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- 121: Who Are You?: Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder
- ... 1996, and Pearl Jam are preparing to launch the world tour for their new album, No Code. This warm-up club gig should be Vedder's ideal venue. Having long professed disdain for his arena-rock superstardom, he faces a crowd of just 800 or so locals in his adoptive hometown -- an audience from which journalists, low-level PR flacks, photographers and other industry hangers-on have been barred. It's ... pepperoni and sausage pie. Fearful of reported death threats, hounded by fans who have gleaned his other address (in the city's Capitol Hill district), the singer has surrounded himself with a handful of fellow rock celebrities who are unwilling to speak of him to journalists, even off the record. On the rare occasions when Vedder does talk to reporters, he uses the opportunity merely to bemoan, endlessly, the burdens of ... But sources close to the band say that Vedder is the group's unquestioned leader and that while artistically, all five band mates contribute, the singer sets the agenda for the band's extracurricular, anti-rock-industry crusades. "Other members of the band look to him to make decisions," confirms a confidential source at the band's label, Epic. "Everybody gets input, but Eddie leads the way." Another source states ...
- 122: Symbolism In Lord of the Flies
- ... danger, and Jack suggests they go hunt it. Jack, Ralph, and a group of hunters set out to get the Beast, while Piggy stays at the beach with the littl'uns. They first check Castle Rock, where they had never been before. Although they find nothing, Jack thinks the place would be a great fort, and he and his hunters heave a large boulder off a ledge. Ralph prods them along ... the Beast. Significance: The fighter plane being shot down at the beginning symbolizes the war going on in the real world, and links it to the boys and their island. Jack's intrigue with Castle Rock foreshadows his future use of the location as a fortification. Chapter 7: Shadows and Tall Trees Ralph begins to ponder about their appearance and dirtiness as they walk to the mountain; he would love to ... the rest of the boys pledge their loyalty to Jack. Piggy claims that the whole affair was an accident, and that they just got all caught up. Jack meanwhile is guarding his fort on Castle Rock, where Roger is always ready to use a lever to drop a boulder on intruders. Jack has a boy tied up and beaten, for no reason except to show what happens if anyone gets ...
- 123: The Channeled Scablands Of Eas
- ... Washington As we enter Washington from the east, we immediately run into the gentle rolling hills of the Palouse country. If we continue to travel westward, we suddenly enter a heavily scarred land of barren rock, channels and canyons. Rugged cliffs, basalt rock basins, concave cliffs and even giant ripple marks line the landscape. We have just reached the edges of the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington. The bleak but intensely unique landscape causes us to ponder the ... he first proposed the idea, but he stuck to his guns. He finally received support, and his theory still stands strong today. During the Tertiary period - between 30 million and 10 million years ago- volcanic rock terrained eastern Washington. This rock floor was 10,000 feet thick in places and covered more then 100,000 square miles. The lave fields were almost completely surrounded by mountains and encircled by three ...
- 124: Jimi Hendrix
- ... there, it was released on August 26, 1967 in the United States (Fairchild, “Are You Experienced?” 5-6). On Are You Experienced?, Hendrix shows for the first time in a studio album the heavy bluesy-rock and extraordinary guitar playing that Chandler observed an embryonic form of in Greenwich Village. However, the album definitely has a commercial feel to it, probably necessitated by Chandler’s desire to collect on his investment ... his guitar, and if his woman won’t love him any more, he says “I know her sister will.” With “Red House,” Jimi extended his identity in relation to pop culture to include not only rock star status, but great musician -- both blues and otherwise -- as well. In a 1967 Rolling Stone article titled “Hendrix and Clapton,” Jon Landau states: “He [Jimi Hendrix] is... a great guitarist and a brilliant arranger ... be considered abrasive. The writing and production of “Little Wing” seems to mark the development of Hendrix’ confidence in both his lyrical and compositional skills. As for “Castles Made Of Sand,” Michael Fairchild states that “rock music reached its sensitive fragile depths when Jimi’s Indian lullabye whispered ‘Castles Made Of Sand’” (Fairchild, “Axis: Bold As Love” 17). On the track “If 6 Was 9,” Hendrix sings “White-collared conservative ...
