American laptop terrorist John Wiese will perform his first solo shows ever on these shores, having played the festival as a member of Sunn O))) in 2005, as well as premiering visual scores for large-scale ensemble. Expect the extremest of frequencies, and some of the best improv you've ever heard.
Joining us from Poland will be Musica Genera festival curators Robert Piotrowicz and Anna Zaradny. Robert is a master sculptor of dense, layered synth beauty, though his infamous grindcore roots lend a sense of the brutal/beautiful/brutiful. Anna brings a much needed and appreciated sense of feminine grace and patience with her complex, slow-shifting laptop work, not to mention an impressive pedigree including collaborations with Burkhard Stangl, Zbigniew Karkowski, Tony Buck and Cor Fuhler.
From Japan: hercel. Shayne Bowden/Ayako Mori, man/woman, painful/ecstatic, creation/destruction, foreign/familiar and lots more tasty dichotomy action, all wrapped in a crunchy shell of power electronics. Essential viewing for both the modern intellectual neanderthal and primitive reactionist übermensch alike.
Of course all your favourite locals (and expatriates) will be there too, including Oren Ambarchi, Jon Rose, Clayton Thomas, Clare Cooper, Jim Denley, Alan Lamb, David Shea, Brendan Walls, Matt "Skitz" Sanders and many more (un)usual suspects presenting new works, new sounds, new experiences.
Perhaps the most exciting event though will be the final night of the festival that Melbourne's already talking about, 50/50. 5 conductors, 4 screens, 3 hundred seats, 2 much excitement in 1 massive night. 50 bands. 50 minutes. Not to be missed.
Friday, May 21, 2010
TIMELINE OF MUSIC
THE FIFTIES
1951 - "Rocket 88," considered the first Rock record, is released.
1952 - Little Richard's first records are released.
1953 - Elvis Presley makes his first (private) recordings.
1954 - Ray Charles forms his own band.
1955 - The movie Blackboard Jungle is released featuring Bill Haley & The Comets' "Rock Around The Clock." RCA signs Elvis Presley. The Everly Bros. make their first studio recordings.
1956 - Elvis' first film, Love Me Tender. An impromptu recording session at Sun Studios for Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, the million dollar quartet.
1957 - Chuck Berry releases the hits "School Day" and "Rock And Roll Music"
1958 - Elvis is drafted into the U.S. Army
1959 - Buddy Holly is killed in a plane crash.
THE SIXTIES
1960 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show following his Army stint.
1961 - Big soul hits for groups like The Shirelles, The Marvelettes. Dion splits from The Belmonts.
1962 - The Supremes have their first record released by Motown. The Twist takes off.
1963 - Surf music rules the airwaves.
1964 - The Beatles hit America leading the British Invasion.
1965 - Bob Dylan plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival spawning Folk-Rock.
1966 - The Monkees TV series begins. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album arrives.
1967 - Monterey Pop Festival begins the open air Rock festival concept. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper is unleashed. Cream issues their first two albums.
1968 - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention release We're Only In It For The Money.
1969 - Woodstock Music & Arts Festival draws half a million fans to Max Yasgar's farm in New York. The Who's rock opera Tommy is introduced.
THE SEVENTIES
1970 - Deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin within a month of each other. The Grateful Dead release both Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. The Beatles break up.
1971 - Deaths of Jim Morrison (The Doors) and Duane Allman (Allman Bros. Band). Songwriter Carole King releases her Tapesty album.
1972 - Smokey Robinson leaves The Miracles to go solo.
1973 - Led Zeppelin's tour is a record breaker. Pink Floyd release Dark Side Of The Moon.
1974 - Bob Dylan & The Band tour together.
1975 - Rod Stewart officially quits The Faces. Bruce Springsteen releases Born To Run.
1976 - Stevie Wonder's album release Songs In The Key Of Life would win five Grammy awards. Frampton Comes Alive is released.
1977 - The Disco influence is felt as Saturday Night Fever becomes a best selling album. Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell is released. Elvis Presley dies.
1978 - Van Halen release their first album.
1979 - The Who release two movies, go on tour, and eleven fans are trampled to death at their Cincinnati concert.
