Pussy Riot: The Role of Punk Music in Political Activism             Punk rock as a variety of Rock emerged in the mid-70s from the conventional garage rock to reject the perceived excesses of 70s mainstream rock.  Hence, the emergence of Punk created a new subculture to act as social dissent of mainstream corporate mass culture and values.  Thus, Punk began as a capable mechanism for social change by radically shifting social norms through rebellion and disobedience of classical confines of class, religion, and gender as well as consumerism. According to Prinz (585) punks musically manifests through “vocal styles that can sound like angry protests or sneering insults and some songs attack the prevailing political order.” One style of Punk is using anarchism as an imperative political ideology and presents with elements of chaos and anti-authoritarianism. Pussy Riot is a band based in Russia that uses music to advance ideas on political activism, as did other earlier groups such as Sex Pistols and Crass, who use anarchism to fight existing political injustices. Arguably, Pussy Riot uses anarchism as a vital component…

history and development of the Hip hop/rap music genre The excerpts speak of the history and development of the Hip hop/rap music genre. It focuses on the area where it mainly all began and who it all begun with the likes of Dr Dre and Deejay Yella. It speaks of how from a very young age, all the guys made music about how they led their lives and how it all unreeled from their gang surroundings. It also focuses on how the industry developed ad its current state with young artists still speaking of gangs and gangbanging.  The writer also shed light on his adoration of the Schoolly D. The movie pass the mic is enlightenment of how the music of the business industry works. The film shows the many highs and lows that many young and upcoming artists face and the various business aspects that if not understood, will bring the downfall of the business. The movie shows how labels dismissed artists and how now record companies exploit the music industry. There is also an excellent description of the…

  Operation Budget Often, healthcare facilities encounter reduced budgetary allocation and economic constraints. This scenario calls for the need of nurse managers to assess the departments with limited funding and find appropriate measures to overcome those financial challenges. Therefore, nurse leaders should collaborate with the finance department and ensure that they know and understand the different types of budgets for a successful operation budgeting. Preparing to Explain Short-Term Variations Short-term variations in operational budgeting tend to forecast the cash flow of the next one to three months of operation. Nurse leaders should thoroughly explain this phenomenon to ensure that a health facility is enough liquid to settle their debts early before they are overdue. Short-term budgeting is a vital tool for the survival of a healthcare organization because of the lack of enough money to pay debts can have detrimental effects on organizational continuity. A successful budgeting process involves cooperation between nurse managers and the healthcare finance department. Hence, nurse leaders must be familiar with the entire procedure and activities to explain the short-term variations. The reason is that the…

Is listening to Music during Studying good for students? Many of the students who have started a semester are already keen on it to come to an end. They wish to have a great time at the beach. If you are one of them, you should know that going to class has its share of fun. Students must try and see the good part of studying. Else, they will have a hard time finishing a semester. One of the advantages of studying is listening to some millions of playlists online. Many students like listening to music while studying. Many may wonder whether listening to music will do them good or affect their attention. The advent of the the World Wide web has brought about several trends. One such trend that is on the rise is listening to online music playlists. The advantages of listening to music while studying Going by some studies listening to music ahead of studying or while doing other chores that need concentration can be helpful. Listening to music enhances memory, attention, and lessens anxiety and depression.…

Copyright Issues Involving Music For a music composer, lyricist, a producer, or any performer, protecting music is a big concern under the U.S. copyright protection laws. By copyright, it indicates legal protection that is offered to the original work of music of the creator from others to use it by their name. The copyright law shall prevent others from using the music with their name. The law also helps to know whether others can use the original version of the work without the consent of the original creator of the music. Music created should have copyright protection that can prevent others from using it in any form. The tangible form of copyright infringement includes forms like paper sheet music and CDs. But today, forms like digital system files in laptop and computer and text-based formats have also come into being. With the help of copyright, it is possible to protect the music of the artist for the entire life along with 70 more years after the music is created. However, for sound recording, the author is known to be the…

