Music As Culture Music As Culture There can be no doubt that music parallels culture. One only has to look back through time to find the connection between music and the society of that time to see the connection, so it is certain that we have always had music as culture. One can find a connection not only in the dancing of the time but also the fashion and even the very language used. Idioms and slang began noticeably appearing in the United States way back with the Beat Movement with words like ‘cool,’ ‘square,’ and ‘DaddyO.’ The fashion was very distinctive and identifying with black turtleneck sweaters and bangs. It was an artistic culture and people hung out in coffee shops, painting and composing poetry on the fly. We follow it into the sixties with tie dye, bell bottoms, sex and drugs. The real question, I suppose, is which came first; the chicken or the egg? Does music culture reflect changes already going on in society or is it a catalyst? An interesting question, since m...
From alternative rock to electro to ambient, you will find it in the musical output of Dizzy O'Brian. In addition to the classics, Dizzy's major influences are The Beatles, Yes, ELO and The B52s. Dizzy is among the very best music rock groups.