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Coldplay’s Self-Help Pop

Chris Martin, the band’s front man, discusses reading Rumi, making music like an apple tree grows apples, and the band’s new album, “Moon Music.”

An interview by Amanda Petrusich (September 30, 2024)

On a recent afternoon in Malibu, Chris Martin, the front man of Coldplay, was enjoying a brief pause between tour dates. “We have breaks, but only in the way that Serena Williams has a banana between sets,” he said, pulling his bare feet up under him. Martin, who is forty-seven, was wearing an emerald-green sweater featuring a picture of the earth, affixed with a tiny white button that said “LOVE.” Later on, when he took the sweater off, he revealed a blue T-shirt with the same button. I wondered, but did not ask, how many of them he owned. It felt indicative of Martin’s quintessence at this particular moment: LOVE, layered ad infinitum.

Martin was in the midst of converting an old property into a studio and the de-facto Coldplay HQ. The complex was beset by scrubby clay slopes dotted with sagebrush, California aster, evergreen oaks. Martin likes to send visitors home with unlabelled jars of fresh honey from an apiary nearby. We sat at a picnic table overlooking a meadow. In conversation, Martin is engaging, magnetic. When I apologized for putting my sunglasses on—the light had suddenly shifted—he grinned: “No, I love it. It sort of flips the script. We’ll talk about your album in a minute.” We’d been discussing the gurgling anxiety inherent to any romantic entanglement—the fear of starting to need someone. It’s an idea that arises in “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” the swooning first single from “Moon Music,” the band’s tenth record, which comes out in October. “I know that this could feel like that / But I just can’t stop / Let my defenses drop,” Martin sings in the opening verse.

“There are two methods that humans use to survive,” Martin said. “One is calcification and sequestering and separating: my stuff, my tribe, my this, my that. And then the other half is so open to everything. Those people fall in love a lot more, but they also have a lot more heartbreak.” I guessed that he was in the latter camp. “I’m so open it’s ridiculous,” he said. “But, if you’re not afraid of rejection, it’s the most liberating thing in the world.” Well, sure—but who’s not afraid of rejection? “Of course,” Martin said, laughing. “To tell someone you love them, or to release an album, or to write a book, or to make a cake, or to cook your wife a meal—it’s terrifying. But if I tell this person I love them and they don’t love me back, I still gave them the gift of knowing someone loves them.” Martin noticed a slightly stricken look on my face. “I’m giving this advice to myself, too,” he added. “Don’t think I’ve got it mastered.”

Coldplay, which formed in 1997, in London, has sold more than a hundred million records. (Besides Martin, the band includes the guitarist Jonny Buckland, the bassist Guy Berryman, and the drummer Will Champion.) The ongoing tour for “Music of the Spheres,” the band’s prior release, has sold ten million tickets and made close to a billion dollars, becoming the highest-grossing rock tour of the past forty years. It has broken attendance records in countries including Romania, Singapore, Brazil, Colombia, the Netherlands, Chile, Portugal, Sweden, France, Indonesia, Italy, and Greece. (When I brought this up, Martin was quick to note how colonialism has enabled his success: “We’re only able to play in so many countries because people who spoke English did such terrible things all around the world.”)

“Moon Music” was produced by Max Martin, the Swedish hitmaker behind twenty-seven No. 1 singles. Martin described Max Martin’s technique as “a mix of mathematics and fluidity, of real structure and being totally open,” adding, with a kind of proud certainty, “He’s our producer now.” Martin also confirmed that Coldplay will make two more albums and then stop recording, though the band will continue to tour. “Yesterday, I went to see the L.A. Philharmonic. All those songs were released two hundred years ago,” he said. “It still felt extremely vibrant. So perhaps there’s a point where new material is not essential to make an amazing show.”

Martin, like many successful songwriters, explains the work as a kind of divine channelling: a song appears and he receives it. “If you’re lucky enough to have the space to let the music talk to you, and through you, then you can relax a bit,” he told me. “I’m just sort of doing what I’m told, the way an apple tree grows apples.” He said that establishing the Coldplay catalogue as finite has been liberating for the band: “By knowing there’s an end point, nobody is phoning it in. We only have two more chances. And most of the songs already exist, in a skeletal form.” I asked if that last day in the studio might be sad for him—a final take, the feeling of knowing that something is over. I find ending things so excruciating, I told him, I’d often rather just go down with the ship. He gave me a sympathetic look. “I think it will feel amazing,” he said.

At some point, Coldplay became—how else do I say it?—motivational. In recent years, it has felt less like a band than like an engine of unrelenting positivity, a high-grade confetti cannon straight to the face. The shift started around 2014, with the release of “Ghost Stories,” which contained little rancor or moodiness, fewer nods to Echo and the Bunnymen, less audible guitar. Coldplay, once skewered by critics for being too plaintive and self-pitying, was now broadcasting the opposite message: everything is magic. It reminded me, in some circuitous way, of “Attitude,” the punk band Bad Brains’ one-minute opus from 1982, in which the vocalist H.R. barks, “Hey, we got that P.M.A.!”—a reference to “positive mental attitude,” a phrase coined in 1937 by the author and probable con man Napoleon Hill. He was peddling a notion that we today refer to as manifestation: “Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve.” But Bad Brains still had fury, bite, edge. For whatever reason, Coldplay had willfully neutralized itself.

In Malibu, when I needled Martin about that change—what happened, exactly, to the yearning and discord of “Parachutes” or “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” the band’s first two releases?—he attributed it both to a burgeoning interest in Rumi, the thirteenth-century Sufi mystic, and to his experience working with the visionary electronic musician Brian Eno, who produced “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” Coldplay’s fourth album. Martin said that Eno’s purity and sense of wonder had helped him “completely abandon the concept of trying to be cool. He came in with the enthusiasm of a nine-year-old for everything.” Mostly, though, Martin sees the change as incremental, organic. “It’s not like it was black-and-white, and then became color,” he said. “The first song on the first album is called ‘Don’t Panic.’ There’s also a song called ‘Everything’s Not Lost,’ which is exactly the same message that we’re singing now. Just sung by a slightly less experienced, more insecure, younger person.”

Though he likely wouldn’t frame it this way, Martin appears motivated by a kind of vocational mandate. He occupies a rarefied position, insofar as it’s actually possible for him to make the world a little less fractured, for a couple of hours, seventy-five thousand people at a time. This requires obliterating his ego, and accepting that a lot of people will find what he’s doing—bouncing around a stage covered with rainbows, singing lines such as “In the end it’s just love,” as he does on “One World,” which closes “Moon Music”—unbearably corny. In a way, the messaging has to be flat to translate so widely. On “Clocks,” a lush and tumbling track from “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” Martin sings about grappling with his own fallibility and bafflement, of trying his best to be of service in the world: “Am I part of the cure, or am I part of the disease?” His voice swoons, flutters, dissipates. “You are,” he answers. It’s a strange lyric, but I’ve always appreciated its strangeness: cure, disease, good, bad, hurtful, benevolent. You are.

These days, Martin describes the band’s message as “No one is more or less special than anyone else.” He went on, “The reason I’m able to say that is because we’re one of the few groups of people who get to actually see it. We travel everywhere. What Ryszard Kapuściński would call ‘the Other’ is not real.” I asked him what it felt like to stand onstage in, say, Kuala Lumpur, or Helsinki, or Tokyo, and hear the crowd bellowing his lyrics back to him, to one another, to themselves, to the air. “It feels like the answer,” he said. “It feels like: This is where humans actually work. It has nothing to do with us as a band. There are points where, hopefully, nothing exists except ‘We’re all just singing this together.’ ”

Ultimately, Martin hopes that by providing solace, and a place to unify, Coldplay can actualize some change in the world. I thought this sounded idealistic, even quixotic, until I considered all the ways in which I had been made better by songs. “If you’re able to live as yourself and understand who you are, whatever that might mean in terms of your gender or sexuality or what you like to eat or where you like to live or whether you like table tennis or riding donkeys . . . if you’re allowed to be yourself, would the world be as aggressive as it is?” Martin asked. “My feeling is no, I don’t think it would. I think much of the violence and conflict comes from repression, suppression, unreleased damage.”

Eventually, the air started to cool. Martin brought me a sweatshirt. Our conversation wound toward more existential matters: people we’d lost, what it meant, what it didn’t mean. “Death is in our songs a lot,” Martin said. “Maybe as a way of encouraging living. And also faith—the idea that, well, it’s O.K. It’s all O.K., isn’t it? I’m sure that’s crossed your mind.” The sun was beginning to ease into the Pacific. We sat for a moment in the hazy yellow pre-dusk. The air was parched, salty, soft. “Everything is perfect, of course,” Martin said. “Everything’s as it’s supposed to be.”

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London Culture🇬🇧

Music🎤

The Royal Albert Hall hosts concerts and musical events, including The Proms which are held every summer, as well as cinema screenings of films accompanied with live orchestral music.

London is one of the major classical and popular music capitals of the world and hosts major music corporations, such as Universal Music Group International and Warner Music Group, and countless bands, musicians and industry professionals. The city is also home to many orchestras and concert halls, such as the Barbican Arts Centre (principal base of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Chorus), the Southbank Centre (London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra), Cadogan Hall (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and the Royal Albert Hall (The Proms). The Proms, an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music first held in 1895, ends with the Last Night of the Proms. London's two main opera houses are the Royal Opera House and the London Coliseum (home to the English National Opera). The UK's largest pipe organ is at the Royal Albert Hall. Other significant instruments are in cathedrals and major churches—the church bells of St Clement Danes feature in the 1744 nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons". Several conservatoires are within the city: Royal Academy of Music, Royal College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Trinity Laban. The record label EMI was formed in the city in 1931, and an early employee for the company, Alan Blumlein, created stereo sound that year.

Abbey Road Studios in Abbey Road

London has numerous venues for rock and pop concerts, including the world's busiest indoor venue, the O2 Arena, and Wembley Arena, as well as many mid-sized venues, such as Brixton Academy, the Hammersmith Apollo and the Shepherd's Bush Empire. Several music festivals, including the Wireless Festival, Lovebox and Hyde Park's British Summer Time, are held in London.

