Every once in awhile, I come across an album that I love so much that I just can’t stop listening to it. I’ll put it on repeat on iTunes for hours, days, weeks, sometimes even months, until the songs are permanently ingrained in my mind,…
My early 20’s, though technically only a few years ago, seem like a whole universe away to me now. Most of the memories I have of my life during the ages of 20-23 are fond; highlighted by the friends I had, the men I dated,…
The typical 15-year-old’s life consists of a precarious balance between friends, dates, school dances and getting passing grades in their high school classes. At 15, Jasmine van den Bogaerde was the winner of Open Mic UK, a YouTube sensation, and had just released her debut…
Patience has never been my strong suit. I don’t like waiting for things, especially things I’m really excited for. When I first began listening to Sufjan Stevens, I was under the impression that the banjo-wielding, singer/songwriter would be releasing an album about each of the…
Let me just start off by saying that cheating is never acceptable to me. I don’t care what the “reason” of said cheating is. I don’t care if it’s because the guy was your friend first, or if the woman he’s involved with is a…
I’ve recently decided to re-read The Hunger Games trilogy, which, in turn, has given me the desire to re-listen to The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 And Beyond soundtrack.
Okay, I’ll admit it- I didn’t listen to a lot of music released this year. I can’t really explain why- I think partially it was because I was listening to some of the albums released last year still (because Sufjan Stevens’ Age of Adz is…
To be honest, I’ve never been much of a Beyoncé fan. Sure, I can sing along with most of her hit singles, but I’ve never owned a single album of hers, probably wouldn’t see her on tour (unless tickets were ridiculously cheap) and can’t even…
I’m not going to lie to you. When I first found out that Sufjan Stevens’ new album, The Age of Adz, had a 25-minute song at the end of the disc, I was wary. Not because I didn’t think all 25-minutes would be awesome (because…
Was it really more than ten years ago that Christina Aguilera debuted with “Genie in a Bottle?” The worst part is that I clearly remember the first time I heard her songs on the radio, or the first time I saw the “Genie in a…