Rock Concerts Research Articles

Listening for the Lex Orandi: The Constructed Theology of Contemporary Worship Events

AbstractScholarly attention to the popular style of contemporary worship has so far been infrequent, and generally dismissive. Dismissive attitudes have generally been based on claims that individual contemporary worship songs are lacking in theological development, and that contemporary worship merely apes the mores of pop culture, replacing a proper liturgical event with something akin to a rock concert. In this paper I suggest that both these criticisms are false. The first is a misunderstanding of the nature of the liturgical tradition of contemporary worship, in which the crucial liturgical event is the ‘time of worship’, constructed out of a number of songs and other liturgical elements, which together construct a liturgical narrative with theological and pastoral depth; criticising individual songs is therefore largely irrelevant. The second fails to pay attention to the nuanced negotiation with popular culture that is evident in the tradition of contemporary worship, when observed carefully; dominant cultural practices are not unreflectively adopted, but modified and, if embraced, embraced critically and put to use. I demonstrate these two points by offering readings of two (video recordings of) contemporary worship events, Matt Redman's Facedown DVD and Tim Hughes's Happy Day DVD; in each case I explore the ways in which cultural practices are modified and effectively subverted in pursuit of a liturgical goal, and offer a theological reading of the narrative of the time of worship. I propose that, whilst there are significant differences, both can be seen to be liturgically responsible and theologically deep experiences of worship.

Research Papers: Music-Induced Vibrations in a Concert Hall and a Church

Abstract Sound and vibrations are often perceived via the auditory and tactile senses simultaneously, e.g., in a car or train. During a rock concert, the body vibrates with the rhythm of the music. Even in a concert hall or a church, sound can excite vibrations in the ground or seats. These vibrations might not be perceived separately because they integrate with the other sensory modalities into one multi-modal perception. This paper discusses the relation between sound and vibration for frequencies up to 1 kHz in an opera house and a church. Therefore, the transfer function between sound pressure and acceleration was measured at different exemplary listening positions. A dodecahedron loudspeaker on the stage was used as a sound source. Accelerometers on the ground, seat and arm rest measured the resulting vibrations. It was found that vibrations were excited over a broad frequency range via airborne sound. The transfer function was measured using various sound pressure levels. Thereby, no dependence on level was found. The acceleration level at the seat corresponds approximately to the sound pressure level and is independent of the receiver position. Stronger differences were measured for vibrations on the ground.

Four Poems, After Sappho

Four Poems, After Sappho NINA PICK Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing on the black earth. But I say it is what you love. —Sappho, trans. Anne Carson Phaedra Died of a guilt-love the sweet cherry juice that rots in the womb the chalice of the heart rimmed with salt Some loves fill you gold as a ripe lemon and spill Some empty you down to the hard stone pit A skull with no skin not even teeth. arion 21.2 fall 2013 Blame Aphrodite wrote Sappho—she has nearly killed me with love for that boy. And was the boy, Sappho, still a boy still softfaced, still shy, still limbed at angles like a poem in fragments Did you learn the shielded face of the lotus the dark act of the woman body in desire neither blameless nor immortal four poems, after sappho 132 Iphigenia Promised to a great man she prepares for the wedding. With anxiety and anticipation she prepares her table for his. I’m working the evening shift picking bones out of flesh spooning eyes from their holes scouring the glimmering scales. I thought I’d loosen the form of the body the writhing pink life of it squirming in its beige suit, its fishnet sack. I thought I’d put my fingers in, as one splits an orange and pull it apart Nina Pick 133 When it turns out she’s what’s for dinner she must have laughed who was I kidding thinking I’d marry this man? I tear the threads that knit it together wrest the closed hand open each half-moon of the body dripping and sweet the fish on the plate returned to the water a blood orange the color of blood. four poems, after sappho 134 Other Islands A coming and an uncoming. The gone and the returned. Daria and Dorota and I went down to the water I scooped Dorota from the palm of the twinyoked egg She was the most beautiful and besides I loved her more Nina Pick 135 Pythagoras’ Comma Oona, with her hands in my hair she parts, and combs, and weaves into threes drawing fractions from the glimmering mess. I’m still walking the path of lastnight’s dream alone in a landscape a continuity of loss where there’s two piles of something ontological that should not be in piles heaped like paper cutouts fronds of grass in one is a torn piece of an earlier life, its rough edges, its luminous sky in the other is the yet-to-be born the air between them is a breathless bone-cold longing I curl around it like a snake, coiled, waiting. four poems, after sappho 136 I remember the time I felt God in my body felt a knowing deeper than water in the curve of my belly I raised my hands in the onslaught night, and surrendered to a life of heart-clenching beauty. I was one in a crowd at a rock concert not a church standing in an amphitheater of pines but I might as well have been prone at the feet of the Parthenon bent at the threshold kneeling under the stained glass of a volcano as it swelled and broke over Nina Pick 137 my head. I was bowed like a burst rose a shoot of heat sent forth from the red of the saffron heart. The music cracked open like a wall, drumbeats sparking and descending, and I knew then the place where my name means fire knew the army of men the flood of horses, the field of battle the wolf note the pendulum the octave’s hot blunt point knew the most beautiful thing on the black earth the black earth its black and wild love. four poems, after sappho 138 ...

