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A Magical Requiem
It can be easy to take for granted the finished product when you see it on the screen. Making a good video can be a lot of work, and I was surprised at how hard it was to make an idea come to life. I normally allow my listeners to come up with their own stories to my music, but this song was packed with enough backstory that it was destined for an attempt.
By Ryan D. Michelsen5 years ago in Beat
A Disney Valentine's Day Survival Playlist
Confession Time: I love Valentine's Day. I know that for someone of my romantic categories, namely single, a virgin and no one's Valentine, this is an extremely unpopular opinion. However, think about it, the wine and chocolate are on sale at the grocery store, Netflix releases a bunch of painfully bad romcoms AND restaurants have a ton of two-for-one specials that we perpetually-single folk can benefit from. Sounds like a win to me! Maybe it's the fact that my default setting is single or that I don't have the experience of ever being in a relationship but my perspective on Valentine's Day is decidedly positive. My Valentine's Routine typically involves preparing myself dinner, washing my hair, putting on a face mask and tucking in to enjoy Disney Movies which are my guilty pleasure.
By Laquesha Bailey5 years ago in Beat
Songs That Are Actually Your Hype Women Squad
Valentine's Day: Another year, another bottle of wine and half eaten bag of shredded cheese as you morph into your sofa watching reruns of The Office while secretly hating on Jim and Pam. You debate texting your ex, or maybe opening Bumble for a couple of fresh swipes, cause maybe tonight you'll get lucky. Except that doesn't have to be the case this time around, and probably shouldn't...
By Alexa Barrios5 years ago in Beat
TikTok is the Fastest Way To Become a Mainstream Artist.
Growing up, most of my music intake came from one of two sources. The first, whatever was playing on Top 40 radio at the time and the second, whatever hair-band 80's rock n' roll CD my dad threw on. In my brain at the time swirled Fireflies by Owl City and Don't Stop Believing by Journey. 2009 was a wild time in my life.
By T. Austin Basile5 years ago in Beat
