By Crystal RamosMusic Journalist As a kid, did you ever find yourself gazing out of the car window feeling like you were the main character in a movie while the radio hummed in the back and the world slipped away … Continue reading A New Era of Music Playlists
By Jason Arline, Christopher Brocker, Ethan Hamilton and Gage SuttonMusic Journalists Enraged, infuriated, sadness and despair. These are just a few of the words that encapsulate the feelings of Black Americans and people today after the murder of George Floyd … Continue reading Black Lives Matter: A Collaborative Playlist
By Ethan HamiltonMusic Journalist Drug rap is coming back through groups like Griselda and underground artists like Roc Marciano and Stove God Cooks. It’s a changing-of-the-guards, and these new rappers are pushing into the mainstream quickly gaining the respect of … Continue reading BRICK TALK: a Rap Playlist
By James Lanik Music Journalist Just a couple weeks after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a global pandemic, nearly the entire world, has found themselves self couch ridden for days on end. So much has already been … Continue reading Songs for Quarantine
By Christopher BrockerMusic Journalist When creating a throwback or old school playlist I asked myself, “why limit myself to one decade?” Having a multifaceted palate of music taste, I decided to create a playlist of some of my favorites from … Continue reading My Favorites from the 70s, 80s and 90s
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
