American History and Culture
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“Our Generation”: Gender, Regeneration and Women in Rock
The rock revolution was often connected with male performers and masculine energy; as critics of gender…
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“A Woman with an Attitude”: Male and Female Gothic and Siouxsie and the Banshees
Notably, the [1976 Thames Television interview with the Sex Pistols] also showcases Siouxsie’s measured response, one…
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“There Is No Pure Evil, Nor Pure Good, Only Purity”: William Blake’s and Patti Smith’s Art as Opposition to Societal Boundaries
Patti Smith’s Blakean influence deviates from the infamous excess that has come to define rock; rather,…
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“All Romantics Meet the Same Fate Someday”: Joni Mitchell, Blue, and Romanticism
“The Last Time I Saw Richard”. . . is a Romantic tour-de-force with respect to lyrics,…
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“Work Me, Lord”: Janis Joplin’s Kozmic Blues
Like the more traditional blues before her, Joplin’s soulful white blues, her “kozmic blues,” is similar…
