Volume 3 Number 1: Rock and Roll

Darius Rucker was born and raised in the south. Living in different parts of the worlds, you can be brought up in different ways. He was…

In the 1990s, there was a switch from grunge bands to jam bands because the United States and Britain saw improvement in their economy…

Grace Slick was the epitome of the Acid Rock era within rock and roll. She was an avid used of LSD, or acid, throughout her time as an…

Punk Rock is a new art form that has recently been created and has been growing in popularity ever since. Punk rock music brought a whole…

Psychedelic Rock was developed in the United States during the 1960’s, and the musical traits of the genre can be linked to certain social…

Brandon Burkhardt

“Combining the decline of political activism with the disintegration of the American Family and the rise of divorces throughout the…

The 1960s were a controversial time plagued by social and political tension. Domestically, the Civil Rights Movement saw African Americans…

Emmylou Harris was a folk singer who performed in coffee shops and night clubs. Chris Hillman and Rick Roberts saw her perform and told…

The Bad Brains came onto the hardcore rock scene with a different sound. Their music was a resistance to what was considered the norm…

The late 1960’s to the early 1970’s was a time of distraught and conflict in America, as well as a time for peace and and revolt. The…

Social and political unrest have always mobilized artists, fans and mediators into action. Similar to the late 1960’s, the issues of the…

In the song Blue by Joni Mitchell there are many social and contextual factors which impacted the musical style and traits. The most…

Over the years music has changed its sound for multiple reasons and it has changed in multiple different ways. As time goes on music…

During the early 1980s, the American economy was suffering from a deep and devastating recession. Many business bankruptcies rose, farmers…

The social and contextual factors with the most impact on the musical style and traits of Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life” are the…

Heavy metal is known for its aggressive sound that the bands in this genre create. A lot of the bands in this genre come from working…

Heavy metal music is a genre that not only has a lot of listeners, but tells a lot about the listeners as well. This music is loud…

The genre of acid rock came about for many reasons. The prior generation had faced such a hard time where civil rights and war effected…

For the music that you have been studying for your project, which social and contextual factors impacted the musical style and musical…

Debbie Harry the main singer of Blondie was influenced by many issues at the time and the changes in musical style. These influences would…