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blysse-and-blunder · 3 months

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in lieu of a commonplace book

saturday, jan 27, 2024

*brennan lee mulligan voice* heeeeeeeelllllllllllllloooooooOOOOOOOOO one and all and welcome back for another thrilling episode of...whatever this is. thank you for being here.

It's 2024! Say hi, intrepid heroes!

reading recently finished:

-orwell's roses by rebecca solnit (audio) - glad I listened, ultimately very gratifying - history, criticism, extremely lush garden-filled prose and love for growing things - nona the ninth by tamsyn muir - felt so much about [redacted] it made me cry. i can unblock ALL THE TAGS NOW - the blue sword by robin mckinley (audio) - catching up on old school fantasy continues -when the angels left the old country by sacha lamb (audio) - beautiful. not not in conversation with good omens but doing something different.

recently begun: -the ministry of the future by kim stanley robinson - can't decide if it's a scifi novel or a policy brief about ways to combat climate change- reading on my mom's recommendation -babel: an arcane history by r.f.kuang - withholding judgment, but i know you probably want me to hate it and so far i don't, really! to my own surprise -the shadow of the wind by carlos ruiz zafrón (audio) - spooky, post-modern but incredibly good at sounding like it is of the time it depicts. many thoughts on the audio book narrator's accent work, most favorable -one corpse too many by ellis peters. wild that i have only just begun reading the cadfael mysteries

listening last week was about discovering and putting on continuous loop the group trousdale on the recommendation of @m2pixie (!) and other trusted friends; the energy, the harmonies! they fill a girl group void i didn't realize i had, it feels like the best kind of throwback, like old chicks or something, some desperately needed bops. exhibit a: bad blood.

today my daylist introduced me to joy oladokun and i'm so glad it did. love her vibe, love this cover art. had to take a picture of my desk, the visuals were so satisfying.

watching the newest series of netflix's lupin!! so far i'm really, really enjoying where this season has been spending most of its time-- the new characters, the new heists, the new stakes. especially fun to watch with friends where we can all shout about the mrs doubtfire of it all, the betrayals, the misdirection, the 'he can't keep getting away with this!.' the original lupin series will always bring back memories of watching it in early lockdown; i'm glad that there's this now to think about and remember instead.

playing hollow knight hollow knight hollow kniiiiiiight. bought it a few months ago when it was on sale, after hanging out and watching @dimir-charmer stream for us a bit, but playing it yourself is a different game. i'm having a blast. it's becoming a problem. i'm having to be so so good and mature in how much i let myself just get suckered in to a full day spent in my little buggy maze adventures. the temptation to keep going until i've made a meaningful advancement of some kind (today: got the longer nail! last time: beat hornet! saved zote the mighty, got the baldur shell charm, and beat the gruz mother!) is very, very real. have also gotten around this by listening to lots of lo-fi hollow knight beats to relax and study to while being 'productive.'

(found this screenshot online, and holy extra health batman)

making pancakes. lots and lots of weekend pancakes. sent a bunch of mail since new year's, and have some new arts and crafts (charcoal pencils!! those little paper cone blender guys! better paper) to fuck around with next time i want to get ~artistic. watch this space.

working on teaching is so all-consuming. it's great, i love it. the course (maps class! if you see that tag, this is that) is going well, i think! first three lectures down. the students i've gotten to know i really like, the material has yet to get old (see one - do one - teach one is so real. i understand this class now, finally, in a way i don't think i did just being the TA, even after three times). it takes so much longer to just copy-paste-change color and font on slides than it should! i've regularly been getting four-five hours of sleep on monday nights before teaching on tuesdays, but it has meant that i don't have the brain space to be self-conscious while i'm 'on', i just. go. having fun selecting teaching 'fits, having (less) fun handling all the students who joined in the second or third week and need help with catching up, but it's not their fault there was a waiting list and lots of turnover.

