nightclub. My friend recommended me to go to 1015 Folsom nightclub because the songs are funkier. The club is located at Folsom street, downtown San Francisco. We arrived at 1015 Folsom around 11.45pm. Many people were still lining up to get into the discotheque. I didn't know why people like to go to such a dark and noisy place like that. Anyway, people who were there are mostly dressed up. Some of them looked interesting. My attention went to an old man about 50-60 years old man who were already dressed
The term disco often brings to mind, images of polyester suits, coordinated choreography and flashy disco balls. John Badham’s 1977 cinematic classic Saturday Night Fever capitalized on those images to help mainstream society relate to this growing subculture. John Travolta’s portrayal of Tony Manero, a down on his luck heterosexual male, who uses disco as a means of escape from his everyday life, helps to demonstrate Hollywood’s encroachment on this growing cultural phenomenon. What Badham’s
Have you ever wondered why your dad has a white leisure suit deep in his closet? Probably because of Saturday Night Fever, the most popular movie of the late 70s. That was the age of disco, the age when discotheques were the place to be. People weren’t ashamed of wearing bell bottom pants or leisure suits in public. Your dad probably wore his once in awhile. Nowadays, people look back at such a time and can’t believe that disco was the pinnacle of American society, a type of music which gained
he tried to continue the tradition of solving issues using diplomatic ways, however Gaddafi refused to take Reagan’s threats seriously. The conflict with Libya and the United States escalated when it was discovered that Gaddafi was behind the discotheque bombings in West Berlin on April 5th 1986. Gaddafi has violently attacked not only innocent civilians, but had planned assassination attempts on United States officials that were abroad (SOURCE). Gaddafi’s previous actions, led to the bombings
The History Of Swing It is argued that the start of the “Swing Era” started the day that Louis Armstrong joined Fletcher Henderson’s band in 1924. The style Armstrong played on the trumpet, which was shown off to the world after joining Henderson’s band was the main thing that would lead to swing jazz. The official start of the swing era began ten years after Armstrong joined the band and almost a full ten years after the first swing dance, the Lindy Hop. In the early 1930’s on the recommendation
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Elton John and the Loss of Sexual Autonomy The past three decades have been filled with contrasting types of popular music, which reflect an evolving culture. What was popular in the Seventies provides a sharp contrast to what appealed to audiences in the Nineties. Ironically, the earlier decade was filled with ideas of freedom and non-conformity, while ideas of clear categories and cautionary reluctance dominate the latter. Despite the supposed 1970’s ‘revival’ in the
The well-known riff of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” opens Andreas Dresen’s movie Changing Skins (Raus aus der Haut, 1997). The film opens in a crowded music club where young people are dancing ecstatically, turned on by pulsing rock and roll. This could be a trite depiction of youth culture if it were not located in a country that suppressed this kind of music: the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It is therefore worth reflecting on the social and political controversy in the former East Germany
The most important and popular national holiday is Independence Day on September 18. The date commemorates the First National Congress of the Chilean Government (Primera Junta Nacional de Gobierno) celebrated that day in 1810. It was the criolla (native Chilean born) political response to the French occupation of the Spanish kingdom at that time, the overthrow of Ferdinand VII, and the coronation of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte’s older brother, as King of Spain. The original purpose of that
Valentine’s Day celebration in London Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and what better way than celebrating in London where there are a plethora of options to woo your loved ones or spend some quality time with each other. This year when you are looking forward to make the moment come alive or propose your loved one try to be at the most beautiful places in London and make it a memorable evening. Break the bread at the Sky Garden This Valentine when you want to surprise your love take her to
Hip-hop is a musical art form, created by African-Americans and Latino-Americans in the mid-seventies. Its conception came from a young generation of African-Americans in the Bronx, who created a beautiful, prideful expression of music, art, and dance from a backdrop of poverty. Since that ignition in a New York City borough, it has inspired people from all socio-economic and cultural backgrounds all across the world. When hip-hop is discussed as an art form and not just as rap, it usually is meant
Film is not only a piece of art but also a tool of social reform as it expresses the feelings of humans and their idea of contemporary society. Films are the mirror that reflects the society. Also they reflect the changing scenario of politics and economy in India over the decades. Talk of the rise of middle class or the emergence of small town India or the gradual breakdown of the old feudal order or of despair, anger, alienation and separation or of resurrection, a new resurgence and a new confidence
Marco Antonio Muniz best known as Marc Anthony. Also considered as a American actor, singer, producer, and television producer. He born on September 16, 1969 in New York City. Marc is the youngest of five brothers and three girls. He is originally from a Puerto Rican family. His mother is Guillermina Rivera and his father Felipe Muniz. At the beginning, everything was normal until he noticed that God gave him a talent. At that moment he does not know about his brilliant future. Probably, his parents
'Home is where the heart is'. I had heard this cliché so many times that I always thought it was overused. As I stepped out of the airport, a big wave of nostalgia took over. I don’t remember how long I was in a trance and how I reached the arrival zone before my mother’s excited voice made me realize I was finally here. There is something about airports. I think the cosmic energy tries very hard to delicately balance the joy of meeting a loved one and tearful goodbyes. Even then it sometimes fails
I waved my family goodbye on June 1, 2015 and boarded my flight to Atlanta Georgia. That flight took two hours and the transatlantic flight took eight. Another two hours and I was in Berlin, Germany. I traveled one month in the southern part, two weeks in the north, one week on the island of Rügen, and the final week back in Berlin. I spent the time I had with family and friends, and the fleeting moments I had to myself were timeless. As a result of my trip to Germany I have changed my perspective
along with its duration and the intermittency of the exposure. Individual genetic and environmental factors also play important part(Bovo, Ciorba, & Martini, 2007). Hetu and Fortin (1995) studied the characteristics of highly amplified music in discotheques from psychoacoustic and phenomenological points of view. They found that the amplified music is characterized by strong pulsations (≈ 2 Hz), a narrow dynamic range and sloping spectrum with maximum energy in the 1/3 octave centred at 63 Hz. This
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unforgettable. This included drugs such as cocaine and amyl nitrite and would give a sensation that the dancer’s arms and legs had turned jell-O that was as a result of motor coordination suspension. The high quantities of drugs that were used in the discotheques developed another cultural phenomenon which led to public sex and increased promiscuity (Shapiro, 2005). The dance floor had become seduction arena but in the secluded places such as stairwells of exits and bathrooms, dancers engaged in actual
The role of music in film can be critical to telling the story. The music is used by directors in various methods to help the viewer glimpse a full picture of trends and beliefs of a particular time, to understand the psychology behind a particular character, and to set a mood in a film. Competition in Amadeus (1984) and Saturday Night Fever (1977) are depicted in different ways using numerous musical techniques which are important to analyze in order to understand their role in the films. Although
Disco came from the word ‘discotheque’ or “record library,” or also known as a underground nightclubs. ‘Saturday Night Fever’ was gave disco, it’s big break for music. This was during the civil rights movement, and if there was anything that helped unify people, it was Disco, “it’s
Aruba Aruba’s culture is a collection of values, beliefs, and traditions from several nations over hundreds of years. The language, architecture, schooling, language, festivities, and folklore have made the Aruban natives the people they are today. The native population has ethnic roots in Arawak, African, and European peoples. This is evident in the local foods, architecture, celebrations, and languages. There is also a mix of expatriates from Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America