By Paris FosterMusic Journalist Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was The Beatles’ eighth studio album and was released on May 26th, 1967. As a precursor to the youth movement known as the Summer of Love, this album explored many psychedelic themes continuing from their last acclaimed album, Revolver. A full breakdown of this incredibly influential album would stretch through far too many pages appropriate for an article, so instead, […]
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist Recently, I forced my friends to watch “Across the Universe” for the hundredth time in the comfort of my living room, paired with the sounds of my off-key singing. Watching the movie and hearing the soundtrack after a brief hiatus is a nostalgic feeling I can only describe by sobbing in front of the television. If you hear that title and think of the classic Beatles […]
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist We all know Paul McCartney as one of the founding members of The Beatles. Ever heard of them? Just one of the most successful and influential bands in music history. Not ringing any bells? Well maybe you know him from his hits with Wings or his highly successful solo career. With 18 Grammy Awards, and two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, McCartney is recognized […]
By Hannah Alvarado Web Content Contributor There were thousands of people, all jam-packed together in a group on that humid, gray and overcast afternoon in Austin, Texas. We all shuffled along slowly forward, but with growing anticipation, into the various lines that had formed. I obviously can’t speak for every single person there on that second weekend of ACL, but after having been in the crowd that evening, I say […]
Revolutions: History of Progressive Rock by David Cavazos Classical music had long been kicked out of the mainstream during the sixties with pop and rock n roll completing its mission of world domination. Still, musicians who loved modern music continued to fill colleges and musical institutions to learn classical styles. This dissonance in learning and what musicians were being exposed to would soon birth a new genre of music called […]
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