The city is home to the original Hard Rock Cafe and the Abbey Road Studios, where the Beatles recorded many of their hits. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, musicians and groups like Elton John, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, Queen, Eric Clapton, the Who, Cliff Richard, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, T. Rex, the Police, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, Cat Stevens, Fleetwood Mac, the Cure, Madness, Culture Club, Dusty Springfield, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, Status Quo and Sade, derived their sound from the streets and rhythms of London.

London was instrumental in the development of punk music, with figures such as the Sex Pistols, the Clash and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood all based in the city. Other artists to emerge from the London music scene include George Michael, Kate Bush, Seal, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bush, the Spice Girls, Jamiroquai, Blur, the Prodigy, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Dido, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Leona Lewis, Ellie Goulding, Dua Lipa and Florence and the Machine. Artists from London played a prominent role in the development of synth-pop, including Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, the Pet Shop Boys and Eurythmics; the latter's "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was recorded in the attic of their north London home, heralding a trend for home recording methods. Artists from London with a Caribbean influence include Hot Chocolate, Billy Ocean, Soul II Soul and Eddy Grant, with the latter fusing reggae, soul and samba with rock and pop. London is also a centre for urban music. In particular the genres UK garage, drum and bass, dubstep and grime evolved in the city from the foreign genres of house, hip hop, and reggae, alongside local drum and bass. Music station BBC Radio 1Xtra was set up to support the rise of local urban contemporary music both in London and in the rest of the United Kingdom. The British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards, the Brit Awards, are held in London.

Leisure and entertainment🛍️

Leisure is a major part of the London economy. A 2003 report attributed a quarter of the entire UK leisure economy to London at 25.6 events per 1000 people. The city is one of the four fashion capitals of the world, and, according to official statistics, is the world's third-busiest film production centre, presents more live comedy than any other city, and has the biggest theatre audience of any city in the world.

Within the City of Westminster in London, the entertainment district of the West End has its focus around Leicester Square, where London and world film premieres are held, and Piccadilly Circus, with its giant electronic advertisements. London's theatre district is here, as are many cinemas, bars, clubs, and restaurants, including the city's Chinatown district (in Soho), and just to the east is Covent Garden, an area housing speciality shops. The city is the home of Andrew Lloyd Webber, whose musicals have dominated West End theatre since the late 20th century. Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, the world's longest-running play, has been performed in the West End since 1952. The Laurence Olivier Awards–named after Laurence Olivier–are given annually by the Society of London Theatre. The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Royal Opera, and English National Opera are based in London and perform at the Royal Opera House, the London Coliseum, Sadler's Wells Theatre, and the Royal Albert Hall, as well as touring the country.

Islington's 1 mile (1.6 km) long Upper Street, extending northwards from Angel, has more bars and restaurants than any other street in the UK. Europe's busiest shopping area is Oxford Street, a shopping street nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) long, making it the longest shopping street in the UK. It is home to vast numbers of retailers and department stores, including Selfridges flagship store. Knightsbridge, home to the equally renowned Harrods department store, lies to the south-west. Opened in 1760 with its flagship store on Regent Street since 1881, Hamleys is the oldest toy store in the world. Madame Tussauds wax museum opened in Baker Street in 1835, an era viewed as being when London's tourism industry began.

London is home to designers John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Manolo Blahnik, and Jimmy Choo, among others; its renowned art and fashion schools make it one of the four international centres of fashion. Mary Quant designed the miniskirt in her King's Road boutique in Swinging Sixties London. London offers a great variety of cuisine as a result of its ethnically diverse population. Gastronomic centres include the Bangladeshi restaurants of Brick Lane and the Chinese restaurants of Chinatown. There are Chinese takeaways throughout London, as are Indian restaurants which provide Indian and Anglo-Indian cuisine. Around 1860, the first fish and chips shop in London was opened by Joseph Malin, a Jewish immigrant, in Bow. The full English breakfast dates from the Victorian era, and many cafes in London serve a full English breakfast throughout the day. London has five 3-Michelin star restaurants, including Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea. Many hotels in London provide a traditional afternoon tea service, such as the Oscar Wilde Lounge at the Hotel Café Royal in Piccadilly, and a themed tea service is also available, for example an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea served at the Egerton House Hotel, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory themed afternoon tea at One Aldwych in Covent Garden. The nation's most popular biscuit to dunk in tea, chocolate digestives have been manufactured by McVitie's at their Harlesden factory in north-west London since 1925.

There is a variety of annual events, beginning with the relatively new New Year's Day Parade, a fireworks display at the London Eye; the world's second largest street party, the Notting Hill Carnival, is held on the late August Bank Holiday each year. Traditional parades include November's Lord Mayor's Show, a centuries-old event celebrating the annual appointment of a new Lord Mayor of the City of London with a procession along the streets of the city, and June's Trooping the Colour, a formal military pageant performed by regiments of the Commonwealth and British armies to celebrate the King's Official Birthday. The Boishakhi Mela is a Bengali New Year festival celebrated by the British Bangladeshi community. It is the largest open-air Asian festival in Europe. After the Notting Hill Carnival, it is the second-largest street festival in the United Kingdom attracting over 80,000 visitors. First held in 1862, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (run by the Royal Horticultural Society) takes place in May every year.

LGBT scene🏳️‍🌈

The first gay bar in London in the modern sense was The Cave of the Golden Calf, established as a night club in an underground location at 9 Heddon Street, just off Regent Street, in 1912 and "which developed a reputation for sexual freedom and tolerance of same-sex relations."

While London has been an LGBT tourism destination, after homosexuality was decriminalised in England in 1967 gay bar culture became more visible, and from the early 1970s Soho (and in particular Old Compton Street) became the centre of the London LGBT community. G-A-Y, previously based at the Astoria, and now Heaven, is a long-running night club.

Wider British cultural movements have influenced LGBT culture: for example, the emergence of glam rock in the UK in the early 1970s, via Marc Bolan and David Bowie, saw a generation of teenagers begin playing with the idea of androgyny, and the West End musical The Rocky Horror Show, which debuted in London in 1973, is also widely said to have been an influence on countercultural and sexual liberation movements. The Blitz Kids (which included Boy George) frequented the Tuesday club-night at Blitz in Covent Garden, helping launch the New Romantic subcultural movement in the late 1970s. Today, the annual London Pride Parade and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival are held in the city.

Literature, film and television🎥

London has been the setting for many works of literature. The pilgrims in Geoffrey Chaucer's late 14th-century Canterbury Tales set out for Canterbury from London. William Shakespeare spent a large part of his life living and working in London; his contemporary Ben Jonson was also based there, and some of his work, most notably his play The Alchemist, was set in the city. A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) by Daniel Defoe is a fictionalisation of the events of the 1665 Great Plague.

The literary centres of London have traditionally been hilly Hampstead and (since the early 20th century) Bloomsbury. Writers closely associated with the city are the diarist Samuel Pepys, noted for his eyewitness account of the Great Fire; Charles Dickens, whose representation of a foggy, snowy, grimy London of street sweepers and pickpockets has influenced people's vision of early Victorian London; and Virginia Woolf, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the 20th century. Later important depictions of London from the 19th and early 20th centuries are Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. Robert Louis Stevenson mixed in London literary circles, and in 1886 he wrote the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, a gothic novella set in Victorian London. In 1898, H. G. Wells' sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds sees London (and the south of England) invaded by Martians. Letitia Elizabeth Landon wrote Calendar of the London Seasons in 1834. Modern writers influenced by the city include Peter Ackroyd, author of a "biography" of London, and Iain Sinclair, who writes in the genre of psychogeography. In the 1940s, George Orwell wrote essays in the London Evening Standard, most notably "A Nice Cup of Tea" (method for making tea) and "The Moon Under Water" (an ideal pub). The WWII evacuation of children from London is depicted in C. S. Lewis' first Narnia book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). On Christmas Eve 1925, Winnie-the-Pooh debuted in London's Evening News, with the character based on a stuffed toy A. A. Milne bought for his son Christopher Robin in Harrods. In 1958, author Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, a refugee found in London Paddington station. A screen adaptation, Paddington (2014), features the calypso song "London is the Place for Me".

London has played a significant role in the film industry. Major studios within or bordering London include Pinewood, Elstree, Ealing, Shepperton, Twickenham, and Leavesden, with the James Bond and Harry Potter series among many notable films produced here. Working Title Films has its headquarters in London. A post-production community is centred in Soho, and London houses six of the world's largest visual effects companies, such as Framestore. The Imaginarium, a digital performance-capture studio, was founded by Andy Serkis. London has been the setting for films including Oliver Twist (1948), Scrooge (1951), Peter Pan (1953), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), Mary Poppins (1964), Blowup (1966), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Long Good Friday (1980), The Great Mouse Detective (1986), Notting Hill (1999), Love Actually (2003), V for Vendetta (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) and The King's Speech (2010). Notable actors and filmmakers from London include Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Caine, Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers, David Lean, Julie Christie, Gary Oldman, Emma Thompson, Guy Ritchie, Christopher Nolan, Alan Rickman, Jude Law, Helena Bonham Carter, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Daniel Radcliffe, Keira Knightley, Daniel Kaluuya and Daniel Day-Lewis. Post-war Ealing comedies featured Alec Guinness, from the 1950s Hammer Horrors starred Christopher Lee, films by Michael Powell included the London-set early slasher Peeping Tom (1960), the 1970s comedy troupe Monty Python had film editing suites in Covent Garden, while since the 1990s Richard Curtis's rom-coms have featured Hugh Grant. The largest cinema chain in the country, Odeon Cinemas was founded in London in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch. The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) have been held in London since 1949, with the BAFTA Fellowship the Academy's highest accolade. Founded in 1957, the BFI London Film Festival takes place over two weeks every October.