THE EIGHTIES
1980 - John Lennon is murdered in front of his New York apartment.
1981 - Paul McCartney's Wings disbands after over 20 hits.
1982 - The Eagles disband until hell freezes over. Michael Jackson's Thriller album is released late in the year.
1983 - David Bowie's "Let's Dance" hits Number One with Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar.
1984 - Jackie Wilson succumbs to a long illness.
1985 - "We Are The World" is recorded by 46 U.S. artists in support of suffering people in the USA and Africa.
1986 - The Rolling Stones are awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1987 - Billy Joel tours and records an album in Russia.
1988 - Whitney Houston earns her seventh consecutive Number One single. Superstar ensemble The Traveling Wilburys release an album, just before Roy Orbison's passing.
1989 - Milli Vanilli wins 1989 Best New Artist Grammy, only to have the award taken back when it is revealed that they did not sing on their own debut album.
THE NINETIES
1990 - Curtis Mayfield (The Impressions) is paralyzed preparing for a stage concert. Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed in a helicopter crash.
1991- Cardinal O'Connor asks The Pope to excommunicate Madonna. Guns N' Roses release Use Your Illusion I and II. Queen's Freddy Mercury dies from complications related to AIDS.
1992 - Seattle becomes the core of Grunge Rock with groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Prince changes his name.
1993 - U2 finishes up a two year Zoo/Zooropa '93 world tour.
1994 - Kurt Cobain's death is shared by a new generation of rock fans. Sheryl Crow flies with her Tuesday Night Music Club, and a tour opening for the reunited Eagles. Hootie & The Blowfish debut Cracked Rear View Mirror.
1995 - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum opens in Cleveland. Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is a multi-million seller. Neil Young and Pearl Jam perform and record together.
1996 - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men team up for "One Sweet Day," which tops the charts for an unprecedented 16 consecutive weeks.
1997 -Lillith Tour spotlights female headliners.
1998 - "Ginger Spice" Geri Halliwell exits the popular Spice Girls. The Rolling Stones give concerts in Russia, followed shortly by Ringo Starr's Fourth All-Starr Band.
1951 - "Rocket 88," considered the first Rock record, is released.
1952 - Little Richard's first records are released.
1953 - Elvis Presley makes his first (private) recordings.
1954 - Ray Charles forms his own band.
1955 - The movie Blackboard Jungle is released featuring Bill Haley & The Comets' "Rock Around The Clock." RCA signs Elvis Presley. The Everly Bros. make their first studio recordings.
1956 - Elvis' first film, Love Me Tender. An impromptu recording session at Sun Studios for Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, the million dollar quartet.
1957 - Chuck Berry releases the hits "School Day" and "Rock And Roll Music"
1958 - Elvis is drafted into the U.S. Army
1959 - Buddy Holly is killed in a plane crash.
THE SIXTIES
1960 - Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show following his Army stint.
1961 - Big soul hits for groups like The Shirelles, The Marvelettes. Dion splits from The Belmonts.
1962 - The Supremes have their first record released by Motown. The Twist takes off.
1963 - Surf music rules the airwaves.
1964 - The Beatles hit America leading the British Invasion.
1965 - Bob Dylan plugs in at the Newport Folk Festival spawning Folk-Rock.
1966 - The Monkees TV series begins. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album arrives.
1967 - Monterey Pop Festival begins the open air Rock festival concept. The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper is unleashed. Cream issues their first two albums.
1968 - Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention release We're Only In It For The Money.
1969 - Woodstock Music & Arts Festival draws half a million fans to Max Yasgar's farm in New York. The Who's rock opera Tommy is introduced.
THE SEVENTIES
1970 - Deaths of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin within a month of each other. The Grateful Dead release both Workingman's Dead and American Beauty. The Beatles break up.
1971 - Deaths of Jim Morrison (The Doors) and Duane Allman (Allman Bros. Band). Songwriter Carole King releases her Tapesty album.
1972 - Smokey Robinson leaves The Miracles to go solo.
1973 - Led Zeppelin's tour is a record breaker. Pink Floyd release Dark Side Of The Moon.
1974 - Bob Dylan & The Band tour together.
1975 - Rod Stewart officially quits The Faces. Bruce Springsteen releases Born To Run.
