Hard rock Styx helped further cement heavy rock in the Midwest as a form of stadium rock. In 1978, Van Halen emerged from the Los Angeles music scene with a sound based around the skills of lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen. He popularised a guitar-playing technique of two-handed hammer-ons and pull-offs called tapping, showcased on the song "Eruption" from the album "Van Halen", which was highly influential in re-establishing hard rock as a popular genre after the punk and disco explosion, while also redefining and elevating the role of electric guitar. The opening years of the 1980s saw a number of changes
Constance Baker Motley Ian Motley, and Senai Motley. An award-winning biographical documentary, "Justice is a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley," was first broadcast on Connecticut Public Television in 2012. A documentary short, "The Trials of Constance Baker Motley," premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2015. Constance Baker Motley Constance Baker Motley (September 14, 1921 – September 28, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and Borough President of Manhattan, New York City. She was the first African-American woman appointed to the federal judiciary, serving as a United States District Judge of