London is a major centre for television production, with studios including Television Centre, ITV Studios, Sky Campus and Fountain Studios; the latter hosted the original talent shows, Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, before each format was exported around the world. Formerly a franchise of ITV, Thames Television featured comedians such as Benny Hill and Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean was first screened by Thames), while Talkback produced Da Ali G Show which featured Sacha Baron Cohen as Ali G. Many television shows have been set in London, including the popular television soap opera EastEnders.

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Hi! :) first of all: your blog it's the BEST about the lovely mr. Goode! the photos, gifs, the way you talk about him... btw, I get so upset with how many people despise this man's sincerity, misdjuding him as "arrogant" or worse, it's ridiculous! but anyway, I have a question about him, I don't know if you'll have this information but: what is Matthew's music taste? if I could guess I'd say he's into some indie rock... what do you think?

Hi @witch-queen-of-new-orleans and thank you for that - so kind of you.  I must be in a protective bubble coz I never see those comments about Matthew.  If I did I’d just ignore them anyway.

Now - to your question.  I’ll answer this one publicly coz others might be interested.   All I can do is piece together some of the comments from Matthew and other people to help us get an idea of the music he likes.  I’ll add in some screenshots of tweets, etc. so you know this isn’t just my imagination working overtime!  Not a great deal of info’ but here it is anyway....

I posted a little thing yesterday for you to give you a clue.  Matthew’s parents met at a folk club and we know he likes that.  Folk music is different in every country but the club they went to put on English folk music acts - and to be honest it is so wide a range you can’t pin it down to one genre.  

Years ago Matthew told an interviewer that he liked Coldplay (seriously? ) but that was because his brother is friends with some of them.  I usually take screenshots so I don’t forget where bits of info about Matthew come from and when but god knows where I filed that one!  I probably wanted to forget it!!! [Apologies to Coldplay fans]

We know from an interview Matthew did to promote Burning Man that music is very important to him to help him relax and switch off from the noise of the set. He mentioned Mumford and Sons as his choice at the time.  My link to that interview is dead but @matthewgoodeitalia posted something on this one a few months ago so I’ll find it and reblog that again for you in a while. 

Deborah Harkness tweeted an answer to a question about music on set and said that both Matthew and Teresa were really into London Grammar.

Edward Bluemel said this in a ADOW tv twitter Q & A that when they were filming the ‘Christ Marcus’ scenes in the Tesla - 

Lastly - Matthew says that he used to play in a ‘garage’ band - WHAT - I mean WHAT???   No info’ whether he played an instrument or sang but OMG I really want to hear some what they played.  Scan found by @amity006 - 

So my takeaway from all of this is that Matthew obviously has a wide range of music he likes.  So clear as mud.  But hope it helps.  

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Songs for Halloween Parties

Halloween parties offer the most wide open subject possibilities of any type of celebration. Halloween is the one day of the year that lets you be any living thing or dead thing, any occupation, any human or non-human and any personality type. You can be a cartoon character if you like. Since Halloween can go hundreds of different directions, the playlist will likely be a diverse list of novelty songs. The Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett Rock Lobster by The B-52's Creep by Radiohead Everyday Is Halloween by Ministry Space Oddity by David Bowie Dead Man's Party by Oingo Boingo It's the End of the World As We Know it (and I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. Planet Claire by The B-52's Mad World - Tears For Fears Hell by Squirrel Nut Zippers Wicked Game by Chris Isaak Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack by Andrew Lloyd Weber Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon Black Celebration by Depeche Mode Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles Walking On The Moon by The Police The Fly by U2 Lola by The Kinks Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress by The Hollies I Wanna Be a Cowboy by Boy Meets Girl 2000 Light Years From Home by The Rolling Stones The Munsters TV Theme Not Afraid by Eminem Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down Enter Sandman by Metallica Superstition by Stevie Wonder People Are Strange by The Doors Evil Ways by Santana 1999 by Prince Revolution 9 by The Beatles Twilight Zone TV Theme Hotel California by The Eagles Season of the Witch by Donovan Psycho Killer by Talking Heads The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band Highway to Hell by AC/DC Devil Inside by INXS Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran Thriller by Michael Jackson Super Freak by Rick James Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. Le Freak by Chic Rapper's Delight by Sugar Hill Gang Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths Dark Lady by Cher Scary Monsters by David Bowie Bad Moon Rising by Creedence Clearwater Revival Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Riders On The Storm by The Doors Runnin' With the Devil by Van Halen Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones Crocodile Rock by Elton John Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People Frankenstein by Edgar Winter Group Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Time Warp from Rocky Horror Soundtrack Rapture by Blondie She Said She Said by The Beatles Wanted Dead or Alive by Jon Bon Jovi Out of Limits by The Marketts Somebody’s Watching Me by Rockwell Bad Girls by Donna Summer Black Magic Woman by Santana Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N' Roses Welcome to My Nightmare by Alice Cooper Boris the Spider by The Who Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang Roxanne by The Police Back in Black by AC/DC Addams Family TV Theme The Blob by The Five Blobs Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson Take the Money and Run by Steve Miller Band Mama Told Me Not to Come by Three Dog Night Witchy Woman by The Eagles Speed Racer TV Theme Let's Go Crazy by Prince King Tut by Steve Martin Another One Bites the Dust by Queen Erotic City by Prince White Wedding by Billy Idol Hells Bells by AC/DC Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult Tarzan Boy by Baltimore Rocket Man by Elton John Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney & Wings Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera Copacabana by Barry Manilow Black Cat by Janet Jackson You Dropped a Bomb on Me by Gap Band Zoo Station by U2 My City Was Gone by The Pretenders Eye of the Tiger by Survivor 99 Red Balloons by Nena Spirits in the Material World by The Police Monster by Fred Schneider Union of the Snake by Duran Duran They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha Ha by Napoleon XIV Rebel Rebel by David Bowie State of Shock by The Jacksons Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Freakazoid by Midnight Star Low Rider by War Church of the Poison Mind by Culture Club Rebel Yell by Billy Idol Valley Girl by Frank Zappa E.T. by Katy Perry and Kanye West We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions by Queen All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra Burning Down the House by Talking Heads Der Komissar by After The Fire Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive by Men at Work Taxman by The Beatles Monsters and Angels by Voice of the Beehive Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz Spiders and Snakes by Jim Stafford Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers 2001: A Space Odyssey (Also Sprach Zarathustra) by Deodato Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead by XTC You Are a Tourist by Death Cab for Cutie The Joker by Steve Miller Band Run Through the Jungle by Creedence Clearwater Revival Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes Head Like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails Jerry Was a Race Car Driver by Primus Clap For the Wolfman by The Guess Who Fear of the Unknown by Siouxsie & The Banshees I Ran by A Flock of Seagulls Centerfold by J. Geils Band Black Velvet by Alannah Myles Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, also The English Beat You Be Illin' by Run DMC Criminal by Fiona Apple Shout At The Devil by Motley Crue Weird Science by Oingo Boingo Swing The Mood by Jive Bunny and the Mix Masters Wild Thing by Tone Loc Whip It by Devo Planet Claire by The B-52's Legend of Wooley Swamp by Charlie Daniels Band Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley The Freaks Come Out at Night by Houdini The Road To Hell by Chris Rea Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars Devil With a Blue Dress by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels Rock Me Amadeus by Falco Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield Space Cowboy by Steve Miller Band Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, also Social Distortion Walk the Dinosaur by Was (Not Was) Funky Cold Medina by Tone Loc The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace N.W.O. by Ministry Paranomia by Art of Noise Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants If I Only Had a Brain by Lee Marvin from The Wizard of Oz Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini Orchestra Smuggler's Blues by Glenn Frey She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty Axel F by Crazy Frog (You've Got to) Fight For Your Right (To Party) by Beastie Boys In The Year 2525 by Zager and Evans Major Tom by Peter Schilling Man On The Moon by R.E.M. Happy Days Theme by Pratt & McClain Send Me an Angel by Real Life Convoy by C.W. McCall Particle Man by They Might Be Giants Pinball Wizard by The Who Fire by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown It's a Mistake by Men At Work Synchronicity II by The Police Mr. Roboto by Styx Wipeout by Surfaris Evil Woman by Electric Light Orchestra King of Pain by The Police Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody by David Lee Roth Twilight Zone by Golden Earring Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson Spooky by Classics IV Jungle Love by The Time A View To a Kill by Duran Duran Rain on the Scarecrow by John Mellencamp Love Potion #9 by The Searchers Cult of Personality by Living Colour The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. Authority Song by John Mellencamp Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog The Bird by The Time Lil' Red Riding Hood by Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs Canary in a Coalmine by The Police Octopus's Garden by The Beatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer by The Beatles Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco Livin' La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin The Streak by Ray Stevens Bat Dance by Prince Theme from Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury Fame by David Bowie Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley Mommy's Little Monster by Social Distortion Deadman's Curve by Jan & Dean Creature from the Black Lagoon by Dave Edmunds Zombie by The Cranberries The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen Haunted House by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons It's Halloween by The Shaggs Dragula by Rob Zombie Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone I Was A Teenage Werewolf by The Cramps Eye of the Zombie by John Fogerty Halloween by Misfits Pet Sematary by The Ramones Horror Movie by Skyhooks The Raven by Alan Parsons Project Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde Feed My Frankenstein by Alice Cooper Don't Be Afraid of the Dark by Robert Cray Hypnotized by Fleetwood Mac The Scientist by Coldplay Run For Your Life by The Beatles Dig My Grave by They Might Be Giants Waltz in Black by The Stranglers I Put a Spell on You by Screamin Jay Hawkins, Creedence Clearwater Revival Ghost Riders in the Sky by The Outlaws, Johnny Cash Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen Dead Souls by Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford I'm a Goner by Matt and Kim w/ Soulja Boy & Andrew W.K. Mekong Delta - Night on a Bare Mountain Nightmare by Brainbug In the Hall of the Mountain King by Sounds Incorporated One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash Tequila by The Champs I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night by The Electric Prunes Nasty by Janet Jackson No More Mr. Nice Guy by Alice Cooper Backstabbers by The O'Jays Pets by Porno For Pyros Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man by Concrete Blonde Dr. Tarr & Professor Feather by Alan Parsons Project To Live and Die in LA by Wang Chung Pictures of Matchstick Men by Status Quo, also Camper Van Beethoven Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves by Cher Land of Confusion by Genesis I Fought The Law by Bobby Fuller Four Naughty Girls by Samantha Fox Jimmy Olson's Blues by Spin Doctors Nightmares by Violent Femmes I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie 42 by Coldplay Haunted House of the Century by Tangent Sunset The Warrior by Scandal Pacman Fever by Buckner & Garcia Planet Earth by Duran Duran Skeleton River by Tangent Sunset Junk Food Junkie by Larry Groce Everything Is Broken by Bob Dylan The Gambler by Kenny Rogers Shark Attack by Wailing Souls Season of the Witch by Joan Jett Superman's Song by Crash Test Dummies Brain Damage by Pink Floyd Paranoid by Black Sabbath He's a Vampire by Archie King Mad Scientist by The Zanies

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Introducing...

