The Spongetones , formed in 1979, are an American power pop band from Charlotte, North Carolina. They formed from a desire to play Beatles and other 1960s music they grew up with.
91-563: Very much influenced by the British Invasion , the Spongetones carried on the musical genre through acclaimed original songwriting, jangle pop riffs, and lilting vocals of Beatlesque quality. In his 2007 book, Shake Some Action , John M. Borack rated the Beat and Torn album (a re-release of Beat Music with Torn Apart on DVD) at number 25 of his Top 200 Power Pop Albums of all time, comparing
182-549: A " hack ". It could also refer to an innovative fix or a simple work-around, a solution that bends the rules, or a resource that can be used in such a way. It is also often used to signify creativity: to make existing things work, or to create new things with meager resources. Rasquache is the English form of the Spanish term rascuache , originally with a negative connotation in Mexico it
273-652: A Mod aesthetic became the most popular, but bands able to balance both (e.g., the Beatles) were also successful. In October 1963, the first newspaper articles about the frenzy in England surrounding the Beatles appeared nationally in the US. The Beatles' 4 November Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen Mother sparked music industry and media interest in the group. During November,
364-628: A female monkey, but you swim like a stone, Yeah, a Rolling Stone." In Australia, the success of the Seekers and the Easybeats (the latter a band formed mostly of British emigrants) closely paralleled that of the British Invasion. The Seekers had two Hot 100 top five hits during the British Invasion, the number-four hit " I'll Never Find Another You " (recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios ) in May 1965 and
455-525: A former USA Today radio writer, analysed US musical acts' success before and during the Invasion in an article for Radio Insight attempting to confirm or debunk the claim that the British Invasion devastated US music. In his analysis, he noted that several of the acts whose careers were eclipsed by the Invasion—among them Bobby Vee , Neil Sedaka , Dion and Elvis Presley —eventually made comebacks after
546-483: A hit during that period of time—a decent hit during that period of time. And they absolutely wiped us right off the charts. That was it. In '64, it was all over for American singers. – Connie Francis , 2002 The British Invasion had a profound impact on popular music, internationalising the production of rock and roll, establishing the British popular music industry as a viable centre of musical creativity, and opening
637-998: A lower-charting, but more enduring, hit in " We'll Meet Again "), " He's Got the Whole World in His Hands " by Laurie London in 1958, and the instrumentals " Stranger on the Shore " by Acker Bilk and " Telstar " by the Tornados , both in 1962. Also on the Hot 100, " Manhattan Spiritual " by Reg Owen and His Orchestra " reached number ten in February 1959, Hayley Mills ' " Let's Get Together " from The Parent Trap peaked number eight in October 1961, and in 1962, " Midnight in Moscow " by Kenny Ball reached number two in March,
728-628: A major part of a new "British Invasion" due to them being the first British band to have their debut album at number one on the US charts along with their overall dominance in America. Do it yourself " Do it yourself " (" DIY ") is the method of building, modifying , or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and semi-raw materials and parts to produce, transform, or reconstruct material possessions, including those drawn from
819-403: A musical genre rooted in the blues, rhythm, and black culture, which had been largely ignored or rejected when performed by black American artists in the 1950s. Such bands were sometimes perceived by American parents and elders as rebellious and unwholesome, unlike parent-friendly pop groups such as the Beatles. The Rolling Stones would become the biggest band other than the Beatles to come out of
910-460: A number of major US print outlets and two network television evening programs published and broadcast stories on the phenomenon that became known as " Beatlemania ". On 10 December, CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite , looking for something positive to report, re-ran a Beatlemania story that originally aired on the 22 November edition of the CBS Morning News with Mike Wallace but
1001-421: A role. Use of angle grinder is not preferred as large amounts of harmful sparks and fumes (and particulates ) are generated when compared with using reciprocating saw or band saw . Angle grinders produce sparks when cutting ferrous metals. They also produce shards cutting other materials. The blades themselves may also break. This is a great hazard to the face and eyes especially, as well as other parts of
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#17328686738701092-520: A saviour to both the new wave and the direct simplicity of rock. Along with the music, new wave power impacted fashion, such as the mod style of the Jam or the skinny ties of the burgeoning Los Angeles scene. Several power pop artists were commercially successful; most notably the Knack , whose " My Sharona " was the highest-ranked US single of 1979. Although the Knack and power pop fell out of mainstream popularity,
