I decided to make an album on Spotify dedicated to storms and how people’s feelings change as time passes after a storm. The only criteria I placed for the songs is that each song had to have the name of a type storm in it. I wanted to have a wide variety of music ranging …
I created a playlist based on “fracture”. Many would assume that fracture is in relation to a relationship and a breakup but in my case it is literally about a fracture. I fractured my hand last week and thought it would appropriate to put together a playlist of fractures. I fell/dove on my wrist, so …
For my mixtape, I decided to make a running playlist. As much as I love running I need motivation to do it and keep me going once I start. For that reason, I decided to only pick songs which encourage and excite me. Running provides a certain escape for me that no other activity does. …
Creating the first episode of Media Nouveau was both a privilege and a hindrance. Christine and I sought to follow the format designed by the class in Soul Pancake & Spreadability, but we found it difficult to devise a question that could have two starkly distinct answers based on our observations of Soul Pancake. We …
There are some rainy days I find myself sitting at a windowsill, sipping on a cup of hot tea, perhaps Earl Grey, and listening to music. I tried to think … Continue Reading →
The mixtape “Evolution of Rap” is meant to convey the change that has occurred across the rap genre over the past 30 years. One of the rules I made for myself while making this playlist was to make sure the songs were in chronological order to really represent the “evolution” aspect of the playlist. The …
This mix is called “Songs For When You Realize Women Are Still Treated Unequally to Men in 2017.” I wanted my mix to convey a combination of anger and of female success and inspiration. My main rule was that all the songs on this list couldn’t refer to specific instances with specific men; they shouldn’t …
Creating this podcast was a completely new adventure for me. I’ve never had to use this type of audio creativity for a class, so it…
My music mix tells what is, in my opinion, a compelling story of hope, devastation, and recovery. See if you can figure out what that story is, based on the tracks in the music mix (which can be enjoyed here): 1. “The Last Of The Real Ones” – Fall Out Boy 2. “No Such Thing …
Click here to view my studying playlist, Center of Attention. Midterm season is upon us. That means the libraries are crowded and tensions are running high. People are pushing their brains to the limit, stress-eating, and staying up late. More importantly, people are getting sick. Sitting in the library, I cannot finish a single sentence …
