day. He learned that by taking two of the same records using an audio mixer, that he could play any segment over and over, so there for he could extend one segment for entire song. In the early 1970’s and with d-jaying’s emerging such as Kool DJ Herc, hip-hop began to spread through urban areas of New York like wild fire. Kool DJ Herc, who actually came up with the term “hip hop,” began to realize that this was the beginning of a new genre. As this craze of hip-hop evolved what’s...
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...Professor Whelan English 102 Sec A October 17, 2010 1970s Punk subculture Vs. Mainstreaming of Punk Today In the 1970’s the punk subculture evolved and shocked the world. They flaunted their anti-conforming and anti-government beliefs. Punks everywhere stood their ground, and made it known to the world what they deeply believed in. In the decade since the punk revolution, they have become common in the realm of society. In comparison to the original years of the punk subculture, so many aspects of have changed to make it an ordinary part of the mainstream of society. Music has always been the soul of what defines a punk. In the beginning, the new and thriving bands were the Sex Pistols and Clash. Today, popular punk bands like Good Charlotte and Green Day have kept punk rock music popular. Nowadays, it is familiar to see woman members of punk, a punk living in the suburbs, going to college, or establishing a career. In the past, advocating for their future was not a goal for the punk community, but today that has all changed. In punk history, many of its ideologies were counterproductive and certain ideologies left punks believing they did not have any hope for a promising future. Today, some members have established positive outlooks on their futures, and this has opened the door to positive pathways for some. However, many characteristics of punk have remained consistently the same. Punks’ ever evolving music industry, their rapidly growing diverse community, the growing...
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...the answer is nobody. Rock music is the innovation and evolution of many different types of music from a wide variety of groups of people. No one planned rock and roll, and it took over a great deal of American culture and revolutionized popular music. Rock and roll was influenced by African American music as well as white American styles. Since the introduction of minstrel shows in America in 1840, people have created and developed many other kinds of music. Mostly originated from African Americans, swing, blues, and jazz music was an early beginning to rock music. Many musical qualities were brought with African slaves into America. Some of the qualities include improvisation, “call and response” singing, and a dynamic rhythm. They created spiritual music and blues, which later evolved into what we know today as gospel music and “rhythm and blues.” White American music is based on of folk-style songs, mostly ballads in small bands of musical instruments. At the start of the 20th century, these folk style songs became referred to as hillbilly music. The transition to country-western music began with singers like Jimmie Rodgers and Gene Autry. After World War II, soldiers returning home wanted to feel at home again. This started the era of playing music on the radio, with programs such as Grand Ole Opry, which still runs today. This genre of music used guitars, Hawaiian guitar and drums on occasion to create a new image for country-western music. People realized they can make...
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...Introduction When students think of the era of the 1970’s, they picture big hair, disco dance moves, and flashy suits that could blind the eyes. This image has been captured in television shows and movies in which makes the 1970’s the topic of interest. Past all of the glitz and glamour of the 70’s, are events that revolutionized the way the American citizens viewed their country and the world. Some of these events were a bit on the darker more controversial side, while others created the technological world we know today. The dark side of the 70’s experienced a government that was amidst a scandal, faced the legalization of an act that many saw as unethical, and experiments with creating life from a test tube. On the lighter side of...
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...Running head: MUSIC TRENDS IN POPULAR AMERICAN CULTURE Music Trends in Popular American Culture University of Phoenix There have been many trends in American popular culture dating back since America was founded, anytime an activity or a lifestyle became popular people wanted to follow it and millions did. This is the case with music; it has evolved over time yet remains one of the most popular aspects of American Culture. From 1606-1776 religious music was the first music of early colonists in what was known as The Colonial Era. Traditional English hymns were brought to America and singing the psalms was an early form of hymns. Folk music and ballads were the rage from 1776-1860 in the Revolutionary War era. Popular music just before and during the Civil War had to do with political and military events such as; Amazing Grace, Battle Hymn of the Republic and Dixie and the Star Spangled Banner was written during this time. In 1897 different composers give birth to America’s popular music industry, ending reliance on Europe. The turn of the century arrived and there was a period of excitement for the American Music Scene. During this time the “Western” musical genre spreads throughout western states and featured steel guitars and singing cowboys (Johnson, 2007). The Blues were also created during this time by ex-slaves that sang work songs filled with irony, imagery and love, offering relief from the tensions in their lives. Jazz was also developed in the 1900s...