1183-419: A sound with a British Invasion inflection and inspired many other groups to form, creating a scene from which many major US acts of the next decade would emerge. The British Invasion also played a major part in the rise of a distinct genre of rock music and cemented the primacy of the rock group, based around guitars and drums and producing their own material as singer-songwriters. In February 2021, Ken Barnes,
1274-570: A tiny focus area within the larger context, positioning DIY as a venue for holistic engagement. DIY ethic is the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks without the aid of a paid expert . The DIY ethic promotes the idea that anyone is capable of performing a variety of tasks rather than relying on paid specialists. Italian archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a 6th-century BC Greek structure in southern Italy. The ruins appeared to come with detailed assembly instructions and are being called an "ancient IKEA building". The structure
1365-526: A wide range of skill sets. DIY has been described as a "self-made-culture"; one of designing, creating, customizing and repairing items or things without any special training. DIY has grown to become a social concept with people sharing ideas, designs, techniques, methods and finished projects with one another either online or in person. DIY can be seen as a cultural reaction in modern technological society to increasing academic specialization and economic specialization which brings people into contact with only
1456-479: Is available. As a means of adaptation during the Cuban Special Period times of economic crisis, resolver ("to resolve") became an important part of Cuban culture. Resolver refers to a spirit of resourcefulness and do-it-yourself problem solving. Jugaad is a colloquial Hindi , Bengali , Marathi , Punjabi , Sindhi and Urdu word, which refers to a non-conventional, frugal innovation, often termed
1547-479: Is entirely in terms of abstractions. It trains you to be an insurance salesman or a bureaucrat, or some kind of cerebral character. In the 1970s, DIY spread through the North American population of college and recent-college-graduate age groups. In part, this movement involved the renovation of affordable, rundown older homes. But, it also related to various projects expressing the social and environmental vision of
1638-419: Is somewhat ironic that the biggest moment in the history of popular music was first experienced in the US as a television event." The Ed Sullivan Show had for some time been a "comfortable hearth-and-slippers experience." Not many of the 73 million viewers watching in February 1964 would fully understand what impact the band they were watching would have. In [1776] England lost her American colonies. Last week
1729-464: The Bond series that commenced with Sean Connery as James Bond in 1962, films with a British sensibility such as the " Angry Young Men " genre, What's New Pussycat? and Alfie styled London Theatre. A new wave of British actors such as Peter O'Toole , Michael Caine , and Peter Sellers intrigued US audiences. Four of the decade's Academy Award winners for best picture were British productions, with
1820-562: The DIY Network cable television channel. Both were launched to appeal to the growing percentage of North Americans interested in DIY topics, from home improvement to knitting . Such channels have multiple shows revealing how to stretch one's budget to achieve professional-looking results ( Design Cents , Design on a Dime , etc.) while doing the work yourself. Toolbelt Diva specifically caters to female DIYers. Beyond magazines and television,
1911-587: The PBS television series This Old House , starring Bob Vila , premiered and spurred a DIY television revolution. The show was immensely popular, educating people on how to improve their living conditions (and the value of their house) without the expense of paying someone else to do (as much of) the work. In 1994, the HGTV Network cable television channel was launched in the United States and Canada, followed in 1999 by
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#17328686738702002-534: The Sir Douglas Quintet adopted British-sounding names, and San Francisco 's Beau Brummels took their name from the same-named English dandy . Roger Miller had a 1965 hit record with a self-penned song titled " England Swings ", in which although its title references the progressive youth-centric cultural scene known as Swinging London , its lyric pays tribute to Britain's traditional way of life. Englishman Geoff Stephens (or John Carter ) reciprocated
2093-424: The titular character , and released on 27 August 1964 – became the most Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated Disney film in history. My Fair Lady , released on 25 December 1964, starring British actress Audrey Hepburn as Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle , won eight Academy Awards. and Oliver! released in 1968, won Best Picture, becoming the final musical film to do so until Chicago in 2002. Besides