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Transition

Many 20th century sports facilities are in need of upgrading according to present standards and the 1938 (1952) Olympic Stadium of Helsinki is no exception to the rule. The international sports federations increase their requirements and security issues become more prominent by the year. Finland’s largest stadium is mainly used in summer for soccer matches, athletics, rock concerts and other events, and additional usage throughout the year would be welcome in order to strengthen the venue’s financial position and to pay for the extensive maintenance and renovations. At the same time the stadium is a popular historic site that plays an important role in the collective memory of the Finns and needs to retain its character as cultural heritage. Many delegates have visited this outstanding example of Modern Movement Heritage during the last docomomo International Conference that took place in Helsinki last August. Now, the building needs to be improved.

Vibrations in Neighborhood Buildings due to Rock Concerts in Stadiums

AbstractRock-concert events in stadiums have raised complaints among dwellers of neighborhood buildings about annoying vibrations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wellington, New Zealand, Medellin, Colombia, and other cities around the world. Controversy about the causes and effects of vibrations has produced demands, alarms among inhabitants, and cancellations of spectacles with large economic consequences. Although the analysis and effects of vibrations on the stadium grandstands are well known, no comprehensive published paper could be found that addressed the effects of vibrations on neighborhood buildings when thousands of spectators jump on a stadium field. This paper covers this gap in civil engineering knowledge, introducing a systematic study (analytical and experimental) to explain the causes, predict building responses, and determine the size of the expected human, structural, and cosmetic effects on neighborhood buildings. First, the equations for modeling are presented: (1) the coordinated jump of...

Introduction: Turning the Lens on Film and Foreign Relations

In July 2009, my partner and I boarded a “ferry” traveling from Zanzibar to the eco-resort Chumbe Island. About midway through the trip, a huge wave doused a blond woman sitting near the front of the boat. We began chatting and I soon figured out that she was Connie Field, the award-winning filmmaker best-known for The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980) and Freedom on My Mind (1994). That soggy conversation has taken Field and me on a circuitous journey to this forum on her Have You Heard from Johannesburg: Seven Stories of the Global Anti-Apartheid Movement (2010).1 Fusing a lifelong commitment to human rights and her filmmaking expertise, Field has traversed the world documenting social movements. She originally planned to do a four-hour film about the movement to end apartheid but greatly expanded her vision following her first trip to South Africa in 1996. The result is an eight and a half hour opus that takes its name from a lyric in a 1976 Gil Scott-Heron song. Drawn from more than 150 interviews conducted in eight countries, Have You Heard from Johannesburg spans five decades and takes viewers to stadiums and churches, street protests and corporate boardrooms, political debates and rock concerts. It captures the political, moral, spiritual, economic, and cultural dimensions of the anti-apartheid movement.2

Rock clubs as a phenomenon of Russian Artistic culture at the turn of the XX-XXI centuries (on the example of St. Petersburg)

The article discusses the problems of modern rock music and rock clubs (on the example of St. Petersburg) as a phenomenon of the national artistic culture of the turn of the XX–XXI centuries. The main stages of the formation of the Leningrad-Petersburg club rock movement are given, the classification of modern rock clubs of St. Petersburg is proposed, the definition of an acoustic rock concert is given. It is concluded that the originally formed subcultural rock movement in the XXI century becomes part of the mass industry exploiting its achievements.

