The trajectory of your love life: a playlist Vivian Chen April 20, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes "open" - rhye this is where you start. heartbroken, obviously. stay open let's try again. "i was all over her" - salvia palth a little jaded, a little nostalg...
The evolution of protest music Hannah Hartt March 26, 2018 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes In an interview with Melody Maker magazine, Jimi Hendrix once said, “Anyone can go round shaking babies by the hand and kissing the mothers, and saying that it was groovy. But you see, you can't do this in ...
Indie songs for indie breakups Walker Spence February 6, 2018 Mixtapes Alright, so you just broke up with your significant other. Maybe you were dating for a few months, maybe a few years, but no matter the duration, it's clear that your life is basically over at this point. Despa...
Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing: songs with unintelligible lyrics Abby Blaine March 31, 2017 Mixtapes Have you ever felt like your emotional, vulnerable soul connects too deeply with the beautifully-written poetry in song lyrics? Do you need music playing while you study but get distracted by all those words? W...
The B-Side picks, South by Southwest Ally Mason March 13, 2017 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Mixtapes, Previews, Staff Pick As South by Southwest officially enters its thirty-first year, I enter my twenty-first, and our paths finally collide. Growing up, my dad promised to take me to the Elysian musical free-for-all in Austin, Texas...
Prop 64: A Celebration Mix Ally Mason December 7, 2016 Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes I am one to talk politics, but really who could blame someone with a pussy for speaking out in light of this royal disaster of an election? I'll spare you my totally original and informed political opinions and...
5 sentimental indie things to get you over that pseudo-someone Vivian Chen November 20, 2016 Blog, Columns and Opinions, Mixtapes The "that was a bad relationship anyways": "Don't Wanna Be Your Girl" - Wet (Don't You, 2016) This indie classic is the one you blast when you're finally done with your significant other's shit--because ...
Exclusive interview: Motown’s latest Malachiae Warren has got the juice Kenneth Zhang May 3, 2016 Interview, Mixtapes Atlanta native and rising talent Malachiae Warren is about to become your favorite R&B singer of the summer. After making videos on YouTube, the 20-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer has captured ...
Spring Break 2015: The B-Side playlist Myra March 23, 2015 Mixtapes Whether flying, beaching, road-tripping, or stay-cationing, here's what we'll be playing this coming week: ...
Summer 2014: The B-Side Mix Myra June 1, 2014 Mixtapes https://soundcloud.com/berkeleybside/cali-summer-2014-mix School's out; enough said. Here's the tracklist to our summer mix: "I'll Still Love You" by DJ Grievous & His Orchestra "Tennis Court (Flume remix)"...
A very Irish playlist for St. Patrick’s Day Myra March 17, 2014 Mixtapes Ireland Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! It's Monday, which is not an optimal time to to get your bar hop on, but there are a great deal of weekday-friendly things you can do to celebrate, like copping those a...
Spring Break 2014: The B-Side Mix Myra March 14, 2014 Mixtapes Hey Spring Breakers: get ready, get psyched. We've got you a mad mixtape for the road. Or the beach. Or the lazy hours spent at your parents' houses. Listen and download below. https://soundcloud.com/berkeleyb...
Death Grips Fans Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Much Love (Deep Web) Myra February 14, 2014 Album Review, Mixtapes Death Grips have an affinity for using the f-word “free.” The band recently uploaded electronic stems and acapella tracks from their past two albums, NO LOVE DEEP WEB and Government Plates, for the world to...
Spring Semester 2014: The B-Side Launch Mix Myra January 21, 2014 Mixtapes, Multimedia Welcome back, fellow UC Berkeley students and extracurricular listeners. (That's you, everywhere else in the world.) We've got a fantastic semester ahead of us with a lot of thorough coverage planned of all ...