2184-478: The underground punk scenes, and significantly altered the way fans interacted with musicians. Zines quickly branched off from being hand-made music magazines to become more personal; they quickly became one of the youth culture's gateways to DIY culture. This led to tutorial zines showing others how to make their own shirts, posters, zines, books, food, etc. The terms "DIY" and "do-it-yourself" are also used to describe: Much contemporary DIY music has its origins in
2275-506: The " Houseboat Summit " panel discussion in a 1967 edition of the San Francisco Oracle ) reflected a growing sentiment: Our educational system, in its entirety, does nothing to give us any kind of material competence. In other words, we don't learn how to cook, how to make clothes, how to build houses, how to make love, or to do any of the absolutely fundamental things of life. The whole education that we get for our children in school
2366-512: The "beat boom". While American acts were popular in the United Kingdom, few British acts had achieved any success in the United States prior to 1964. Cliff Richard , who was the best-selling British act in the United Kingdom at the time, had only one Top 40 hit in the US, with " Living Doll " in 1959. Along with Donegan, exceptions to this trend were the US number-one hits " Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart " by Vera Lynn in 1952 (Lynn also had
2457-751: The 1960s and early 1970s. The young visionary Stewart Brand , working with friends and family, and initially using the most basic of typesetting and page-layout tools, published the first edition of The Whole Earth Catalog (subtitled Access to Tools ) in late 1968. The first Catalog , and its successors, used a broad definition of the term "tools." There were informational tools, such as books (often technical in nature), professional journals, courses and classes. There were specialized, designed items, such as carpentry and stonemasonry tools, garden tools , welding equipment, chainsaws , fiberglass materials and so on – even early personal computers. The designer J. Baldwin served as technology editor and wrote many of
2548-514: The 1970s were often more popular in the US than their native Britain, as the US working class was generally favourable to the virtuosity of progressive rock acts, while the bands' British audience was confined to the more genteel upper classes. British bands such as Badfinger and The Sweet , and US band the Raspberries , are considered to have evolved the genre into power pop . In 1978, two rock magazines wrote cover stories analyzing power pop as
2639-654: The 25 January 1964 edition of Cash Box magazine (on sale January 18) and the 1 February 1964 edition of the Hot 100 . On 7 February 1964, the CBS Evening News ran a story about the Beatles' US arrival that afternoon, of which Walter Cronkite said, "The British Invasion this time goes by the code name Beatlemania." Two days later, on Sunday, 9 February, the group appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show . Nielsen Ratings estimated that 45 percent of US television viewers that night saw their appearance. According to Michael Ross, "It
2730-532: The BBC "as a joke", but it was watched by 30 million viewers. While this piece was largely forgotten, Beatles producer George Martin has said it "aroused the kids' curiosity". In the middle of January 1964, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" appeared suddenly, then vaulted to the top of nearly every top forty music survey in the US, launching the Fab Four's sustained, massive output. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" ascended to number one on
2821-466: The Beatles took them back. – Life magazine, early 1964 The Beatles soon incited contrasting reactions and, in the process, generated more novelty records than anyone — at least 200 during 1964–1965 and more inspired by the " Paul is dead " rumour in 1969. Among the many reactions favouring the hysteria were British girl group the Carefrees ' " We Love You Beatles " (No. 39 on 11 April 1964) and
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2912-524: The Beatles' arrival: American Bandstand , which had been based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where Cameo Parkway was based and drew many of its performers from Cameo Parkway, moved to Los Angeles. In summation, he noted that a plurality of the alleged victims of the Invasion (42 percent of most US hit music acts of 1963) were already seeing diminishing returns in 1963 before the Invasion began; 24 percent of US acts that year saw their success continue through
3003-626: The British "sound" was not in itself a wholly new or original one. Roger McGuinn of the Byrds , for example, acknowledged the debt that US artists owed to British musicians, such as the Searchers , but that "they were using folk music licks that I was using anyway. So it's not that big a rip-off." Both the US sunshine pop group the Buckinghams and the Beatles-influenced US Tex-Mex act
3094-459: The British Invasion, topping the Hot 100 eight times. Sometimes, there would be a clash between the two styles of the British Invasion, the polished pop acts and the grittier blues-based acts, due to the expectations set by the Beatles. Eric Burdon of the Animals said, "They dressed us up in the most strange costumes. They were even gonna bring a choreographer to show us how to move on stage. I mean, it