Evaluation and assessment of vibrations owing to human activity

Annoying levels of vibration on long-cantilevered structures owing to crowd movements during musical concerts, sporting events, aerobics exercises and so on, have become more common in recent years. There are still a number of issues related to excessive floor vibrations owing to human activities that need to be addressed such as: guidelines for more accurate analytical representation of structural parameters to predict floor dynamic response, better definition of forcing functions to simulate human activities in a computer model and finally more consistent methods of evaluation and assessment of vibrations. This paper focuses on the requirements and guidelines for the evaluation and assessment of vibrations as related to acceptability for human exposure. It briefly reviews the provision of several current standards and design guides for the evaluation and assessment of building vibrations owing to human rhythmic activities. Using the measured vibrations generated by crowd activities on a large cantilevered structure during several rock concerts, collected by way of a remote vibration monitoring system, this paper compares these provisions with each other and draws conclusions on their applicability. New relationships between the current vibration evaluation parameters along with guidance for the assessment of human exposure to vibration owing to rhythmic activities are proposed.

Acoustic Stimulation Promotes DNA Fragmentation in the Guinea Pig Cochlea

Apoptosis can be described as programmed cell death. Apoptosis regulates cell turnover and is involved in various pathological conditions. The characteristic features of apoptosis are shrinkage of the cell body, chromatin condensation, and nucleic acid fragmentation. During apoptosis, double-stranded DNA is broken down into single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) by proteases. Acoustic trauma is commonly encountered in otorhinolaryngology clinics. Intense noise can cause inner ear damage, such as hearing disturbance, tinnitus, ear fullness, and decreased speech discrimination. In this study, we used immunohistochemical and electrophysiological methods to examine the fragmentation of DNA in the cochleas of guinea pigs that had been exposed to intense noise. Twenty-four guinea pigs weighing 250 to 350 g were used. The animals were divided into 4 groups: (I) a control group (n=6), (II) a group that was exposed to noise for 2 hours (n=6), (III) a group that was exposed to noise for 5 hours (n=6), and (IV) a group that was exposed to noise for 20 hours. The stimulus was a pure tone delivered at a frequency of 2 kHz. The sound pressure level was 120 dBSPL. No threshold shifts were apparent in group I. Group II showed a significant elevation of the hearing threshold (ANOVA, p<0.05(*)). The ABR threshold level was also significantly elevated immediately after the acoustic stimulation in groups III and IV (ANOVA, p<0.01(**)). In groups I, II, and IV, the lateral wall of the ear did not show immunoreactivity to ssDNA but did in group III. No immunoreactivity was apparent in the organ of Corti in group I or II. However, the supporting cells and outer hair cells in groups III and IV showed reactions for ssDNA. The fine structure of the organ of Corti had been destroyed in group IV. The lateral wall showed immunoreactivity for ssDNA only in group III, whereas the organ of Corti showed reactions for ssDNA in groups III and IV. Our study suggests that apoptotic changes occur in patients that suffer acoustic trauma. Once the apoptotic pathway has started, it is irreversible. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment are necessary. Earplugs should also be worn at rock concerts.

