Kiss And The Ideology Of The American Dream

Author : Kieran James
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244347468
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book KISS and the Ideology of the American Dream written by Kieran James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective effort on the authors? part to remember KISS, one of the most important hard-rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by the glam-rock movement which preceded its rise, arguably KISS was the first major act in rock music history to present rock music as Entertainment Product firstly and music only secondarily. We discuss the original, democratic concept of the Fab Four - Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter - as well as Gene Simmons? and Paul Stanley's subsequent American Dream ideology. We go on to analyse the current version of the band in the light of the original line-up and appearance. We find that the KISS fan base is divided with some fans accepting Simmons? current view that the four personas can be utilized by anyone chosen by the band's leadership; a second group which tries to correct the alleged historical injustices committed against Frehley and Criss; and a third group which is cynical about the current version of KISS but finds it fruitless to rehash old debates.

Author : Kieran James
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244947910
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book KISS and the Ideology of the American Dream written by Kieran James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective effort on the authors' part to remember KISS, one of the most important hard-rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by the glam-rock movement which preceded its rise, arguably KISS was the first major act in rock music history to present rock music as Entertainment Product firstly and music only secondarily. We discuss the original, democratic concept of the Fab Four - Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter - as well as Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's subsequent American Dream ideology. We go on to analyse the current version of the band in the light of the original line-up and appearance. We find that the KISS fan base is divided with some fans accepting Simmons' current view that the four personas can be utilized by anyone chosen by the band's leadership; a second group which tries to correct the alleged historical injustices committed against Frehley and Criss; and a third group which is cynical about the current version of KISS but finds it fruitless to rehash old debates.

Author : Kieran James
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244027420
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book KISS written by Kieran James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective effort on the authorsÕ part to remember KISS, one of the most important hard-rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Arguably KISS was the first major act in rock music history to present rock music as Entertainment Product firstly and music only secondarily. We discuss the original, democratic concept of the Fab Four - Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter - as well as SimmonsÕ and StanleyÕs subsequent American Dream ideology. We go on to analyse the current version of the band in the light of the original line-up. We find that the KISS fan base is divided with some fans accepting SimmonsÕ current view that the four personas can be utilized by anyone chosen by the bandÕs leadership; a second group which tries to correct the alleged historical injustices committed against Frehley and Criss; and a third group which is cynical about the current version of the band but mostly holds its peace. Includes bonus 68-page Metallica book.

Author : Kieran James
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244327408
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book KISS written by Kieran James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collective effort on the authors' part to remember KISS, one of the most important hard-rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s. Influenced by the glam-rock movement which preceded its rise, arguably KISS was the first major act in rock music history to present rock music as Entertainment Product firstly and music only secondarily. We discuss the original, democratic concept of the Fab Four - Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter - as well as Gene Simmons' and Paul Stanley's subsequent American Dream ideology. We go on to analyse the current version of the band in the light of the original line-up and appearance. We find that the KISS fan base is divided with some fans accepting Simmons' current view that the four personas can be utilized by anyone chosen by the band's leadership; a second group which tries to correct the alleged historical injustices committed against Frehley and Criss; and a third group which is cynical about the current version of KISS but finds it fruitless to rehash old debates.

Author : Karl Spracklen
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1838674454
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metal Music and the Re-imagining of Masculinity, Place, Race and Nation written by Karl Spracklen and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal is a form of popular music. Popular music is a form of leisure. In the modern age, popular music has become part of popular culture, a heavily contested collection of practices and industries that construct place, belonging and power.

Author : Kieran James
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244029989
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Metallica written by Kieran James and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was written mostly in calendar year 2008 either before the Death Magnetic album had been released or after it was released but before we had heard it. It reflects the anger and betrayal many fans of our generation, who had supported Metallica since Ride the Lightning days or even earlier, felt because of the Napster incident of 2000-2001 and the abysmal St. Anger album of 2003. We donÕt have this level of anger towards the band anymore. Maybe writing the article (as it was then) was a cathartic process. We admit that it was somewhat enjoyable bashing Lars Ulrich over the head with a weighty copy of Karl MarxÕs 1,100 page opus Capital Volume 1. Like MarxÕs Capital, our book was a product of its time. Please enjoy this book because it reflects the real anger towards Metallica which many older fans of the band were feeling in that time between the releases of St. Anger in 2003 and Death Magnetic in 2008.

Author : Andy Bennett
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031082966
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Music Heritage written by Andy Bennett and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book critically discusses the significance of popular music heritage as a means of remembering and re-presenting rock and pop artists, their music and their place in the culture of contemporary society. Since the mid-1990s, the contribution of popular music to the shaping of contemporary history and heritage has increasingly been acknowledged. In the same period, exhibitions of popular music related artefacts have become more commonplace in museums, and facilities dedicated to the celebration of popular music history and heritage, such as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, have opened their doors. Popular music heritage has found other mediums of expression too. There is now a significant popular music heritage media, including books, magazines, films and television series. Fans collect and display their own mementos, while the live performances of tribute bands and classic albums fulfill an increasing desire for the live spectacle of popular music heritage. This book will be crucial reading for established scholars as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students studying popular music heritage.

Author : Jennifer L. Hochschild
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195152786
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Dream and the Public Schools written by Jennifer L. Hochschild and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why is education policy so contentious? Do conflicts over specific issues in schooling have anything in common? Are there general principles that can help us resolve these disputes? In this book the authors find the source of many debates over schooling in the multiple goals and internal contradictions of the national ideology we call the American dream. They also propose a framework for helping Americans get past acrimonious debates in order to help all children learn. The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict, rooted in the American dream, between policies designed to promote each student's ability to pursue success and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and too often conflict, unnecessarily, with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. The book also examines issues such as creationism and Afrocentrism, where the disputes lie between those who attack the validity of the American dream and those who believe that such a challenge has no place in the public schools. At the end of the book, the authors examine the impact of our nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation on the pursuit of all of these goals, and they propose ways to make public education work better to help all children succeed and become the citizens we need.

Author : Bashilov Nikolai
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kissing Iskina written by Bashilov Nikolai and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you sit at a computer and out of the blue some user, that calls herself an artificial intelligence, gets in touch with you - you are unlikely to take it all seriously. But the main character does. Following is what comes out of this...

Author : Jean-Pierre Boulé
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857453211
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Existentialism and Contemporary Cinema written by Jean-Pierre Boulé and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of this volume is the assertion that Sartrean existentialism, most prominent in the 1940s, particularly in France, is still relevant as a way of interpreting the world today. Film, by reflecting philosophical concerns in the actions and choices of characters, continues and extends a tradition in which art exemplifies the understanding of existentialist philosophy. In a scholarly yet accessible style, the contributors exploit the rich interplay between Sartre’s philosophy, plays and novels, and a number of contemporary films including No Country for Old Men, Lost in Translation and The Truman Show, with film-makers including the Dardenne brothers, Michael Haneke, and Mike Leigh. This volume will be of interest to students who are coming to Sartre’s work for the first time and to those who would like to read films within an existentialist perspective.