RESEARCH- Theodor Adorno

Theodor Adorno (1903-1969) was a German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist know for his critical theory of society.

Quoted from Music 4real written by Paula Shutkever
Theodor Adorno, who claimed that popular music produced industrially could never effectively challenge dominant meanings and values (ideology). He may never have lived to watch Pop Stars or Fame Academy but he hated the 'standardisation' of popular music which was 'through the mill' of an industry production process.
Even Robbie Williams, who himself came to fame with the help of a manufactured boy band (Take That), complains that pop music is too manufactured nowadays

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/feb/21/essays-modern-music-theodor-adorno-review
Above is a review from guardian on an essay that Theodor wrote.

RESEARCH- History of Music

Here is a brief description of British music style from the 50s to now

History of music

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RESEARCH- British Music Experience

On 19th June, we went to the O2 to visit the British Music Experience. I went there to gather information of the history of British popular music from the 20s to present. I really enjoyed staying in the Gibson's Iterative Studio to experiment with different musical instrument, such as drums, guitar and base.

The Gibson's Interactive Studio

The Beatles

There were also exhibitions of popular music bands over the year, for example The Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones. We looked at some of their old albums, musical instruments, costumes and magazines.

The Rolling Stones

I then attended a workshop summarising how the fashion style and social events affected the style of music in each decade. For example, it changed from Rock n' Roll in the 50s and the 60s to Rock in the 70s to R&B, Grunge, Hip Hop and Pop in the 90s.

 

I really enjoyed my day, as  I have gained a basic knowledge of British Music in order to prepare myself for the A2 media project.