The band developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. The band went on to be discovered by DGC Records, a major label who recognized and appreciated the band’s unique sound. After signing with DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, the first single from the band’s second album Nevermind in 1991. There possibly isn’t an album in
In 1981 they were joined by Adam Yauch, who played bass. Yauch and Diamond took nicknames, Yauch was MCA, and Diamond was Mike D. This was also the year that they changed their band name to The Beastie Boys, which ironically, included a woman who played in the band. The group played a few gigs at local New York punk venues, and after being heard by other hardcore punk bands, they earned the opening slot for groups like Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys, and the Misfits. In 1982, they recorded the cassette album Pollywog Stew with 171A Records. After this release, John Berry left the group and was replaced by Adam Horovitz who had the nickname of Ad-Rock.
However, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which was established in 1970, used the movie satirically to aid in the reform of marijuana policy. The film, in the 1930s, was considered an “unabashed propaganda film,” but has now turned into a “cult classic” (Armstrong). From the release of the movie in 1936 to now, there have been almost a hundred movies containing frequent use of marijuana, usually in a fun or comical light to make it seem less harmful to the American public. Its popularity in the television community has dramatically increased as the casual use
Dylan was influenced by “the political ferment touched off among young people by the civil rights and ban the bomb movements.” His genre of American Folk can be called protest music, as “he engaged in his songs with the terror of the nuclear arms race, with poverty, racism and prison, jingoism and war” (Marqusee). Another key impact of the hippie revolution was the popularization of music festivals, coined the ‘Woodstock generation’. In 2009, there was worldwide media interest as it was the festival’s 40th anniversary. While some may consider Woodstock a demonstration, to the leftist concertgoers it was just that, a concert
Running head: COLD WAR NUCLEAR THREAT/TERRORISM THREAT Cold War Nuclear Threat/Today’s Terrorism Threat Bart Anderson University of Phoenix HIS 145 Erik Johnsen May 24, 2012 America enjoyed a booming economic growth period soon after World War II. The 1950’s and early 60’s were a period of personal/national prosperity as the country’s population, economic growth, and urban areas grew fast and furious (Brinkley, 2012). Even though the ‘War to end all wars’ was becoming a faded memory, a new ‘threat’ emerged which seemed to capture the fears and anxieties of U.S. citizens just as firmly as the fear of evil axis power regimes – it was the threat of communism and nuclear war. Ironically some of the attitudes and actions regarding today’s ‘terrorist threat’ mirror several events of the cold war and occurrences regarding government response and propaganda. The following will examine some aspects of life during the cold war and living under the ‘threat’ of a nuclear exchange, as well as the similarities/differences between the perceived nuclear threat of the 50’s and 60’s and the ‘terrorism threat’ in today’s American society.
Can You Pass the Acid Test? In 1967 America became aware of a new movement started in California that was rapidly sweeping the country known as the hippie movement. Followers of this movement depended on psychedelic music and drugs to experience a heightened sense of consciousness. Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, depicts the early years of how this counterculture arose and the adventures of author Ken Kesey and his followers known as the Merry Pranksters. Wolfe's main reason for writing this book was to document Kesey and the Pranksters as he felt they were beginning a new religion.
Elvis was also knows for his unique hairstyle and the “rocker” clothes he wore. After his appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show produced high ratings and radio request, these type of performers pretty much became lucrative for television and radio. In the late ‘50’s the TV producers and host, along with disc jockeys that once deemed this music as filth, now promoted it since it was now
Not only was the country bursting with exhilarating progress in technology, science, and business, but also in music. Certainly the emergence of rock and roll partly reflected in many of these changes. It was a powerful medium in society that was not only a cultural mirror, but reflected the society of the time and the changes within it. Not only was this period a witness to the changes in
EMO Fact or Fiction ‘EMO’ Emotional/Emotive, Hardcore, Music, Self-Harm, Depressed, Death and Suicide are some of the words that are involved in this new sub-cultural, that is taking the adolescence world by storm. The word ‘EMO’ was first started in the 80’s in regards to music that was being made at the time described as ‘depressing’. Some say that it started within the Hardcore Punk scene but yet there really is no evidence regarding this fact. The first EMO band was ‘Sunny Day Real Estate’ but the scene really took off with the arrival of ‘Soundgarden’ and ‘Nirvana’. EMO music has been linked to promoting cutting and self-mutilation.
Musical Revolution In Lipstick Traces, by Greil Marcus, history is represented not as a linear time line, but rather a loop of events that repeats itself. Although it is not exactly the same events that cause the repeat, it happens in a similar fashion of speech and publicity. Marcus uses several historical movements such as the Dadaists, and Heretics to reinforce the actions of the Sex Pistols, a band from the 1970’s managed by Malcolm McLaren in England, who were starting a cultural revolution. The Dadaists, from the early 1900’s, Heretics, and Sex Pistols all use similar methods to change history. They all have similar speech styles, language, and ways to deliver their messages.