Media Studies 330W–Philip Louie-Fall 2010

Musical Analysis Song: Violet Hill by Coldplay Violet Hill (single) Artwork Click here to listen to the song: Violet Hill (audio) Coldplay is one of the leading alternative bands in the music industry.  Winners of 7 Grammys and having 20 Grammy nominations, the band is widely accepted amongst music lovers including myself.  They managed to have […]

Continuing with 1970s era this week, many aspects of punk were talked about. It was thoroughly interesting to read about the punk culture and how hardcore fans reacted to this style and co-culture.  Punk musicians like the Sex Pistols were very rebellious, and had views of the world very uncharacteristic of other genres like rock, […]