SVTIL.

Announcing themselves with their first ever single release, Spanish three-piece SVTIL have been gathering momentum after playing shows across Europe and beyond. They’re releasing ‘Raised By The Moon,’ an enigmatic grunge-pop record that is hosted by Manchester-based label Incantation.

A band of women releasing on a label managed and directed by women, this is a refreshing new force of sisterhood that is needed perhaps now more than ever. Hailing from Spain, Paula (Vocals, Guitar), Nerea (Bass) and Cris (Drums) have toured their distinctive sound through Barcelona, Valencia, Tarragona and London, and now they’re flexing their collective studio muscle as they gear up for their first single release.

‘Raised By The Moon’s atmospheric sound features intricately textured guitar work, a growling bassline, solid-as-a-rock drumming and infectious vocals that delve in and out of Spanish and English.

We had a chat with the band about their beginnings, creative process, influences and more. Read the Q&A below.

What brought the three of you together and make you want to begin this musical project?

"Paula and I, Nerea, met when we were eleven at basketball practice when we were little. We started playing together at 19 both liking similar music and wanting to create our own. We found our sound organically, not knowing music theory and never playing covers, in the midst of all that “Raised By The Moon” was created. A song that finally embodied our sound and pave the path for what SVTIL would become.

"The summer of 2019 we played at a tribute of Woodstock Festival where we met Cris and hit it off instantly. Months later decided to try and play together, it felt natural for all of us for her to be part of the band and become the three-piece we are now."

Who/what has the biggest influence on your music?

"SVTIL is made of different musical backgrounds that somehow make sense. With a ligthness, atmospheric but rowdy guitar sound complemented by a glommy yet dynamic bass that form the perfect blend to rely on restless and persuasive drums.

"We want the listener to sorrow in happiness, to give them that melancholy release only music can give you.

“Think about a bass with the moodiness of Warpaint, drums with the fierceness of Muse then mix it up with the brightness of a Two Door Cinema Club guitar, what you'll hear is the sound of SVTIL.

"Bands that also inpires us are Wolf Alice, Alt J,Haim, Coldplay, Nothing But Thieves."

You've just released your debut single 'Raised by the Moon'. What inspired the song?

"This song is about dreams, the one's you keep to youself and only voice out loud alone at night. It plays with the fear that people will dismiss them and the rage you feel when something that important to you gets treated like a joke.

"The moon is a huge inspiration for us, so we used it as a way to represent our dreams, believing even if we don't see it, they have a huge impact on our lives and deep down know our dreams will come true.

"Also night time is where a huge part of our lyrics are written if not all of them, so is a safe space where only the writer, the moon and their feelings are present with no one there to judge."

What's your creative process like?

"Our main writing process is Paula and Nerea create the instrumental parts together and then show it to Cris.

"Another way of the making is Paula or Nerea will send each other riffs, ideas they record when they are not together and then create the song from there.

"Nerea writes the lyrics, sends them to Paula and she'll create a voice or guitar melody,  then create the song together from scratch.

"With the addition of Cris who also writes some lyrics. She's made playlists to fit the mood a song could achieve, inspiration for riffs or song arrangements, a never stopping flow of ideas for when we are stuck.

"Our goal now is to start making music together but that's a method we are trying to achieve on rehearsal."

‘Raised By the Moon’ is out now.

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‘Getting ready to rock - and why we still love a festival, 50 years after Woodstock’.

A potted history of the Music Festival, written for the Superstock Image Library.

Peace and Love, man. And believe it or not, Mozart.

In 18th Century England, the cathedrals would fill with the festival-goers of the day, keen to hear the sublime music of Mozart, Beethoven and Rossini. These gatherings were some of the first music festivals in existence.

The word ‘festival’ itself was first recorded in the English language in the middle of the 16th century. It derives from the word ‘feast’, celebrating the harvest.

Before that, in ancient Greece, they used to hold The Pythian Games, a festival of culture in which art, dance and music were performed, pre-dating the sporting aspects of the games.

Of course 1969’s Woodstock Festival is probably the most famous festival of all and the one that expanded 1967’s Summer of Love experience to really put festivals on the map.

In Bethel, upstate New York between 15 and 18 August 1969, 500,000 hippies sprawled out watching performances by, amongst others Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Grateful Dead and The Who.

The myth persists that it was all ‘peace and love’ and spaced out bliss for those that were there. The reality, particularly for the bands was somewhat different. The Who’s singer, Roger Daltrey recalled “We were due on in the evening but by four the next morning we were still hanging around backstage in a muddy field waiting. And waiting some more.” 

This really goes against the grain of the legend of Woodstock, especially when Daltrey goes on to say “Three days of peace and love? Do me a favor. It was crazy even before we arrived. Pete (Townshend) spent several hours in the traffic jams. Other artists didn’t make it at all. The whole place was chaos.”

A few months later on Saturday 6 December of the same year a free concert at Altamont Speedway Race Track was held, featuring bands such as Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, Jefferson Airplane and The Rolling Stones. Thrown together and badly organised, The Grateful Dead declined to play in the end because the atmosphere at the festival was turning increasingly ugly as the day wore on.

When The Stones finally went on stage as the headline act, the Hell’s Angels, who had incomprehensibly been drafted in as security were in fact causing most of the trouble. A melee broke out during The Stones’ performance of ‘Under my Thumb’ resulting in the death of 18 year old Meredith Hunter at the hands of one of the Hell’s Angels.

This concert really signified the end of the Sixties, and the idealism of the hippies was stripped away to reveal the ugly side of the counterculture that now existed underneath.

It’s interesting that the perceived carefree legacy of Woodstock, as well as some of its late 60’s fashion has informed the look and feel of subsequent festivals; and still does to this day judging by the flowers in the hair, the face painting and the skimpy fashions at this year’s Glastonbury festival.

Perhaps Woodstock marked the moment that ‘counterculture’ really entered the mainstream and started to become commoditised. It’s no surprise that things have moved on considerably since 1969 and these days there is an explosion of festivals every summer, in the US, the UK and across Europe.

Woodstock wasn’t America’s first festival though. One of the first was the Newport Jazz Festival, that took place in Rhode Island in 1954 in front of 11,000 people, who had flocked to see legends such as Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie perform.

And over in the UK, there was The Reading Festival, which is the world's oldest popular music festival still in existence. Starting in 1961 and still going strong today, it has always embraced all genres of new music and therefore stayed relevant to the music fans who attend. Notable bands who have performed there over the decades include Long John Baldry, Georgie Fame, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Cream, The Jam, The Police, The Cure, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Blur, Pulp, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Eminem, Nirvana… and countless more.

Not long afterwards, in 1967, as the Sixties ‘happened’ in America, its youth embraced the ideas of peace, love, counterculture, and escaping from the rigid conventionalism of their parents’ generation. To prove it they embraced the Monterey International Pop Festival, witnessing the famous moment in Jimi Hendrix’s slot where he sets his guitar on fire. It was also where Janis Joplin really arrived on the music scene as a force to be reckoned with and where The Who launched themselves to conquer the US market. This is where ‘The Summer of Love’ officially started.

Meanwhile in the UK, The Doors, Joni Mitchell, Supertramp, Leonard Cohen, Joan Baez, Chicago, Procol Harum and of course Jimi Hendrix and The Who played to over 600,000 people on a small island off the south coast of England. The year was 1968 and The Isle of White Festival was born.

Some of the biggest bands in the world have played Isle of White since the early 2,000’s including The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Kasabian, Amy Winehouse, Kings of Leon, Jay-Z, Muse, The Strokes, Coldplay, The Sex Pistols, Fleetwood Mac, The Police and Blondie.

And of course there’s Glastonbury, possibly biggest current festival in the world. It came into being on 19 September 1970. Sadly, Jimi Hendrix never had the opportunity to perform there, as the day before the inaugural event, he died in his London Apartment.

Founded on the ethos of the hippie counterculture, the Glastonbury festival site still has areas called Green Futures, The Wood and Healing Fields and includes dance, crafts, poetry and spirituality alongside its cutting edge music. Nowadays the festival has hundreds of thousands of fans attending each year and it has become huge business, with the event even offering cash point machines, deluxe tent accommodation and high class catering.

The popularity of music festivals spread throughout the world in the 70’s and massive events started to pop up everywhere, from South America to South Africa. The counterculture vibe that started in the 60’s continued to be felt over next two decades as different subgenres of rock were born – from punk to metal and beyond.

The Burning Man Festival, which takes place annually on the bed of an empty lake in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, was founded in 1986 by San Francisco artist Larry Harvey. His idea was to get a small group of people together on the Summer Solstice and burn an 8-foot wooden effigy of a man.

Burning Man is really an experiment in temporary community – something that extends the original hippie ideal and brings it bang up to date. Its counterculture roots also show themselves with its anti-consumerism stance and interest in self-expression. There is a sense of ‘anything goes’ at Burning Man with activities like performance art, using light or fire, nude body painting and the creation of ‘mutant vehicles’ which to mind the action sequences in the original Mad Max movies.

