My playlists are time capsules. Each one, chronologically sorted, takes me back to a specific moment in my life. Every song brings a flood of emotions and memories—an almost indescribable feeling of nostalgia mixed with deja vu. When I miss a person, place, or time of my life, all I have to do is find that one corresponding playlist and press play.
In the modern, superficial, forever-online world that always wants to sell you something, nostalgic tech is a rare breed: it is offline, it is permanent, and it is plain. Nostalgic devices are not simply reliable machines or shiny baubles in the consumer rat race.
Landon Conrath’s album ‘Nothing Matters Anyway,” has the potential to launch his career to new heights with catchy lyrics and creative riffs.
I am sure we are all too familiar with the major glitches that affected Spotify a week or two ago. Everyone was kicked out of their accounts, and there were plenty of comical tweets begging for Spotify to let us back in to keep listening to our coveted music. But in that brief period, if…
Thumbs Up Jazz in the Background: Midterm weeks pitch a wicked curveball to the Spotify algorithm. Unfortunately, when it’s crunch time, “INDUSTRY BABY” simply won’t cut it. Many claim that classical music is the way to go, but it cannot replicate the improvisation of gentle and upbeat instrumentals that jazz captures. Dressing up for Halloween:…
Photo Editor Maggie DiPatri remarks on Multimedia Editor Éamon Laughlin’s indie-retro playlist.
Arts Editor Kaylie Ramirez reflects on the tracks that defined her four years at BC—from the upbeat clamor of Modest Mouse’s “Float On” to the melancholic whisper of The Smiths’ “I Know It’s Over.”
“Over the past four years, certain priorities have disappeared, some have been added, some have changed, yet there are a few that have stayed the same—in a nutshell, that’s the complexity of identity.”
“Good luck trying to get anything done now, but, hey, save money, live better, right?”
This Valentine’s Day, we decided to do a little something special. Some BC bands helped create a Spotify playlist sure to get you in the holiday spirit.