3185-515: The Hot 100 every week from 2 November 1963 until 20 April 2002, originating with the debut of the Caravelles ' " You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry ". British acts declined in popularity throughout the 1990s, and in the 27 April 2002 issue of Billboard , none of the songs on the Hot 100 were from British artists; that week, only two of the top 100 albums, those of Craig David and Ozzy Osbourne , were from British artists. The latest movement came in
3276-611: The Hot 100, and on 8 May, they accounted for eight of the nine British Commonwealth's entries that made a nearly clean sweep of that weekly Hot 100's Top Ten, lacking only a hit at number two instead of Gary Lewis & the Playboys ' " Count Me In ". On 1 May, the British Commonwealth also nearly swept the Cash Box singles chart's Top Ten, lacking only a hit at number six instead of "Count Me In". The British Commonwealth also held down
3367-404: The Invasion waned. Others, such as Bill Anderson and Bobby Bare , remained successful in the country realm, even as their pop crossover success had waned. Barnes noted that one record company, Cameo Parkway , sustained more permanent damage from the Invasion (and the concurrent rise of Motown) than any other, but also noted that it was also affected by another event that happened the same week as
3458-455: The Invasion, and the other 13 percent had the Invasion as one of several reasons for their declines). Stylistically, the proportions of US music being made did not change substantially during the Invasion, even as the British acts flooded the charts with a homogenous pop-rock sound; folk, country and novelty music, already small factors in the overall pop realm, dropped to near-nonexistence, while girl groups were also hard hit. Though many of
3549-744: The Moody Blues , the Kinks , the Spencer Davis Group , Them , the Pretty Things , the Who , Small Faces , and the Bee Gees , as well as solo singers such as Dusty Springfield , Cilla Black , Petula Clark , Marianne Faithfull , Tom Jones , and Donovan were at the forefront of the "invasion." The rebellious tone and image of American rock and roll and blues musicians became popular with British youth in
3640-692: The Nashville Teens . The British Invasion also drew a backlash from some US bands, e.g., Paul Revere & the Raiders and New Colony Six dressed in Revolutionary War uniforms, and Gary Puckett & the Union Gap donned Civil War uniforms. Garage rock act the Barbarians ' "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl" contained the lyrics "You're either a girl, or you come from Liverpool" and "You can dance like
3731-570: The Patty Cakes' "I Understand Them", subtitled "A Love Song to the Beatles". Disapproving of the pandemonium were US group the Four Preps ' " A Letter to the Beatles " (No. 85 on 4 April 1964) and US comedian Allan Sherman 's "Pop Hates the Beatles". The Beatles held number 1 for a then-record fourteen straight weeks, from 1 February through 2 May, but performed even better on Cash Box , holding number 1 for sixteen straight weeks, from 25 January,
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3822-605: The Springfields ' version of " Silver Threads and Golden Needles " peaked at number twenty in September, and Frank Ifield 's " I Remember You " reached number five in October. Some observers have noted that American teenagers were growing tired of singles-oriented pop acts like Fabian and the "Bobby"s: Bobby Darin , Bobby Vinton , Bobby Rydell , Bobby Vee etc. The Mods and Rockers , two youth "gangs" in mid-1960s Britain, also had an impact in British Invasion music. Bands with
3913-447: The US during this period and led American media to proclaim the United Kingdom as the center of music and fashion. Julie [Andrews] became a movie queen by falling very smartly into step with the recent vogue in America for almost anything labeled British. – Life magazine, April 1967. The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night marked the group's entrance into film. The film Mary Poppins – starring English actress Julie Andrews as
4004-428: The US. On 29 December, The Baltimore Sun , reflecting the dismissive view of most adults, editorialised, "America had better take thought as to how it will deal with the invasion. Indeed a restrained 'Beatles go home' might be just the thing." In the next year alone, the Beatles would have thirty different listings on the Hot 100. On 3 January 1964, The Jack Paar Program ran Beatles concert footage licensed from
4095-712: The acts associated with the invasion did not survive its end, many others would become icons of rock music. The claim that British beat bands were not radically different from American groups like the Beach Boys and damaged the careers of black American and female artists was made about the invasion. However, the Motown sound , exemplified by the Supremes , the Temptations , and the Four Tops , each securing their first top 20 record during
4186-422: The air. WWDC's phones lit up, and Washington, D.C. , area record stores were flooded with requests for a record they did not have in stock. James sent the record to other disc jockeys around the country, sparking similar reaction. On 26 December, Capitol Records released the record three weeks ahead of schedule. The release of the record during a time when teenagers were on vacation helped spread Beatlemania in
