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 myself. One of the main things I wrote about in this class was the concept of the self through connections to home; how I have the inclination to listen to […]
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 seemingly dependent on your association to the messages. These messages, specifically the catalytic effect they have on our neurons, could be born of the elements of vocals that resonate with […]
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 compiled a tastefully terrifying playlist for your listening pleasure. Dark, moody, and likely past-due, Track ‘r Treat delivers the adrenaline rush you need to keep you up during those late-night […]
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 carry out that message now. Earth Day is about six months away, but let's celebrate it now. This playlist is made up of folk/rock inspired songs, all with themes of […]
By Syd SmithMusic Journalist Meme /mēm/ nounan 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 maybe? To embrace a cliché? To be woke? A religious experience? I’m still not sure what a meme is, or if it’s really something to be defined or worth defining. However, […]
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 to our favorite podcast, which may or may not have gone on without a hitch. In recent years, we have begun to ditch the usual driving playlists for a podcast […]
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 start getting into the spirit of the new season is good music. A lot of new, amazing songs and albums have been coming out, so here’s a little playlist to […]
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 have played them over and over on repeat. This collection of catchy tunes would be far too lengthy to include in its entirety in an article, so I decided to […]
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 of your lungs. I wanted to ask a few people what their favorite song is but since there are so many people I could ask about their favorite song, I […]
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