In neighbouring California, The Coachella Festival launched in the 90s, on the back of a concert by Pearl Jam. Like other music festivals, it includes art installations and sculptures, along with Rock, Pop, Hip Hop and Electronic Dance Music. In 1999, 10,000 people came to see Beck, Jurassic 5 and Rage Against the Machine perform. Today the festival has around 75,000 visitors and has featured some landmark moments like Daft Punk’s revolutionary LED-lit pyramid and Tupac’s posthumous performance via hologram.

We should also mention ‘Acid House’ music and the rave culture that spread first across the UK in the late 80’s and then across Europe and back to the US, on the back of the ‘House Music’ scene that came out of Chicago a couple of years earlier. Epitomised by the yellow smiley face graphic, House music encouraged both community and freedom of expression through dance. Alongside the clubbing, blissed-out groups of ravers, fuelled by the drug of the day, Ecstasy began to meet inside large warehouses and at massive outdoor events in fields, to dance through the night, in what became known as The Second Summer of Love.

Today’s music festivals are almost like mini corporations encompassing everything from retail to tourism and fine dining. But they allow us experiences. A study by ticketing agency Eventbrite revealed that Millennials value experience over ownership: 78% would rather pay for an experience than for material goods, compared with 59% of boomers (born 1946–1964).

Festivals may have lost some of their counterculture credentials - but they are still incredibly popular events in the social calendar and as human beings, we all embrace the idea of community and coming together and experiencing things collectively. Particularly when it’s accompanied by great live music.

[laciefuyu]

I was tagged by

@his-dark-memerials

Thanks Rachel!

Nickname(s): Lacie, Lace, Bels

Gender : F

Height : 165 cm

Time : 00.34 (GMT +7)

Where I’m from : Jakarta, Indonesia.  It’s quite a busy city. 

Hogwarts’ House : Ravenclaw

Favorite show : Lucifer. BBC Sherlock. Once Upon a Time. House. Good Omens. B99. Gotham.

Favorite animal : Cat

Favorite band/artist : Linkin Park. TVXQ. Wagakki Band. One Ok Rock. Coldplay. Imagine Dragons. Kalafina.  Actually there more those are in the top of my head.

Song that’s stuck my head : Jenny of Oldstones by Florence + The Machine. 

Last movie I saw : Spider Far From Home. (Don’t ask I enjoy some part and down right angry at some part. 

Last thing I googled : New york to London by ships in 1930

Other blogs : I take my multifandom sseriously so one blog only XD

Do I get asks : Rarely. Sometimes I get but not often.  

Why this URL : Love of my life named Lacie Baskerville, so read Pandora Hearts manga peeps and I just love the idea of winter. 

Number of blankets :  1

Followers Following : 430. Definitely because I am a mess of multiple interests. Thanks for sticking dear. 

Average amount of sleep : 5 hours

Lucky number : 9 or 18 

What am I wearing : Simple t-shirt

Dream job : Author.

Dream trips : Japan. Sweden. England. 

Favorite food : Nothing particular but I guess mostly spicy or savory food.

Instruments i play : None. 

Eye color : Brow

Hair color : Currently black mix with burgundy lol

Aesthetic : I dunno tbh

Languages I speak : Indonesia, English, and a bit of japanese 

Most iconic song : Numb or Breaking the Habit by Linkin Park

When I created this account : 2014. Even so I already use tumblr even longer than that, precisely 2012

Best memory : I dunno

Best pun : I don’t have any

Random fact : I am light sleeper and would wake up because my sister alarm and yet they won’t wake up. Basically I am their true alarm

I tag anyone who want to do it XD

[moonrise-sunrise]

Get to know me tag

I was tagged by the lovely @bahpsae <3 lol sorry this took me so long 

Rules: Answer 30 questions then tag 20 blogs you would like to know better

Nickname: Ella (don’t really have one) occasionally Els :/

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Sagittarius

Height: about 157.8 (smol)

Time: 1:17am hAhA 

Birthday: 23 Nov

Favorite Bands: Day6, BTS, Seventeen, lots of rock/alt I’m a loser also this changes alot, PATD!, used to be rlly into emo shit (still love it but less intense lmao), I am kpop trash now, Bastille, Royal Blood?, Coldplay i guess, bit of twentyonepilots, london grammar, Clipping, Twin Atlantic i have a big music taste range if its good I’ll listen (used to be a big 5sos stan but they haven’t released anything in ages :/ still enjoy the music tho)

Favorite Solo Artist: Amy Winehouse maybe idk, Ed sheeran’s first album- just realized i don’t listen to many solo artists lol

Song Stuck In My Head: First time by day6 as i am currently listening to it 

Last Movie I Watched: Spiderman Homecoming SICK MATE, SO CUTE such a cinnamon roll, i want more, love the actors too

Last Show I Watched: love island- the addictive devil of English trash tv

When Did I Create My Blog: i forgot where to find this but i think about 2 and a half years ago? maybe more -maybe less -what is time

What Do I Post: whatever takes my fancy- hence the lack of followers- I’m a mess lmao. atm: mostly kpop, shitposting, shadowhunters and whatever the fuck else idk

Last Thing I Googled: how old is my tumblr

Do You Have Other Blogs: none in use lol tha’ts too difficult 

Do You Get Asks: really occasionally i don’t mind but plz talk to me i’m lonely i have like 1 internet friend thank you btw ;)

Why Did You Choose Your URL: i can never pick a fandom and i didn’t know what i was doing i hate it also everything else was taken

Following: 1,121 -i don’t really unfollow whoops

Followers: just under 400 :) i’m a humble bee and don’t put in a lot of effort, i’m lazy hah (also i’m overestimating)

Favorite Colors: Purple (more bluey tho) indigo i think

Average Hours of Sleep: hahaha i’m a night owl depends if its a weekend or not: ranges from 3.5-12

Lucky Number: 2

Instruments: i’m an untalented piece of shit lol i can play really basic piano but i dance so its okay- i have wished i could play bass guitar for years

What Am I Wearing: jumper, comfy tracksuit trousers 

How Many Blankets I Sleep With: 1 usually

Dream Job: idk what i’m doing with my life- i think i’d like to be some sort of designer tho???

Dream country: Japan really interests me, i also really enjoy Canada but UK is home

Favorite Food: all the chocolate, also sushi i love sushi

Nationality: British

Favorite Song Now: i guess Melted by AKMU vv touching and beautifully written

I’m tagging anyone who sees this pretty much :) idk (well done if you read this i am seriously touched) this is so much random info

idk who to tag, tell me who to tag, or just do it idm, might tag ppl later

[burnhampeaches]

answer all emojis!

🐰 That I sleep with a baby bottle and my mum hides the fact that she has a second mum

💗 Everyone in the whole universe! Everyone gets hugs!

🐹 Rowlet and Piplup. Both of them are my favourite birds (Barn Owl and Penguin) ,and they both have my favourite elements (Earth and Water)

🌠 It would be chaotic, but at least everyone will follow my standards and rules

👀 It involved me, my mum, and my grandpa going to the Himalayas. We were hiking through a village, and then my mum fainted and her face hit the rocky ground causing her to get wounds. And then, I woke up.

☀ Fun to talk with @ohwillchampion, relatable @clodplaye, having the same sense of humour @anirudhiyer19992, kind @coldplayfeels, and we both like drawing @wingsofqurdrel. There are loads more but, I’m just lazy to state it all.

😘 She’s kind, she’s cool, she relates to me on a very high level. She’s brilliant, her sense of humour is always on point, she has a beautiful singing voice. She’s my muse, my love, my best friend that I haven’t met yet. She’s my PJ @clodplaye

💁 Nah man, this world has too much hate. We should just try to help others and be kind. No matter if we will risk our precious lives, kindness must reign alongside hate. Everything will and must be balanced.

🌟 My kindness, my doodling skills, I live healthily (I’m bad at this type of thing)

🐾 I’m scared of swimming and dogs. Not sure if I could overcome those two because it makes me scared stiff.

🎁 Anytime I hear Coldplay or Blur’s music, Doctor Who and/or My Little Pony merchandise, and when people compliment my doodles.

💙 People hate me, are jealous of me, pressure me to do things I don’t wanna do, pressure me to not be myself, and controlling me.

😤 Not really. But if you do piss me off and I shout at you, you’d better say sorry to me.

🐇 Berrychamp fanfics, self insert fanfics, adventures in the Land of Dreams, and stuff like that

🌻 No homophobia, no racism, no sexism, more equality over everything. We need equal rights!

🍓 Kill all the bad people in the world, Befriend all my internet friends, Marry anyone who is willing to live forever with me, Kiss anyone who actually loves me.

✈ London I guess? It’s the heart of the world’s economy. Also lots of concerts and conventions are held here. And not to forget I wanna find 221B Baker Street

☕ Just being alone on a rainy day, with good Wifi connection, sufficient food and water, very cool atmosphere, playing Coldplay and Blur on my phone and/or laptop, snuggled in bed with my toy Barn Owl, Nico and my baby bottle that I sleep with, and nobody disturbing me. Also me not giving a s**t about society.

🌸 INTROVERT ALL THE WAY BABY!

💧 Oh I don’t know. If I’m not mistaken, either at a restaurant with my family, or in bed while watching Live 2012

🎵 Oren Lavie’s Her Morning Elegance, Iron and Wine’s The Trapeze Swinger, Wintergatan’s Marble Machine, Owl City’s Hello Seattle, Alt-J’s Taro

⚡ Flight and invisibility. It’s fun to prank people back after they pranked me. Also, I get to fly without the priciness of plane tickets and no one will suspect me.

💛 The internet is your friend, listen to Coldplay, and penpals still exist.

💚 My cousin. She has the life I wanted. She has lots of friends, she lives in London, she’s been to a concert, she has multiples achievements, and she is more popular than me

🙊 My existence, and that one time I shouted at my classmates that I hated one of the teachers

🌺 Indonesian and English (learning Mandarin in school) I’d love to learn Spanish and French (much to my mum’s friend’s dismay)

🍀 The 11th Doctor. I relate to him so much. He is also funny and clumsy, like me.

