April 2012
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Monday to Monday and Friday to Friday: Pop Culture...
A very belated Pop Culture Round-Up on account of, finals!
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5-10-15-20 with Johnny Marr. Mark Richardson. Pitchfork.
The first 45 I ever bought with my own money was a T. Rex record, which, luckily, is very cool. It was a fluke, though— it was in a bargain shoebox in a furniture store, and I didn’t know what it was. But I bought it because it had a picture of Marc Bolan on the...
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I recommend putting this playlist on shuffle...
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This is a real playlist that does not solely...
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Friday Night I Crashed Your Party: Pop Culture...
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“Some ‘Girls’ Are Better Than Others.” Heather Havrilesky. New York Times.
Hannah, like so many women walking the line between the coddling of girlhood and the realities of adulthood, doesn’t hoot or cackle or tell it like it is. Most young women, even if they’re assertive and determined, still find themselves, in those forlorn in-between years, apologizing for...
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24. All I Want To Know Is: How Low Can You Go?
This mix is about the sound of laser beams and fog machines.
Why It’s Pretentious: Every spring, a series of things happen that always surprises me despite its consistency: my bank account plummets, my mom’s birthday comes out of nowhere, and I develop an addiction to electro remixes and mash ups. This mix is about the cheeriest of those events and features all of my favorite reworks...
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I wanted to try out the new Spotify posts, so...
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Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo: Pop Culture...
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“Is R&B Having an Identity Crisis?” Michael Arceneaux. The Atlantic.
“What’s crazy is that blacks can’t do soul records any more,” [The-Dream] said. “We love Adele singing it, but Beyoncé singing it? No, the tempo’s too slow, gimme the club hit. Now the blacks in America are responsible for the pop records, and everybody else is singing...
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Le Petit Prince
This mix is about The Little Prince.
Why It’s Pretentious: To say that The Little Prince is my favorite book is the highest order of understatements. It’s like me saying “I listen to music sometimes” or “I drop inappropriately-timed pick-up lines every once in a while” or “I’m kind of a dweeb.” I own 10 copies, four of which are in French...
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Don't Call It A Comeback: Easter 2012
Is it uncouth to start an Easter mix with “Mama Said Knock You Out”?
Yes?
Oh okay. Well, I’ll make it the 4th song then.
SPOTIFY LINK.
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Friday Night in Out-Patients: Pop Culture Round-Up
So I’m going to try a new thing on this blog subtitled Pop Culture Round Up. (This week, it’s titled after The Smiths; next week, perhaps Katy Perry, who knows?) Essentially, it’ll be all the things I loved during the week that don’t fit the regular Pretentious Mixtapes format, but are worth reading/downloading/streaming/watching. Admittedly, I will have found most of it...
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Funbargo, or Free Music I Downloaded Off The...
This mix is about having no monies but impeccable taste.
Why It’s Pretentious: So last semester, I created this thing called Funbargo, which is what happens when you look at your schedule and your bank account, and then get really really sad. From then on, you don’t spend money on anything, in hopes that you will get work done instead of procrastinating by going to PUNK PUNK RAWK...
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California Christmas
This mix is about California and Christmas and Champions.
Why It’s Pretentious: Three months ago, I lost a very dear person in my life. My roommate, Sarah “The Champ” Champion, may she rest in peace, moved to LA for a semester. Before we all parted for Christmas break, we threw an Honors party to bid her adieu. (In case you’re wondering, Honors parties are just like...