4277-429: The album to early Beatles and Searchers , calling the album "simply wonderful." Rolling Stone gave Beat Music a 3-1/2 star review and Torn Apart a 3-star review. In 2023, The Spongetones signed with power pop label Big Stir Records, and are planning a live album from their 40th anniversary show along with some new material. The current members of The Spongetones are: Past band members: The band cites
4368-433: The art and design community. The terms Hacktivist , Craftivist, or maker have been used to describe creatives working within a DIY framework (Busch). Otto von Busch describes 'Hacktivism' as "[including] the participant in the process of making, [to give] rise to new attitudes within the 'maker' or collaborator" (Busch 49). Busch suggests that by engaging in participatory forms of fashion, consumers are able to step away from
4459-664: The body. Modern power tools are mostly equipped with advanced dust control systems, including HEPA-certified dust extractors and integrated water delivery systems , to mitigate the release of harmful particulates. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) mandates the use of such control measures in environments with high dust levels. DIY is prevalent amongst the fashion community, with ideas being shared on social media, such as YouTube, about clothing, jewellery, makeup, and hairstyles. Techniques include distressing and bleaching jeans, redesigning old shirts, and studding denim. The concept of DIY has also emerged within
4550-423: The complete Spongetones discography, including foreign releases Jamie Hoover and Steve Stoeckel continue to work together, writing and recording new music. British Invasion The British Invasion was a cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States with significant influence on
4641-433: The core values of the DIY punk ethic by leveraging creative ways of communication through zines and other projects. Adherents of the DIY punk ethic also work collectively. For example, punk impresario David Ferguson 's CD Presents was a DIY concert production , recording studio , and record label network. A form of independent filmmaking characterized by low budgets, skeleton crews, and simple props using whatever
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#17328686738704732-450: The dark aesthetics and nihilist discourse in punk fanzines in the 1970s and onwards in the shadow of rising unemployment and social tensions. In the 1960s and 1970s, books and TV shows about the DIY movement and techniques on building and home decoration began appearing. By the 1990s, the DIY movement felt the impact of the digital age with the rise of the internet. With computers and the internet becoming mainstream, increased accessibility to
4823-601: The decoration. The building was built by Greek artisans coming from the Spartan colony of Taranto in Apulia. In North America, there was a DIY magazine publishing niche in the first half of the twentieth century. Magazines such as Popular Mechanics (founded in 1902) and Mechanix Illustrated (founded in 1928) offered a way for readers to keep current on useful practical skills, techniques, tools, and materials. As many readers lived in rural or semi-rural regions, initially much of
4914-419: The domain of home improvement and maintenance activities. The phrase "do it yourself" had come into common usage (in standard English) by the 1950s, in reference to the emergence of a trend of people undertaking home improvement and various other small craft and construction projects as both a creative-recreational and cost-saving activity. Subsequently, the term DIY has taken on a broader meaning that covers
5005-407: The door for subsequent British performers to achieve international success. In America, the Invasion arguably spelled the end of the popularity of instrumental surf music , pre- Motown vocal girl groups , the folk revival (which adapted by evolving into folk rock ), teenage tragedy songs , Nashville country music (which also faced its own crisis with the deaths of some of its biggest stars at
5096-487: The earliest example of this attitude was the punk music scene of the 1970s. More recently, the orthodox understanding that DIY originates in 1970s punk, with its clearest practices being in the self-produced 7" single and self-published fanzines, has been challenged. As George McKay asks in the title of his 2023 article: 'Was punk DIY? Is DIY punk?' McKay argues instead for what he terms a 'depunking' of DIY. Riot grrrl , associated with third-wave feminism , also adopted
5187-399: The epic Lawrence of Arabia , starring O'Toole as British army officer T. E. Lawrence , winning seven Oscars in 1963. British television series such as Danger Man (renamed Secret Agent in its US airings), The Saint and The Avengers began appearing on American screens, inspiring a series of American-produced espionage programs such as I Spy , The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and
5278-629: The era that often remained obscure to US listeners, and who are sometimes seen as counterparts to the garage rock bands in America. Certain acts, such as the Pretty Things and the Creation , had a certain degree of chart success in the UK and are often considered exemplars of the form. The emergence of a relatively homogeneous worldwide "rock" music style marking the end of the "invasion" occurred in 1967. Outside of music, other aspects of British arts and engineering, such as BSA motorcycles , became popular in
