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Music has often been a source of controversy in modern society. Attempts have been made to censor and destroy music that has been deemed offensive and inappropriate. Here, I have assembled ten of the most controversial pieces of music ever released. I have chosen them based on two criteria: if they were revolutionary pieces of music that challenged [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Music · Tagged Abel Meeropol, America, American Communist Party, Billie Holiday, British Broadcasting Corporation, court conductor, eminem, Ethel Rosenberg, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hermann Levi, Igor Stravinsky, Independent Broadcasting Authority, Jasmine Veillete, john cage, julius rosenberg, Levee Breaks, Louie Louie, Ludwig, Marshall Mathers LP, media exposure, Munich Opera, Music, N.W.A, Never Mind the Bollocks, official UK Singles Chart, queen, Rapp-Coudert committee, Richard Berry, Richard Wagner, Rodney King, Straight Outta Compton, The Blue Aeroplanes, The Sex Pistols, Thomas Shipp, Tipper Gore, Todd Rundgren, Wave, XTC, XTC lead singer
When Adolphe Sax made the first saxophone in 1841, he could never have imagined how popular it would become. As the guitar is the main instrument of rock and roll, the saxophone is seen by many to be the main instrument of jazz. Its players have frequently been some of the most progressive and experimental [...]
Posted by Nathanael Hood on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Music, People · Tagged alto saxophone player, Art Blakey, baritone saxophonists, Basie, Bebop, Beethoven, Benny Goodman, best saxophonists, Billie Holiday, Body and Soul, Cecil Taylor, celebrity, Charles Mingus, Charlie (Bird) Parker, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, composer, Duke Ellington, Entertainment_Culture, Eric Dolphy, Europe, experimental musicians, featured musician, first jazz artist, Frank Zappa, Freddie Hubbard, Free jazz, Grover Washington Jr., guitar, guitarist, Herbie Hancock, history of jazz, Horace Silver, Jack Teagarden, Jazz, jazz funk, jazz musician, jazz saxophonists, jazz-funk/soul-jazz saxophonist, Jimmy Dorsey, John Coltrane, Johnny Smith, Julian Adderley, Just the Two of Us, Kenny G, Kind of Blue, Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Louisiana, Marion Cook, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Miles Davis Quintet, mozart, Music, music history, musician, musicians, Nat Adderley, Nathaniel Hood, New Orleans, Ornette Coleman, Oscar Pettiford, Pamela Williams, phenomenally gifted player, player, Pulitzer Prize Board, Ron Carter, San Francisco Bay, Savoy Records artists, saxophone players, saxophonist, Sidney Bechet, skilled composer, skilled player, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Stan Kenton, Stanford University, Steve Cole, teacher, The Best is Yet to Come, Thelonious Monk, top 10 jazz players, top jazz saxophonists, top ten lists, TopTenz, Walter Beasley, Will Marion Cook’s Syncopated Orchestra, Winelight
They may not always like the amount of press coverage given to their hair but certain celebrities have an iconic image. Even if they change the image, the original one tends to follow them around. The following people are all talented in their own way. But back to the hair. 10. Mick Hucknall The lead [...]
Posted by Anne Iredale on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 6:37 am
Filed under Fashion, People · Tagged Amy Winehouse, bad hair, bad hair day hairdo, beehive, big hair, Billie Holiday, brian may, celebrity, conan o brien, diana ross, hair, hair fashions, hair style, hair styles, hairdo, hairdos, hairstyle, hairstylist, hats, Jennifer Aniston, mick hucknall, mike tyson, Muhammad Ali, People, pompadour
Let’s get one thing straight: I’m a man. A tough-as-nails manly man who lifts weights and watches Sportcenter and kills spiders with my bare hands – unless, of course, I’ve just gotten my nails done. And I am secure enough in my manhood to publicly acknowledge that the following sad songs can make me sob [...]
Posted by Shell Harris on Monday, March 9, 2009 at 7:45 am
Filed under Music · Tagged Already Dead, angel of harlem, Autumn in New York, band, Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Big John Shaft, Billie Holiday, bob marley, Card Cheat, cry, crying, david bowie, Everyone Says Hi, John Lennon, kleenex, mother, nick drake, Paul McCartney, Redemption Song, sad, sad songs, She Wanted to Leave, song, Songs, The Clash, U2, way to blue, Ween
