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What Riot? Punk Rock Politics, Fascism, and Rock Against Racism

January 30, 2012 - 3974 words | History » United Kingdom

The punk-rock movement or youth subculture of late seventies Britain was and is, even today, the cause of much controversy. It has often been accepted that the political orientation of the movement and its outcomes are decidedly located on the left wing, including,... Read Article »

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Racism Facism Postwar Period Youth Culture Punk Rock Great Britain United Kingdom

Duke Ellington's Jazz Narrative of the African-American: Black, Brown, and Beige

June 29, 2011 - 1954 words | African-American Studies » Jazz

To assume the task of narrating the history of an overtly oppressed race is a daunting responsibility. Nonetheless, Edward Kennedy Ellington undertook this task in composing the multi-movement jazz suite Black, Brown, and Beige. Originally debuted at Carnegie Hall... Read Article »

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African American Studies Duke Ellington Jazz Mahalia Jackson

Adorno's Bach-Schoenberg Connection: Frivolity and Expectation

May 11, 2011 - 3444 words | Music » Tonality

Adorno’s case is built on the composers’ treatment of melodic subjects, which he views as ‘pure’ in an intellectual and philosophical sense. He contrasts this to the work of the classical and romantic composers, specifically Beethoven, whose... Read Article »

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Adorno Bach Schoenberg Tonality

The Sounds of Resistance: The Role of Music in South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Movement

June 30, 2010 - 5274 words | Music » Apartheid

“A song is something that we communicate to those people who otherwise would not understand where we are coming from. You could give them a long political speech – they would still not understand. But I tell you: when you finish that song, people will be... Read Article »

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Ethno-musicology African Studies South Africa Apartheid Anti-apartheid Movement Music Apartheid South African Music Music Revolution

Anti-Rhetoric in Alanis Morissette's "Mary Jane"

April 30, 2010 - 2290 words | Music » Alanis Morissette

Rhetoric is commonly regarded as the art of persuasion. To take it a step further, Gerard A. Hauser states that rhetoric is “An instrumental use of language. One person engages another person in an exchange of symbols to accomplish some goal. Rhetoric is communication... Read Article »

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Alanis Morissette Mary Jane Rhetoric Anti-rhetoric Persuasion Jagged Little Pill Mary Jane Lyrics

Richard Lester, The Beatles, and the Rock Musical Revised

April 2, 2010 - 5749 words | Film and Cinema » Rock Musical

A popular film genre in Britain and the United States during the late 1950s and early 1960s was the rock and roll musical. As Susan Hayward points out, this type of film came about as Hollywood and record companies sought to cash in on the musical phenomenon known... Read Article »

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Richard Lester The Beatles Rock Musical Ringo Star Cliff Richard Hard Days Night Help Film Genre Rock And Roll Musical

Innovation or Desperation: David Bowie's "Little Wonder"

February 26, 2010 - 2786 words | Music » David Bowie

Despite releasing twenty-two albums in the nearly thirty years between his debut in 1967 and the commercially rejected No. 1 Outside, the general opinion of David Bowie in 1996 was that, though a living legend, he had not recorded anything worthwhile since his 1980... Read Article »

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David Bowie Earthline Musicology Little Wonder The Thin White Duke Music Analysis Little Wonder Lyrics

Swagger and Soul: Analyzing the Music from Ocean's 11

January 4, 2010 - 3679 words | Music » Ocean's 11

One of the more overt dilemmas in the music of Ocean’s Eleven was the necessary need to reflect on the idea of old guard Las Vegas and the obvious modernity of the time in which the movie is set. It epitomizes classic Rat Pack versus online poker, Class versus... Read Article »

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Ocean's 11 David Holmes Nostalgia Musical Representation Of Characters Steven Soderbergh Rat Pack Soul

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