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How I Failed One-Fifth of My Course Grade and Still Scored an A

Let me tell you about the worst presentation of my life. It was my senior year in college and in order to get credit for an internship, I was enrolled in a seminar-style class to learn how to make the most of the experience. Twenty percent of the final grade was comprised of a group […]

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2013 Music

DNA– Little Mix Album Preview

One of the albums I’m looking forward to this summer DNA by Little Mix. This is essentially the girl version of OneDirection. Like 1D, the majority of their songs focus on love. Jade, Jesy, Perrie, and Leigh-Anne can sing really, really well, although they sometimes come across like carbon copies of other pop artists. Softer tracks like […]

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2013 Album Review Music

Save Rock and Roll- Fall Out Boy Album Review

I recently listened to Fall Out Boy’s Save Rock and Roll. This is their first album since 2008, and it shows. Not in terms of talent, but rather in the more polished direction it has taken. Like fellow angsty headliners Panic! At The Disco and My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy has eschewed punk-pop in favor of a heartier […]

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2012 Album Review Music

Take Me Home – One Direction Album Review

One Direction burst onto the American music scene not too long ago, with their first single, “What Makes You Beautiful,” melting the hearts of teen girls from Long Island to Huntington Beach, and everywhere in-between. They were so successful in entering America that their first album, “Up All Night,” did what no other British pop […]

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2012 Music

Interview with YouTuber Andie Isalie AKA iwantaltitude

I had the opportunity to interview (via email) an insanely talented musician this past week. Her name is Andie Isalie, and her YouTube channel, “iwantaltitude,” has garnered over three million views in just over a year. The interview served as the basis for an article I published in my college newspaper, and I felt that […]

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2012 Music

Retail Music- Making My iPod Happy, One Song at a Time

Who out there has had a summer job working in a mall? Did your work play music in the background? I’d be shocked if you’d say no. How many of those songs got stuck in your head after hearing them over and over and over? Five, ten, fifteen? Odds are, if you’re a music lover, […]

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2012 Music

YouTube Musician Sampler

I’m a big fan of YouTube. I think it’s an amazing place for musicians to share their music. The problem is finding the channels that make you go “wow!”Today I list nine artists (and nine songs) that fit that criteria. Some of these artists you might have seen before. Some I guarantee you haven’t. Their […]