1976 - Stevie Wonder's album release Songs In The Key Of Life would win five Grammy awards. Frampton Comes Alive is released.
1977 - The Disco influence is felt as Saturday Night Fever becomes a best selling album. Meatloaf's Bat Out Of Hell is released. Elvis Presley dies.
1978 - Van Halen release their first album.
1979 - The Who release two movies, go on tour, and eleven fans are trampled to death at their Cincinnati concert.
THE EIGHTIES
1980 - John Lennon is murdered in front of his New York apartment.
1981 - Paul McCartney's Wings disbands after over 20 hits.
1982 - The Eagles disband until hell freezes over. Michael Jackson's Thriller album is released late in the year.
1983 - David Bowie's "Let's Dance" hits Number One with Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitar.
1984 - Jackie Wilson succumbs to a long illness.
1985 - "We Are The World" is recorded by 46 U.S. artists in support of suffering people in the USA and Africa.
1986 - The Rolling Stones are awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy.
1987 - Billy Joel tours and records an album in Russia.
1988 - Whitney Houston earns her seventh consecutive Number One single. Superstar ensemble The Traveling Wilburys release an album, just before Roy Orbison's passing.
1989 - Milli Vanilli wins 1989 Best New Artist Grammy, only to have the award taken back when it is revealed that they did not sing on their own debut album.
THE NINETIES
1990 - Curtis Mayfield (The Impressions) is paralyzed preparing for a stage concert. Stevie Ray Vaughan is killed in a helicopter crash.
1991- Cardinal O'Connor asks The Pope to excommunicate Madonna. Guns N' Roses release Use Your Illusion I and II. Queen's Freddy Mercury dies from complications related to AIDS.
1992 - Seattle becomes the core of Grunge Rock with groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Prince changes his name.
1993 - U2 finishes up a two year Zoo/Zooropa '93 world tour.
1994 - Kurt Cobain's death is shared by a new generation of rock fans. Sheryl Crow flies with her Tuesday Night Music Club, and a tour opening for the reunited Eagles. Hootie & The Blowfish debut Cracked Rear View Mirror.
1995 - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum opens in Cleveland. Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill is a multi-million seller. Neil Young and Pearl Jam perform and record together.
1996 - Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men team up for "One Sweet Day," which tops the charts for an unprecedented 16 consecutive weeks.
1997 -Lillith Tour spotlights female headliners.
1998 - "Ginger Spice" Geri Halliwell exits the popular Spice Girls. The Rolling Stones give concerts in Russia, followed shortly by Ringo Starr's Fourth All-Starr Band.
HOW VIDEO GAME SYSTEM WORKS
Home video game systems, also known as consoles, are a popular form of entertainment. In 2000, Sony estimated that one out of every four households in the United States had a Sony PlayStation. Since then the numbers have only increased, with systems like the Nintendo Wii luring the Holy Grail of the video game market: the casual gamer.
Popular Systems
Wii
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
In this article you will learn what video game systems are, a little about the history of game consoles, what is inside a game console and what the future holds for these systems. You will also learn a little about the games these systems play.
Let's start with the most basic question: What exactly is a video game console?
Popular Systems
Wii
Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
In this article you will learn what video game systems are, a little about the history of game consoles, what is inside a game console and what the future holds for these systems. You will also learn a little about the games these systems play.
Let's start with the most basic question: What exactly is a video game console?
By Leonard Herman, Jer Horwitz, Steve Kent, and Skyler Miller HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES
In 1949, a young engineer named Ralph Baer was given an assignment to build a television set. He wasn't supposed to build just any television set, but one that would be the absolute best of all televisions. This was not a problem for Baer, but he wanted to go beyond his original assignment and incorporate some kind of game into the set. He didn't know exactly what kind of game he had in mind, but it didn't really matter because his managers nixed the idea. It would take another 18 years for his idea to become a reality, and by that time there would be other people to share in the glory, like Willy Higinbotham, who designed an interactive tennis game played on an oscilloscope, and Steve Russell, who programmed a rudimentary space game on a DEC PDP-1 mainframe computer. And then there was also Nolan Bushnell, who played that space game and dreamed of a time when fairground midways would be filled with games powered by computers.