5369-445: The following influences: The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , The Dave Clark 5 , The Animals , The Zombies , The Hollies , Manfred Mann , Gerry & The Pacemakers , The Searchers , The Kinks , The Beach Boys , The Yardbirds , The Byrds , Cream , Jimi Hendrix , The Doors , The Who , and Spirit . In addition to hundreds of performances in and around Charlotte, NC, the Spongetones played for audiences in other cities. See
5460-474: The following: Examples of high dust level tasks include: Some power tools are equipped with dust collection system (e.g. HEPA vacuum cleaner) or integrated water delivery system which extract the dust after emission. While the type of material used will determine the composition of the dust generated, the size and amount of particulates produced are mainly determined by the type of tool used. Implementation of effective dust control measures may also play
5551-562: The genre continues to have a cult following with occasional periods of modest success. A subsequent wave of British artists rose to popularity in the early 1980s as British music videos appeared in American media, leading to what is now known as the " Second British Invasion ". Another wave of British mainstream prominence in US music charts came in the mid-1990s with the brief success of Spice Girls , Oasis , Blur, Radiohead and Robbie Williams . At least one British act would appear somewhere on
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#17328686738705642-624: The gesture a la Rudy Vallée a year later in the New Vaudeville Band 's " Winchester Cathedral ". Even as recently as 2003, Shanghai Knights made the latter two tunes memorable once again in London scenes. Anticipating the Bay City Rollers by more than a decade, two British acts that reached the Hot 100's top twenty gave a tip of the hat to America: Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas and
5733-613: The idea of "mass-homogenized 'Mc-Fashion ' " (Lee 2003)" , as fashion Hacktivism allows consumers to play a more active role in engaging with the clothes they wear (Busch 32). DIY as a subculture was brought forward by the punk movement of the 1970s. Instead of traditional means of bands reaching their audiences through large music labels, bands began recording, manufacturing albums and merchandise, booking their own tours, and creating opportunities for smaller bands to get wider recognition through repetitive low-cost DIY touring. The burgeoning zine movement took up coverage of and promotion of
5824-542: The internet has led to more households undertaking DIY methods. Platforms, such as YouTube or Instagram, provide people the opportunity to share their creations and instruct others on how to replicate DIY techniques in their own home. The DIY movement is a re-introduction (often to urban and suburban dwellers) of the old pattern of personal involvement and use of skills in the upkeep of a house or apartment, making clothes; maintenance of cars, computers, websites; or any material aspect of living. The philosopher Alan Watts (from
5915-615: The invasion's first year of 1964 and following up with many other top 20 records, besides the constant or even accelerating output of the Miracles , Gladys Knight & the Pips , Marvin Gaye , Martha & the Vandellas , and Stevie Wonder , actually increased in popularity during that time. Other American groups also demonstrated a similar sound to the British Invasion artists and in turn highlighted how
6006-458: The invasion, such as the Beach Boys and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons ; 14 percent were the likes of Sedaka, Vee and Presley in that they suffered during the Invasion but recovered afterward; and 20 percent suffered fatal damage to their careers because of it (with Barnes stating that 7 percent of US acts—mostly Cameo Parkway acts and folk revival groups—were wiped out almost entirely due to
6097-466: The late 1950s. While early commercial attempts to replicate American rock and roll mostly failed, the trad jazz –inspired skiffle craze, with its do-it-yourself attitude, produced two top-ten hits in the US by Lonnie Donegan . Young British groups started to combine various British and American styles in different parts of the United Kingdom, such as the movement in Liverpool known as Merseybeat or
6188-499: The late 1970s punk rock subculture. It developed as a way to circumnavigate the corporate mainstream music industry . By controlling the entire production and distribution chain, DIY bands attempt to develop a closer relationship between artists and fans. The DIY ethic gives total control over the final product without need to compromise with record major labels. According to the punk aesthetic, one can express oneself and produce moving and serious works with limited means. Arguably,
6279-544: The mainstream. The historical conclusion of the British Invasion is ambiguous. The wave of Anglophilia largely faded as US culture shifted in response to the Vietnam War and the resulting civil unrest in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As the cultural aspects of the British Invasion waned, British musical acts retained their popularity throughout the decade and into the 1970s, competing with their US counterparts as they returned to prominence. British progressive rock acts of
