Author: Isabel Marshall
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An Uncontroversial Wall
What the hell. That was my initial reaction to the musical journey that I just experienced. During a three-hour solo drive home, I was brainstorming ways to pass the time. Music wasn’t really hitting like I wanted it to, thoughts weren’t really processing productively, and I was just stuck in silence… until I realized… it…
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Tuning In: July 2024
Spotify probably thinks I died because of how little I have listened to music this month. I must get overwhelmed in new environments, and music can become quite overstimulating. I have actually found peace in the quiet. Or not necessarily the quiet, but the natural sounds of life. The roads and the people are so…
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A Mystical Evening with Fleetwood Mac
I credit my little blog-writing hiatus to the changes going on in my life right now. I finished my sophomore year of college, moved out of the house I’ve been living in for the past five months, and am now back in my hometown for the next month. Lots of emotions means that my music…
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Living My Harlequin Dream
Flashback to the summer after high school graduation. As I was shopping for my college dorm at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, I heard the most magnificent guitar riff trailing through the aisles. That song was no other than “Southern Sun.” And that fateful moment was the introduction to one of my current favorite bands, Boy…
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The Fire Inside Floyd
Oh boy. Here we go. As a 19-year-old college student who had decided that I was well-versed enough in the music industry to offer my own judgements on artists and albums, I still never had thought that I reached the point where I could criticize Pink Floyd. They are one of those bands that American…
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The Gun Hired and Fired
Definitely one of my life’s greatest tragedies is the fact that the first time I became familiar with Bruce Springsteen was through Eric Church’s dedication song, “Springsteen.” Granted, it’s an incredible country classic that takes me back to summer’s lifeguarding at the pool and driving “my old [sarge green] jeep” around my small hometown. However,…
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In Need of a One-Way Ticket to Foreigner’s Sold Out Show
It’s 11PM on a Saturday night, and I’ve just decided that it’s time I finally express my love for Foreigner 4. I could be hanging out with friends, crocheting, reading, or even sleeping for that matter. Yet, I am perched on my bed, with a computer in my lap, basking in the glory that is…
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Wallowing & Wine: the Songs from Big Little Lies
“Big Little Lies” is an HBO-mini series following the drama-filled, exuberant lives of five middle-aged mothers. With a tasteful lineup of Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Adam Scott, this show was sure to rock my world. Evenings are dedicated to wine-sipping on the patio of their multi-million dollar mansions in…
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Call Him Prince: 21 Savage & His American Dream
It really is “In sickness and in health” for 21 Savage and I. Thank you, Sir Savage, for yanking me out from the depths of my winter cold and giving me a reason to try to breathe through my nostrils again. On Thursday night, 21 Savage dropped his sixth solo studio album, American Dream. Meanwhile,…
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Finals Filled with “Such Jubilee”
It’s finals week. I have an exam in three hours that I could probably be studying for. But as mentioned before, this site is my procrastination outlet, so what better way of distracting myself from the ever-looming presence of studying than by writing about one of my favorite albums to listen to while I study:…
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