Today, with interest in classic games gaining steam once again, players of video games are reminded of the rich history of the industry. Crave's Asteroids 64 is a modern version of a game that came out in 1979. And the original Asteroids was merely an updated version of Nolan Bushnell's Computer Space, which was really a jazzed-up copy of Steve Russell's Spacewar. Space Invaders, Centipede, Frogger, and Pong are once again on store shelves, and Pong is but a polished variant of the game Willie Higinbotham displayed on his oscilloscope.
The history of video games is not just about people. It's also about companies and ironies. Atari was an American company with a Japanese name, and the Japanese company Sega was started by an American. Magnavox, the company that started it all, is owned by Phillips, a company that is over a century old, and Nintendo, the company that made video games popular again, is just as old. And who would have ever thought Sony, the company that invented all types of electronics, from transistor radios to video recorders, would release a video game console that would become its top-selling product of all time?
In today's world, where video games are often cited as a source for teenage violence, it's interesting to see that the first home console also had a light rifle as an optional peripheral.
The world of video games continues to evolve. By reading about the past, perhaps you'll also get a glimpse of the future.
Today, with interest in classic games gaining steam once again, players of video games are reminded of the rich history of the industry. Crave's Asteroids 64 is a modern version of a game that came out in 1979. And the original Asteroids was merely an updated version of Nolan Bushnell's Computer Space, which was really a jazzed-up copy of Steve Russell's Spacewar. Space Invaders, Centipede, Frogger, and Pong are once again on store shelves, and Pong is but a polished variant of the game Willie Higinbotham displayed on his oscilloscope.
The history of video games is not just about people. It's also about companies and ironies. Atari was an American company with a Japanese name, and the Japanese company Sega was started by an American. Magnavox, the company that started it all, is owned by Phillips, a company that is over a century old, and Nintendo, the company that made video games popular again, is just as old. And who would have ever thought Sony, the company that invented all types of electronics, from transistor radios to video recorders, would release a video game console that would become its top-selling product of all time?
In today's world, where video games are often cited as a source for teenage violence, it's interesting to see that the first home console also had a light rifle as an optional peripheral.
The world of video games continues to evolve. By reading about the past, perhaps you'll also get a glimpse of the future.
Points To Ponder - Three Part Harmony - Music Copyright
Mary had a little lamb." With these words, Thomas Edison started a technological revolution that continues today. The phonograph marked the beginning of the recording industry. He discovered it while doing research on sound waves for several other inventions, built a prototype, and was granted a patent in 1877. He went back to his work on the incandescent lamp until 1885, when he was challenged by Alexander Graham Bell, who was also working on the phonograph, for the "honor of the invention."
Nipper…"His Master’s Voice"
Francis Barraud’s original painting, "His Master’s Voice," was a tribute to the Edison phonograph. Barraud thought that Edison would be so pleased with the painting that he would buy it and use it as his trademark. Edison turned him down flat. Barraud quickly painted over the Edison phonograph and replaced it with the Victor gramophone. Victor owners Eldridge Johnson and Emile Berliner loved it, and soon Nipper became the world-famous trademark of Victor and most recently RCA.
Les Paul is responsible for inventing such musical advancements as sound-on-sound, the eight-track recorder, over-dubbing, the electronic reverb effect, and multi-track tape recording. His most famous invention is the solid body electric guitar first produced by Gibson in 1952. It is still being manufactured today. "Once I jammed my mother’s phonograph needle right into the top of a guitar and hooked it up. It worked! I had my first electric." - Les Paul
Three kinds of intellectual property—patents, trademarks, and copyrights—work in harmony to protect the works of innovators and artists who give us listening pleasure.
The Innovators
Patents give inventors the incentive to invent new and improve olds ways of creating, reproducing, or transmitting musical sound and provide an opportunity for inventors to profit from their innovations without unfair competition. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen invented a supporting device for stringed instruments that provides total freedom of the musician’s hands to create music in a whole new way.
The Business
Trademarks identify to the consumer the different products and services of record companies, performers, and collateral products. What would you do if someone infringed on your trademark? You might do what Jimmy Buffett did to assert his rights to the term "Margaritaville," the name of one of his most popular songs. Chi-Chi’s, the popular restaurant chain, began using "Margaritaville" for a section of its restaurants. It also filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for "Margaritaville" for restaurant services.
