By Leigh Haugh on December 27, 2014
Acquistion, Business, Entertainment, Music, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment
Entertainment, Leigh Haugh, Music
Sony Music Entertainment (sometimes known plainly as Sony Music or by the initialism SME) is an intriguing company with an interesting history. Here is an in-depth look at the history and composition of a leading corporation. Sony Music Entertainment is an American music corporation owned and operated by Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of […]
By Austin Silver on December 10, 2014
Rock
Artists, Music
Lady Gaga will be ringing and singing (her heart out!) in the New Year in Las Vegas with Tony Bennett. Sleater-Kinney and Babes In Toyland have reunited. Courtney Love will be touring with Lana Del Rey. Liz Phair and PJ Harvey should be making the talk show rounds. New music from The Breeders! All in […]
By Jim Malone on November 30, 2014
Mozart
Blogs, Music
What does classical music have to do with social change? Andre’ St. James, acclaimed bassist , teaching director and spokesperson for The Bravo Youth Orchestra in Portland, Oregon spills over with relentless enthusiasm wherever he shares his intimate orchestral pit view of this question. Social change is spinning positively upwards for the participants of BRAVO. […]
By Jim Malone on November 22, 2014
Sexism
Blogs, Music
In a world which has coined the term “Bro-Country” should we surprised that there is not one female country musician who has reached a number hit in the last two years? This is especially surprising as we have seen many female artists break out. I’m in particular leaning towards the shockingly traditional Kacey Musgraves. The […]
By Leigh Haugh on November 8, 2014
Hip Hop Culture
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Hip-hop is an urban youth culture related to rap music and the fashions of African-American people of the inner city. Rap, the genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s, which rhyming lyrics were chanted to a musical accompaniment. There are several forms of rap that have emerged. Hip hop is a cultural society, […]
By Leigh Haugh on November 6, 2014
Rap Music, YouTube
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We live in an era where the quality of music is subject of much debate. One of these debates is the impact of modern rap music on American youth culture. In an era where many popular rappers choose to rap about topics ranging from their extravagant lifestyle to lives in crime, many people can’t help […]
By Leigh Haugh on October 19, 2014
Music, Musical Influences
Blogs, Leigh Haugh, Music, Youth Voices
American poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson states “New arts destroy the old” (Emerson). An illustration of this is that the music industry has grown a tremendous amount since music started being recorded in the 1800s. Music is one of the most influential arts to ever be created. While at first it was being used […]
By Leigh Haugh on October 16, 2014
Artists, Musical Influences
Artists, Blogs, Entertainment, Leigh Haugh, Music
The 21st century is full of immense talent. New artists are coming out left and right, and those who have been around for several years now are still coming out with marvelous material. It is a testament to pop’s never-dying quest to give us the best of the best. Over the decades we’ve seen stars […]
By Leigh Haugh on October 10, 2014
Phil Jacobson
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The streets have become cluttered with snow, traffic is jamming, winter weather advisories are broadcasting over the news every fifteen minutes, and several businesses have been shutting down due to the harsh winter conditions. However, that fact does not stop the fans of the Phil Jacobson band from attending his show at The Double Door […]
By Leigh Haugh on October 7, 2014
Music
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Once an idea is planted into your mind, it can never be undone. Just as Copernicus introduced the idea that the world was not flat, it began to manifest in the scientific community even if it was simply to disprove it. Ideas are planted everywhere in the world around us, but one language that is universal is the […]