There are already enough pleasurable things we feel guilty about, let’s not add music, books, and movies to the list.
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music
At times like this, music is the only thing that can lift the spirits, allowing you to shut your eyes and let some sun-soaked melody flood your brain and alleviate the spirit-crushing misery of another sullen, cloudy day.
music
I remember the crinkle of the plastic wrap on the very first cassette that belonged solely to me, instead of being something I'd "borrowed" from my parents.
fashion
In the interest of not inviting my own bodily harm at the hands of my acquaintances, I have decided to approximate summer to the best of my ability even when the weather outside is driving me to listen to The National and brood about the void of human existence.
hit it first
The whole sad affair got me to thinking about all the sorry clowns out there who could potentially throw a bitter wrench all up in my flow.
open thread
I have such respect for women who can dance like that in pointy spindly heels.
music
I would say 90% of the music I listen to is “depressing” or at least “vaguely upsetting” and almost always in minor keys.
beyonce
I count myself very lucky to have been able to witness this one-woman powerhouse in all her glory
sex
Truly beautiful, organic songs about love can go from being optimistic and positive when we’re in love to crushing and painful when we’re hurt.
end times
Some people exercise. Some people get drunk. I listen to music.
music
Hearing it barely even qualifies as bittersweet for me. It just feels like any other favorite song.
music
Once, in the dusty annals of my romantic career, a mix CD fucking moved me.
issues
A story about when music is survival.
racism
Everything. Everything is wrong with it. Please, somebody post kitten pictures in comments? PLEASE. I AM BEGGING YOU.
shirley manson
I rarely think meeting anyone is a big deal. But this is Shirley Manson. This is a big deal.
michelle shocked
xoJane asked Margaret Cho to shed some positive light on the Michelle Shocked controversy by talking about what an honor and a privilege having a large queer fanbase truly is.
homophobia
Here’s the dirt on our bizarre one-on-one interactions over the course of two-days at the Wild Goose Festival, an outdoor Christian music festival claiming to be LGBT-inclusive.
music
I just think Bryan Adams would make a really good boyfriend, ok? I mean, everything he does, he does it for you. And he’ll do it for 16 weeks in the UK, 7 in the US and 9 in Canada.
kate nash
"Is this a rap?" I thought, and then I saw that the title is Rap For Rejection so yes, it probably is a rap. That’s ok, it’s better than Debbie Harry’s effort on Rapture.
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album review
Feb 19, 2013 at 2:39pm | 3 comments
music
I turned up the volume on my stereo, and a devil’s choir of dissonant riffs and unearthly howls poured out. Nothing made sense anymore, except this. The raw, seething hatred spoke to me in a way that my friends and family could not.
taylor swift
She may look like a cheerleader, but she’s a proper, hair-chewing, boy-crazy nut job, manically scribbling in her journal with a pink pen, dotting her i’s with hearts and day dreaming about that slightly geeky guy from her algebra class.
taylor swift
Her love songs are great, but her breakup songs are the best breakup songs I’ve ever heard. They make your pain seem epic and noble – like you’re the last person with a heart of gold left in a world of unbelievable idiots.
