DC Music History
Official Music Genre of DC (signed into law by Mayor Bowser)
Go-Go
King of the Gods
Zeus
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.
The Hangover
Video Sharing platform that is currently the world's 2nd most visited site.
Youtube
Just Do it.
Nike
Located in the U St corridor, named one of the top 10 music venues in the US by Rolling Stone. "A time and a place"
9:30 Club
The curious woman who released all the miseries of the world from a box.
Pandora
Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become roommates when their parents marry.
Step Brothers
This social networking site gained traction with teenagers and young adults; in 2003 had one million users sign up in the first month
Myspace
Eat Fresh
Subway
Born in DC, this person was one of the most important figures in Jazz music. School in DC named after him.
Duke Ellington
The three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld.
Ceberus
Two inseparable best friends navigate the last weeks of high school and are invited to a gigantic house party. They spend a long day trying to score enough alcohol to supply the party, but complications arise when two inept cops get involved.
Superbad
A blog site platform made unique by its “reblog this” feature similar to a retweet but for entire posts, media included. Declined in popularity over the last few years due to its censorship policies.
tumblr
Finger Lickin Good
KFC
This aggressive form of music was pioneered by DC bands like Minor Threat and Bad Brains in the late 70s and early 80s.
Hardcore
Giant, winged creatures with the heads of women. They lived on rocks on the sea, where their beautiful singing lured sailors to shipwreck. (Starbucks Logo)
Sirens
A teen who enters her brother's new boarding school in his place and pretends to be a boy in order to play on the boys' soccer team.
She's the Man
Google offered to buy what app for up to $4 million along with Facebook, but was declined.
Taste the Rainbow
Skittles
This best-selling artist had their first show in the US at the Uline Arena (now the NOMA REI Co-Op) in 1964.
The Beatles
The goddess of love and beauty.
Aphrodite
After a devastating heartbreak, Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Who has the most TikTok followers to date?
Charli D'Amelio
You're in Good Hands
Allstate