(petrus roselli - portolan chart of the mediterranean, 1466)

non-teaching: - student letter of recommendation for dental school (DONE) - conference panel proposal (due 1/31) -submit revised conference paper for that prize (due 1/30) -send draft of grant application to A for her to be able to write a letter of recommendation (due IMMEDIATELY WHY ARE YOU ON TUMBLR) (you have until 2/15 to fix it but she needs the draft!) -chapter 3 edits (lmao) -read for that other course you're meant to be the TA for (oops) - give i. feedback on her thing (tonight) -RAship hours (c'mon these are actually paid work, please do them)

#in lieu of a commonplace book #phone didn’t autocomplete that tag which just proves it’s been a MINUTE #ilcb #weekly roundup #Spotify

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esf-art-and-design · 3 months

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Comprehensive list of Queer Pop Artists (wether through themes in songs or through confirmed ID) you could be supporting instead of throwing a fit over the fact that Swift is not gay and would really like if y’all stopped speculating (because it’s wrong to boil someone down to who they bone, and dangerous and harmful to out someone, thought we knew this as the queer community, but I digress)

List was created by a now deleted account on Reddit, so I can’t credit the exact person who created it

A Comprehensive List of LGBTQ+ Pop Music Act’s

additional reference: /u/[**frogaranaman**](https://www.reddit.com/user/frogaranaman/)**'s list divided by identity:** [**https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/c3rpga/happy\_pride\_in\_honor\_of\_the\_month\_here\_is\_a\_list/**](https://www.reddit.com/r/popheads/comments/c3rpga/happy_pride_in_honor_of_the_month_here_is_a_list/)

^(i divided by genre, so some people appear on multiple lists. I am not a musicologist; please do not ask me why i categorized an artist in one genre, but not the other. if the grammys never even get it right, how can i?)

**methodology**: i included artists who give a clear answer being a part of the community, have had it verified being queer and/or queerness some tangible way, have passed, and/or discuss queer themes in the first person in a moderate or significant part of their body of work. ^(i did not include comedy artists, so you will not see too many camp acts or drag queens here.)

**key**:

* *\** = person and/or representation of color, mostly black

* *(+)* = noticeably problematic

* *(#)* \- uses queer themes or narrators often, but not verified

if I missed someone, or misidentified someone, post a response with their name and genre. i will edit & include them.

# adult contemporary

* ben abraham *\**

* jennifer knapp

* will young

* sam smith

* billy porter *\**

* michaela jai *\**

# alternative folk & country

* orville peck

* adeem the artist

* tj osborne / brothers osbourne

* angel olson

* joy oladokun *\**

* sufjan stevens (#)

* evil *\**

* kd lang

* izzy heltai

* trixie mattel

* steve grand

* adrianne lenker (of big thief)

