songs while reading
Libraness - Sykes Temple Lane Dear reader, I have been reading about partition lately--particularly that of India and of Korea--and what it means to live divided. Borders are both physical…
Common Burn
Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day Simple things like your overcoatAnd your beautyThat's still burning meLet me hang aroundEven if it's just some way to have Some common burnA…
an autumn – try not to destroy everything you love (AOTD)
Raina put the lid on wrong so now I can't eat my fucking peanut butter! She always does this because she's left-handed and the jars are made for people who…
Off-pudding playlist
Presented to you by Maisie Moylan and Chloe Jung There is no such thing as bad music, but there is definitely bad timing. Music can change the entire energy of…
“Silent Songs” Playlist
When the world is silent, the last thing I want to do is disrupt it. But interestingly, I don't think sound is what disrupts silence. It might often be the…
Lamp @ Mission Ballroom
Twenty-five years after their formation, the Japanese city pop/shibuya-kei/bossa nova band Lamp graced Denver's Mission Ballroom for the first time. One of their most viral songs, ゆめうつつ ("Yume Utsusu"), translates…
500: Halcyon (SOTD)
https://open.spotify.com/track/0ezihIvFtO75NdRk7IWTP1?si=8a2eb987b46246a6 When it gets hard to see the love between people, it may a prudent inclination to break off a piece of dark chocolate and eat it. Thomas Jefferson was…
Lorde’s Virgin: Shapeshifter (mostly) and Current Affairs
Released on June 27, 2025, Lorde’s fourth studio album didn’t hit my ears until the very beginning of September, while on an overnight bus from Florence to Prague. In the…
Ichiko Aoba at Paramount Theatre
As I sit fifty feet away from the Japanese folk singer and musician Ichiko Aoba in Denver's Paramount Theatre, my eyes close and I listen to the Luminescent Creatures circle…
Battle of the Bands Round 1 Recap 2024
By Yeowon Jung Photography by Dan Schmidt Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black captures the bustling audience’s (and my) attention with its opening notes and rhythm. Timeless and smooth, Right Swipe…