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Taylor Swift has begun re-recording and re-releasing her original albums. Why? Well, a quick google search can explain the whole story, but basically -- she lost ownership of her previous work, and this is how she is taking her power back. Skipping over her first self-titled album "Taylor Swift," she started out with the absolutely [...]
Imagine Dragons released "Smoke + Mirrors" in February 2015, their second studio album, followed by their first and highly successful "Night Visions" that included "Radioactive" and "Demons." Imagine Dragons is an alternative rock band, some of their songs containing electronica and special effects. They also have some indie and some pop to their sound. Somehow [...]
"Halcyon Days" is Ellie Goulding's second album that was released in August of 2013. Several years later, this record still stands out, and is sure to be impactful throughout time, for those who are familiar with her work. For me, it will always hold a special place in my heart. The genre is most closely [...]
As the past decade saw the resurgence of vinyls and record players, we are now witnessing cassette tapes making a comeback. With cassette tapes reaching peak popularity in the 1980s and 90s, they seemed to die out after being replaced with CDs in the early 2000s, which were then replaced with digital albums, followed by [...]
I've been lucky to have attended many music festivals before the pandemic shutdown. I have incredibly amazing, unforgettable memories of these experiences. But to be totally honest, there's a lot of downfalls regarding music festivals that no one talks about. And if music festivals open up again anytime soon, I'm not totally sure if I'll [...]
Happy Yule! "Yule" also known as "winter solstice" marks the beginning of not only the first day of winter, but the first day of the year. Yule can be celebrated from the 21st of December through January 1st (in the northern hemisphere.) Midsummer marks the point of equal lightness and darkness, right before the darkness [...]
Melanie Martinez released a new album titled "After School" in late September. The seven-track EP is a sequel to her epic visual album "K-12." Melanie Martinez is a very unique artist and her music plays out a specific storyline. She is very pastel goth and creepy-cute. Her music is a mix between bubblegum pop and [...]
Taylor Swift releases "evermore" -- a sequel to "folklore" This past summer, Taylor Swift surprised us with "folklore," an alternative album with themes of cottage-core, softness, and melancholiness. Each track was a mythical tale, full of both magic and tragedy. It was rainy-day-with-a-hot-cup-of-tea vibes, and became my new favorite TS album ever. Little did I [...]
Lana Del Rey has been scorned by the critics over the years as controversial. She has been accused of glamorizing pain and romanticizing abuse. They say she feminizes herself too much, while applauding the strong male archetype that our society has now labeled as "toxic masculinity." Critics claim she is not progressive enough, steering away [...]
When I first thought about creating a Halloween playlist, I thought, there's not really many songs about Halloween, other than the classic "Monster Mash" ...boy, was I wrong! Actually, after jumping down the musical rabbit hole, I was able to come up with 147 songs (including "Monster Mash" of course!) WITCHY What is Halloween without [...]
