I love music, especially punk rock. I find it interesting because the musicians are able to tell people really bluntly how they feel without getting severe backlash. Of course, everyone has opinions and there will be people challenging yours. But Punk Rockers usually have the “punk persona”. They act like they don't care and just brush the comments off. It also is a really smart way to get your point across because the songs usually are big hits and everybody has at least heard it once. I think the appealing thing for me is that the meaning of the song can be so loud that everybody can hear it or it could be hidden by a beautiful melody.
I have looked all over the internet for relevant sites. I have found some cool and informational ones. I read all of my sources and took notes on the parts that I wanted to include. I also listened to some of their songs and found meaning that I thought closely related to this year's theme. The pictures and the quotes are supposed to relate to what was happening at the time and the slide/section. I also used Noodle Tools to help sort all of my sources. It was a really neat and easy way to organize my information.
I gathered all of the information that stuck out to me and started to write my paragraphs. Then I split up the paragraphs to make them shorter and more manageable to read. I found some pictures and quotes that correlated to the topic of the slide. After that, I put everything into the NHD website maker. I organized the information, added color, and fonts.
Throughout history, grunge culture, started by punk rock bands like The Sex Pistols and Green Day, has influenced and brought together people who felt like their voices, were not being heard, influencing people to start speaking out no matter the repercussions.
I think music in general has had a huge influence on people throughout history. Music is essentially poetry with riffs and beats, spilling emotion by talking or singing. Music has been around for thousands of years. It is a way to express yourself if you feel uncomfortable talking. Sometimes people are just too scared to say what they want and they write it down and it turns into a song. They produce that song and other people hear it and they feel the same way. It goes around and more and more people know that someone else feels the same way.
Works Cited
Primary Sources
Green Day for "Father of All." 7 Feb. 2020, www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/green-day-father-of-all-motherfuckers-review-948579/. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a picture of Green Day promoting the newest album "Father of All...". I used this on the page 21st century.
Armstrong, Billie Joe. Interview. Conducted by Rebeca Keegen.
When he talks about american idiot he is referring to himself. He has political views but he is not telling people that they are the idiot.
Cool, Tre, et al. "Green Day - Extended Interview Ahead of Hella Mega Tour." Interview conducted by Kathryn Eisman. YouTube, 9 Feb. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=btl6VGgQ9tQ. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
They released that the song "Oh Yeah!" was written by a predator. They have decided to give the royalty's to sexual assault victims. Spreading awareness.
Dookie. Directed by Bob Carruthers, 2006. YouTube, www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2ZiikZVn1U&feature=emb_title. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
This is a documentary about the album that make Green Days careers take off.
"Green Day: American Punk-Rock Legends | Full Documentary." YouTube, uploaded by Biography, www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6UHQW76NU. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
This goes through the highs and lows of Green Day.
Green Day laughing. Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2019, www.rollingstone.com/feature/green-day-dookie-anniversary-things-you-didnt-know-785326/. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a photo of Green Day laughing. I used this on the Green Day page.
Green Day on RedBull TV. Red Bull, 18 Oct. 2016, www.redbull.com/ca-en/watch-green-day-live-concert-on-october-19-2016. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a picture of Green Day. I used this on the 21st century page.
Hardy, Emily. https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-7150007/What-life-like-1970s-Britain-time-unemployment-low.html. This Is Money, 24 June 2019, www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-7150007/What-life-like-1970s-Britain-time-unemployment-low.html. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a picture of Britain's former prime minister. I used this on my 1970s page.
In a sleeveless and embellished blue dress, diamond earrings, necklace, and a bracelet–topped off with a sparkly diamond tiara. Harper Bazaar, 14 Nov. 2019, www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g6180/queen-elizabeth-pictures/?slide=51. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a picture of the queen. I used this in the 1970s page.
Leonard, Candy. "Revolution": The Beatles Speak out. Culture Sonar, 28 Aug. 2018, www.culturesonar.com/revolution-the-beatles-speak-out/. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a photo of John Lennon getting arrested after he went to court because he was using drugs. I used this on my Beatles page.
McGann, Catherine. Read how Billie Joe Armstrong's panic attacks, the band's "fecal fascination" and more played into Green Day's punk landmark 'Dookie.' Catherine McGann/Getty Images. Rolling Stone, www.rollingstone.com/feature/green-day-dookie-anniversary-things-you-didnt-know-785326/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
Rotten, Johnny, et al. Interview. Conducted by Bill Grundy, 1 Dec. 1976.
