music – Cat Zhang

Crankdat @ Subterranean 4/14 – win a pair of tickets

As part of his “Gear Up” American tour, Crankdat will be hitting the Windy City April 14th at Subterranean in West Town.

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Music for Your Monday

A song you like with a color in the title Purple Swag – A.$.A.P. Rocky A song you like with a number in the title 17 – Youth Lagoon A song that reminds you of summertime Sunshine – Atmosphere A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about Lightning Crashes – Live

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Writing Advice: Write Like There’s No Tomorrow

A piece of advice that I’ve happened upon many times in my internet searches of “how to write blog” can be summed up as “write as much as you can…don’t be afraid of failure or mistakes, otherwise you will never improve…you will never grow.” I’ve always skimmed over this tip but never given it muchContinue reading “Writing Advice: Write Like There’s No Tomorrow”

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Something About Playlists…

If you clicked on this thinking it would be a sizzling summer playlist, you were wrong. (but there will probably be one up later next week!) Does music ever make you feel nostalgic? In high school, when debate seemed to dominate my life, I would download new music right before every major tournament…there are playlists in myContinue reading “Something About Playlists…”

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My life in Roman numerals

i) They say that I don’t smile. Almost every person I know looks at my empty face and asks why I’m looking at them like I want to kill them. I took a look at my face in the mirror the other day, nay – I stared deeply into my eyes and saw that indeed,Continue reading “My life in Roman numerals”

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MONTHLY LISTENING CLUB: DECEMBER

Hello readers, this is Colin. I’m a freshman at the prestigious Illinois State University and an avid Spotify playlist maker. Last year I started making playlists for each month to capture all the feelings and vibes that time of year gave me; Catherine and I have decided to include them on her blog. So withoutContinue reading “MONTHLY LISTENING CLUB: DECEMBER”

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How playing the violin changed my life

When I was in elementary school, my mother pushed my sister and I to take up piano lessons, a prominent Asian stereotype. Grudgingly, we complied for a few years, but I personally never felt satisfaction or even enjoyment from the activity. Perhaps it was because our teachers weren’t the most pleasant, or because the recordingsContinue reading “How playing the violin changed my life”

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A blind date with an album

The world ought to rid itself of people whose job it is to design book covers and album covers. Instead, we ought to go about purchasing nameless, coverless books and music albums with simple prescriptions, not descriptions (i.e. “biography of an empowering woman” or “rainy day 11 PM music”). We should rely on librarians andContinue reading “A blind date with an album”

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We forgot how to be happy

Happiness is the old song on the radio from 2005, your dirty little secret, your unknown jam. It plays in a store, it comes up on shuffle, it hits you like a nostalgic blast from the past. It is fighting the urge to break out in dance in public, or letting the music take youContinue reading “We forgot how to be happy”

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13 steps to write a post

– Daily Prompt song is: 1. realize that it’s been 5 day since you last posted something on your public blog 2. panic and find a time and place to write – before summer lab starts, in a café by yourself, or even better – in the wee hours of the morning when noContinue reading “13 steps to write a post”