What do most people think of when they hear the words Punk Rock? Some people may think of delinquents sporting dyed hair, leather jackets, and chains. Although this may be true among some punk rock enthusiasts, there is much more to punk music and culture.Punk rock is believed to have originated in ...

What do most people think of when they hear the words Punk Rock? Some people may think of delinquents sporting dyed hair, leather jackets, and chains. Although this may be true among some punk rock enthusiasts, there is much more to punk music and culture. Punk rock is believed to have originated in...

The Death of Punk and the Turn of a Decade: 1979 My essay will highlight the major socio-political events of my chosen year, 1979, before relating how the rock genre, in particular, punk-rock changed and mirrored, to an extent these events in England. Some say 1979 marked the end of an era. Ce...

"Rock n' Roll to Death" From Rock-a-Billy in the 50's, to Rock in the 60's, to Disco in the 70's, to Punk and Glamour in the 80's, no American institution has ever undergone such radical transformation in such a short time. Women's suffrage was not until 1920. Chuck Berry started it; Elvis Presle...

Can You Feel The Beat Thrashing Punk, smooth Reggae, thumping Hip Hop and peaceful Classical music each involve different styles and beats that make each sound unique. Music can either sooth my soul or give me an adrenalin rush that stimulates my body and mind. The beat ...

Blink 182 has won the hearts of punk rock fans all over the United States over the past 4 years. In those years they have released numerous albums that have each went platinum multiple times over. However; there was great disappointment in their 1998 album "Enema of the State." While at the same ...

Growing up, there are many unexplainable feelings and emotions a teenager may face. A good way of dealing with these emotions is to relate to a literary or sports figure that has had success in their life. I would never imagine how Kurt Cobain could embody my adolescence\'s frustration and express ...

It's in our homes, our cars, our work and almost every other place we go. It invades our silence, manipulates our thoughts and plays on our emotions. It has been with us almost as long as mans very existence, has survived World Wars, famine, and disease and is constantly changing, while still ...

On November 26th I went to the Stone Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and ska meaning a song played with trumpets. The band members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El Hefe (guitar, trumpet, vocals), ...

Music plays an important role in today's culture. Whether you're driving in your car, watching a movie, or are at a sporting event, music is all around you. It pleases your emotions, soothes your soul and takes away all the worries in the world. But it's not just one type of music ...

The Autonomous World of Neil Blender Neil Blender is one of the most influential skateboarders of his time. In the early 1980's, before the skateboarding industry boom, he stood apart because of his artistic ability, individuality, and raw talent. He has become an icon that many current s...

For our modern day hero we used the singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain from the band Nirvana. This punk Seattle band moved almost mainstream almost overnight. Nirvana caught on fast and changed rock and roll music forever and molded the music of the 90's, alternative. Cobain had an enormous amount...

Music. How has music shaped my identity? To begin with, music plays an important role in shaping one's identity. Without it, one would not be a whole person. Music has helped several people shape their personality and has made them take control of the person they want to become. In the presen...

Don't Judge a Book by its Cover... Open It She crossed the room and took the seat behind me. It was our first class of high school. We didn't know each other at all. All I knew was that I didn't like her. She was a punk; I was a judgmental prep. She was kind; I was not. Scow...

By the summer of 1965, the so-called British Invasion of pop music was at its peak. And while there were many worthy UK groups occupying the number 2 and below slots, the Beatles at 1(A) and arguably, the Rolling Stones at 1(B),were, well, musically number one. The Rolling Stones and the Beatles are...

A story about seeing NOFX On November 26th I went to the Stone Pony in New York to see another of my favorite bands, NOFX. NOFX is a punk-ska band. Punk meaning fast paced drumbeats and quick singing and ska meaning a song played with trumpets. The band members are Fat Mike (vocals, bass), El Hefe (...

"Trendy" by: Reel Big FishTurn The Radio OffReel Big Fish is a ska/punk band from Orange County California that cameinto the music scene after the success of the other bands No Doubt and Sublime. They broke into the music scene during the summer of 1997, when their single "Sell Out" became modern ro...

When you are young, giving gifts for Christmas is something your parents, grandparents, and relatives, appreciate because they can be proud of you. So, as you get older you also want the gifts that you give to have extra meaning and you want to be appreciated for doing something nice. A few years a...

No Napping for Napster Is it truly bad to let people trade MP3s in an easier more accessible way? Napster Music Community is an internet company used to trade music in the format of MP3s. Throughout record companies and bands there have been controversies, claiming the loss of money due to Napste...

I like cucumbers mmmmm....yummy. with salt i love everyone so everyone must love me so how can you hate one another when you are united by both your love for me, and your love for cotton: the fabric of our live slackjaw is good YAYAYAYAYAY asbestos is good YAYAYAYAYAY being mean is BAD boo booo booo...

As in most generations, the youth engages in some type of new and rebellious activity against the mores of their parent\'s previous generation. One type of rebellion that turned up in the music of the youth and becoming widely popular in the 1980s, however having origins from years before, is heavy ...

One of New Zealands most accomplished and definitive rock acts, Deja Voodoo, played an epic half-hour set that touched an unmistakably captivated "bunch of pissed cunts" last night at 'The Venue'. Billed to play Saturday along side The Have, Deja Voodoo changed to Wednesday with...

Ben Folds FiveBen Folds Five is a band who started in 1994. Ben Folds Five is a trio nota quintet, which it is often mistaken for. The band originated in Chapel Hill,North Carolina. Ben Folds Five is known for it's half punk and half alternativesounds. The famous band Styx and the famous band Jo...

The Problems With The Music Industry Today It's 1:15 am on Saturday, August Xth, and I lay semi-conscious in North Carolina, being pumped full of shit by the good people at MTV. Total Request Live is on and they're playing the Number One video – Britney Spear's "Lucky.&...

Rock music started in the 1950's with various small bands such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, and the Beach Boys. These gurus of modern music drew a larger crowd at each show, eventually leading to the most listened to music in the world.Rock and roll started with rock, it then le...