Advanced Essay Workshop/ENGL 2270
 

How Instagram ads made ILLENIUM a successful Musician

Nicholas D.miller, a.k.a ILLENIUM, has been able to skyrocket to the top of the music business in the past couple of years. He has already dropped three studio albums and has been signed to a major label called Artwerks. In 2019, He performed in places like EDC, UMF, and Madison …

The Ultimate Review of The Infamous Band: Queen

The band I am going to be doing a review on is the British Rock group, Queen and examining his lyrical peculiarity. If you like rock-and-roll, then you know like all the other rock bands out there that they are known vicariously for their electric guitars and their high octaves, Freddie Mercury, also known as the lead singer, was notorious for his abnormally high-pitched singing voice that …

A Review of “Into the New World” by Girls’ Generation

If you haven’t heard of Girls’ Generation or their debut song “Into the New World” yet, then you have been sleeping under a rock. Girls’ Generation debuted on August 5, 2007 under SM Entertainment with their song “Into the New World”. At the time of their debut there were 9 …

An Analysis of “White Guy Angst”: Ben Folds’ “Rockin the Suburbs”

On September 11th, 2001, Ben Folds released his debut album “Rockin the Suburbs”. At this point in the artist’s career, he had written hit after hit while at the forefront of the “Ben Folds Five”, an ironically named alt-rock trio, but after the band had gone their separate ways, Folds …

Number Nine: A Look Into The “White Album”

The Beatles are a band renowned across the universe. A small portion of that eminence comes from their changing sound throughout their active years. The sound from their albums Please Please Me, Help!, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road all have very different styles. Typically, when someone mentions The Beatles, many people think of their earlier albums, such as A Hard Day’s Night. However, a defining album of theirs is arguably the “White Album” (1968). …

What Really Happened: The Original English Invasion

We were all taught about the European arrival to the “New World” in grade school. We were also taught that the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas got along with the European settlers. Iron Maiden’s “Run to the Hills” (1982) is a song that tells a simplified version of what really happened when the colonizers arrived on this …

Skylar Pocket: The Kings, Queens, and Everything In-Betweens of the NJ DIY Music Scene

Skylar Pocket is a queer-fronted band from the New Brunswick music scene who, as many of their fans and other reviewers have noticed, always makes a point to create an incredibly welcoming and accepting environment at their live performances and even through their music. They advocate for other queer and …