A journal entry from december
In his song, “Between the Bars,” on the album, Either/or (1997), Elliot Smith sings, “Drink up baby, stay up all night/ With the things you could do/ You won’t but you might/ The potential you�...
When Words Fail: Middle Eastern Grief in Music
It’s July of 2011 and I’m 8 years old. Settled in the gray area between the second and the third grade, my summer days are spent reading upside down with my feet in the air and playing soccer religiously. M...
When Did My Playlists Include So Much Linkin Park?
Before last year, I never would have pegged myself as a post-grunge, nu-metal fanatic, but since the rebirth of 2000s music and pop culture, I have found myself banging out a little too much to My Chemical Roma...