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An Ode to Old Playlists
This week, I have revisited some old playlists taking up space in my Spotify stream. I always keep my playlists, because I know one day I’ll go back and revisit a very specific time in my life. For instance, the playlist I carefully curated for my 18th birthday is an absolute gold mine. I can […]
Discovering Local Bands
I have always loved live music, but I didn’t really get into local music until my housemate, who is a musician, moved in to our share house. I started going along to his gigs and began to notice other great local bands that were performing at the same venues. I soon learnt that there is a […]
Sad Dramatic Heartbreak Music
Discovering a new heartbreak album is exhilarating and liberating. A few days ago my friend recommended to me a new album called The Wonderful World of Nature by an artist called ‘Elizabeth’. I started playing the album absent-mindedly while I was doing something else, but I was soon unable to focus on anything else besides […]
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Lana del Rey Appreciation Post
Lana del Rey is an iconic figure in pop music today. She is the subject of mockery for her dramatic persona and melancholy music, but I adore her.
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You Need to Calm Down
There has been a lot of backlash over Taylor Swift’s new song, ‘You Need to Calm Down’. Is it reasonable, or do the people up in arms about it just need to take a step back and ‘Calm Down’?
Don’t Take The Money
‘Dreaming of an easy / Waking up without weight now / And you’re looking at the heartless / Just don’t take the money,’ croons Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff, in the bridge of their 2017 hit ‘Don’t Take The Money’
The Study Soundtrack of Dreams
I’m the kind of person who struggles to study in the silence of a library, because it’s never completely silent, is it? Even though I’m trying with every ounce of strength that I have to focus on the textbook in front of me, I can’t help but notice the sound of someone breathing heavily, pick-up […]
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The Power of Nostalgia
It’s official. The Jonas Brothers are back! Yes, I’m talking about Kevin, Joe, and Nick, the boys from the cookie-cutter Disney-channel pop band of the early 2000s. Although officially disbanding a decade ago following five years of steadily growing success, and the sale of 17 million albums worldwide, to follow solo careers (Nick Jonas), become […]
Game of Thrones Soundtracks – a GIANT fan
Get ready, because I’m about to get nerdy about soundtracks! Parallels between songs, recurring themes, the whole shebang, because Game of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi did it all.
The Sound of Silence
I love to study with music. I find it stimulates me and makes me more productive (that might just be the coffee, but I guess we’ll never know). However, my music habits are very particular. It has to be the right genre, the right pace, the right mood, and it changes depending on what I’m […]
