By Bridget DunbarMusic Journalist With the arrival of spring, my best friend and I have been planning for a road trip up to my hometown for a few days. Every spring, we spend time going to various cities and finding … Continue reading Just Kat and Bee: A Playlist
By Christopher BrockerMusic Journalist In recent years a wide range of women rappers have established themselves in the mainstream and demanded the attention of the hip hop community. Women rappers have taken over the radio, house parties, and the club … Continue reading Women in Hip Hop Playlist
By Mekenzie PrimmMusic Journalist Valentines Day has passed and Mardi Gras has wrapped up. It’s exhausting to have to celebrate these two holidays, plus Christmas, New Years and go back to school within a two month span– so I decided … Continue reading The Ultimate "Sleep" Playlist
By Timia CobbMusic Journalist My sadness can be dramatic, suffocating, painful, lonely and is never satisfied by one sound. In my sadness, I can crave the slow soulful voice of Beyoncé as she sings about wanting trust in her relationship. … Continue reading Sad Girl Hours: a Playlist
By Gage SuttonMusic Journalist Midterms are coming sooner than you think and you’ll probably need some music to listen to while you study. Well look no further. If you like lowkey music when you’re studying, this is the playlist for … Continue reading Midterm Prep Playlist
By Zoe Elter Music Journalist With the recent international rise of K-pop, many people (myself included) have positively crossed boundaries with the music they listen to. However, K-pop as a whole aims to reach out to a very specific audience. … Continue reading The Ultimate K-Indie Introductory Playlist
By Jake DromgooleMusic Journalist Valentine’s Day, next to Christmas, is definitely my favorite holiday. One of my favorite expressions of affection is the mixtape. Compiling a custom list of songs comprised of a variety of artist’s music to convey your … Continue reading Happiness is All the Rage: A Beginner Mixtape for the Emo Kid in All of Us
By Akosua AsareRap Director As we honor and celebrate black artists throughout Black History Month, let us not forget the queer ones. The barrier breakers and innovators. The fabulous, loud and proud. The creators of musical magic across the genre spectrum. … Continue reading A Queer Black Playlist!
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist In this playlist, titled “last college winter,” I have successfully pulled songs together that exemplify the nostalgia of simpler times with some bold, newly released tunes. Most of my playlists feature a majority of oldies and … Continue reading Let the Sentimental Senior Year Playlists Commence
By Kaitlyn WatsonMusic Journalist Like most people who jumped into college after high school, being a student has been my most prominent identifying factor for the majority of my life. Mentally, I’ve gained and lost a lot, but one thing … Continue reading The Ultimate Study Mix: A Playlist
By Akosua AsareRap Music Director This semester, I took a course called sociology of popular music and found myself having to write a lot about my identity and how I’ve used music and certain artists to connect with parts of … Continue reading Playlist: An Ode to Houston
By Margaret GallagherMusic Journalist Sometimes you’ve got to give yourself over to instrumentals. It’s no secret that music affects most greatly, but the influences of music are highly variable. Either encouraging you to dance or to cry, it all is … Continue reading Just Music for KTSW
By Conner Yarbrough Music Director Halloween is… over (*cries*). But, nothing’s scarier than the last leg of the semester. So, to keep the spooky season going right up to Thanksgiving “Break” (it’s really just a long weekend), KTSW Music has … Continue reading KTSW Music Staff Picks: Track ‘r Treat
By Madisen GummerMusic Journalist Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. Beautiful pictures of environments from around the globe flood the internet. Many instagram captions say “every day is earth day!! :)” so wouldn’t it be fitting to … Continue reading Every Day is Earth Day: A Playlist
By Syd SmithMusic Journalist Meme /mēm/ noun an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non-genetic means, especially imitation. Is to meme to art? To love … Continue reading Meme Music
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist Let’s be real, no matter the topic, us millennials love to pop on a podcast anytime of the day. Guilty as charged! I’m sure we’ve all tried to get a family member or friend to listen … Continue reading Music Podcasts: The Thing of the Future
By Elise MontemayorMusic Journalist Do you feel fall in the air? Yeah, neither do I. Texas loves sticking to her hot weather and humidity. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get into the spirit of autumn. One good way to … Continue reading New Season, New Music
By Thomas DunlapMusic Journalist Over the course of the past few months I have come across several distinguished tracks that have managed to stick with me. I have been unable to stop listening to them, and in certain cases I … Continue reading Four Your Listening Pleasure
By Jessie BonnerMusic Journalist Every person has a favorite song. You know, that one song that you can never bring yourself to skip, the song that makes you tear up involuntarily, the song that you sing shamelessly at the top … Continue reading A Music Major’s Playlist
By Madisen GummerMusic Journalist No other band is as timeless and enduring as Fleetwood Mac. Everyone knows songs like “Rhiannon” and “Dreams,” popular when first released and still ringing in the ears of generations later. Through their numerous lineups, in-band … Continue reading Rediscovering Fleetwood Mac: Their Top 10 Deep Cuts
