“DAISY” by Asch-Rose: A Reflection on the Past
It’s always easy to look back on memories and realize things after the fact. How useful would it be if we could know how everything was going to turn out, so we could act before it happens instead of after? Of course, that’s a double-edged sword of a question, since I can only imagine how […]
“Miles from Nowhere” by Opus Orange: Learning from Unwanted Dreams
I’ve always found dreams to be so interesting. A sort of second life, we are able to live out our wildest fantasies simply by shutting our eyes and going to sleep. Unfortunately, this sort of freedom of imagination doesn’t come without some drawbacks. With few exceptions, we have little to no control over what we […]
“Ground Zero” by Danny Starr: A Cry for Love from the Depths of Space
Space. The vast nothingness that stretches beyond what we, as humans, can even fathom. With all the technology currently at our disposal, we still do not know what is out there past a certain point. However, we do know that our existence on Earth is smaller than a grain of sand on the beach when […]
“English Morning” by Kowloon: Accepting Slow Changes
With the prevalence of information in the modern age, it’s easier now more than ever to discover you aren’t in agreement with how things are run. Whether it’s something small and local or large and global, thanks to the internet, we are able to see things from different perspectives all around the world. While this […]
“Take Me With You” by Emmrose: Spending Sunsets in a Different Sky
Every now and again I’ll come across an upcoming artist, much younger than myself, and think: “Wow, what am I doing with my life?” I’ve been playing the guitar and writing music since my early teens but have never had the confidence to put myself out there. A lot of people don’t realize how personal […]
“Rivers” by Will Powers: Remembrance of the Past
It’s so easy to simply exist in the modern world without ever putting thought to where exactly it is that we are existing. How many times have you stopped what you were doing and tried to think of the people who came before? Perhaps the people who came before weren’t even the people who found […]
Sonny Elliot’s “Adore You”: A Message for Those Who Need It
It’s always easy to see things coming in retrospect. How many times have you asked yourself what you would’ve done, “If only I had known?” It’s something that can haunt us every day of our lives, but ultimately, is what makes living what it is. There’s a sort of unpredictability that comes with waking up […]
Cat Ryan’s “Blessed Through the TV”: Helplessly Hoping
If you turn on the radio today, it’d be easy to believe that there are only so many ways to write a pop song. In a world where the music industry has forgone creativity in favor of commercial viability, it can become difficult to find anything truly unique. Thankfully, bands like Cat Ryan (an England-based […]
Natalie Schlabs’ “Go Outside”: A Timely Reminder for Self-Care
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a bit of a shut-in. While most kids were running around outside in the sun with their friends, I was inside my dark bedroom playing video games on my computer. While everyone began freaking out about their social lives when it was announced that we […]
“The Cheek” by Sprints: An Energetic Punk Anecdote
Entering my fifth month of quarantine, I can’t help but get a little bit restless (well, to be honest, the restlessness started around week one). It turns out that, as nice as it sounds, a person can only sit in bed for so many days doing nothing before they start to lose their mind. Despite […]