# alternative hip-hop & rap

* taylor bennett *\**

* snow tha product *\**

* zebra katz *\**

* shygirl *\**

* rob.b *\**

* tiger goods *\**

* naeem ***(formerly spank rock)*** *\**

* mykki blanco *\**

* princess nokia *\**

* mahawam *\**

* heems *\**

* saul williams *\**

* kalifa ***(formerly le1f)*** *\**

* omar apollo *\**

* keanan *(drill) \**

* drebae *\**

* cuee *\**

* junglepussy *\**

* angel haze *\**

* mista strange *(drill) \**

* the last artful, dogdr *\**

* dizzy fae *\**

* kelechi\*\*\*

* ilovemakonnen *\**

* kamaiyah *\**

* kidd kenn *(drill) \**

* leikeli47 *\**

* isaiah rashad *\**

* dai burger *\**

* azealia banks ***(+)*** *\**

* chicka *\**

* jaboukie *\**

* dapper dan midas *\**

* baby tate *\**

* kevin abstract / brockhampton *\**

* cakes da killa *\**

* iamjakehill / ur pretty

* cazwell

* lil lotus

* lil aaron

# alternative pop

* purple crush

* aurora

* st. vincent

* black dresses

* anohni

* maggie lindemann

* scott matthew

* oscar and the wolf

* steve lacy *\**

* dreamer isioma *\**

* vaultboy

* coco & clair clair *\**

* shamir *\**

* empress of *\**

* cat burns *\**

* kučka

* king mala

* lava la rue *\**

* devonte hynes / blood orange *\**

* jessica 6 *\**

* naeem ***(formerly spank rock)****\**

* adore delano / danny noriega *\**

* orion sun *\**

* dizzy fae *\**

* pvris

* japanese breakfast *\**

* dorian electra

* yeule

* kevin abstract / brockhampton *\**

* christine & the queens

* davy boi *\**

* declan mckenna

* yungblud

* jazmin bean

# alternative r&b

* durand bernarr *\**

* keiynan lonsdale\*

* frank ocean *\**

* noah davis

* serpentwithfeet \*

* joy oladokun *\**

* isaac dunbar *\**

* kwaye *\**

* steve lacy *\**

* kelechi *\**

* ray laurel *\**

* mac ayres

* orion sun *\**

* kyle dion *\**

* janelle monae *\**

* kelela *\**

* jeremy pope *\**

* syd / the internet *\**

* jamila woods *\**

* kehlani *\**

* mahawam *\**

* 070 shake *\**

* davy boi *\**

* destin conrad *\**

* michelle (band) *\**

* cat burns *\**

* coco & breezy *\**

* arlo parks *\**

* devonte hynes / blood orange *\**

* bartees strange *\**

* brayton bowman *\**

* bronze avery *\**

* cain culto ***(formerly ecclesia)*** *\**

* olivia o'brien

# SPOTLIGHT: arab, persian, & desi / south-asian artists

* the muslims *\**

* hamed sinno / mashrou’ leila *\**

* wafia *\**

* remi wolf *\**

* rostam / vampire weekend \*

* heems \*

* freddy mercury / queen *\**

* leo kalyan *\**

* lil darkie ***(+)*** *\**

* dounia *\**

* dua saleh *\**

* raveena *\**

* mavi phoenix *\**

* ray laurel\*

# black & urban contemporary gospel

* kevin terry \*

* mo heart \*

* resistance revival chorus \*

* james cleveland \*

* sister rosetta tharpe \*

* tonex / b.slade \*

* donnie mcclurkin \*

# blues / jazz / spoken word

* billy wright \*

* bessie smith \*

* frankie "half pint" jaxon \*

* big mama thorton \*

* johnny mathis \*

* ethel waters \*

* billie holiday \*

* little richard \*

* ma rainey \*

* billy strayhorn \*

* langston hughes\*

# camp

* iamjakehill / ur pretty

* jaboukie \*

* qaadir howard \*

# contemporary r&b

* whitney houston \*

* monifah \*

* iman jordan\*

* 070 shake\*

* bree runway\*

* coco & breezy\*

* dreamer isioma\*

# christian & worship

* william matthews\*

* semler

* ecclesia ***(now known as cain culto) \****

* sufjan stevens **(#)**

* jennifer knapp

* vicky beeching

* dion davis\*

* joy oladokun\*

* ethel cain

* julien baker

* dan haseltine / jars of clay

* ray boltz

# djs / producers

* kaytranda \*

* amorphous \*

* sophie

* mnek \*

* mike q \*

# electronic / disco / industrial

* woodkid

* robert alfons / tr/st

* bright light bright lights

* k flay

* beth ditto

* midnight pool party \*

* sylvester \*

* eartheater

* christine & the queens

* zee machine

* yves tumor \*

* passion pit

* the sound of arrows

* peaches

* fever ray / the knife

* hercules and love affair

* jessica 6 \*

* kele okereke / bloc party\*

* shura

* madison rose\*

* michael medrano

* shamir \*

* shygirl \*

# house / ballroom house

* little louie vega / masters at work\*

* azealia banks ***(+)*** \*

* tt the artist\*

* cake da killa\*

* kevin jz prodigy\*

* purple crush

* miss jay\*

* kevin aviance \*

* rupaul \*

# hyper / power pop

* 100 gecs

* that kid \*

* dorian electra

* mika \*

# indie & progressive pop

* mickey darling (#)

* fhat \*

* cub sport

* moses sumney \*

* kele okereke / bloc party\*

* minute taker

* morgxn

* shamir \*

* muna (\*)