Japanese Popular Culture, Music and History After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese pop was used during the anti-nuclear movement. With time, the lyrics of Japanese music have turned political despite the attempts of keeping music and politics apart.  Popular culture is considered the sum of the ideas, concepts, attitudes, icons, and trends that are embedded in mainstream society (Moody, 2006). Japanese pop is on an exception. It has its own unique distinct that make it more appealing.  The concern of this text is to investigate and present the social, cultural, and political aspects of the Japanese culture. Minority identity, diaspora studies, transnationalism, and nationalism will also be analyzed, Japanese pop being the reference. The interaction between politics and music has met resistance in Japan. The proposal will delve into the literature to determine the association of Japanese pop with political and social issues that have shown in the history of Japan. The hypothesis will be on regulations and rules by media circumscribing political content in music. A prediction of the future of Japanese influence on politics and Culture people will…

Levi Watkins Levi Watkins is no longer a strange name in the ears of The Voice reality show fans. Though he is just starting his music career in the show, he left judges delighted and surprised at his first performance during the auditions. The 14 years old boy is talented with an incredibly clear voice that would be easily mistaken for a female. Would you like to know more about this fantastic singer? This article offers you ten interesting things that you didn’t know about Levi Watkins. Levi belongs to a music family Levi was born and brought up in a music family. His mother Jim and his Father Amy Watkins are both musicians. This maybe explains why such a young teenager would give an excellent performance in a famous reality show like the voice. It is most likely he has obtained his singing talent from his parents as well as receive immense assistance from his parents during his singing practices. He is a member of Brook Hills Church Having been born in a Christian family, which is a committed…

Information Processing at Subway New York City Literature Review Plenty of research exists concerning information consumption of commuters at the New York subway. The study by Lopatovska et al. (2011) reveals that the majority of the passengers depended on several devices of communication for listening to music, typing, and reading. Some, however, did not actively take part in the usage of information devices (Lopatovska et al. 2011). According to these researchers, the reason commuters use mobile devices is for entertainment and productive use, like communicating with other people. The research by Brossard, Abed, Kolski & Uster (2009) indicates that the research question is a relevant one to study. The reason these researchers provide is that the availability of portable communication gadgets empowers commuters with access to a lot of information at any time. Thus, there is a need to ensure that users find access to relevant information (Brossard, Abed, Kolski & Uster, 2009). In the research question, the issue of crowdedness and how it affects commuters is raised. Ma and his colleagues, in their investigation, answers this question by stating…

Trump is a ‘disgrace’, I’ll support Sanders. Says musician Neil Young.   Veteran Canadian rocker Neil Young described American President Donald Trump as a “disgrace” to the United States. “You are a disgrace to my country,” the musician openly tells the U.S. president in the opening of the letter, which is titled “An open letter to Donald J Trump”. The musician equally went ahead to declared his support for the Democratic party candidate, Bernie Sanders for the upcoming elections in November. In the open letter published on his website dated Tuesday, Young, who resides in the United States, wrote that “Bragging about the U.S. economy does not disguise the fact that the numbers today are what you inherited almost four years ago. “Your mindless destruction of our shared natural resources, our environment, and our relationships with friends around the world is unforgivable.”   “I don’t blame the people who voted for you. I support their right to express themselves, although they have been lied to, and in many cases believed the lies, they are true Americans. I have their back,”…

         EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE IN POPULAR MUSIC             According to Plato, the music type to which people are exposed to when growing-up will directly determine the balance of their humanity. Aristotle plainly agreed quoting, “If a person listens wrong kind of music like the ones encouraging immoral behaviors like drug abuse, promiscuity, violence and immoral sex, he or she will automatically heed to such kind of behaviors and become a wrong kind of person; but contrariwise, if he or she listens to right music which contains right contend, he/she definitely becomes the right kind of person.” So, if some specific music genres have a valuable effect to people’s minds, it also stands to reason that impacts from others which entertain negative behaviors may have less desirable impacts like encouraging teenagers and youths to start abusing drugs. There are several positive impacts and benefits associated with listening to music. That’s the good news. On the other hand, studies have associated the content of some types of music with deleterious effects like encouraging drug and substance abuse among the teenagers and young adults.…