Buffett opposed Chi-Chi’s application based on a section of the trademark statute which prohibits registration of a mark that falsely suggests an association with a known person. Buffett alleged that "Margaritaville" was his creation, that the public had come to associate the term with him, and that he had not given his consent to use of the term by others. His evidence included not only his famous song and the sales and publicity it generated, but also news articles referring to him as "Jimmy (Margaritaville) Buffett" and "The Poet of Margaritaville."
Buffett won a summary judgment motion. He Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found that "Margaritaville" had indeed become so closely associated with Mr. Buffett, that customers would believe he was in some way associated with Chi-Chi’s services, when he was not. After that ruling, Chi-Chi’s and Buffett negotiated a license permitting Chi-Chi’s to use Buffett’s creation, "Margaritaville."
The Composers and Performers
Copyrights protect a work of authorship. There can be a different copyright on a musical composition and on a sound recording of the same song. The copyright in the sound recording protects the contributions of the performers and that of the record producer, and prevents anyone else from copying the recording.
Who is your favorite composer? Your favorite performer? Are they the same person? Gloria Estefan holds four copyrights for "Cuts Both Ways:" words, music, sound recording, and video! Stevie Wonder wrote and recorded "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Bob Dylan composed and recorded many songs, but other performers also recorded his songs. Joan Baez holds copyrights for new arrangements of Dylan songs such as "You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere," "Drifter’s Escape," and "I dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," all which appear on Baez’ sound recording entitled, "Any Day Now—Songs of Bob Dylan." Stevie Wonder recorded Dylan’s "Blowin’ in the Wind."
Celebrity Names Sell Products
The use of celebrities to sell products and services is as old as advertising itself. Some musical performers have become so popular that they have gone beyond mere advertising. Their names and/or likenesses have been used as trademarks and service marks for a wide variety of products and services.
The names of musical celebrities, particularly those popular with children and/or teenagers, often have served as trademarks for dolls bearing their likenesses. For example: Sonny and Cher - Donny and Marie - Michael Jackson - Gene Simmons (Kiss) - Hammer. Some musical performers have licenses their names to fragrance and cosmetic makers, like Julio Iglesias perfume. Historically, celebrities have been linked with restaurants. Sometimes, the names of musical performers have been used as restaurant names:
Kenny Roger’s Roasters (nation-wide)
Chez LaBelle (Philadelphia nightclub/restaurant of Patti LaBelle )
B.B. King ’s Blues Club (Memphis, Tennessee nightclub)
Jimmy Buffett ’s Margaritaville (Key West)
Jimmy Dean , a singer who gained popularity in the 1960s with his hit records "Big Bad John" and "PT-109," later went into the food business with Jimmy Dean sausages.
Country singer George Jones lent his name to cat food.
Crooner Bing Crosby ’s ice cream was sold in the 1950s.
In the 1980s, Ol’ Blue Eyes ( Frank Sinatra ) was featured on a label for Sinatra tomato sauce.
Mickey Gilley , after closing his famous Texas nightclub Gilley’s (setting for the movie Urban Cowboy), opened a club in Branson, Missouri, which also sells Gilley’s salsa and hot sauce.
Elvis! A phenomenon, pure and simple, in life and in dealth. During his lifetime, Elvis Presley (1935-1977) dominated American popular music from the moment he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956. He became an enormously successful recording artist, a movie star, and later in life, a Las Vegas performer. Many products bearing his name and/or likeness were produced during his lifetime. However, after his death, his estate has earned millions in yearly income from licensing his name and by vigorously defending its right to control the use of his name and works. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., currently owns over 70 trademark registrations for ELVIS, ELVIS PRESLEY, and other related marks in the United States and many more registrations worldwide.
The Grammy Awards were first presented in 1958 to honor recording artists, songwriters, producers, and others affiliated with the recording industry. The current version of the Grammy statuette was redesigned in 1990 and is 3-4 times larger than the original award. The shape of the Grammy Award is a registered trademark of the National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences. Awards are now presented in 92 categories and over 1.5 billion people in over 180 countries see the television broadcast of the awards show.
