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2020 Wrapped: Rayna Edition

By: Rayna Easley These songs lived in my head rent-free all year! Bored in the house and in the house bored. This saying was so popular because it’s so accurate to what our lives were like this summer. Nonstop Netflix binging and spending hours on TikTok soon became redundant, so I turned to music to keep myself entertained. These songs were on my go-to playlists for when stay-at-home orders were […]

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Vanderbilt Feature on Running a Radio Station during a Pandemic

Check our our feature on the Vanderbilt website - https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2020/12/07/student-run-radio-stations-keep-the-music-alive-through-covid-19/ We have been so lucky to continue streaming through the pandemic. We thank the entire Vanderbilt Student Communications team - especially our faculty advisor Jim Hayes. I hope you enjoy the article.

todayDecember 7, 2020 1

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It’s the Finals Countdown!

By: Eva Ocean Welcome to the home stretch. . . the last two weeks of the semester, filled with papers, exams, and last-minute learning.  As you wade further into finals season, use these science-supported tips to create the ultimate playlists for productivity, relaxation, and most importantly, success!   The Munchie Playlist  A 2018 study published by USF found that our music choice directly influences our food orders.  Listening to slower, more […]

todayDecember 5, 2020

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Thanksgiving Traditions: Football and Food

By: Bobby Kent As I reflect on what the year as been to date, I think about the many changes that have happened to our lives. Social distancing, mask wearing and staying apart from one another have become common place. Uncertainty about the future, whether it be work, school or life in general has most of us stressed. So with everything in flux, there’s no better time to discuss one […]

todayNovember 27, 2020 1

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We Have Progressed Past the Need for the Recording Academy

By: Riley Alexander On Tuesday November 24, 2020, the recording academy released the nominations list for the 2021 Grammy Awards.  The list included artists and albums you would expect such as “Say So” by Doja Cat for Record of the Year, and Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” for Album of the Year.  However with the numerous snubs and exceptions in this year’s nominations list it begs the question of whether the Recording […]

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Thanksgiving Playlist

This year, Thanksgiving is looking very different from previous years. COVID-19 cases are on the rise and many of us are unable to participate in traditions we did before the pandemic.  That being said, Zoom dinners can still be filled with family, friends, and food. Here is my Thanksgiving top five. Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel             Like many college students, I am leaving in just a few short […]

todayNovember 18, 2020 1

Music

The Complete Definition Of The Music

Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used […]

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Electronic music

4 Questions About The Music Industry You Should NOT Be Asking

Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem like good questions on the top level, but are really highly damaging questions that take […]

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Electronic music

Does A Woman Help Progression In Music?

As festival season rapidly rolls in, we’re constantly being reminded of the continuing lack of diversity on our lineups. With a recent study indicating 86 per cent of the lineups of 12 major music festivals last year including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Creamfields were male, it seems that the ears at the top are still unwilling to break up the boys club that makes up our live music industry. […]

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