☁ It’s basically a dream land where all my internet friends are now my IRL friends, my parents are nicer and not so short tempered, me and the family live in London, occasionally famous people and fictional people come around, and Guy Berryman loves my family’s Indonesian dishes. I have different versions of this for different AUs, but it follows the same path.

💜 I already did one I think? It was helping my parents dry my kittens after their bath

🐬 Barn Owls for me! Other than the fact that I love them, they’re cute, deadly, and silent. They also are active at night, like me.

🍄 Long story short, my old Malay teacher used to mock me and tease me with my classmates until I cry. They keep doing that when I get one of the answers wrong. I still have a grudge upheld for him (my old teacher)

😣 My mum telling me to stop being clumsy and not to get so sensitive. There are times where I wanna go to a psychiatrist with my mum and solve my problems there.

🍪 Same as always, a doctor. I wanna get into gynecology. If I can’t, I don’t mind being an illustrator or a game designer.

🍰 Jelly beans, lollipops, milk candy, and chocolate filled with strawberry yogurt ( Y'know? The Ritter Sport chocolates with the pink packaging?)

🍑 Barn Owls, drawing, selkies, Song of the Sea, Coldplay, When Marnie Was There, etc… (Too lazy to list it all)

💘 I cry and have a panic attack

😪 Life and its bad luck

🙀 Nope, Noes, No way Jose

💥 MARMITE IS YUMMY FOR ME DEAL WITH IT! WANNA FIGHT WITH ME MATE?

☔ Yes, and no. Call me a living oxymoron but, we all have different perspectives, no?

😊 Drawing, listening to Coldplay, and hiding under my blanket in bed

🎤 Belinda Carlisle’s Heaven is a Place on Earth

🐝 My clumsiness and laziness. I can try to fix my laziness, but clumsiness is tricky

🎨 EVERYTHING! From my bestie PJ to Berrychamp. Doodling is in my blood

🐻 Procrastination and depression

🌷 INFP. It suits because the descriptions are on point with me

🐶 If I’d choose between The Doctor, Sherlock, and Castiel, I’d pick The Doctor

👑 The members of Coldplay and Blur. They are just a bunch of friends who met during college and decided to make a rock band (also they changed their band names)

🐴 Opinion on life? Yeah it sucks balls. I really wanna do something about it. But hey, we all can’t get what we want.

🍋 VERY EMOTIONAL. SO EMOTIONAL YOU’LL HATE ME FOR IT

📚 I dunno any quotes but I’ll tell you the titles. Secret Daughter (Shilpi Somaya Gowda), Boywatching (Chloe Bennet), and Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)

😔 Draw and listen to music. It sorta does

😌 Just do it for the ones you love. In all honesty, I’m not the type of pick myself up person

🌍 Indonesia

🐧 Quiet, Sensitive, Weird

🐵 Uh, no quote changed me (yet)

💭 Nope, but my mum did

💫 Probably Misha Collins. I don’t have any idea

👻 Not really. They are just a part of myths anyways. Call me non religious if you wish but I’m gonna stand on my own ground

🎀 Casual. Simple yet nice

🎬 Kungfu Hustle, Song of the Sea, When Marnie Was There, Kiki’s Delivery Service, The DaVinci Code, Angels and Demons, and lots more…

🍦 Going to Disneyland with my grandparents and aunt

🐼 I would meet all my internet friends. They lit up my life in a way I can’t explain. Believe me, they made me happier than the people I know in real life.

Thank you so much for this Lara! Hope you love it! 😙😘😚

[gigsoupmusic]

Take 5 : Jay Blanes

Barcelona-native, 22-year-old Jay Blanes moved to London in July 2019 to become a full-time musician. Passionate about many genres, such as pop, jazz, indie, rock or R&B, Jay recently decided to focus his efforts on commercial indie-folk and is about to start releasing a few singles that will lead to a sound-defining EP later this Summer. The first single is the upbeat Natalie – out now across all download and streaming platforms. We decided to find out more about Jay with a Take 5 ... When did you realise that you wanted to be a music artist? What or who has inspired you ? It is kind of a long story, I guess it usually is. When I was 7, my grandma, who has always been an advocate for music in our family, insisted on me and my mum that I should take piano lessons, and so I did. It was classical music, and the studies where quite demanding, so I did not really enjoy it and I would not practice as I should have. During high school, I almost dropped out of music school. However, I started going to music summer camps and I discovered another way to live music, singing and jamming by the campfire at night.  A few years later, a friend who had a band that I admired convinced me and my (now ex)girlfriend to upload covers to YouTube. But we broke up two years later, so I leaned on music to get over it (I was 17). I decided to get better at recording and editing both music and videos. And the time for college arrived.  During my second year of business school, at an Ed Sheeran concert in Barcelona, I realised my dream was to be in his shoes. And for the first time I started believing I could do it. Ed is probably my biggest inspiration, apart from many other artists such as Damien Rice, Finneas or Coldplay.   Who, living or dead, would you dream of collaborating with? I believe it is a tie between Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli. As I explained before, Ed has had a huge impact in my life and I love his music, so being able to work with him, in any way, would be the dream. Nevertheless, Andrea Bocelli has been in my life for quite a long time too, and he is one of my grandma’s favourite artists. Andrea has found his voice: I don’t know how he does it, but there are only emotions coming out of his mouth, you can feel every line. Also, being able to show that to my grandma and maybe even introducing her to him would make me feel like I owe her a bit less for all the love and support she has always been giving to me. Tell us about your single –'Natalie '-  what is the song about? Natalie is the first single of my next EP, called “Fireworks”, which will be released on June, the 5th! The song came to me while jamming, sitting on a bench at University of Southern California (USC), right before a Songwriting class. I was there last year as an exchange student. Natalie was a journalism student I fell for there. Our first date was magical: we met after I busked at the Santa Monica Pier, walked to its end -where some dancers were performing- and witnessed a beautiful sunset. Then it went dark and saw lightning storms in the horizon, went for dinner in an Asian restaurant, I spilled my glass of water all over me, and then sang her some songs to gather the strength to kiss her. https://youtu.be/qx7j3bSg5bA Unfortunately, our paths weren’t going to the same place: two weeks after our first date, she was going back to her hometown in San Francisco and my flight back to Spain was scheduled for before she would come back to LA. This is why the song seeks to convince her to stay with me, come with me or do whatever is necessary to keep getting to know each other…  The fun fact is she never listened to the song, until now, I guess.  Tell us five things you love about London, and why…… 1 - The city itself: its parks, its beautiful and stunning buildings,… 2 - Its history: the fact that we can walk the same streets Shakespeare, Chaplin, Churchill or Queen Victoria walked… is quite mind-blowing. 3 - London welcomes people from all over the world, it is the most international city I have been to. I have felt like another Londoner. 4 - The support for new artists by the music industry in the UK and London is HUGE… that is the main reason why I came. Furthermore, you guys value music and entertainment in a different and better way than Spaniards do. 5 - English! I have always loved English since I started learning it as a kid. All my heroes, referents and inspirations speak English and being able to speak it everyday is a dream. Furthermore, being able to sing in English without seeing anyone in the audience frown is very freeing. In Spain and Catalonia they want you to sing in Spanish or Catalan unless you’re a huge foreign star. What are you most looking forward to this year?  A severe improvement in the Coronavirus crisis… I do not think there will be a vaccine ready for this year but, at least, I hope we will be way better… On a more personal and selfish note, being able to hug my grandparents, best friends and family… And the release of the EP! It will start defining my sound and it is my best work so far, I really love it! There are a couple upbeat, happy, fun songs and three indie/folk ballads. Read the full article

[wavenetinfo]

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher made a surprise appearance at Sunday’s One Love Manchester benefit concert.

The English singer, 44, was met with plenty of cheers and applause from the crowd as he began his performance of his band’s song “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star.” He then launched into his solo song “Wall of Glass.”

Gallagher, 44, was born in Manchester and Oasis is one of the city’s most famous exports, so his presence at the charity concert was surely special for the fans in the audience. Despite many fans’ hopes, Liam did not reunite with his brother Noel Gallagher for the concert. (The pair have a famously contentious relationship that broke up Oasis in 2009.)

Sadly, he did not get to sing one of the band’s most famous songs, “Don’t Look Back in Anger” — a song that has become associated with the unified response to the Manchester attacks — as Coldplay performed it earlier in the evening. (After the concert, cars could be heard in the parking lot blasting the song, sparking many more sing-alongs into the evening.)

However, Coldplay’s Chris Martin joined Gallagher onstage to perform “Live Forever,” a particularly touching moment during the concert that closed out his short set.

Gallagher joined the A-list group of musicians set to perform on Sunday, including Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Usher, Take That, Coldplay, Niall Horan, Robbie Williams and more.

Ariana Grande

Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images

While fans were delighted with Gallagher’s performance, the overall mood at the concert was especially somber after a terrorist attack in London — which left seven dead and 48 injured after three men drove into a crowd and attacked with knives — occurred less than 24 hours ahead of the concert. However, the performers kept the mood upbeat, even if a few did tear up at certain points.

Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus

Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images

All proceeds from the concert, taking place at the Emirates Old Trafford stadium in the city, are going to the Red Cross’s Manchester Emergency Fund to help victims and families impacted by the May 22 attack in Manchester that left 22 dead and 116 injured. Those who were at Grande’s original gig — which is where the Manchester bombing took place — were offered free tickets, and additional tickets sold out in just six minutes.

RELATED VIDEO: London Attack Kills Seven and Injures Dozens The show is expected to raise around $2.6 million.

The concert aired live on Freeform at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. A one-hour highlight special will later air on ABC following the NBA Finals. BBC, the host broadcaster, is producing TV coverage.

with reporting by SIMON PERRY

4 June 2017 | 8:57 pm

Jodi Guglielmi

Source : PEOPLE.com

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[a-rush-of-dreams-to-the-head]

tabloid trash

Will doesn’t slept well. It was to be expected really, after losing one of his best friends and his career in the same day. He looked at the girl sleeping in the bed next to his. Y/N. There was also Y/N. She had fallen asleep on the sofa originally while he was ordering Chinese food on his phone. He had debated not moving you, but thought you looked so forlorn and vulnerable on the tatty fabric that he couldn’t leave you there. Will was sure this was going to hit you hard. He spends most of the night thinking about what was next and replaying the evening through his mind, wondering what he could have done better.

