Were the Sex Pistols, the creators of the British punk rock movement, actually punk? This is a difficult question to answer as you take into consideration the reasoning, or more so the person, behind their creation. The genius behind the formation of the Sex Pistols? Malcolm McLaren, or in John
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The Mexican drug culture has long been controversial, surrounded by different opinions and perspectives. One aspect of this culture is Narcocorridos, or drug ballads, a subgenre of Mexican Folk music that narrates the stories of drug traffickers and their exploits. Narcocorridos are like journalism put to a song and often
Electronic dance music (EDM) is one of the popular music genres of our generation. EDM festivals and raves draw massive crowds from around the country to experience the wonderland that music, lights, and stage visuals create. “Ravers” make up party-hungry and accepting crowds while the artists simultaneously strive to create
We’ve all heard it time and time again. Murder, robbery, drug dealing, and countless other crimes being spoken about in rap music. Crime and rap music undoubtedly have an intrinsic connection. But in a way, this is the beauty of the genre; it’s ability to shed light on what it’s
Creating rap music is one way human beings can express themselves through the sharps and flats of a key, the rhyming pattern of the lyrics, and the rests, the beats, or the speed of the song. It was a new form of art that began in the streets of New
Chris Brown is a multi-platinum artist, father, and Grammy Award Winner, whose music has been an R&B staple for nearly two decades now. However, amongst all of that, he is also a serial assaulter and criminal who has been having major legal troubles since 2009. Yes, his music is good
In today’s digital world it’s rare to find individuals who purchase physical records so they can enjoy their favorite artist. As a result, you also see fewer and fewer people purchase entire albums from an artist, be it a physical or even digital copy. This largely has to do with
Terence McKenna states, “It [culture] invites people to diminish themselves, and dehumanize themselves by behaving like machines, meme processors of memes passed down from Madison Avenue, and Hollywood, and what have you.” The “City of Angels” an illusional paradigm that disguises many hidden devils, constructed on toxicity and a melting
While many celebrities expressed their support for the reprisal of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that swept the nation last summer, one artist’s reaction to the protests struck me with surprise. In late May, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers, The 1975’s lead
TikTok is an app that’s been creating much hubbub in the news and even more issues in the last year than almost any other social media app in the past. This is an app that allows users to make videos up to one minute long and use either original sounds