Noise-induced hearing loss

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) still remains a problem in developed countries, despite reduced occupational noise exposure, strict standards for hearing protection and extensive public health awareness campaigns. Therefore NIHL continues to be the focus of noise research activities. This paper summarizes progress achieved recently in our knowledge of NIHL. It includes papers published between the years 2008-2011 (in English), which were identified by a literature search of accessible medical and other relevant databases. A substantial part of this research has been concerned with the risk of NIHL in the entertainment sector, particularly in professional, orchestral musicians. There are also constant concerns regarding noise exposure and hearing risk in "hard to control" occupations, such as farming and construction work. Although occupational noise has decreased since the early 1980s, the number of young people subject to social noise exposure has tripled. If the exposure limits from the Noise at Work Regulations are applied, discotheque music, rock concerts, as well as music from personal music players are associated with the risk of hearing loss in teenagers and young adults. Several recent research studies have increased the understanding of the pathomechanisms of acoustic trauma, the genetics of NIHL, as well as possible dietary and pharmacologic otoprotection in acoustic trauma. The results of these studies are very promising and offer grounds to expect that targeted therapies might help prevent the loss of sensory hair cells and protect the hearing of noise-exposed individuals. These studies emphasize the need to launch an improved noise exposure policy for hearing protection along with developing more efficient norms of NIHL risk assessment.

Mass gatherings health Series

In this issue we publish the first two in a Series of six articles on mass gatherings health. The remaining articles will be published online, before appearing in print in the February and March, 2012, issues of the journal. Emergence of medicine for mass gatherings: lessons from the HajjAlthough definitions of mass gatherings (MG) vary greatly, they consist of large numbers of people attending an event at a specific site for a finite time. Examples of MGs include World Youth Day, the summer and winter Olympics, rock concerts, and political rallies. Some of the largest MGs are spiritual in nature. Among all MGs, the public health issues, associated with the Hajj (an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) is clearly the best reported—probably because of its international or even intercontinental implications in terms of the spread of infectious disease. Full-Text PDF Global perspectives for prevention of infectious diseases associated with mass gatheringsWe assess risks of communicable diseases that are associated with mass gatherings (MGs), outline approaches to risk assessment and mitigation, and draw attention to some key challenges encountered by organisers and participants. Crowding and lack of sanitation at MGs can lead to the emergence of infectious diseases, and rapid population movement can spread them across the world. Many infections pose huge challenges to planners of MGs; however, these events also provide an opportunity to engage in public health action that will benefit host communities and the countries from which participants originate. Full-Text PDF Mass gatherings medicineBetween the eighth and 12th days of Dhu al-Hajjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, Saudi Arabia welcomed 3 million people to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. As Hajj ended in mid-November, the country had many reasons to be grateful. Risk of injury and death during the pilgrimage has fallen since 2007, with redesigned venues and modern crowd-control strategies. Medical treatment for injuries, infections, and various chronic diseases will have been provided to thousands. Despite intense crowding and the diversity of ethnic groups and nationalities in attendance, around 2 million visitors from more than 183 countries will return home, having participated in this singularly rigorous and peaceful event. Full-Text PDF

Celebrating Miss Muslim Pageants and Opposing Rock Concerts: Contrasting the Religious Authority and Leadership of Two Muslim Women in Kazan

Celebrating Miss Muslim Pageants and Opposing Rock Concerts: Contrasting the Religious Authority and Leadership of Two Muslim Women in Kazan

Tristan Tzara’s Poetical Visions: Ironic, Oneiric, Heroic

Tristan Tzara’s Poetical Visions: Ironic, Oneiric, Heroic

Emergence of medicine for mass gatherings: lessons from the Hajj

SummaryAlthough definitions of mass gatherings (MG) vary greatly, they consist of large numbers of people attending an event at a specific site for a finite time. Examples of MGs include World Youth Day, the summer and winter Olympics, rock concerts, and political rallies. Some of the largest MGs are spiritual in nature. Among all MGs, the public health issues, associated with the Hajj (an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia) is clearly the best reported—probably because of its international or even intercontinental implications in terms of the spread of infectious disease. Hajj routinely attracts 2·5 million Muslims for worship. WHO's global health initiatives have converged with Saudi Arabia's efforts to ensure the wellbeing of pilgrims, contain infectious diseases, and reinforce global health security through the management of the Hajj. Both initiatives emphasise the importance of MG health policies guided by sound evidence and based on experience and the timeliness of calls for a new academic science-based specialty of MG medicine.

