Music

Madani, J. (1998). A brief history of pop and rock music in the 60s. Spectropop, Retrieved November 24, 2008, from http://www.spectropop.com/hmadanibrief.html

This essay give a description of the history of pop and rock music in the 1960s. The largest comparison is between The Beatles and The Beach Boys. The essay also discusses pop-jazz musicians and pop-country music. Motown was popular in the early sixties while Woodstock music ruled the later part of the decade.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatle_haircut#The_mop-top_haircut

In this Wikipedia article is about the Beatles influence on pop culture. It branches off into fashion, television, film, video games, and countless contemporary bands. The Beatles also have had their own Cirque du Soleil with their hits arranged to a circus. The Beatles are still very popular amongst younger crowds which just goes to show that great music is timeless.

(2008, November 5). 2000s music. Retrieved November 23, 2008, from Tune Charts Web site: http://www.tunecharts.com/?2000s-Music

This website lists the hits so far from the decade. Music styles include electronic, rap, r&b, pop, rock, heavy metal, jazz, and dance. The styles were the antithesis of early 90s music, such as grunge. Alternative music was more pop than rock. Boy bands and girl bands peaked and declined during the 2000s. Music videos and MTV had a large part on what songs became popular and for how long.

(2008, February 5). Rhapsody takes over yahoo on demand. Techweb, Retrieved November 23, 2008, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5252977095&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5252977098&cisb=22_T5252977097&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=295551&docNo=23

This article from Techweb talks about the take over of Yahoo on demand by Rhapsody. Rhapsody is a monthly subscription that allows its users to download mp3 files that are sometimes compatible with iTunes. Rhapsody is also the main competition for legal music downloading.

(2007, July, 31). Illegal downloading on the rise. New Musical Express, Retrieved November 23, 2008, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T5253241108&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T5253241111&cisb=22_T5253241110&treeMax=true&treeWidth=299&selRCNodeID=18&nodeStateId=411en_US,1,40&docsInCategory=140&csi=221819&docNo=2

Illegal music downloading is on the rise despite harsh punishments and fines. 1,700 internet users were polled by the Entertainment Media Research company to find these results. Legal downloading is also increased in the past year. The study shows a shift towards digital media from CDs and physical music.