In this interview the Sex Pistols are being berated by the host. The host was openly disrespecting them and the Sex Pistols fier back. This was the start of their infamy.
The Sex Pistols Drinking. ABOVE THE FOLD, 22 Feb. 2021, originalfuzz.com/blogs/magazine/sounds-that-shaped-the-sex-pistols. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a picture of the Sex Pistols. I used this on the Sex Pistols page.
"Sex Pistols Release an Album." My Guitar Lessons, 18 Sept. 2012, myguitarlessons.co.uk/2012/09/sex-pistols-release-an-album/. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a photo of the Sex Pistols playing at a venue. I used this as my opening photo.
Tre Cool in the music video "Holiday." i.pinimg.com/originals/f6/b8/32/f6b83244b1fc8a5ad84283d3223abe3b.png. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is a photo of Tre Cool in "Holiday". I used this on the Green Day page.
Young, Richard. The Sex Pistols Drinking and Smoking. Variety, 1977, variety.com/2019/music/news/sex-pistols-most-expensive-vinyl-1203102789/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
The Sex Pistols drinking and smoking
Secondary Sources
"A Backstage Conversation with Green Day." RollingStone, 27 Mar. 2017, www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/a-backstage-conversation-with-green-day-128391/. Accessed 7 Jan. 2021.
This was from an interview after a show preformed by Green Day.
"Biography/Personal Quotes." IMDb, www.imdb.com/name/nm0177566/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm. Accessed 7 Jan. 2021.
These are some quotes by drummer Tre Cool of Green Day.
Britannica. 22 July 2010, www.britannica.com/topic/Green-Day. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
This is background information on Green Day and how they became the band they are today.
Ebinhart, John Mark. "Some Writers Have Managed to Make the Music Sing in Print." The Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2000. NewsBank Historical Newspapers, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=EANX-NB&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&page=4&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=Johnny%20Rotten&docref=image/v2%3A1126152C152E4978%40EANX-NB-175BB361B612C2A2%402451810-175AF62E0262076A%4057-175AF62E0262076A%40. Accessed 15 Dec. 2020.
Again the politicians hate the Sex Pistols for using their fame to stir the pot. The politicians also hate the fans. They think they are thugs but in reality they just don't like what the politicians have to say.
"The Economy of the 1970s." Economics Essay, 5 Oct. 2017, econ.economicshelp.org/2010/02/economy-of-1970s.html. Accessed 19 Jan. 2021.
Fournier, Karen. "The Song That Had One British Politician Wishing for the Sex Pistols' 'Sudden Death.'" The Conversation, 25 May 2017, theconversation.com/the-song-that-had-one-british-politician-wishing-for-the-sex-pistols-sudden-death-77767. Accessed 17 Dec. 2020.
Politicians did not like what the Sex Pistols were saying. They hated the Sex Pistols songs about the Queen and how the Pistols openly swore on live television with no remorse.
Hattenstone, Simon. "This Is My Britain. Our Britain. Not Some German Tourist's." The Guardien, 16 May 2002, www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2002/may/17/shopping.artsfeatures4. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
I used this for one of my quotes. This is a quote by Johny Rotten.
Nelson, Paul. "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols." Rolling Stone, www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/never-mind-the-bollocks-heres-the-sex-pistols-200377/. Accessed 13 Dec. 2020.
The source talks about the Sex Pistols and how they rose to fame. Not caring about what people thought of them and telling people how they felt. Not only with direct lyrics but with loud and "distasteful" music.
"Sex Pistols Manager Dead." The World Today, 9 Apr. 2010, www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2868351.htm. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
I used this for many of my Sex Pistols and Green Day quotes. The quotes are throughout my project.
Spanos, Brittany. "Green Day's 'Dookie': 10 Things You Didn't Know." Rolling Stone, www.rollingstone.com/feature/green-day-dookie-anniversary-things-you-didnt-know-785326/. Accessed 10 Jan. 2021.
10 things about Dookie. This was the first best selling albums of theirs.
"Top 25 Quotes Billie Joe Armstrong." AZ Quotes, www.azquotes.com/quote/10633. Accessed 7 Jan. 2021.
This site helped me look for some good Billie Joe Armstrong quotes.