Living in a World Where Kanye May Drop an Album at Any Time
We are currently living in a world where any second Kanye West could spontaneously drop his 7th album. It could be any moment. You could be sleeping, or on a run, or in a park or a Trader Joe’s line, or maybe playing with your little baby cousin who doesn’t… [Read More]
Examining Spotify’s “Falling in Love” Playlist
I’ve spent the last few hours listening to a series of love songs. More specifically, the Spotify playlists titled “Falling in Love” made by the Romeos over at Spotify. Why? Maybe because I’m a masochist, but also because there 24,606 people subscribed to this playlist, meaning that these 17 tracks… [Read More]
Album Cover Art and Seeing the Music We Hear
The above featured image is the album art for Blood Orange’s Cupid Deluxe, released last year. In it stands a rather androgynous figure in heels, and bikini, and a mask – appropriate given the album was praised for its accessibility to the LGBT community. What’s interesting about this art if… [Read More]
Fridays vs. Tuesdays: Do You Actually Want to Relate to Music?
As a working adult, I am keenly aware of the differences between the work week and the weekend. It’s practically all I think about. In 2000, when NSYNC released their second album, No Strings Attached, I understood why it being Friday night and having just got paid was a reason… [Read More]
BlackBerry is Officially the RiFF RAFF of the Mobile Market
In case you were still fooling around with your new iPhone trying to figure out how to meta-delete inappropriate photos in iOS8, you might’ve missed that BlackBerry is spinning out some new hardware of its own. With its awkwardly square design, the aptly named Passport is BlackBerry’s first real take on… [Read More]
20-Somethings Still Scream: A Review of the Nick Jonas Concert
Just in case you’re not on the Radio Disney mailing list, or haven’t had the unfortunate fate of hearing me whimper in despair for the past year, I’ll catch you up: The Jonas Brothers are no more (we’re going to skip right over the discussion about me being way too… [Read More]
What Exactly Makes a Good Cover Song?
At the end of the day, while it’s difficult (or stupid) to define the parameters of a worthy song cover, it’s clear that the music is more important than the artist
‘Boyhood,’ Music, Timehop, and Embarrassing Yourself
Unlike the rest of Richard Linklater’s epic Boyhood, the music was added in post-production. This is an important detail. The movie is littered with cultural timestamps—video games, cell phones, politics—but it’s the music that so deliberately puts you in a time and place. So while Linklater had one shot to… [Read More]
Fixing a Leak: On Falling In Love With an “Unreleased” Song
In the information age, a problem has arisen. Your favorite artist’s new song leaks. It’s only a few seconds, was likely recorded by a phone in somebody’s pocket, and is barely audible. You don’t have much of a choice. You find a way to put it on your phone and listen… [Read More]
Taylor Swift’s New Music Video Could Use Less Taylor Swift
Typically when I launch into a diatribe against Taylor Swift, I lament her tired lyrics, and I write her off as a one trick pony, and I cringe at what I like to call “her stupid face.” Then I bop along to her music on repeat while I’m on the… [Read More]
