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A Playlist With The Girls
Introduction I have a series of posts on Instagram with the hashtag #OnThePlayerNow now which I have also used for one playlist here.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
2023 Music Journey Into Outer Space
A Brief Bit About My Music History I grew up listening to 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and early 2000’s music. My dad has been a major influence on my music tastes, having introduced me in my childhood to the wonderful and wacky sounds of new wave and the iconic 70’s and 80’s soft rock and pop songs. I didn’t know who exactly I was listening to back then, but as I grew up, I always remembered them and liked that kind of music. Growing up in the 90’s and early 2000’s, I was naturally exposed to the music coming out at that time. I distinctly remember listening to Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, and NSYNC on CDs. Interestingly, I never fully took to the music of my own era. I loved the sound of the 80’s. When I was a teenager, I started really paying attention to who and what specifically I was listening to as a kid. Hall & Oates, Journey, Huey Lewis and the News, Chicago, Barry Manilow, Genesis, REO Speedwagon, Simply Red, A Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, Cyndi Lauper, Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, Styx, Air Supply, and an endless list of so so so many more. I did have some other distinctly different music periods in my life but, from my childhood to 2022, the main music I listened to and preferred was from the decades before my birth.
By Kioabout a year ago in Beat
2024, a year in retrospect
2024 was just another year. The older I get, the more things just blend. I hoped this year would be different and to get some traction into better success. Yet, trying and failing at the goals I wanted to score has been a considerable disappointment. I wanted to be better at a more suitable job and get more writing done. Yet last January, I was glad about coming out of so much stress. My job is stressful, but I got to the point where I just do not care anymore. So, it has become very frustrating to get through the year. Each month was the same as the last. I wish it was a more productive year. I learned a lot and had more time to write with less overtime. It has been a long one, and the hope of next year will be better.
By Sarah Danaherabout a year ago in Beat
Being Amused through Music
Described as a melodic slow jam with a subtle hypnotic draw, the song 'Calm Down' has carried me through a tough year of change.
By Katherine D. Grahamabout a year ago in Beat
SHUFFLE ALL
It’s the end of November, I’m drinking cold brew, and starting this out on my phone. My laptop died a few days ago, so I’m resorting to this alternative method. Hopefully it’s just an issue with the power cable, and not the laptop itself (I’ll know in a few days when the replacement cord arrives). Otherwise, I’ve more than likely lost the drawing I was working on. Downside of digital art. But I have my notebooks, sketchbook, and phone, so I can still work on some things and try not to think about how fast this week off of work went by. Part of me is dreading going back on Monday. But I told myself I wasn’t going to think about that. It’s the end of November and I’m in a coffee shop listening to Fu Manchu and trying to stay inspired.
By Aaron Morrisonabout a year ago in Beat
Classic Endeavors. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge.
The final ten seconds of a finicky year rushed to the finish line, never to be experienced again. The ball had dropped in Times Square, marking the end of yet another labeled chapter of this crazy thing called life...
By Lamar Wigginsabout a year ago in Beat
Shaken, but not stirred in 2024
We all seem to take a seat at the end of the year like we are all waiting in the dark theater for some allusive closure on the ‘what was’, followed by a few hope-filled previews into the ‘what will be’. This end of year review for me has always seemed to start with the ‘if onlys’ remembering certain regrets. What did I do wrong? What could I have done better? What did I learn for this challenge or that struggle?
By Verna K Gundersonabout a year ago in Beat
Juli Patchouli’s Last Miserabilist Mish-Mash Mixtape of 2024. Content Warning.
Introduction My friend Juli is a music lover, DJ, Poet, Writer, Performer, Snake Owner, and Cat Lover and publishes playlists on Facebook.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a year ago in Beat
Sounds of the Cottage. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge. Top Story - January 2025.
The evening that my best friend Julia texted, I was having a glass of wine with my husband. The dogs were sprawled all over us like live rugs, the windows and sliding door were open to let in the spring breeze and we were having one of those ‘intellectual masturbation’ sessions where you randomly discuss nothing and everything about life, including its meaning.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Beat
Emotions and sounds of 2024
I explored a great deal of different and interesting ways to find inspiration, relaxation and peace of mind through a musical journey this year. Some followed a general theme, others just went wherever the moods led.
By Antoni De'Leonabout a year ago in Beat
2024: The Saga Continues Pt. 2. Content Warning.
2024 has been a year of roller coaster emotions, and that's putting it lightly. Music has been there through every moment... the beauty and the horror. There are always two sides to every story, including mine for 2024. The first side covered the darkest moments, the failures, the despair, the pain and the heartbreak. It becomes easy to allow the moments of hopelessness to reign and overshadow the moments of light... but what good does that bring? The moments of joy, relief, calm and love may be few and far between... but they exist and that is what makes the music of them so much sweeter as 2024 concludes.
By Luna Verityabout a year ago in Beat
2024: The Music Made It Better. Runner-Up in The Soundtrack of Your Year Challenge.
As I reflect on the music that defined my year, certain songs become more than just background noise, they are the ones that shaped my journey and provide the soundtrack to my life. Here are the songs that played a pivotal role in my 2024, guiding me through challenges and triumphs alike.
By Rick Henry Christopher about a year ago in Beat