SOCC Live: Jack Lite
"I worked at a pizza joint, a hotel, sold beach chairs for a while, landscaped, worked at a couple restaurants, a Denny's. There is always downtime, and I recorded some…
SONG OF THE DAY: MANDOLIN ORANGE – “FROM NOW ON”
It's a softly Americana acoustic piece that sounds kind of like what it feels to watch a sunset alone. There's also something deeply and enticingly sad about it, especially once…
SONG OF THE DAY: BRYAN SUTTON – “GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN”
I don't have enough positive affirmations to adequately express how much I am freaking out about this particular Christmas song. In the remarkably diverse genre of holiday music, I'm mildly…
SONG OF THE DAY: GOLDEN EARRING – “RADAR LOVE”
This is the only Dutch band I've ever listened to, but lately Golden Earring is making me want to branch out. "Radar Love" just gets me. I'm not exactly sure…
SONG OF THE DAY: JOHN WILLIAMS – “LOVE PLEDGE AND THE ARENA”
'Tis the season. The new Star Wars movie is coming this month, and I am stoked. This is one of my favorite songs from the soundtrack albums- it appears during…
SONG OF THE DAY: COLDPLAY – “ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME”
Before you inwardly groan upon sighting this Song of the Day post and begin yelling some diatribe about how Coldplay is overplayed, over-commercialized, and destined to become the new Nickelback,…
DJ PLAYLIST: FALL BREAK
The socc DJs wanted to welcome back everyone to campus with a new DJ playlist. As usual, the most interesting and good-looking individuals on campus came through big time. Lots…
SONG OF THE DAY: KENDRICK LAMAR – “BLACK FRIDAY”
While Americans stormed retail malls across the country, Kendrick Lamar had different plans in mind. Lamar remixed J. Cole, adding to the hype arounda collab album between the two rappers.…
SONG OF THE DAY: INCUBUS – “SOUTHERN GIRL”
It's definitely chilled-out study music, but its ominous sound effects damn near reference Pink Floyd. It also showcases Brandon Boyd's incredible melodic phrasing abilities as a singer, and I have…
SONG OF THE DAY: Fraser Ross- “Sweet Kisses / Silver Flowers”
https://youtu.be/rV5xeXEZER4 Last Saturday I explored the second annual LitCrawl in Wellington, New Zealand. LitCrawl is a celebration of art, literature, and spoken word, and hosts performances and readings in some of the…