* tawnted

* the aces

* rostam / vampire weekend \*

* this japanese house

* tinashe \*

* angel olson

* mothica

* peter thomas

* japanese breakfast \*

* lava la rue \*

* royal & the serpent

* michelle (band) \*

* semler

* pale waves

* perfume genius

* gabriel garzon montano \*

* declan mckenna

* the sound of arrows

* fever ray / the knife

* kali

* lava la rue

* girl in red

* bartees strange \*

* jake shears / scissor sisters

* ethel cain

* devonte hynes / blood orange \*

* purple crush

* tegan & sara

* oliver sim / the xx

* ssion

# indie rock

* kele okereke / bloc party \*

* cosmo jarvis ***(#)***

* oliver sim / the xx

* car seat headrest

* big thief

* now, now

* lucy dacus / boygenius

* rostam / vampire weekend \*

* boyish

* julien baker

* black belt eagle scout \*

* ethel cain

* courtney barnett

* pale waves

* joe talbot / idles

* le tigre

* john grant / the czars

* lava la rue \*

# SPOTLIGHT: indigenous artists

* black belt eagle scout \*

* keiynan lonsdale\*

* trixie mattel \*

# k-pop

* mrshll\*

* holland\*

* lionesses\*

* jiae / wa$$up\*

* wonho\*

# SPOTLIGHT: latinidad & latine artists

* arca \*

* ricky martin\*

* villano antillano \*

* cain culto (formerly ecclesia) \*

* tokischa \*

* mad tsai \*

* snow tha product \*

* 070 shake \*

* anitta \*

* kali uchis \*

* blue rojo \*

* pablo vittar \*

* maria becerra\*

* kaytranda \*

* omar rudberg \*

* empress of \*

* michaela jai \*

* willie gomez \*

* jessica 6 *\**

* mabiland \*

* princess nokia \*

* omar apollo \*

* adore delano / danny noriega \*

* omar rudberg \*

* adriano cintra / css \*

* young m.a \*

* gabriel garzon montano \*

* pablo alborán

* bentley robles \*

Also adding in general (not pop necessarily)

Elton John

Queen/Freddie Mercury

Lzzy Hale/ Halestorm

Taylor Momsen/ The Pretty Reckless

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terramous · 8 months

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hi max! just wanted to send you some love and say i love seeing you on my dash. i think about your fics so often!!! for nice ask day, i’d love to know if you have any music related headcanons for any of the lone star characters? —maddie/reyesstrand <3

oh maddie i love you so much <3

tk is definitely a "retired" emo kid, as seen by him listening to transatlanticism in 3x13. i definitely see him listening to more mellow artists like la dispute, taking back sunday, deathcab for cutie, cute is what we aim for and hawthorne heights.

carlos is a conisseur of indie folk, that man listens to hozier and he feels it deep in his soul. he definitely listens to noah kahan, joy oladokun and milck.

marjan listens to the crane wives, kathleen and the last dinner party. ribs by the crane wives is my fave song for marjan.

nancy is our "sad girl" indie girl, mitski, phoebe bridgers, lucy dacus, blegh, lorde, julien baker, boygenius, etc.

judd is the master of dad rock, shinedown, three days grace, skillet, icon for hire.

paul is a goth king and i will not accept anything else. mans busts out cocteau twins and no one is surprised. the cure, bauhaus, twin tribes, king dude, echo and the bunnymen, depeche mode, fields of the nephilim, rosetta stone and joy division.

#asks #maddie tag

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grapecaseschoices · 6 months

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top 5 folk artists and/or top 5 quotes 💜

tyty for blessing my inbox @sustainably-du-mortain i had a day of trials*

Top 5 folk artists [after the first they're in no particular artists; and are really just the first four that pop in my head]

Tracey Chapman

Joy Oladokun

Joy Williams

Vance Joy

Brandi Carlile

[I lied the 2 and 3 very likely belong there.]

Top 5 Quotes

1- “Who hasn't asked himself, am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?”

― Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star

2- “I want people to tell their children terrifying stories about the things we did for love”

― Emily Horne

3 - “I am so tired of waiting. Aren’t you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? Let us take a knife and cut the world in two— and see what worms are eating at the rind.”

― Langston Hughes, Good Morning, Revolution: Uncollected Social Protest Writings

4 - “HERAKLES : Gods are stubborn. So am I.”— EURIPIDES, HERAKLES

5 - If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much.”

― Mary Oliver, Swan: Poems and Prose Poems

#*i got lost and my socks got wet #sustainably du mortain #top 5 meme #grapecase answers #grapecase recs #picking five quotes is hard #dont even know if tehse are fully my TOP five -- that would be so hard to do #im missing far too many anne carson quotes!#no jeanette winterson!#like so many missing #but these are ones i've reused or i recall when i first read them my brain went 'yessssssssssssssssss'#long post

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mattatouile · 9 months

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@dollsome-does-tumblr ALSO asked, because she's the best friend: what are the top 5 albums (or artists if not albums!) you'd recommend for someone who wants to drown in tender folksy feelings?

1. Joy Oladokun - my favorite new to me artist discovery this year. Her music absolutely gives me chills. It's so soft, but it has such a punch to it when you listen to the lyrics. Just. Gorgeous.

