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THE PLAYLISTS OF MY LIFE – TEEN EDITION
Music has always been a huge part of my life. I get it from my dad. He loved music; had a pretty great vinyl collection at one point too. He was always singing, and so passionately; he made you just feel the music. My love and appreciation only grew during my teen angst years. I had an anthem for every infatuation and heartbreak, as well as for every perceived parental infraction.
By Lizzie Hand5 years ago in Beat
Astrology & Angst. Top Story - May 2021.
This year, my friend introduced me to the elusive world of Astrology. Since the pandemic began, I really tried to learned new and interesting things with all of my spare time. At first, I tried crocheting. Then, I began a book club. While I was quarantining, I began writing music and picking up new instruments. But while I could've been reading up on other topics this year, Zodiac signs deeply intrigued me. Or rather, the people who vehemently embraced the idea of Astrology. I had always believed it was a farce. I mean, it's difficult to surrender the basis for everything we believe that makes-up individual personalities, i.e., psychology and genetics. But I couldn't help but suspend worldly expectations and trade-in my negative thoughts about Astrology for an interest in it. People who love and embrace their Zodiac signs are intriguing. If it isn't about pure belief, I think they just want to be understood and understand the world in their own way. But everyone is like that in their own way. We search for reason and meaning with art, work, family, or religion. Astrology is some people's avenue to understanding the world around them. For me, I indulged in music.
By Bella Leon5 years ago in Beat
My Play-Sing-Scream-list!
Welcome to my world of music! I have a huge audio library. I am the kind of person that listens to almost anything. That girl lives in a movie and the music plays in the background inside her mind. I love to sing and music is a vehicle for my feelings. I use it when I need to get deep into some story. It runs through my veins!
By Sofia Duarte5 years ago in Beat
Survivor
Many look back on their younger years with fond memories of their glory days, reminiscing about days gone by. I on the other hand, along with many others, have spent my life actively trying to block out and forget those days. To say that growing up for me was a struggle would be an understatement. I was an outcast in my younger years, bullied by the other kids in school, with no real friends until reaching eighth grade. My home life wasn't any better, my father was an alcoholic with anger issues who ran our household with an iron fist. Often times I found myself hiding away with a book to escape from reality for a while, wishing so much to be the characters I was reading about.
By Jarred S Baker5 years ago in Beat
The Millennial’s Guide to an Angst-Filled Youth
No matter how hard life seemed as a teen, there was nothing the right song couldn't solve. When it seemed like the world didn't make sense and no one was ever going to understand you, somehow, you would stumble across a set of lyrics that spoke to your soul.
By Jessie Waddell5 years ago in Beat
Mental Health Songs That Got Me Through Middle School
In recent years, mental health has become a huge topic in media and everyday life. Ten years ago, when I was in middle school, it was not such an accepted topic. I have depression, anxiety and anorexia, all of which got brought to the forefront of my mind in middle school. School is hard for everyone, that’s just a fact, but it is harder for some than it is for others. When going through grade school, I found numerous vices to help alleviate the mental turmoil that I experience; music being one of them. I don’t think I realized it at the time, but my favorite songs were never love songs, they were specific to mental health. In a time of dread and anxiety, it's no surprise that my go-to playlist was based off of songs portraying the same feeling and surviving them.
By Amanda Mitchell5 years ago in Beat
Songs That Uniquely Express the Black Experience
When writing songs or poetry, most people like to express their personal experiences in their own creative artwork. I like to share a few songs that uniquely express black experiences, as well as rebelled in their own way against socia norms in our society.
By Camu Tao Fan 1999🪲5 years ago in Beat
Sound Track of my Life
Oh, my teenage years...a time of life that no amount of money could get me to revisit if that were an option. I do, however, revisit the musical memories of those years because, lets face it, music now (if you can call it that) is just going downhill. Some of my favorite songs include:
By Crissy Cornwell5 years ago in Beat
