Although I write this article expecting pitchforks from rabid Disney fans to be at my door as soon as it gets published (with my roommate leading the charge), I feel duty-bound to give my namesake the justice she deserves, even if I am the only one who believes she deserves it. For those of you…
Following Spotify’s “2018 Wrapped” promotion, you may have seen quite a bit of music flowing through your social media. The promotion listed listeners’ favorite artists, top songs and total time spent listening to music throughout 2018. As exhibited by the social media blowup, music holds a big place in a lot of people’s lives. For…
As the end of summer draws near, it’s time to explore new music and make the most of the holidays and warm weather. Take a trip down memory lane, chill with some mellow vibes and jam to some boppin’ beats with four playlists this summer.
There is altogether too much music in the world for anyone to ever listen to. We’re not complaining, though; the vast archives of sound on the Internet – whether on streaming services, the depths of Youtube and SoundCloud or shared on music blogs both obscure and well-known – have made tapping into those histories easier…
In the age of Youtube and Spotify, it is conceivable that you could listen to music every minute of your life and never hear the same song twice. Within reason, a person might assemble playlists that together include thousands of songs, each for a different mood or social setting. The key, it seems, is variety:…
When we started making this playlist, it was cold. Now, it’s cold and also rainy, which is a fun combination. While you wait out the weather and the days until break in your questionably-heated rooms, take this care package of cold-weather themed songs to heart. Kendrick Shen, contributing writer (kshen6 ‘at’ stanford.edu) Fleetwood Mac, “Landslide” – It’s…
Every week, The Daily’s Music Beat comes together to make the Tree-Mix, a playlist of the music that’s been on our minds. This past week’s theme focuses on songs of the summer, a season that, despite this week’s weather, was an entire month ago. The vast span of time elapsed since those days of September, so…
EDM is dead. The golden age of electronic music is long gone, now only a distant memory. The biggest culprit of this decline is the dastardly phenomenon known as future bass, characterized by sweeping synths that all sound like the same, strange chipmunked vocals, chants from the latest Cymatics sample pack and a hyper-caffeinated euphoric…