Teaching Neuro Images : Head banging without head trauma

A 24-year-old hard rock enthusiast presented with a left-sided, intense headache. He denied head trauma, but reported “head banging” intensively during a rock concert 2 days before admission. There were no …

Visualizing Postmodernity: 1960s Rock Concert Posters and Contemporary American Culture

The Journal of Popular CultureVolume 43, Issue 6 p. 1242-1265 Visualizing Postmodernity: 1960s Rock Concert Posters and Contemporary American Culture KEVIN M. MOIST, KEVIN M. MOIST Penn State AltoonaSearch for more papers by this author KEVIN M. MOIST, KEVIN M. MOIST Penn State AltoonaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 02 December 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2010.00798.xCitations: 2Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume43, Issue6December 2010Pages 1242-1265 RelatedInformation

Prospective, randomized controlled assessment of the short‐ and long‐term efficacy of a hearing conservation education program in Canadian elementary school children

To assess the efficacy of a hearing conservation program in changing acoustic risk-taking and hearing conservation behaviors in elementary school children. Prospective, randomized, mixed design controlled study. Participants were grade-six students from 16 Vancouver School Board schools. Differences between the intervention and control group responses on a behavioral questionnaire were measured at baseline, and then at 2 weeks and 6 months after administration of a hearing conservation program (Sound Sense™). The intervention resulted in significant interactions for improved earplug use at dances (P = .019), rock concerts (P = .001), with percussion musical instruments (P = .002), and electric guitars (P = .028) at 2 weeks postintervention relative to baseline. Improvements in children's earplug use at dances (P = .041), rock concerts (P = .0024), and with power lawn mowers (P = .043) at 6 months postintervention relative to baseline were also observed. Behavior in the intervention group compared to control group improved in earplug use with any "other noises" at 2 weeks (P = .001), and 6 months (P = .022) relative to baseline. There was a tendency in the intervention group to reduce the duration of use of personal music devices at 2 weeks and 6 months after the hearing conservation program, which was nonsignificant. The Sound Sense™ hearing conservation program improved earplug use practices in elementary school children in the short and long term. The development, implementation and evaluation of a community-based health promotion project around hearing loss can serve as a tremendous opportunity for students to develop their knowledge and skills in health advocacy.

Using room acoustical parameters for evaluating the quality of urban squares for open-air rock concerts

Sound quality research of urban squares used for open-air (rock) concerts is very scarce. In contrast to the study of (classical) concert halls, little is known about useful design parameters. For the design of the amplification system, the sound engineer currently often takes into account the desired sound pressure level only. In this study, the ability of existing room acoustical parameters to characterize urban squares acoustically is investigated. An independent parameter set is identified for specific use on such squares. Besides the distribution of the sound pressure level over the square, different impulse response related parameters such as the clarity, center time, reverberation time and bass ratio were considered. In addition, binaural measures were included to measure qualities related to human spatial hearing. This study is based on a measurement campaign, performed at five squares in Belgium before and during life rock concerts. Special attention was paid to the signal processing methodology, given the significant amount of environmental noise often found at such squares during measurements. The variation of these parameters is investigated in relation to the square geometry, the amplification set-up and the presence of delay-lines. Parameters like C 80, T 30, IACC E3/ L3 and Δ L eq, A/ C were shown to be very useful when characterizing the sound field at urban squares.

Getting the blues at a rock concert: A case of severe methaemoglobinaemia

Methaemoglobin is the form of haemoglobin in which the iron moiety of the haem group has been oxidized from the ferrous to the ferric state. Methaemoglobinaemia is due to either an increase in the production of the oxidized haem moiety or due to decreased conversion back to the reduced form. This article presents a case of amyl nitrite-induced methaemoglobinaemia and discusses the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder.

Teens at Risk: Audiologists Respond

Teens at Risk: Audiologists Respond