30 Day Song Challenge, Day 13: A Song That Is A Guilty Pleasure
I fundamentally reject the concept of “guilty pleasure.” What it says is: “Someone of my status should not enjoy this low status song.” It’s often used in sexist and racist ways. (I wrote about this in my first book!). So…
30 Day Music Challenge, Day 12: Song from A Band/Artist You Hate
Again, this is more interesting if we frame the question as: “In genres that you otherwise like, what artists do you hate?” I’ll offer a new and and old song: New Song: Meghan Trainor, Dear Future Husband I like dumb…
Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Video
According to Steven Shaviro, the combination of digital media and neoliberal capitalism has changed the way movies are composed, their underlying logic. I’ve argued that these changes in film composition parallel recent-ish changes in pop music song composition. Brostep sounds…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 11: A Song From Your Favorite Band/Artist
Another impossible one: Who has A favorite? So I’m going to do the DJmix/song thing again: Perc, FACT mix (2014) Perc is the shit (so, in the word of 2 Chainz, you should spray Febreze on him (this, ftr, is also…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 10: A Song That Helps You Fall Asleep
I fly a lot. Which means I sleep on planes a lot. Which means I have some music I always turn to when I need to sleep. Gui Boratto’s 2007 album Chromophobia is at the top of this list. Gui…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 9: A Song That Makes You Want To Dance
Here’s another where I’ll do a DJ set and a song: Paula Temple, set at Bloc. Weekender 2015 Temple is one of my favorite (if not my outright favorite) current artist. Rhythmic nuance and complexity and a shit ton of…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 8: A Song You Know All The Words To
I’m somewhere between not giving a fuck about lyrics and actively hating them. They’re just not what I listen to (or: all those music theory courses turned me into a structural listener, thanks Adorno). There is one song I lip…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 7: A Song You Never Tire Of Hearing
Fetty Wap, Trap Queen I know, I know, me and half the US never get tired of hearing this song. BUT THAT HOOK, THOUGH. It’s like the A part of the chorus is the hook, building tension to what is more…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 6: A Song That Reminds You Of Home
I’ve lived in Charlotte for 8 years, and it has never and likely will never feel like home. So, I’ll pick two songs that remind me of the places that have felt like home. Afghan Whigs, Rebirth of the…
30 Day Song Challenge, Day 5: A Song That Reminds You Of Someone.
L7, Pretend We’re Dead In high school, this was my favorite song. I remember listening to it in my best friend Emily’s room, and recording it off the radio. I still have the tape of song from 97x. This…
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