{"id":6672,"date":"2011-04-07T12:45:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/?p=6672"},"modified":"2011-04-12T23:21:08","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T03:21:08","slug":"should-i-stay-or-should-i-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/should-i-stay-or-should-i-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V1Gn0e7kvTA?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><p>My daughter, Kate, is in the final year of her 5-year architecture program at\u00a0Syracuse University. I won&#8217;t brag about her except to say that this semester she is taking a fantastic course; here&#8217;s the outline:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">**********************<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Beatles changed the face of music, culture, business and technology forever.\u00a0 This course examines how these changes came about, with an eye to anticipating further\/future changes on these fronts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Our guest lecturers will offer a comprehensive look at the Beatles including:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business-the growth and maturation of some of the most important brands in history<\/li>\n<li>History-the biographical stories of all key players, the evolution of the group and solo careers<\/li>\n<li>Music-the evolving structure and character of their world changing sound<\/li>\n<li>Social and cultural aspects-the profound impact on popular culture<\/li>\n<li>Political-leveraging celebrity to advance political and social concerns<\/li>\n<li>Technology-the role of innovation that went beyond songwriting and performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tentative<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Topics and Speakers by Week:<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>1\/24\/11:\u00a0<em>Peter Asher with Rupert Perry\u2014<\/em>The British Invasion. A McCartney song becomes a hit for Peter and Gordon. Apple Corps-A&amp;R reflections. Life after Apple: managing and producing the Pantheon.<\/p>\n<p>1\/31\/11:\u00a0<em>Martin Bandier and Rupert Perry\u2014<\/em>How important can one band be? Contextualizing the impact of the Fab Four on music, business, culture and society during the last fifty years.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>2\/7\/11:\u00a0<em>TBA\u2014Andrew Waggoner\u2014<\/em>The Songs: examining structure and identifying nuances\u2014the composer\u2019s view.<\/p>\n<p>2\/14\/11: TBA\u2014<em>Imagine\u2014<\/em>Andrew Solt\u2019s John Lennon documentary<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2\/21\/11: TBA\u2014<em>Michael Lindsay Hogg and Andrew Solt with Rupert Perry\u2014<\/em>the Beatles films<\/p>\n<p>2\/28\/11: TBA\u2014<em>Theo Cataforis\u2014<\/em>Coming together to make a joyous sound. Musicology and ethnomusicology of the Beatles.<\/p>\n<p>3\/7\/11:<em> Peter Brown with Rupert Perry\u2014<\/em>Brian Epstein and the Liverpool scene in the sixties.<\/p>\n<p>3\/21\/11: TBA\u2014<em>Giles Martin\u2014<\/em>The recording and technological advances of Sir George Martin and the Beatles. Remixing the Beatles for release and <em>Love.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3\/28\/11:\u00a0<em>Peter Shukat\u2014<\/em>Very much alive\u2014revenue streams when artists are no longer performing or creating new content.<\/p>\n<p>4\/4\/11: TBA\u2014Leveraging celebrity to reduce human suffering.<\/p>\n<p>4\/11\/11: TBA\u2014Art influencing cultural change. Balancing artistic integrity while advancing social causes and managing the ultimate brand.<\/p>\n<p>4\/18\/11: TBA\u2014<em>John Branca\u2014<\/em>Acquiring Northern songs with Michael Jackson.The new deals: Cirque de Soleil, Rock Band and the next opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>4\/25\/11: (Test at the end of this class) speaker TBA\u2014<em>John Eastman\u2014<\/em>Solo careers\u2014life after the Beatles, sustaining the momentum and brand credibility.<\/p>\n<p>5\/2\/11 14: <em>TBA\u2014<\/em>Nurturing gifted artists\u2014are you the next Brian Epstein? What you MUST learn from the Beatles saga.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Readings, media viewing and listening:<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Required: <em>Northern Songs-the True Story of the Beatles Publishing Empire\u2014<\/em>Brian Southall\u00a0and Rupert Perry, CBE, available at SU Bookstore.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reading TBA<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Reading: <em>You Never Give Me Your Money\u2014<\/em>Peter Doggett<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">**********************<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When she sent me this outline at the beginning of the semester every class looked interesting but two stood out &#8211; the John Branca and John Eastman sessions. I&#8217;ve always been fascinated\/bewildered by how Paul and Yoko could have lost the publishing rights to Michael Jackson. I figured between these two Johns maybe I could find out.<\/p>\n<p>Well, Eastman canceled. He&#8217;s been replaced this coming Monday with Bob Spitz, biographer of not only the Beatles but also Bob Dylan; he&#8217;ll be appearing live. Two weeks later, Branca will be there via video-conference. Kate got the okay for me to attend either or both sessions.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a 4 1\/4 hour drive each way and gas and tolls will run about $125 per trip. <em>So, should I stay or should I go? Both? Either? Neither?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beyond advice, I&#8217;m curious <em>what other non-concert rock experience the members of RTH deliberated about attending or not attending<\/em>. Did you regret going? Did you regret staying? Was it worth it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter, Kate, is in the final year of her 5-year architecture program at\u00a0Syracuse University. 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