2. Marcus Mumford's new album is SO GOOD. Well. "new". I'm obsessed with Cannibal obviously.

3. Wild. Rivers. All of their songs are duets. They're like if Civil Wars wasn't the music written by an already divorced couple that were still in love 😂 very sweet, very tender. Start with Thinkin' 'Bout Love.

4. Is it cheating to say Civil Wars? I know they only put out two albums and have been dissolved for years now, but they are still peak feelings for me. When I want the dark side of tender, I go back to that well time and time again. Still can't believe they weren't Fleetwood Mac-ing it.

5. I've been listening to a lot of Cam, she's technically a counter artist but like. She's also pretty sad about things. It's very folk country nor stadium country! Love it.

#music #civil wars #wild rivers #marcus mumford #joy oladokun #cam

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nwbeerguide · 8 months

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Two Roads Brewing collaborates with Vermonter, Noah Kahan, to release Northern Attitude IPA.

Press Release

STRATFORD, Conn. ... Craft brewing meets musical artistry with Two Roads Brewing Co.’s new collaborative brewing project with Vermont native Noah Kahan: Northern Attitude IPA. New England through and through, Northern Attitude IPA is a piney, resinous, 7% ABV IPA inspired by the music that Noah’s fans have come to know and love.

“Noah, his music, and his values embody the same Road Less Traveled mindset we take to crafting beer,” said Collin Kennedy, Director of Marketing of Two Roads. “Noah and Two Roads are both from, and of, New England, wear their regional pride on their sleeves and draw upon that region to inspire their respective crafts. So, teaming up with Noah to create a beer that pays homage to our roots and benefits an important cause in The Busyhead Project was just a natural from the start. Not to mention we have a ton of employees that are huge fans of Noah’s music!”

Two Roads and Kahan worked closely together to create Northern Attitude IPA, from taste profile to package design – all while Kahan is on tour. The beer aims to drive awareness and funds for The Busyhead Project, an organization founded by Kahan that provides resources to mental health organizations dedicated to meeting the needs of marginalized communities with both crisis care and tools for sustainable resilience.

Northern Attitude IPA will first be available at Two Roads’ Stratford, Conn. brewery on September 3rd, but fans can also get a taste at Kahan’s upcoming concert at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport, Conn. onSeptember 5th and the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion on September 6th and 7th. Following the concert, Northern Attitude IPA will be available in 16 oz. 4-packs at retailers within the brewery’s New England footprint, for a suggested retail price of $15.99.

To learn more about Two Roads and find it near you, visit www.tworoadsbrewing.com.

About Two Roads Brewing Co.

Two Roads Brewing Co., launched in 2012, is a privately owned craft beverage company offering a wide-ranging portfolio of beers, canned cocktails, hard seltzers, distilled spirits, and other Road Less Traveled beverages. Located in Stratford Connecticut, Two Roads is ranked 54th among 9,500+ independently owned breweries in the US according to the Brewer’s Association’s 2021 survey. For more information visit www.tworoadsbrewing.com.

About Noah Kahan

Over the past year, Vermont singer & songwriter Noah Kahan has exploded from his New England roots into the global mainstream and has been touted as one of 2023’s biggest and best new artists. At the core of his music are vulnerable lyrics and an unfiltered yet relatable honesty, as the critically acclaimed artist pens songs straight from the heart and cracks jokes with his signature, self-deprecating sense of humor. Across his three albums and an EP, Kahan has garnered global renown that includes more than two billion streams, a Platinum Certification for his hit single “Stick Season,” and collaborations with the likes of Post Malone, Joy Oladokun, and GRAMMY-nominated artists Julia Michaels and Wesley Schulz of The Lumineers. His widely adored album, Stick Season, is inspired by his New England roots and conveys a vivid representation of what he loves, fears, and struggles with most passionately. Noah has been on his sold-out “Stick Season Tour” across North America since the album’s release last year, selling half-a-million tickets to date and performing in the biggest venues of his career, with newly announced global dates on the horizon. In June, he released an extended version of Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever), which has gone on to surpass sales of the original and shows no signs of slowing down. His latest single, “Dial Drunk,” has already amassed millions of streams and a slew of critical acclaim, cementing Noah Kahan as one of the most successful breakout artists of the year.