Will gives up on sleep at about six thirty when you still seem to be fast asleep. He quietly makes himself a cup of tea and settles at the table with his laptop. He always had it on him, he never knows when he might need answer his emails or something. Unfortunately, he’d only had his day bag on him when they’d left, but he was lucky that his laptop happened to be in it yesterday. He knows what he heard as they’d exited that hotel. He saw the woman, a long blond braid flopping over her shoulder as she aligned the camera lens for the shot, the tell-tale press pass from the concert hanging haphazardly from her neck. He wasn’t close enough to see the publication so he supposed he’d have to do some digging. He clicks onto the news tab of google but before he can start a search he spots a headline in the “rising” column.

“COLDPLAYS TEARSTRUCK TEEN LOVER IN BANK BREAKUP BONNANZA” Wills face doesn’t shift but his heart drops as adrenaline begins pounding through his veins. He clicks on the article. In pride of place is two photos. The first has been taken from an obvious long distance judging by the quality but it’s still easy to make out Y/N sitting across Chris’ lap with his arms surrounding her. Will realises instantly where it’s from, clearly the pay-out hadn’t been enough. The second is exactly what Will feared it would be. Y/N’s mascara has left trails down her face and was meant to be an arm around her in comfort looks possessive as he stares down the camera lens. He doesn’t want to read the article but he forces his eyes to take the words in.

“Scandal in Budapest as Coldplay band members feud over 19-year-old fan-turned-paramour. In an article published by our French sister publication Journalist and Photographer Valérie Dubois uncovers the juicy secret of the British soft rock band that has recently shot to fame following three successful album releases. The following is a translation for our English speaking audience.”

 Will starts to feel hot under his skin as his fingers and toes involuntarily clench but he reads on nevertheless.

 “Frontman Chris Martin was snapped in a rather compromising position with the mysterious madam in Paris earlier this year in previously unreleased photos. It seems as if this new beau is taking advantage of her position and had been spotted with the singer outside an exclusive restaurant in Budapest earlier this week – talk about a sugardaddy! The latest gossip gets even more outrageous. After the Band’s first show in Budapest – where Martin emerged looking rather ruffled and covered in lipstick may I add?, bandmate and drummer Will Champion was caught leaving the bands hotel stakeout via the side exit with luggage and the very same girl… interesting. Miss Paris, wearing a daringly cut pink number and curiously smudged lipwear, didn’t look happy but seems to be enjoying the comfort of yet another millionaire musician. Did her two not-so-Cold-play affairs overlap? Is this soft rock band trying to bring back groupies or is this girl a special case? The author of this piece has uncovered the identity of our mysterious Miss Paris through vigorous investigation. It turns out that the paramour of the soft rock scene is actually die-hard Coldplay fan Y/N Y/L/N, a 19-year-old student from London, England. Further investigation turned up this photo of Y/L/N with the band months ago outside an exclusive London Venue. There’s still so many questions we have for the band and Y/L/N but so far have received no comment… “

 Will can’t believe it. An actual magazine published this trash? He skims the rest of it, but it is all in the same vein. He hazards a look in your direction but you are still fast asleep. He’s biting hard on the inside of his cheek, breathing forcibly slow. What the fuck do we do now?

[robchallismusic]

Understanding Musical Influences

Introduction

Musical influences are inevitable within each and every artist and band that are currently making music and selling records within the music industry. These influences are incredibly important, because they help us understand which music specific artists are influenced by, and can help us discover those influences that may impact our personal taste or creativity within our own music. The music industry that exists today consists of multiple influences that have been passed through different styles of music, and the artists that are currently selling records and earning popularity are the ones who have developed and expanded on those specific influences. These artists will come to influence, and are influencing musicians that are working hard to try and gain popularity within the music industry.

Artists

Adele

A current artist that has developed and expanded on their musical influences is the multi-platinum selling recording artist Adele. Adele is an English Singer-Songwriter who grew up in Tottenham, London UK, and went to the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology to study music. In 2006, she was discovered online after a friend posted her demo on MySpace, and was signed to XL Recordings the same year. From 2006 to 2008, she had recorded and released her first album, 19, which had become popular but was not reaching the charts she had desired. In 2011, she released her second album, 21, which became one of the most highest selling albums of all time, with sales as high as 11 million. Since then, she has taken the globe my storm and has been touring, while just recently releasing her highly anticipated album 25, which sold over 6 million in its first four weeks of release.

But despite Adele’s superstardom and heavy following, she too has had influences that has helped her develop her music. She has described her own music as ‘soul’, ‘pop’, ‘blue-eyed soul’, and ‘R&B’. All these elements have been influenced by previous artists in the industry prior to her career. The legend says that James Brown is the ‘Godfather of Soul’, and Adele definitely has elements of his work in her music.

Adele’s influences:

Soul music originates from the United States, and was first introduced in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It combines the works from African-American gospel music, rhythm and blues, and jazz. This clearly describes the style that Adele has described her own music. It became widely popular around the United States, as it was often associated with dancing, as it was so raw and honest. Adele has written many songs about heartbreak and pain, which is a common aspect of soul. Soul is a down to earth and raw genre of music which people relate to, which is another reason why Adele has become so widely popular.

Etta James was a huge inspiration for Adele. She found her album in the record store she used to work at and instantly fell in love with the style of music, and guided her to the music she is making now. Etta James is well known for being a soul singer, while bringing R&B into her music, which compliments her soulful lyrics.

Adele was so influenced by Etta James that she covered one of her songs ‘Fool That I Am’ in 2008; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esn9e6dbk-Y

Adele’s raw and powerful voice is an obvious influence from Etta James

Adele has an obvious contrast however to Etta James, as the original has a more of a Jazz feel to it, and has a full band occupying her;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YkMQ86ZDYg

As well as Etta James being an artist influence, Adele was also inspired by artists such as Mary J. Blige and Alicia Keys. These two artists make different styles of music to Adele, as their tracks are mainly pop based, however can also be associated with Adele as they too use their raw vocals in songs. I suppose soul is an element in these artists music, as they do have forms of the raw feeling element that Adele has within her songs.

An example of Mary J. Blige’s music is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D4EFUIZbTs

An example of Alicia Key’s music is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rywUS-ohqeE

Both artists have obvious similarities within their music, such as a strong tempo beat throughout the songs that allow the vocals to come through. These artists were also making music in the same era, so it is no surprise that their music has influenced Adele’s music.

Bob Dylan was also a musical influence to Adele, as she covered a song ‘Make You Feel My Love’, which is more widely known as being an Adele song, despite being a cover.

Adele’s Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0put0_a--Ng

Bob Dylan’s Version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdRGMabR_t8

Adele has allowed all of these artists, and their influences to influence her. She has made soul music her own by using the elements and simplifying them, while complementing it by using her raw and powerful vocals within her tracks. This has inspired people to pursue their dreams by being influenced by her music. She is undoubtedly an artist to remember and is very deserving of her success.

Coldplay

Coldplay are an English pop rock band who were originally formed in 1997 in London, England, UK.  The group consists of 4 members, of which are Chris Martin (vocals and piano), Jonny Buckland (guitarist), Guy Berryman (bass), and Will Champion (drummer). Coldplay became popular globally in 2000, after releasing a single; ‘Yellow’ which instantly threw them into stardom. Their first album Parachutes, was very successful, and since starting the band have sold over 40 million albums worldwide.

Coldplay describe their own music as pop-rock, which is a mix between rock and pop music. Pop rock originates from older rock music, with a combination of the works from pop music. Many people associate pop rock as being a softer and easier rock music, while also being more exciting and edgy than regular pop music. It was originally created in the 1950s as an alternative to rock and roll, and the early pop rock had been created to be as commercial as possible, as there was an obvious market for a middle way between rock and pop music, as they were the most popular music at the time.

So with this, Coldplay were able to use this to their advantage, as they had rock roots within the band, but were able to use their pop influences from what they listened to to be able to mix both genres. With the influences of rock and pop music, there are roots within the band that are evident within their music -

An influence that the band have worked from would be the Scottish band Travis, as they were said to have been the inspiration for the band forming originally. They had given Coldplay the tools to begin working together and forming as a band, and with that, they have come to be one of the biggest bands of all time.

Musically, U2 have inspired Coldplay with their style of music, as it is very similar. An example of two songs that sound similar would be;

U2: The Unforgettable Fire;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_rBqCxj3gU

Coldplay: Viva La Vida;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE

The styles of music in both of these songs are similar, and although there are differences between them, there is an obvious influence that Coldplay have had from U2. The beat and tempo are very similar.

Focusing more on the pop side of their influences, Michael Jackson was a big inspiration for Coldplay. He had inspired them to feel free within their music and allowed them to express themselves and artists rather than restricting to band ‘norms’. They took musical influence by allowing Michael’s high tempo pop beats influence their work, they even did a cover of his world famous song Billie Jean;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kBNIL_CPcw

It is very different from the original, as it's recorded in a studio and more upbeat, the original is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y

With this, you can see a strong pop influence within their music. Despite this being at the beginning of their career, without these influences taking a part in the process, they would not be the band that they are now. They have developed into a multi million selling band and will forever be remembered for their style of music. They brought rock and pop together and developed it further by introducing elements that other artists did not, e.g. synthesisers and more riffs than usual. This band is a prime example of how influences can develop and change artists or bands within the industry.

