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The Break Up Playlist
Valentine's Day. If you're single, there is nary a day on the calendar that can make you feel more alone than this stupid holiday. You can make a case for New Years, but that's not what we're doing here. For those fresh out of a relationship, or for those still reeling from the effects of a break-up, Valentine's Day is a romantic sucker punch. I have spent many a Valentine's night eating Domino's, drinking wine, and watching "Bridget Jones's Diary" while rolled up in a blanket burrito avoiding social media until we were safely tucked into February 15. That's all fine and good, but we're better than that. And sometimes we need a reminder.
Robyn NeilsenPublished 3 years ago in BeatJade Alice
“Sometimes love can be painful in a relationship, and sometimes that relationship is with yourself” Jade Alice is a versatile and astonishingly talented writer and singer who has been performing with her sweet sugary voice for many years. I have been wanting to talk about her music career for months, and I loved the opportunity to sit down with her and really dive into her music and the writing process. We talked about ABBA, collaboration, and how to be a gentleman
Ella SterlandPublished 3 years ago in BeatThe broken playlist
Have you ever ended a relationship and were confused with how you felt about it? The most comparable feeling I could think of is taking off a weighted vest. There is a very obvious feeling that something that used to be there is not there anymore. Over time there will be waves of pain that set in that you need to power through, but the weight that was there put a strain on you as well. Not having it on is a relief, but as soon as that pain goes away, you're ready to put the vest on again. (Maybe a new heavier vest that doesn't mind when you work so many hours or cheats on you when you're out with clients)
Nuwan PanditaratnePublished 3 years ago in BeatAphir
"I wanted to find sounds that I could romanticise- that I can think of as being uniquely me and part of my story" Becki is a poet, songwriter, and fully-fledged audio engineer who performs under her project Aphir. I confessed to her that I found preparing to interview her challenging because there was just so much I wanted to dissect in her music. We met up at Nigel and talked about James Turrell, stubborn music, and the poetry of synthesis
Ella SterlandPublished 3 years ago in BeatHouse Plug
Alex House. I met this young man in grade school. I am not sure if it was fourth or fifth grade but Alex was like me. He was quiet, not much of a talker, but he managed to get by and be noticed among the rest of us of kids. Alex was a tall, slender white boy with long blonde hair. I don’t know why I became friends with him, but he just was. By the way, I was a short slender Mexican looking boy myself. I wasn’t too dark skinned. I was more light skinned on average for a Mexican kid. Alex and I used to play together at recess and we’d do a lot of mischievous things while playing too. One of those things was sneaking to the back restrooms during recess. The back restrooms were not the closet restrooms to the playground area. The back restrooms were on the other side of the school. There was no significant purpose to sneak out to the back restrooms, but it was just something to do. Alex and I thought we were so slick in sneaking to the back restrooms. We even monitored and observed the campus supervisor and waited for the right moment to mill our way across this small elementary school to the other side of the school just for fun. Alex and I would go in short intervals, peering through the different buildings undetected until we both reached the back restrooms. None of us got caught on the way to the back restrooms. We acted as if we were on a covet James Bond type mission. For what? I have no idea.
Paul PerezPublished 3 years ago in BeatFertility, Goats, and Sacrifice
I'm not anti-romantic, BUT... I've always hated Valentine's day, mostly because it didn't make any sense. The way people celebrate it has nothing to do with what it used to be.
Michelle KaldyPublished 3 years ago in BeatLess is Amore
They say that Valentine’s Day is for lovers, but Valentine’s Day has a special place in the broken hearts of the loveless, too. It’s a day to rage sing in the shower, rejoice in the trainwrecks of relationships they’ve survived, cry at a love that could have been, and fantasize about the perfect revenge outfit that’s always ready for a “chance” encounter.
[email protected]Published 3 years ago in Beat'80s Rock for a V-Day Pick Me Up
I grew up with parents stuck in the '80s and early '90s which drastically shaped my taste in music. While most were listening to the likes of Boys to Men and Usher in my neighborhood, I was still jamming to the old tunes my dad kept on vinal.
S. L. HarpelPublished 3 years ago in BeatBite Me V-Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday fraught with sadness and loneliness for people without romantic partners. In a society that places a high value on marriage and family, single people can feel left out, unfulfilled, and incomplete. The search for a significant other consumes a lot of time, money, and swiping. Well, screw that. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Maria Shimizu ChristensenPublished 3 years ago in BeatThere's No Love in February
It’s not enough to be alone on Valentine’s Day. For it to hurt-- to really, really sting-- you have to have your heart broken.
Taylor M WelchPublished 3 years ago in BeatSteps To My Perfect Soundtrack
Playlists are the soundtracks of our lives. They say who we are as people, what we love, what we hate and what we desire. Music has the ability to take us places we didn’t know we needed to go and allows us the space to express our feelings in ways we didn’t know we needed.
Allison SchaferPublished 3 years ago in BeatAnti-Valentine's Rhyme's and Vibes
I didn’t notice until now, but Anti-Valentine’s Music is FILLED with songs to BELT in the shower. Personally, my singing is best done when drowned out by the pouring hot waters of my shower. It’s also where my best crying can get done, but that’s just an added bonus.
VillainousTitanPublished 3 years ago in Beat