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Dancing To My Own Beat
Throughout highschool and college and my twenties really, I wasn’t much into music. Sure, I always liked music and have many nostalgic moments based on songs, but my experience was basically limited to Top 40 and Casey Kasem (pre-2000s). Nothing at the time really grabbed me in a life-altering sense. Actually, I found it rather boring - until I discovered many options beyond Top 40.
By KJ Aartila3 years ago in Beat
A Soundtrack To Life
If life is like a movie, then you have to have a soundtrack, right? It wouldn't make sense for life to not have a playlist of tracks that not only help spell out your life through music, but also give a sense to others about how it felt to be in that moment (or moments). This might be a playlist, but like any great one, it won't fully encapsulate what it is that its trying to evoke in terms of emotion. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will ever fully capture how life is. But, you gotta give it a try, and just like life, you gotta go with the flow. So here's the playlist (in no particular order). There's a description next to the song to show what it invoked or captured in me during those specific moments and segments in time in my life. Some of these tracks don't have lyrics, as they would be included in a film soundtrack. And, some of these songs are not in English. Like in life, sometimes you don't need to fully understand or have words to really make you feel. Here's the playlist:
By Birithivy Yogaratnam3 years ago in Beat
From the Old Days to Tomorrow. Runner-Up in Melodic Milestone Playlist Challenge.
My earliest memories of music nearly all take place in the backseat of my family's old minivan. It was pretty much the only place I could listen to music at the time. Sure, I had a CD player at home, but I didn't exactly have CDs to play in it. The radio in our car was where I got to hear all my favorites and any new songs that Radio Disney was playing. I still remember the first time I heard Taylor Swift's "Teardrops On My Guitar" on Radio Disney back in 2006 (maybe 2007, now I'm not so sure). It was in our van, of course, and then the entire week or so after, that song was all Radio Disney would play. I knew it by heart by the third go around.
By Alivia Varvel3 years ago in Beat
We Know Where The Time Goes by The FLK
Introduction I really haven't a clue how I can describe this record even though it's a permanent fixture on my phone and today it has been played at least four times by me today while I work, and I am listening to it once more as I write this piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 years ago in Beat
The Future is Loud: Welcome to the Hyperpop Revolution
Once a curious niche in the musical landscape, hyperpop has erupted into a supernova of avant-garde beats and synthetic soundscapes. This meteoric rise is fueled by an unprecedented fusion of human artistry and artificial intelligence (AI), creating genre-defying tracks that are reshaping the very fabric of popular music. As we delve into the vibrant world of hyperpop, we'll explore the unique synergy between humans and AI, and how it's transforming our perception of creativity and expression.
By Paige Holloway3 years ago in Beat
King Falcon Deliver Alternative Rock Gem With New Song "Cadillac"
Rising rockers King Falcon hail from Queens, and they bring some of that New York indie rock swagger into the spotlight this spring with the release of their new song "Cadillac" on Mascot Records. This one is an instant earworm from the first melodic riffs coming from singer Michael Rubin's guitar, to the chugging bassline from James Terranova and the solid back-beat of time-keeper Tom Diognardi. King Falcon is being compared to Alternative Rock stalwarts like Royal Blood and Cage The Elephant - and they are definitely in that same musical pocket, with a touch of classic rock thrown in for good measure.
By RockNRollBuddha3 years ago in Beat