6370-446: The material related to their needs on the farm or in a small town. By the 1950s, DIY became common usage with the emergence of people undertaking home improvement projects, construction projects and smaller crafts. Artists began to fight against mass production and mass culture by claiming to be self-made. However, DIY practices also responded to geopolitical tensions, such as in the form of home-made Cold War nuclear fallout shelters, and
6461-416: The mid- to late 2000s, when British R&B and soul artists such as Amy Winehouse , Estelle , Joss Stone , Duffy , Natasha Bedingfield , Florence Welch , Adele , Floetry , Jessie J , Leona Lewis , Jay Sean and Taio Cruz enjoyed huge success in the US charts, which led to talk of a " Third British Invasion " or a "British Soul Invasion". Boyband One Direction have also been described as being
6552-523: The mid-1990s, DIY home-improvement content began to find its way onto the World Wide Web . HouseNet was the earliest bulletin-board style site where users could share information. Since the late 1990s, DIY has exploded on the Web through thousands of sites. In the 1970s, when home video ( VCRs ) came along, DIY instructors quickly grasped its potential for demonstrating processes by audio-visual means. In 1979,
6643-513: The most harmful form (other than ultra-fines ) of air pollution . Exposure to particulate matter, especially PM2.5 and ultrafine particles (PM0.1), has serious health implications. According to the World Health Organization, there is no safe level of particulate exposure, with these emissions linked to increased risks of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Many tasks create dust . With high dust levels are caused by one of more
6734-526: The music charts at home in the United Kingdom. The musical style of British Invasion artists, such as the Beatles, had been influenced by earlier American rock 'n' roll, a genre that had lost some popularity and appeal by the time of the Invasion. However, a subsequent handful of British performers, particularly the Rolling Stones and the Animals , would appeal to a more 'outsider' demographic, essentially reviving and popularising, for young people at least,
6825-440: The natural environment (e.g., landscaping)". DIY behavior can be triggered by various motivations previously categorized as marketplace motivations (economic benefits, lack of product availability, lack of product quality, need for customization), and identity enhancement ( craftsmanship , empowerment, community seeking, uniqueness). The term "do-it-yourself" has been associated with consumers since at least 1912 primarily in
6916-701: The new British hits, and segments of the new shows were taped in England. Fashion and image set the Beatles apart from their earlier American rock and roll counterparts. Their distinctive, uniform style "challenged the clothing style of conventional American males," just as their music challenged the earlier conventions of the rock and roll genre. " Mod " fashions, such as the miniskirt from " Swinging London " designers such as Mary Quant , and worn by early supermodels Twiggy , Jean Shrimpton and other models, were popular worldwide. Newspaper columnist John Crosby wrote, "The English girl has an enthusiasm that American men find utterly captivating. I'd like to import
7007-663: The next three years, many more British acts with a chart-topping US single would appear. As 1965 approached, another wave of British Invasion artists emerged. These were usually composed of groups playing in a more pop style, such as the Hollies or the Zombies , as well as artists with a harder-driving, blues-based approach like the Dave Clark Five, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones. By 17 April, British acts accounted for 30 records in
7098-497: The number-two hit " Georgy Girl " in February 1967. The Easybeats drew heavily on the British Invasion sound and had one hit in the US during the British Invasion, the number-sixteen hit " Friday on My Mind " in May 1967. According to Robert J. Thompson, director of the Center for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University , the British invasion pushed the counterculture into
7189-422: The parody series Get Smart . By 1966, spy series (both British and American versions) had emerged as a favourite format of US viewers, along with Westerns and rural sitcoms. Television shows that featured uniquely American styles of music, such as Sing Along with Mitch and Hootenanny , were quickly canceled and replaced with shows such as Shindig! and Hullabaloo that were better positioned to play
7280-884: The reviews of fabrication tools, tools for working soil, etc. The Catalog 's publication both emerged from and spurred the great wave of experimentalism, convention-breaking, and do-it-yourself attitude of the late 1960s. Often copied, the Catalog appealed to a wide cross-section of people in North America and had a broad influence. DIY home improvement books burgeoned in the 1970s, first created as collections of magazine articles. An early, extensive line of DIY how-to books were created by Sunset Books , based upon previously published articles from their magazine, Sunset , based in California. Time-Life , Better Homes and Gardens , Balcony Garden Web and other publishers soon followed suit. In