Soul Music

Soul music originates from gospel music, as it was seen to be joyful and up-tempo. There were two types of gospel songs; some being up-tempo, which then formed faster and more happy soul songs, while the other type of gospel was slower which became well known as romantic love songs. Although many gospel songs existed, soul music had specifically aimed at capturing the raw element of music, by focusing on emotions, because of this, slower soul became more popular. Certain artists helped with this liking to slower music, with artists such as the gospel singer James Brown, who was actually named the ‘Godfather of Soul Music’. He was able to capture emotion within his songs, with an example being ‘Please, Please, Please’. With this song, he was able to turn a common gospel song about love for god into a classic love song about the love he had for a woman. With this, it clearly shows the link between the emotional slower side of soul music, and was appealing to new listeners. The song ‘Please, Please, Please’ can be heard here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMqAfg8pRRg

So from the original development of gospel music, Soul Music then went on to develop influences from life events that supported civil rights for black people, and because they took inspiration from these events of African-American pride, soul music had become incredibly popular within the youth of black people at that time. From this, artists were then able to develop more understanding of using emotion towards their songwriting, and inspired a ‘white’ versioned soul music, being referred to as ‘blue-eyed soul’. This music is now more common within today's charts or music, because it gives every artist the opportunity to express their feelings through writing and recording music. In some ways, soul music is a vital, and incredibly important part of music development because it has helped so many artists with being able to support, protest, and promote moments of crisis or personal battles. It faces challenges such as racism, prejudice and discrimination, and can also be reflected with heartbreak.

Heart break is now the most common Soul and Blue-Eyed Soul music around at this time as it is such a common and relatable subject, and be it being so relatable, it gives every opportunity for artists writing in this style to propel their music into audiences who are always willing to listen. By using the slow, gospel-like aspects of soul, it allows an artist to demonstrate and articulate how much emotion they are feeling. This has originated from the beginning, as black people were being treated unfairly and needed a voice, so they used soul music to do just that, make sure they get heard - and current artists are using soul music as a platform to do just exactly that.

Pop-Rock Music

Pop rock originates from older rock music, with a combination of the works from pop music. It can be associated as a lighter version of rock music with influences originating from pop music and pop related melodies. It was originally created in the 1950s as an alternative to rock and roll, and was created to be commercial and liked by more people as it was a style of two popular genres. The early pop rock had been influenced by the style of rock and roll while using the common beats and arrangements to copy this style. It was designed specifically to be liked wider than rock and pop music alone, so by combining both styles of music, it allowed a niche pathway into introducing fresh ears into a new and exciting style of music. By using the known likings of rock and pop music, they were able to combine the elements to introduce it into a completely new genre.

Most pop rock tracks are similar in style and lyrics, which makes it easy for artists to develop music in the style as they know the exact way to grab listeners attention. Artists such as Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Coldplay all use this style of music, and all of which have proven that pop rock is incredibly popular within the music industry.

An example of modern pop-rock is a song called ‘Since U Been Gone’ by Kelly Clarkson;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UrFYvl5TE&list=PL7VDjR8Zaxvf2IunklQVzgcAME5aPaME6&index=6

This demonstrates the mix between rock and pop music. She uses common rock instruments and song structures, while accompanying that with pop-like vocals and a heavier pop like instrumental alongside the rock-like instruments. The lyrics are very pop-like as they talk about being left alone and being free, which is also a common topic in rock music.

Technology

The technology used within each style of music has developed with the artists themselves.

Adele and Coldplay are fortunate enough to be able to have high quality recording studios, with professional recording equipment and talented mixers and producers. However, this has not always been the case for these styles of music.

In the 1960’s+, recording equipment was not as developed, which meant the quality of recording was not as high as it is now. They would have to had recorded everything through less developed microphones, and would have had less chance of being able to use a Digital Input, as they had only just invented electric guitars and proper amplifiers 10-20 years prior.

An example of the type of recording they had available in earlier years is a recording of Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158fwCG27zE&list=PLEFC95E560AB16C57

This is an example of what type of technology they had in comparison to today’s technology. A contrasting example would be Adele’s song ‘Hello’:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHsXMglC9A

This track has higher recording quality and has been focused on more in terms of the producing and mixing, whereas the Otis Redding song wouldn’t have had been higher quality simply because of not having the modern technology we have now, and also the experience is a lot better in these times rather than in the 1960’s.

Microphone’s have developed massively since the 1960’s, and this can affect the recording of a song massively. Soul music tends to focus on vocals more, so they would get a really high quality microphone to record the material on. However, pop-rock would like to focus on the instruments more, so they may focus more on a direct input and having a clearer sound while producing.

Chosen Influential Tracks

Although Adele has created and released more than 3 albums, here roots are most obvious in the music she made early in her career. Her roots of slow soul and blue-eyed soul are found within her first and second album more noticeably than her third, and the most obvious and tempting song that evidences this is her hit single ‘Rolling In The Deep’;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

This song is probably one of her most recognised and most loved, but a big reason for this is the fact it has roots directly from soul music. Soul music was developed to be able to express your deepest and darkest feelings, and was a platform where people who were suffering could release their feelings through this type of music.

Within this song, Adele is singing about heartbreak, and how she has sorrow and anger towards the person who has left her feeling the way she is. The emotions through her raw and emotional vocals tell a story in itself, as it is being performed with such power and strength.

The lyrics for the songs are;

There's a fire starting in my heart Reaching a fever pitch, it's bringing me out the dark Finally I can see you crystal clear [Clean version:] Go 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare [Explicit version:] Go 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your shit bare See how I leave with every piece of you Don't underestimate the things that I will do

There's a fire starting in my heart Reaching a fever pitch And it's bringing me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us They keep me thinking that we almost had it all The scars of your love, they leave me breathless I can't help feeling We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it, to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told But I've heard one on you And I'm gonna make your head burn Think of me in the depths of your despair Make a home down there As mine sure won't be shared

(You're gonna wish you never had met me) The scars of your love remind me of us (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) They keep me thinking that we almost had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) The scars of your love, they leave me breathless (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) I can't help feeling We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it, to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) We could have had it all Rolling in the deep You had my heart inside of your hand But you played it, with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door (woah) Count your blessings to find what you look for (woah) Turn my sorrow into treasured gold (woah) You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow (woah) (You're gonna wish you never had met me) We could have had it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) It all, it all, it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me) And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me) Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep) You had my heart inside of your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me)

But you played it You played it You played it You played it to the beat.

This song demonstrates soul music by using lyrics such as ‘There’s a fire starting in my heart’, which, in the 1960’s, could have been written before about the anger and frustration people had in those days. A similar lyric is ‘Pain in my heart’ in the song ‘Pain in my heart’ by Otis Redding;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=158fwCG27zE&list=PLEFC95E560AB16C57

Here the lyrics are proven to be soulful and influential. The obvious emotion in those lyrics is that there is anger and sadness within Adele’s emotions. She carries on with these lyrics with emotion, for example; ‘The scars of your love remind me of us’, which again, is a very honest lyric and can be interpreted in many ways. Is she talking about being left with scars of emotions or scars of physical pain? There is so much context within this song, which has been passed down by the common ground of soul music. She has developed from the pain and suffering in the style that they used to play. By using these lyrics she has hit a gold mine where soulful lyrics are concerned, as she demonstrates pain so easily.

This song influences me as an artist because this is exactly the type of music I create and aspire to make. The feelings and emotions that are put into the song are what I love about soul music, and this song in particular expresses genuine heartbreak and anger that myself and other people have gone through. It influences me to

And I value Adele for this song for her courage and honesty. It isn’t always easy to write a song about something you are going through or have gone through, and to be able to use a platform like music to tell as story, she has done herself and many other people a favour. This song is slow and melodic, while also being memorable, and in my opinion, that can be all you need in order to be found and loved by the right people. The amount of dedication she has put into this song is proven by the sales and amount of people that relate to her music.

I can remember hearing this song for the first time and instantly falling in love with the style and vocals, and I feel like that is a definite influence that has been put on me, as it is the style of music I write, and a topic that I just cannot help but write about - heartbreak. It is just so honest and so open, and that influences me to want to write more openly, because she has proven that every story is worth telling. I like this song because it uses all the elements that I love. A piano, solid drum beat, and raw vocals. The production and writing of this song is impeccable and legendary.

It inspires me to want to continue and follow my dreams, and gives me support that I don’t need to follow the mainstream and create pop or rock songs, I can follow the exact style of music I want to do and focus on that, I don’t need to be loved for music I don’t want to create. And as for Adele, despite the success she has had from this song, she did not expect such a big reaction, so for her to follow her heart and make music that she wants to make is brave and courageous. I will forever and always be inspired by Adele, and influenced by her music, and I wish I could thank her for doing that for me.

A modern Coldplay song that has a pop-rock influence to it would be ‘An Adventure of a lifetime’;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXby3twMmI

This song used guitar riffs throughout which are complemented by pop-like vocals being echoed throughout the song. This shows a clear style of rock with the repetitiveness of a guitar riff, and pop vocals.

I strongly believe that new music can be influenced, as we are forever adapting and changing how music is made every day. We have combined so many styles such as pop-rock, and there are even new styles such as hip-hopera which is a mix between hip hop and opera, which have been influenced by two different styles. The evidence is within today’s music. We as a human race are forever trying to develop new styles of music by combining styles, so that in itself is an influence on new music.

I believe that musicians are only aware of influences once they are exposed to it. For example, I was not aware that i had been influenced by specific styles of music until I sat down and realised that the majority of my music is one style. This must mean that I have been influenced and I haven’t just come up with it. My music isn’t new, but I feel as though musicians only become aware that their music isn’t new, and that they have got influences, until they notice it themselves or if someone tells them that they have been influenced by something in particular.

Conclusion

To summarise, many artists are influenced by music within different genres. In particular, Adele is inspired and influenced by soul and blue-eye souled music, where as Coldplay are by Pop-Rock. These contrasting genres have developed throughout the 1960’s until now, and are still as influential as ever, even if we do not hear them as often as we normally would do. These styles of music are influential within technology, as they have both developed so much since they started, and the music that is made today has seen an increase on quality of recorded music. These styles of music are incredibly influential to many artists, and I am definitely inspired by these artists and their influences. I am sure that these influences will continue to live on, and if they are to ever slow down, I am certain that they will one day make a comeback.