other forms of popular music mixed in the UK‚ resulting teen crazes such as mod and Merseybeat. By the mid-1960s‚ British rock dominated charts over much of the world‚ leading to the term British Invasion. The Beatles‚ The Rolling Stones(before Mick Jagger started to look a bit like a chicken and Keith Richards started falling out of coconut trees)‚ The Yardbirds‚ The Animals and other British artists played pop and rock with grit and swagger. Bands such as the Stones and the Who developed out of
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didn’t try to hide their bacchanalian lifestyles. The way the band carried and presented themselves on stage was the epitome of what was going on in the world‚ chaos and change. The Rolling Stones were sex symbols‚ especially the band’s front man‚ Mick Jagger. Young girls all over the world were going wild for The Rolling Stones and their parents were starting to worry. These boys weren’t the clean cut innocent boys that their parents had grown up with and hoped their children would
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Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola) was one of the most well known and influential artists of the late 20th century. Warhol moved from his birthplace of Pittsburg‚ Pennsylvania to New York and worked as a commercial artist for many magazines including Vogue‚ Harper’s Bazaar‚ and the New Yorker. He also did window displays and advertisements for retail stores. His first profitable job was illustrating an article in Glamour magazine titled "Success is a Job in New York" (Andy Warhol: Biography). In
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The Dice Man Journal –Marty Smiley The Dice Man written by Luke Rhinehart is an incredibly thought challenging and intentionally provocative piece that knows no bounds and sought to cover every aspect of the human psyche. The exploratory nature of this book transverse across subjects that most novels and authors would dare not touch. Rape‚ murder‚ sexual experimentation‚ racism‚ drug use‚ adultery and senseless blasphemy. The Dice Man covers them all‚ and when presented with the title quote
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From the 1950s till today‚ Rock music had made a powerful impact on American society and had greatly influenced our daily life‚ attitudes‚ and language. It had influenced generations of Americans and other genres of music often heard on the radio. Popular artists such as Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye used rock music as a form of expression. “They expressed their emotions and how Americans were feeling towards social events occurring in our nation and around the world” (Classic 1). Rock music has affected
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Ethan Lee Ms. Geiger English 11 13 October 2010 Andy Warhol‘s art and its cultural background When people watch a movie‚ listen to music‚ read literature or appreciate a work of art‚ sometimes the meaning of the work may not be completely understood. A work of art could be a beautiful painting for some people. On the other hand‚ it may hold little appeal for others. One of the reasons is because they could not understand the cultural background for the piece of art. Since art and culture
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Almost everyone knows The Beatles as a legendary band in the 20th century . The Beatles line-up included John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. John met Paul back in 1957 and noticed his mastery at acoustic guitar‚ Paul was then invited to join The Quarrymen with John. In 1958‚ George Harrison the joined The Quarrymen as lead guitar and vocalist. They had many other band names before they became the Beatles like‚ “Johnny and the Moondogs"‚ "Long John and The Beetles"‚ "The
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American Folk Music Folk music has been in the heart of the nation for generations. Early artists appeared around the time of the Great Depression as the voice of the nation and a shoulder to lean on. The 1960s was also an era of change and unrest‚ and like the artists that came before them‚ 60s folk artists represented the outrage and spirit of the American people. Early Influences: - Woody Guthrie o Early 30s o Most well known for the song‚ “This land is your land” which‚ recorded at
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What are you thinking of doing this summer? Why not try Reading festival? Reading festival I hear you say? From my past mind blowing experience at Reading I noticed that it was more of an annual pilgrim for people to pay homage to their musical idols‚ plus a chance to reconnect with friends from previous year. Opportunities to try local shop keeper’s wears are available as the festival is located within the beautiful town centre. There are many local arts and crafts‚ organic fruit and veg and even
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reviewed my notes. 3. Janet loves all sorts of music. She attends concerts whenever she can. 4. In my house‚ I feed the dog. However‚ my wife feeds the cat and waters the plants. 5. His favorite singers are Frank Sinatra and Koko Taylor. I like Mick Jagger and Bette Middler. B. Circle only the indirect objects in the following sentences. 1. He gave me excellent directions to the stadium. 2. We waited for him for two hours‚ but he
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