Pop Rocks like other hard candy is made by mixing sugar, lactose, corn syrup, and artificial colors/flavors, and processed with carbon dioxide (the same gas that used in all carbonated beverages ).…
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an american rock band that started in los angeles california. There was originally lead singer Anthony Kiedis, guitarist Hillel Slovak, bassist Flea, and drummer Jack Irons, They all met in high school at Fairfax high school in los angeles. They were signed to enigma records in december 1983, but 2 weeks earlier Irons and slovak had signed with MCA with the band What is this so they quit Red Hot Chili Peppers to pursue things with What is this so flea and Kiedis recruited two new members to the band Cliff Martinez to replace irons and Jack sherman to be replace Slovak. Slovak performed on the second and third albums by the band Freaky Styley in 1985 and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan in 1987), but he died from a heroin overdose in 1988. As a result of his friend's death, Irons chose to depart from the group as drummer. After two guitarist the group finally landed on one, Dave Navarro. But they were still without a drummer until they came across Chad smith…
The Smashing Pumpkins is an american alternative rock band from Chicago,Illinois, formed in 1988.The band was formed by Billy Corgan. Billy Corgan(lead vocals/guitar) and James Iha(guitar) started The Smashing Pumpkins together. The Smashing Pumpkins have had many lineup changes but the current lineup is Billy Corgan(guitar,lead vocals),Jeff schroeder (rhythem guitarist)and Billy Chamberlin(drums).The Smashing Pumpkins have many different kinds of music that are included in their music.The Smashing Pumpkins have 9 studio albums,4 live albums,1 digital live album series,7 compilation albums,5 extended plays,42 singles,23 music videos, and 5 soundtrack albums.”1979” by The Smashing Pumpkins was released in 1996 as the second single from their…
Previously, we gave you part one of our list of 15 interesting facts about pop-punk band Blink 182. Now, check out eight more facts about the trio of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, whose music continues to spark excitement in fans all over the world.…
When it comes to concerts, with both, tickets are expensive and hard to find before they sell out. With alternative music, however, people attend these concerts to listen to music, meet fellow fans, and gain the possibility of being in close proximity with their favorite artists. There are mosh pits, but no matter the situation, fans always look out for each other and make sure no one ends up becoming seriously hurt. At country concerts, people attend to get drunk with live background music. At a more local example, Country on the River, it is a known fact that drinking alcohol and partying is the only reason most people attend. Alternative fans have an actual appreciation for the music, what it means, and the people around them. Country fans…
The history of hip hop music and the lyrics is controversial. Over the years, the lyrics evolved tremendously. Hip hop music today has became more acceptable and commonly seen in American culture, and even internationally. Although hip hop music has violent lyrics, so do pop, country, rock, and other genres of music. It really all depends on the person who is perceiving the music…
Have you ever wondered about MTV and how it became as big as it is today? The reason for this is that it has been around a while and your parents may have even watched it when they were younger. So, they have a little experience in how to draw young teens to watch their programs. MTV got its big start and revolutionized television as modern viewers know it today.…
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of predominantly African-American genres such as blues, boogie woogie, jump blues, jazz, and gospel music, together with Western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s, the genre did not acquire its name until the 1950s.…
Several radio stations nowadays feature pop songs because they are somehow catchy and popular, hence the name of the genre. Making a new pop hit on the radio is very difficult because there are so many creative aspects in a typical pop song. In addition to that, all pop songs are different with very unique components to them.…
How does sharing benefit society? The sharing of ideas is what allows a culture’s collective body of knowledge to continue expanding, and all creators benefit from this expansion. Academics constantly analyze and borrow from each other’s works as they develop new theses and perform new research, and the world of hip-hop is no different from the world of academia in this sense. In hip-hop, sharing takes the form of sampling – artists sharing musical themes and using each other’s works to create new ones. Hip-hop sampling provides artists with a “jumping-off point” from which they can develop new musical ideas.…
Synth Pop is a genre that uses synthesizers to recreate the sounds of real audio instruments without actually having the instrument there; or in some cases do not even try to sound natural but as computerized as possible. Synthesizers were first used in the 1960's by rock bands and in the late 1970's by punk bands. Also in the late 1970's going into the early 1980's, synth only bands began to come out and created a whole new style, genre and generation of music.…
Choose a book from the Continuum 33/3 series about an artist or group who have played an important or influential role in the history of popular music. Analyse the way in which it contributes to an understanding of their music and their career.…
In every generation, there is a band, a group, or singer that comes along soaring off the charts and influences the entire youth of that generation. The music scene for teenagers in 1992 would change forever with a big bang. The new-school punk trio, Blink-182 came bursting into the hearts and voices of teenagers with their loud, vulgar, crude-humored, rebellious, truthful, honest and strong-willed lyrics. Blink-182 was the voice of every teenager. They found a way to connect and relate to every hormonal teen who struggled with the hardships of being a teenager in society such as the songs, “Dammit” and “Anthem Pt. 2”. Blink-182 became the ring leader by demonstrating such things in the Album’s: Dude Ranch and Take of Your Pants and Jacket.…
Punk rock resulted in the perfect time and place coinciding with a confrontational mood towards authority, previous rock artists, and the state of the government. However, there were discrepancies among ideologies as US punks disagreed with the British punks, just as The Clash disagreed with the Sex Pistols. Some punks embraced political ideals, others simply desired to branch out and find new approaches to what had already been done.…
ALL: ‘Pop music’ actually came from the word ‘popular music’. Over time, it made its own genre as we know today.…
