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I Was a Teenage Punk Rocker
Oh the glory of the mid/late 90's and 2000's. The music was sometimes angry, loud, passionate, relatable. The time was full of black clothes, ripped skinny jeans, and band t-shirts. At least for me anyway. I was also suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness which made it seem like I could feel the music to the point of existing within it. My bestie was just as angsty as I was, matching my dark clothes and black eye makeup and sharing the troubles of boys, parents, and bad grades.
Justine RuffPublished 3 years ago in BeatIf "10 Things I Hate About You" Was A Modern Teen Movie
Kat Stratford is the epitome of teen angst. She hates the high-school experience, harbors the rebellious nature of ignoring popular trends and has veins filled with sarcasm.
Leigh HooperPublished 3 years ago in BeatMy most influential/favorite post-hardcore/metalcore bands
I was listening to music in my car the other day, and I was thinking after the death of "Extreme Thing" and "Van's Warped Tour" not too many people listen to Metalcore/Post-hardcore anymore. Probably rightfully so, but I still enjoy the feeling of blasting old my high school playlist in my car. So here are a couple bands and a few of their albums I still absolutely love to this day.
Dyllon RodillonPublished 3 years ago in BeatEmo Guilty Pleasures
Teen angst is defined as: “the feeling of the “ugh-I'm-so-misunderstood-what-is-life?” part of adolescence. While this coming of age emotional turmoil may seem like a drag at times, don't worry. There is a purpose and cure. By definition, angst is a feeling of anxiety about your life or situation.” and although I’m just recently out of my teens I can still relate to the idea of being misunderstood and not finding life as an easy way to deal with whatever it’s thrown at me and also by how I’ve been able to cope and/or handle all of it.
Keanna BarryPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe ・☆✧ 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻・☆✧ Playlist
If you've been on Tiktok, you might have seen people talking about romanticizing their life and being the "main character." I thought it was ridiculous to even dare to feel like the world orbited around me. I've always been told that thinking about myself this way was selfish, and people would hate me for that. But I decided, to put my foot down. I thought to myself, "Well, let's try it to see where this will go!
nostalgia.radio🪲Published 3 years ago in BeatDisney Lyrics taught me how to live!
My teenage grade school years were between 1998-2002. As much as I obsessed over Backstreet Boys, Brittany Spears, N'Sync, Handson, 98 Degrees, and other 90's pop, the music that helped me through those years was Disney songs. Like most children, I started to watch the wonderful world of Disney as a young child. My elementary school years is when Disney lyrics began to get me through tough times. I was seriously bullied as a child and only had one true friend. As much as I loved hanging out with Charlene, we couldn't be together 24/7. So, I had Cinderella, Snow White, Aladdin, and Ariel as my best friends. Their personal songs in each of their movies gave me hope, happiness, courage, confidence, and a little bit of magic. How? Well, let's break this down.
Melissa BezborotkoPublished 3 years ago in BeatAngst Was Riding Shotgun
Growing up, I would have never been considered a very angsty child. I followed the rules and would have definitely been called a teacher’s pet. Okay, on multiple occasions I was called the teacher’s pet. I lived a sheltered life and had very little to feel moody about. But in the summer of 2001, the state of California gave me a little card that said I was allowed to drive. And everything changed. I put on my cargo pants, slid on my Oakley sunglasses, jumped into my mom’s Ford Expedition, and hit the road. I was in the driver’s seat and angst was riding shotgun.
Megan ClancyPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe Break Up Playlist My Middle School Best Friend Made Me
I grew up in China, so I had no Youtube. No idea of the pop culture wars that went on in the outside world. The only thing I knew about Britney Spears was that she had a song about hitting people. Blissful ignorance. I grew up on CDs my parents had bought of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and even occasionally (gasp) the 90s, but also from the 1600s, the 1700s, and the 1800s. Taylor Swift's Fearless was the first time I realised that music had continued to evolve beyond the Eagles (although I didn't actually hear it until 2011). So when I experienced a break up (we had only been dating for like, I don't even remember, 2 weeks?), my lovely friend made me a playlist that was far, far more angst ridden than my actual breakup.
Melissa in the BluePublished 3 years ago in BeatNostalgia...
It’s crazy how much time has passed since I listened to my favorite hits from my teenage years. But it’s even crazier to imagine what my life would have been like without them. There always seemed to be a PERFECT song for the way that I was feeling. And being a teenage girl, my mood always shifted—constantly.
Headphones & Heartbreak
The year was 2003, and I was 13 years old, and on the precipice of my burgeoning teenagehood! My body was changing, my hormones were raging, and I was about as awkward as they come. Clutching the straps of my new ice blue Jansport and beaming through a mouthful of aqua and purple braces, I walked into my first day at Blanchard Middle School.
Celine LoisellePublished 3 years ago in BeatSongs Every Teenager Had On Their iPod
Songs Every Teenager Had On Their iPod No matter what kind of teenager you were, you had these on your playlist. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjA2a-S-rLwAhUtIjQIHTseAHkQFjAHegQIBBAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fplaylist%3Flist%3DPLswygcS079Go66mHrA9Nf-xeHU8IFsxgl&usg=AOvVaw1AtCT0z_T22QtUh6RLOGhP (This isn’t my playlist, but I love listening to it).
Burnt BaguettesPublished 3 years ago in Beat‘Fighting’ to ‘Creep’ and ‘Crawl’…
‘Fighting’ to ‘Creep’ and ‘Crawl’… … Out of My Own ‘Hurt’ Skin . <Singing…> “Not sure why there is no sun up in the sky…
Ross E Fortune LombardiPublished 3 years ago in Beat