Articles for tag: Youth Culture

Karla News

A Brief History of ‘Rock the Vote’

In 1992 alone, Rock the Vote was responsible for influencing many of the two million newly registered voters. How did this influence group tear young people away from their stereotypical headphones and involve them in politics? Rock the Vote still has the answer today: “(It)…engages youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community ...

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The Offspring’s Greatest Hits : A Great Mix of All Their Hit Singles

The Offspring is a Southern California punk rock band. They have released over seven albums since 1989. The band is made up of four rockers: Dexter Holland (vocals, guitar), Noodles (guitar), Greg K (bass), and Atom Willard (drums). Their musical stylings infuse punk, grunge, and alternative rock to create their own sound. If you were ...

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1960s in Music, Art, Film

The 1960s were a time of political upheaval and international as well as domestic tensions that led to artistic experimentation in every genre of media. The decade is the marker for what many call the “end of innocence” in the United States. The 1960 wasn’t necessarily the birth of irony, cynicism, and satire in American ...

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History of Skinheads

Bald head, tight-pressed jeans, a sharp-cut Fred Perry polo shirt and various colors of Dr. Marten boots … this combination can only be a sign of one thing: skinheads. Skinheads are now a well-known part of the American consciousness, perhaps because a month doesn’t go by without the news reporting some racist skinhead violence in ...