Nipper…"His Master’s Voice"
Francis Barraud’s original painting, "His Master’s Voice," was a tribute to the Edison phonograph. Barraud thought that Edison would be so pleased with the painting that he would buy it and use it as his trademark. Edison turned him down flat. Barraud quickly painted over the Edison phonograph and replaced it with the Victor gramophone. Victor owners Eldridge Johnson and Emile Berliner loved it, and soon Nipper became the world-famous trademark of Victor and most recently RCA.
Les Paul is responsible for inventing such musical advancements as sound-on-sound, the eight-track recorder, over-dubbing, the electronic reverb effect, and multi-track tape recording. His most famous invention is the solid body electric guitar first produced by Gibson in 1952. It is still being manufactured today. "Once I jammed my mother’s phonograph needle right into the top of a guitar and hooked it up. It worked! I had my first electric." - Les Paul
Three kinds of intellectual property—patents, trademarks, and copyrights—work in harmony to protect the works of innovators and artists who give us listening pleasure.
The Innovators
Patents give inventors the incentive to invent new and improve olds ways of creating, reproducing, or transmitting musical sound and provide an opportunity for inventors to profit from their innovations without unfair competition. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen invented a supporting device for stringed instruments that provides total freedom of the musician’s hands to create music in a whole new way.
The Business
Trademarks identify to the consumer the different products and services of record companies, performers, and collateral products. What would you do if someone infringed on your trademark? You might do what Jimmy Buffett did to assert his rights to the term "Margaritaville," the name of one of his most popular songs. Chi-Chi’s, the popular restaurant chain, began using "Margaritaville" for a section of its restaurants. It also filed a trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for "Margaritaville" for restaurant services.
Buffett opposed Chi-Chi’s application based on a section of the trademark statute which prohibits registration of a mark that falsely suggests an association with a known person. Buffett alleged that "Margaritaville" was his creation, that the public had come to associate the term with him, and that he had not given his consent to use of the term by others. His evidence included not only his famous song and the sales and publicity it generated, but also news articles referring to him as "Jimmy (Margaritaville) Buffett" and "The Poet of Margaritaville."
Buffett won a summary judgment motion. He Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found that "Margaritaville" had indeed become so closely associated with Mr. Buffett, that customers would believe he was in some way associated with Chi-Chi’s services, when he was not. After that ruling, Chi-Chi’s and Buffett negotiated a license permitting Chi-Chi’s to use Buffett’s creation, "Margaritaville."
The Composers and Performers
Copyrights protect a work of authorship. There can be a different copyright on a musical composition and on a sound recording of the same song. The copyright in the sound recording protects the contributions of the performers and that of the record producer, and prevents anyone else from copying the recording.
Who is your favorite composer? Your favorite performer? Are they the same person? Gloria Estefan holds four copyrights for "Cuts Both Ways:" words, music, sound recording, and video! Stevie Wonder wrote and recorded "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Bob Dylan composed and recorded many songs, but other performers also recorded his songs. Joan Baez holds copyrights for new arrangements of Dylan songs such as "You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere," "Drifter’s Escape," and "I dreamed I Saw St. Augustine," all which appear on Baez’ sound recording entitled, "Any Day Now—Songs of Bob Dylan." Stevie Wonder recorded Dylan’s "Blowin’ in the Wind."
Celebrity Names Sell Products
The use of celebrities to sell products and services is as old as advertising itself. Some musical performers have become so popular that they have gone beyond mere advertising. Their names and/or likenesses have been used as trademarks and service marks for a wide variety of products and services.
The names of musical celebrities, particularly those popular with children and/or teenagers, often have served as trademarks for dolls bearing their likenesses. For example: Sonny and Cher - Donny and Marie - Michael Jackson - Gene Simmons (Kiss) - Hammer. Some musical performers have licenses their names to fragrance and cosmetic makers, like Julio Iglesias perfume. Historically, celebrities have been linked with restaurants. Sometimes, the names of musical performers have been used as restaurant names:
Kenny Roger’s Roasters (nation-wide)
Chez LaBelle (Philadelphia nightclub/restaurant of Patti LaBelle )
B.B. King ’s Blues Club (Memphis, Tennessee nightclub)
Jimmy Buffett ’s Margaritaville (Key West)
Jimmy Dean , a singer who gained popularity in the 1960s with his hit records "Big Bad John" and "PT-109," later went into the food business with Jimmy Dean sausages.