7371-677: The rising " counterculture " on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. British pop and rock groups such as the Beatles , the Rolling Stones , Gerry and the Pacemakers , the Searchers , Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas , Freddie and the Dreamers , the Merseybeats , the Dave Clark Five , the Hollies , Manfred Mann , Herman's Hermits , Peter and Gordon , the Animals , the Zombies , the Yardbirds ,
7462-560: The same time), and temporarily, the teen idols that had dominated the United States charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It dented the careers of established R&B acts like Chubby Checker and temporarily derailed the chart success of certain surviving rock and roll acts, including Ricky Nelson , Fats Domino , the Everly Brothers , and Elvis Presley (who nevertheless racked up thirty Hot 100 entries from 1964 through 1967). It prompted many existing garage rock bands to adopt
7553-671: The scope of home improvement DIY continues to grow online where most mainstream media outlets now have extensive DIY-focused informational websites such as This Old House , Martha Stewart , Hometalk , and the DIY Network . These are often extensions of their magazine or television brand. The growth of independent online DIY resources is also spiking. The number of homeowners who blog about their experiences continues to grow, along with DIY websites from smaller organizations. Use of power tools can cause adverse effects on people living nearby. Power tools can produce large amounts of particulates including, ultrafine particles . Particulates are
7644-435: The time. It looks as if someone was instructing others how to mass-produce components and put them together in this way." Much like our modern instruction booklets, various sections of the luxury building were inscribed with coded symbols showing how the pieces slotted together. The characteristics of these inscriptions indicate they date back to around the 6th century BC, which tallies with the architectural evidence suggested by
7735-411: The top six on the Hot 100 on 1 May and the top six on Cash Box singles chart's Top Ten on 24 April. That same year, half of the 26 Billboard Hot 100 chart toppers (counting the Beatles' " I Feel Fine ", carrying over from 1964) and the number one position on 28 of the 52 chart weeks belonged to British acts. The British trend would continue into 1966 and beyond. British Invasion acts also dominated
7826-420: The top spot on the Hot 100 during each of the seven consecutive years starting with 1964, continued until they broke up in 1970. One week after the Beatles entered the Hot 100 for the first time, Dusty Springfield , having launched a solo career after her participation in the Springfields , became the next British act to reach the Hot 100, peaking at number twelve with " I Only Want to Be with You ". During
7917-500: The week before, through 9 May, the week after. On 4 April, the Beatles held the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart; no other act had simultaneously held even the top four. The Beatles also held the top five positions on Cash Box ' s singles chart that same week, with the first two positions reversed from the Hot 100. The group's massive chart success, which included at least two of their singles holding
8008-503: The whole Chelsea girl with her 'life is fabulous' philosophy to America with instructions to bore from within." Even while longstanding styles remained popular, American teens and young adults started to dress "hipper". In anticipation of the 50-year anniversary of the British Invasion in 2013, comics such as Nowhere Men , which are loosely based on the events of it, gained popularity. The Beatles changed music for everybody making records in America, including Elvis who couldn't get
8099-606: Was a temple-like building discovered at Torre Satriano , near the southern city of Potenza , in Basilicata . This region was recognized as a place where local people mingled with Greeks who had settled along the southern coast known as Magna Graecia and in Sicily from the 8th century BC onwards. Christopher Smith, director of the British School at Rome , said that the discovery was, "the clearest example yet found of mason's marks of
8190-557: Was ridiculous. It was something that was so far away from our nature and, um, yeah we were just pushed around and told, 'When you arrive in America, don't mention the [Vietnam] war! You can't talk about the war.' We felt like we were being gagged." " Freakbeat " is a term sometimes given to certain British Invasion acts closely associated with the Mod scene during the Swinging London period, particularly harder-driving British blues bands of
8281-403: Was shelved that night because of the assassination of US President John Kennedy . After seeing the report, 15-year-old Marsha Albert of Silver Spring, Maryland , wrote a letter the following day to disc jockey Carroll James at radio station WWDC asking, "Why can't we have music like that here in America?" On 17 December, James had Miss Albert introduce " I Want to Hold Your Hand " live on
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