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"The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Talks about how hip hop was born and how it got started. Also says how it progressed throughout time on how it is kept alive today. Talks about how it is also a dance type of music. It was created to put disco out and that no one liked disco. They thought it was for rich people that liked dancing.

"The Origins of Hip-Hop." Skipping Stones 14.5 (2002): 26. Primary Search. EBSCO. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. This article talks about the connections between Hip Hop and ancient cultural qualities of African peoples. It also talks about the rise of Hip Hop through the ranks of the musi world, starting out as a phase and growing into the juggernaut that it is today

Mason, Brook S. "Dazzling DECO." Art & Antiques 27.3 (2004): 108-115. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article includes a brie history includint where Art Deco got its name, some founding designers and the previous artistic movements that founded Art Deco. There is a focus on the cost of an original Art Deco piece today- it could be anywhere up to 3 million dollars. The prices are so high due to the unique materials the art was made out of. The article mentions specific examples of major Art Deco art including the Chrysler Building. There is also mention of how Art Deco is in effect today as well as examplesof current designers.

Vannoy, Dana. "Where Art Deco is In: South Beach!." PSA Journal 72.11 (2006): 19-21. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article dictates South Beach, the Art Deco Historical District, in great detail. It descibes the weather, the population and the hussle and bussle of the South Beach streets. A brief history of the city is included, which is helpful in understanding Art Deco's roots. This article looks at Art Deco from a movie and photography point of view. It describes the best places and times to truly capture the beauty and originality of Art Deco

Mikić, Vesna. "Musics Futurista - The Art of Noises. Music and Words from the Italian Futurists Movement 1909-1935, Including Original Recordings by Marinetti/Russolo/Pratella (Salon LTMCD 2401, 2006)." New Sound: International Magazine for Music 34 (2009): 111-113. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. A review of a C.D. of futurist music which was done in line with the futurist manifesto that was written by Marinetti. Some of the tracks also include pieces of Marinetti's actual speaches which, according to the article, give the C.D. an unarguably Futuristic tone.

"Guernica: Testimony of War." PBS: Treasures of the World. PBS. Web. 31 October 2010.\n\nThis article is a quick overview of how Pablo Picasso came to paint Guernica, where it was originally displayed, the bombing in Guernica, where it is housed, and how different countries reacted to the painting.

This article gives a look at how Picasso originally conveyed cubism. It talks about how he used photography to help develop his paintings. Some of his earlier paintings are discussed in the article. Most of this article revolves around Picasso's paintings staged in San Horta.

Heavy metal has developed from a British fringe movement in the late 1960's to a global mass market consumer good in the early twenty first century. This collection of essays provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary look at British heavy metal. It provides a critical analysis of the politcs and ideology behind the lyrics images and performances. The wide range of approaches should provide readers from various disciplines with new and original ideas about the study of this phenomenom of popular culture

Shanes, Eric. "The Pop Art Tradition: Responding to Mass Culture." Parkstone Press International (2006): Ohiolink. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. Shanes traces the roots of popular mass culture in the late 18th century when the industrial and political revolutions industrialized the Western World. Pop Art is said to have originated from Surrealism in Britain when Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Blake, and Richard Hamilton began exploring comic books, advertising, and folk culture. Artist, Claes Oldenberg, began works of art that connected to "store exhibitions," which filled galleries with common American objects. This emphasized and worshiped consumer goods.

Robbins, Daniel J. "Sources of Cubism and Futurism." Art Journal 41.4 (1981): 324. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the similar origins of both futurism and cubism. These two movement have many similar techniques in their art so it only makes sense that they would sprout from a common seed. The seed that is discussed it that of symbolism and how it started these two movments.

Clark, Philip. "Beethoven 'Moonlight' Sonata." International Piano 3 (2010): 50-3. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010 A comparison between Beethoven's editions of his "Moonlight" sonata is portrayed in this article. This sonata was composed in 1801 in C sharp minor. Beethoven's original name for the piece was "Almost a Fantasy." It also gives descriptions on more recent composers and the influence Beethoven had on their music, specifically through the "Moonlight" sonata. One composer, Wilhelm Kempff, is particularly mentioned because he was best-known for his Beethoven-like style of music.

www.impressionism.info. Impressionism, 2005. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. This site talks about the basics of Impressionist art and the movement. It tells you the origin of where the name impreesionism came from and all about the subjects the artists paints about and the techniques they use. In addition, the site lists "the masters" of the art movement and the numerous paintings they painted. Lastly, it gives a list of a few books about the art movement and of the artists.

Rosen, Charles. "The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven." 1 (1927): 379-512. Google Scholar Books. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article talks about Beethoven's transition from the post-Classical period into the Romantic Era. His influence on both periods is also greatly discussed. An overview of Beethoven's life as a child and his adult years is also mentioned. Beethoven's music style and the originality of his work are discussed. Mozart and Haydn, other composers of the Romantic Era, are critiqued in this article along with Beethoven.