Country singer George Jones lent his name to cat food.
Crooner Bing Crosby ’s ice cream was sold in the 1950s.
In the 1980s, Ol’ Blue Eyes ( Frank Sinatra ) was featured on a label for Sinatra tomato sauce.
Mickey Gilley , after closing his famous Texas nightclub Gilley’s (setting for the movie Urban Cowboy), opened a club in Branson, Missouri, which also sells Gilley’s salsa and hot sauce.
Elvis! A phenomenon, pure and simple, in life and in dealth. During his lifetime, Elvis Presley (1935-1977) dominated American popular music from the moment he appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1956. He became an enormously successful recording artist, a movie star, and later in life, a Las Vegas performer. Many products bearing his name and/or likeness were produced during his lifetime. However, after his death, his estate has earned millions in yearly income from licensing his name and by vigorously defending its right to control the use of his name and works. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., currently owns over 70 trademark registrations for ELVIS, ELVIS PRESLEY, and other related marks in the United States and many more registrations worldwide.
The Grammy Awards were first presented in 1958 to honor recording artists, songwriters, producers, and others affiliated with the recording industry. The current version of the Grammy statuette was redesigned in 1990 and is 3-4 times larger than the original award. The shape of the Grammy Award is a registered trademark of the National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences. Awards are now presented in 92 categories and over 1.5 billion people in over 180 countries see the television broadcast of the awards show.
Computer and Video Game History
In 1952, A.S. Douglas wrote his PhD degree at the University of Cambridge on Human-Computer interraction. Douglas created the first graphical computer game - a version of Tic-Tac-Toe. The game was programmed on a EDSAC vaccuum-tube computer, which had a cathode ray tube display.
William Higinbotham created the first video game ever in 1958. His game, called "Tennis for Two," was created and played on a Brookhaven National Laboratory oscilloscope. In 1962, Steve Russell invented SpaceWar!. Spacewar! was the first game intended for computer use. Russell used a MIT PDP-1 mainframe computer to design his game.
In 1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video game played on a television set, a game called Chase. Ralph Baer was then part of Sanders Associates, a military electronics firm. Ralph Baer first conceived of his idea in 1951 while working for Loral, a television company.
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell together with Ted Dabney, created the first arcade game. It was called Computer Space, based on Steve Russell's earlier game of Spacewar!. The arcade game Pong was created by Nolan Bushnell (with help from Al Alcorn) a year later in 1972. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney started Atari Computers that same year. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game.
William Higinbotham created the first video game ever in 1958. His game, called "Tennis for Two," was created and played on a Brookhaven National Laboratory oscilloscope. In 1962, Steve Russell invented SpaceWar!. Spacewar! was the first game intended for computer use. Russell used a MIT PDP-1 mainframe computer to design his game.
In 1967, Ralph Baer wrote the first video game played on a television set, a game called Chase. Ralph Baer was then part of Sanders Associates, a military electronics firm. Ralph Baer first conceived of his idea in 1951 while working for Loral, a television company.
In 1971, Nolan Bushnell together with Ted Dabney, created the first arcade game. It was called Computer Space, based on Steve Russell's earlier game of Spacewar!. The arcade game Pong was created by Nolan Bushnell (with help from Al Alcorn) a year later in 1972. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney started Atari Computers that same year. In 1975, Atari re-released Pong as a home video game.
Definition of video games
Definitions of Video-games on the Web:
A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video-games
are often used as the basis of television series, though the result is often disappointing. Some Japanese video games, called eroge or “H-games”, have strong sexual content (not necessarily hentai). ...
bugfox.net/fun/terms-used-in-anime-reviews/
A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video-games
are often used as the basis of television series, though the result is often disappointing. Some Japanese video games, called eroge or “H-games”, have strong sexual content (not necessarily hentai). ...
bugfox.net/fun/terms-used-in-anime-reviews/
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