Albert James “Alan” Freed (December 15, 1921 – January 20, 1965) was an American disc jockey who produced and promoted large traveling concerts with ground-breaking acts, helping spread the importance of rock and roll music throughout North America and the world. ...
Merle Becker (who has aYouTube channel devoted do DIY video production) follows her passion around the country, interviewing rock poster artists active from the 60s through the early 2000s. It about 90 minutes long, and has three fairly distinct chapters:late 60s(largely psychedelic)...
Creative things were happening then that just didn't apply during my teens in the Eighties. When The Who released their double album Tommy in 1969, they coined a new concept of 'rock opera', following it up with Quadrophenia in 1973. Both were made into feature films, but by then I ...
But with the addition of whirlwind drummer Mick Harris in 1985 – who claims to have coined the term “grindcore” – Napalm Death became a brutal, frantic combination of Repulsion, Siege, Discharge and Possessed. Motivated by speed, noise and unintelligible screaming about self-empowerment and so...
1971: Southern Rock begins in Nashville The bands Barefoot Jerry and Area Code 615 influenced later Southern Rock bands after they began performing in the city. The subgenre combines blues, country, and rock 'n' roll, and the term was first coined in an article by journalist Mo Slotin. 197...
But with the addition of whirlwind drummer Mick Harris in 1985 – who claims to have coined the term “grindcore” – Napalm Death became a brutal, frantic combination of Repulsion, Siege, Discharge and Possessed. Motivated by speed, noise and unintelligible screaming about self-empowerment and ...
But with the addition of whirlwind drummer Mick Harris in 1985 – who claims to have coined the term “grindcore” – Napalm Death became a brutal, frantic combination of Repulsion, Siege, Discharge and Possessed. Motivated by speed, noise and unintelligible screaming about self-empowerment and ...
Perry's singing voice has garnered acclaim from prominent musical peers and publications; he has been dubbed "The Voice", a moniker originally coined by Jon Bon Jovi. Ranked no. 76 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time", Perry was inducted into the Rock a...
All of these concepts originates from Afrofuturism, a belief coined by critic Mark Dery in 1994’s Black to the Future, and combines elements of astral jazz, Black American sci-fi, and psychedelic hip-hop into an imaginative, alternative vision of tomorrow. Root...
with warnings for parents about its shocking graphic content. But the bicentennial also provides the perfect opportunity to peel away the myths that surround Sade, des Cars says. “Everyone has an idea of sadism,” she says,referring to the term coined by the psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-E...