- 125: Jimi Hendrix
- ... there, it was released on August 26, 1967 in the United States (Fairchild, Are You Experienced? 5-6). On Are You Experienced?, Hendrix shows for the first time in a studio album the heavy bluesy-rock and extraordinary guitar playing that Chandler observed an embryonic form of in Greenwich Village. However, the album definitely has a commercial feel to it, probably necessitated by Chandler s desire to collect on his investment ... his guitar, and if his woman won t love him any more, he says I know her sister will. With Red House, Jimi extended his identity in relation to pop culture to include not only rock star status, but great musician -- both blues and otherwise -- as well. In a 1967 Rolling Stone article titled Hendrix and Clapton, Jon Landau states: He [Jimi Hendrix] is... a great guitarist and a brilliant arranger ... be considered abrasive. The writing and production of Little Wing seems to mark the development of Hendrix confidence in both his lyrical and compositional skills. As for Castles Made Of Sand, Michael Fairchild states that rock music reached its sensitive fragile depths when Jimi s Indian lullabye whispered Castles Made Of Sand (Fairchild, Axis: Bold As Love 17). On the track If 6 Was 9, Hendrix sings White-collared conservative ...
- 126: ... in books of mine such as A Gift of Magic and The Third Eye, is a reality." Her nonfiction book, Psychic Connections: A Journey into the Mysterious World of Psi, written in partnership with William Roll, Ph.D., who is the project director for the Psychical Research Foundation. In this book which i have not read but would like to introduces teenagers to the fascinating world of parapsychology. Based research and ...
- 127: Beatlemania In The 1960s
- ... started nobody- not even their late manager Brian Epstein(who died of a drug overdose in 1967) can say for sure. The Beatles are a product of Liverpool, which had a population of some 300 rock and roll bands( or "beat groups," as Liverpudlians are wont to call them). The beat groups hawked their musical wares in countless small cellar clubs, old stores and movie houses, even in a converted church, nearly all ... of deference to attending royalty (including the Queen Mother-she found them "young, fresh, and vital" - and Princess Margaret), notable for the absence of even a small riot. Despite their apparent appointment as Purveyors of Rock and Roll to the Crown, the Beatles have taken the whole thing in stride. Said Beatle John Lennon to the lords and ladies at the command performance: "People in the cheaper seats clap your ...
- 128: Beatlemania In The 1960s
- ... started nobody- not even their late manager Brian Epstein(who died of a drug overdose in 1967) can say for sure. The Beatles are a product of Liverpool, which had a population of some 300 rock and roll bands( or "beat groups," as Liverpudlians are wont to call them). The beat groups hawked their musical wares in countless small cellar clubs, old stores and movie houses, even in a converted church, nearly all ... of deference to attending royalty (including the Queen Mother-she found them "young, fresh, and vital" - and Princess Margaret), notable for the absence of even a small riot. Despite their apparent appointment as Purveyors of Rock and Roll to the Crown, the Beatles have taken the whole thing in stride. Said Beatle John Lennon to the lords and ladies at the command performance: "People in the cheaper seats clap your ...
- 129: Austin Museum Of Art
- The Austin Museum of Art was the first of the three galleries attended. At the time, the museum had a touring “Rock and Roll” exhibit, which had its focus on the influence of the Rock –and-Roll culture on art. The pieces were arranged in a chronological order and started with the Pop Art of the early 1960’s. Located in the section were two silk screens, one of ...
- 130: Compare And Contrast
- ... Wu-Tang Clan, N.W.A, Tupac, and The Notorious B.I.G. The only difference between these groups and the ones of the ‘60s is the type of music. The ‘60s was all about rock and roll, whereas the ‘90s is about hip-hop and rap. The two controversial types of music define the generations and represent them for what they stood for. The way Hippies dressed was a distinctive characteristic of ... a radical crowd called the hippies stunned America with their unusual lifestyle and radical beliefs. They were young people who enjoyed life and lived it to its fullest. They used illegal drugs and listened to rock and roll music. With their different beliefs and practices they bewildered America's traditional middle class. Concerned primarily in protesting the Vietnam War and civil rights they made a huge impact on America and ...
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