Rock:

    7 out of 12 people prefer Rock over  Country. Rock music started in 1956 with Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock". Ever since then, rock has become a major music type to most people. With bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, Metallica, Linkin Park, and Aerosmith, it's hard not to love this genre of music. Rock is a kind of music that isn't always happy. When your angry, listening to rock (or screamo) helps you get through the day. Rock has a long history that still keeps growing, 

    

    There are also different types of rock. For example, you have classic rock, folk rock, rock n' roll, and the rock that is made up of todays bands. Rock wouldn't be anything without the singers of the bands. There's the king of rock: Elvis Presley. The person who is believed to be the one who started rock: Billy Haley. Besides classic rock people, you have people on recent bands, like Jared Leto in 30 seconds to Mars, Chester Bennington in Linkin Park.

     Believe it or not, many rock lyrics are actually inspirational. The song "The Kill" by 30 Seconds to Mars is about trying to be someone different then you really are. Most people look at the song and think that it's about a relationship. For example:

"Come break me down

Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you
Look in my eyes
You're killing me, killing me
All I wanted was you"

He's fighting with himself, trying to find him, arguing with the other half of him that's basically being fake. He only wanted to be that person, but he just can't.

    As you can see, rock started way back, and there are many things that make it up. Without all of these elements, we wouldn't have this powerful genre of music called Rock, and millions would lose interest in music in general. 

The History of Phantom of the Opera

The Music-
Within the many years the Broadway play has been showing, the cast has sold over 40 million copies of the soundtrack. The music is incredibly soothing and emotional, which explains why everybody loves it. This album was the first album of a Broadway play that has topped the charts in many places, including the British' charts. Since that time, this album of emotion has received gold and platinum settings in both the UK and the United States. No one of this soundtrack would have been possible with out the legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Costumes-
Handmade in London, 300 costumes were produced for this production. Another 2,000 costumes were put together for the extras in this production. The three hundred costumes that were hand made are way more complicated then the other two thousand. For example The Phantoms costume (pictured at the left; played by Michael Crawford) took many more hours to design, create, and fit. Another incredibly complicated costume is Christine (pictured at right; played by Sarah Brightman). These elaborate costumes took hours on end to create.
The Set Design-
From The mystical set of the Phantom's lair to the bright and colorful set of the masquerade ball, set design is extremely elaborate and has to be set just right in order for the scene to come together correctly and create a sight that's pleasing to the eye. This show was set in Paris in the 1870's, in a time period where everything was detailed and fancy. Because of this, this made the team that designed and built the set design's job ten times harder then it already was. Most of the set for the masquerade scene was mostly made of mirrors, creating the illusion of the room being way bigger then it actually is.


History of the play-
The start of The Phantom of the Opera can be looked at all the way back, almost one hundred and fifty years ago, where the inspiration and ideas started. 
1861- Construction started on the original Paris Opera House (where the movie was based off of).
1875- The Parisian Opera House opens up to the public
1911- The the novel Le Fantome de l'Opera was published by M. Gaston Leroux.
1925- The original Phantom of the Opera was shown to the public. But this one, was silent.
1943- Universal Studios remakes the original Phantom of the Opera with costumes, color, and sounds.
1986- The broadway version of Phantom of the Opera is released to the public
2004- The second most popular version is released; The Phantom of the Opera on DVD


After many, many hours of long, hard work, the show is performed and watched by millions. This is a tear-jerker that can get to you everytime. 

Top Music Videos of 2010

The top ten videos of 2010 are ones someone may not expect. Music videos started being made a long time ago, starting with very little special effects. compared to what we have now. Music videos have come a long way in a long time, putting us where we are in the movie and music video now. Check out the top videos of 2010 and see if you can remember they're famous music videos and songs that got them where they are on this list, and off.

10. My First Kiss - 3OH!3

9. Eenie Meenie - Sean Kingston ft. Justin Bieber

8. The Catalyst - Linkin Park

7. Loca - Shakira

6. Airplanes - B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams

5. OMG - Usher

4. I Like It (Jersey Shore Version) - Enrique Iglesias

3. Tik Tok - Ke$ha

2. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

And for the top video of 2010.....

California Girls - Katy Perry

  These music videos and artist have done their work to earn their spots here, on this list. Pay your respects to the artist as they closed the year with their videos in the top spots on the American list.

iHeartradio Music Fest Vegas 2011

  This year, the iHeartradio is a big one. This year, it's took place in Vegas From the 23rd to the 24th of September. 
Below is a list of people who preforemed:
September 23rd:                                   September 24th:

Coldplay                                               
Alicia KeysThe Black Eyed Peas
John Mayer
Carrie Underwood
Bruno Mars
Kelly Clarkson
Jane's Addiction

Jay-ZColdplay                                               

Alicia KeysThe Black Eyed Peas
John Mayer
Carrie Underwood
Bruno Mars
Kelly Clarkson
Jane's Addiction

Jay-Z

For the past couple of years, the iHeartRadio Festival has been a huge hit. That's including this year. Tickets sold out faster then any other concert, with them becoming completely sold out in less then 10 minutes. The only way to get into the concert now is by winning over the radio. Q102 (102.1) will be giving away two tickets, coach air transportation, ground travel, and your 3 day, 2 night stay at the best hotel they can find.

 The iHeartRadio is a great festival, and everybody should attempt to go. Ticket Prices range from $456 to $4365. All in all, iHeartRadio is a great festival that celebrates music growing, and everybody should try to partcipate in it, even if you have to wait for next years!

Bands of The Marking Period

Band name: 30 Seconds to Mars
Grade: A
Best Song: Closer to the Edge
Why their band of the marking period: This band started with two brothers and their best friend, and
turned into a world wide sensation.
Year Debut: 1998
Best Album: A Beautiful Lie
Band Members: Jared Leto, Shannon Leto, Tomo Milicevic


About them: In 1998, the band was founded by Shannon and Jared Leto. Originally, they started out with the Leto brothers, Solon Bixler, and Matt Wachter. After a while, Tomo Milicevic took over Bixlir's position of the band, when he quit. Matt Wachter has gotten a concussion from head-banging so much, as he see's it's his fans favorite thing to watch them do. As you can see, 30 Seconds to Mars absolutely loves they're fans which make them number one on my list!


Extra Fact: If you make any of the band members a bracelet, they wear it everyday, and show off thye're new bracelets at all of their concerts!
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Band Name: NeverShoutNever
Grade B+
Best Song: CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater
Why their band of the marking period: This band came out with their very first song and they became a teenage dream.
Year Debut: 2007
Best Album: What is Love?
Band Members: Christofer Drew Ingle, Nathan Ellison, Taylor MacFee, Dustin Dobernig, Hayden Kaiser


About them: NeverShoutNever became a band in 2007. The band was started by Cristofer Drew Ingle, a small town boy from Joplin, Missouri. Within a little bit of time, he had a band put together, and started working on their first song.  Slowly, but surely, through live performances and myspace, they built up a great fan base with, to them, the most amazing fans in the world.


Extra Fact: Cristofer Drew Ingle states "for any girl who's in love with me, you aren't. You don't know me, and if you did, you probably wouldn't like me that much anyways. Anyways, I'm not that good looking in person, you can thank modern technology and photoshop for that". Your wrong! We love you Christofer! <3