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...COM 202 Final paper WEEK 7- FINAL PAPER, MUSIC AND INFLUENCE In this essay we will explore the relationship, effects and influence of music on high profile events or movements for each decade since 1960-2010. We shall look at them in three segments First of all, the sixties a new dawn was on its way around the world most African Nations were calling for independence from colonial powers whiles in America, the civil rights movements was at its peak, Civil rights activist like Dr Martin Luther King, Malcom X. the nation of Islam and others where calling for an end to segregation and other oppressive conditions they were experiencing. “ Joan Baez’s we shall overcome (1963) originally focused on the civil rights movements, was a powerful way to bring people of different classes, background ,religions –but one shared value – together, and now has become the song any group trying to stand against old and needing change, practices uses. So I think it both changed, and continues to change the world today. It is still song today by everyone Cooke’s A change is going to come were also influential during the civil rights movements .Although there were define changes but People like Dr Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were brutally murdered. http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21143345 The Seventies now was slight better there were some changes and freedom in the air, when the Jackson Five dropped this ABC album. I was young then every young boy wanted to be Michael Jackson...
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...Addison Kogami Professor Frederick Lau Music 407 23 June 2014 Hip-Hop Music This research paper will be discussing the origins and development of hip-hop music, some of the characteristics that define hip-hop as a musical genre, and the social significance of hip-hop from its creation up until current day. The purpose of this paper is to inform and enhance the understanding of hip-hop music, drawing connections between musical stylistic origins and social influence throughout history on hip-hop music to create an unbiased, accurate account of how hip-hop music came to be what it is today. The genre of hip-hop music formed in the 1970s amongst African American Groups in urban New York City, during a time when “block parties” and it’s associated music started to become extremely popular. Credited with founding hip-hop music, DJ Kool Herc, an immigrant from Jamaica, started to extend the percussive breaks in popular funk and soul music (Dyson). This new sound became so popular that DJs needed to start using two turntables to lengthen percussive breaks, effectively creating an entire new sound and new genre of music (Bekman). Hip-hop music is characterized by four main elements: rapping, scratching (DJing), break dancing, and graffiti (Chang). Because music is dynamic and constantly changing, hip-hop started to develop sub-genres within hip-hop, such as southern trap music or west coast gangsta rap. Hip-hop music in different regions started to develop their own unique...
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...Christian Music is my favorite genre of music. Now, the term ‘genre’ means “a specific type of music, film, or writing” according to vocabulary.com, but my example is a little bit broader than the actual definition of a genre. The ‘genre’ of Christian music is a very broad and wide subject to cross. So, if I were to narrow it down a bit into more understandable ranges I could say my favorite genre was contemporary Christian music or pop Christian music. I chose this genre because it is what I listen to most. I listen to contemporary Christian music a lot because it is uplifting and makes me feel better and in a good mood. Sometimes I can apply the songs to my life and I get a creepy, weird sensation inside my body, throughout my veins, and...
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...became feasible in the 1970’s when large scale integration made it possible to construct a processor on a single semiconductor”. Since then the PC industry has exploded and truly revolutionized how we live, work and communicate in almost every single way. The PC industry has had a number of big impacts in society and we will discuss some of them below. The PC industry has truly revolutionized how people communicate as the development of email and social networking has transformed the mass communications industry. Services like the post office have seen a significant decline in the demand for their services and now people can reach each other instantly, through email and social webpages. I think in the next 20 years, except for the occasional parcel or package that cannot be sent electronically, the post office and other similar service will continue to be sidelined in favor of electronic means. The old fashioned industry will be decimated but not entirely. The PC industry has also dramatically changed the entertainment industry. In years past, people had to go to theatres, and cinemas and video library stores to get VHS and watch movies. They even had to make a trip to the music store to buy a record. The PC has changed all of this. Movies can be downloaded in the comfort of your home or streamed through streaming services. Music can be downloaded instantly from the comfort of your home without a trip to the music store. The Video library and music store industry is dying a slow but...
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...of the former. Sentimental masculinity appeals more to female vanity and the need for affection. The sentimentalist is charismatic and charming full of sensual flirtation aimed at luring the superficial audience. Critical observation indicates that both forms of masculine sexuality are still present in the world of Hip Hop today. In a detailed overview on the same, this paper tackles the issue of hegemonic and sentimental masculinity as evidenced in the world of Hip Hop today and the pervasive trend of aggression and sexuality in popular culture. Sexuality in Popular Culture The issue of sexuality continues to dominate the world of popular music since the inception of hip hop culture in the late 1970s to date. In fact, observers note that rap music was then as it is now ‘an expression of hyper-masculinity’ as evidenced in violent music videos and strong worded song lyrics that seem to reaffirm the perceived superiority of the male gender. Writing in the wake of the birth of hip hop culture, Frith and McRobbie (1990: 374) noted an...
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