Category: Music
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WordPress – The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)
WordPress turns 20 in just a few days. I’m proud to have been contributing to Core for 13 of those years and being a part of the community for an additional 3. I learned WordPress in large part by coding under trees and in 24-hour coffee shops. During that time I didn’t listen to Taylor Swift,…
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Allen Stone – American Privilege
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This is a song that discovered me in 2016 that to me speaks to the times of today. I think it should be in the curriculum of every American school. It also reminds me of a time pop music was in my curriculum. In the 8th grade, I was given an assignment to take a…
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My Three Headphone Strategy
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For a few years, I’ve lived with what I call a three headphone strategy. It’s an understanding that I use headphones for multiple different purposes and it is near impossible to have a single pair of headphones that fit all purposes. I wear headphones while working, while on the go, and while traveling. On the…
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Taylor Swift: 1989
Based on the bits and pieces that I’ve heard, 1989 is looking like it will be an epic album. Taylor going full pop star is certainly a risk, but from the bits and pieces I’ve heard thus far, I think it will be a success. Shake it Off is the best pop song of 2014…
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Wrecking Ball Mashups
Miley Cyrus’s song Wrecking Ball is a great example of pop music from 2013, and also a song that Mashes up well with other songs. Here are seven of my favorite Wrecking Ball Mashups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqWf5_UcOwM
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My Favorite Music of 2013
2013 was a great year in Music. Eminem released his best album in over ten years. Based on my Last.fm stats, The ten artists I listened to the most in 2013 were: Portugal. The Man The Magnetic Fields The Lumineers The National Thao & The Get Down Stay Down Vampire Weekend HAIM Daft Punk Eminem…
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10 Best Songs of 2012
2012 was a great year for music. There were a number of songs that stood out, but I’ve narrowed my list of favorites down to ten. There are songs that I first discovered in 2012 such as Back it Up and Dump it by Cali Swag District and At The House by People Under the…
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Schoolboy Q
For the first time in what I can only estimate to be years, I found an album review on pitchfork that made me want to actually listen to something I had never heard and boy am I glad I did. Schoolboy Q is by far the best new rapper I’ve heard in a long time.…
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1901 Jump – The Coolest Mashup Ever!
This last weekend featured two performances of Umphrey’s McGee at the 9:30 club. There were two amazing performances with some great songs, jams and teases throughout. A highlight by far was the performance of 1901 Jump, a mashup of the Van Halen classic and the Phoenix hit. If you want to hear the entire concert…
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Our Own Classics
Tonight I listened to some classic G. Love and Special Sauce. In fact, listing to the album Philidelphonic tonight might have been the first time I’ve listened to the whole thing in 5 years, but if there is a single musician that brings my dorm days, it’s G. Love.