#Vermont #VT #Two Roads Brewing Company #Beer #Craft Beer #Press Release #Noah Kahan #Connecticut #CT #Stratford

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thesixscapes · 5 months

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going over my top albums of 2023 and realizing now that this year's list is… really fucking white. which is a shame! considering there were quite a few albums by black artists that i had been meaning to check out this year but never did. so i think for the last month of the year i'll try to go through as many as i can, but i would like to start with albums i think i would enjoy. so,

#albums 2023 #music #sampha #lahai #kiana ledé #grudges #kelela #raven #pinkpantheress #heaven knows #mahalia #irl #hannah jadagu #aperture #joy oladokun #proof of life #polls

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bktrashcat · 8 months

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Hi! Thank you @yerbamansa for this fun activity! I got too in my head trying to figure out favorite artists (how much of their discography do I need to know for them to be favorite??), so I did albums instead. These are a few that are on repeat. Choosing one album from Prince is *work.* I'm not nominating anyone, but if you see this from me and want to do it, tag me so I can see!

[Image descriptions: Three "what music do you have in common with (blank)" Bingo cards by @/holysickdivine with a 4-by-4 grid and a note at the bottom reading "(leave a blank!)".

Top Left: What music do you have in common with yerbamansa

Squares include: Neko Case, Janelle Monae (marked), R.E.M., Ted Leo, Nirvana, Built to Spill, Joy Oladokun, Angel Olsen, The Mountain Goats, Wilco, Talking Heads (marked), Yo La Tengo, Aimee Mann, Bjork, Lucinda Williams, New Pornographers

Top Right: What music do you have in common with BK TrashCat

Squares include: Ella Fitzgerald, Renaissance/Beyonce, One Night Stand/Sam Cooke, Scary Monsters/David Bowie, Walk Through Fire/Yola, Company/Stephen Sondheim, Nine Types of Light/TV on the Radio, Channel Orange/Frank Ocean, The Low End Theory/A Tribe Called Quest, Prince/Prince, Either/Or/Elliott Smith, When I Get Home/Solange, Strange Mercy/St. Vincent, Doolittle/Pixies, Dirty Computer/Janelle Monae, Carrie and Lowell/Sufjan Stevens

Below: blank BINGO card. End ID.]

#music bingo #what music do we have in common #music taste bingo

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akwardlyuncool · 1 year

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AKWARD CLASS FAVORITES PLAYLIST 2022

Bruh! We (I) made it to the end of Akward Class Favorites 2022. I know we’re already sitting in March of 2023, but I’m going to give myself points for showing up, even if it is late. That’s how we’re moving going forward, unless absolutely necessary, we’re going to show up even if we show up late because that’s better than not showing up at all. I thank y’all for following me on this journey and continuing to stick around as I document my life in the form of music and concerts and TikTok and YouTube videos and graphic novels and everything I consume in between. And if you’re new here or just passing through, I appreciate you too. And to quote Fall Out Boy (who is not on this playlist) “Thnks fr th Mmrs” or rather thanks for being here while I share my memories and stories and just talk about this thing called life.

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Notes:

This is not a strictly 2022 playlist, but the 2021 songs will be clearly marked.

There is a story or flow that I tried to create once again, but you do not need to know any of that to follow along with the playlist. You can listen in order, shuffle, pick and choose, do whatever you want.

That being said if you’re following along from the beginning and reading along, the anecdotes that follow many of the songs aren’t really apart of that story, they’re just extra pieces of sometimes “personal” information that I include because it’s fun for me.

When I’m collecting YouTube links for these songs, I’ll often find a live or alternate version that I really like and will share that instead, or in addition to, the original/studio version. I will note when I do this, however the full Spotify playlist will have the “correct” version.

Also to note, I wrote all the songs like they show up in Spotify, which is why some are capitalized and some are not. (Just in case anyone was wondering,

Key:

⭐️ = Songs that came out specifically in 2022.

🕚 = Songs that came out in December of 2021. (You know the late babies.)

✊🏾 = Songs by/featuring Black Artists.

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This may be a shorter year (72 tracks) for the playlist, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t really great gems in here and I hope you find something to love. 💛

30/90 ft. Vanessa Hudgens and Joshua Henry - Andrew Garfield

No I haven’t seen the tick, tick... BOOM! musical, because I don’t have Netflix, but this song is so good and it for sure hits at 30.

⭐️ EP. 1: Adult - Ian McConnell

⭐️ 23 - Wilfred

⭐️ What Makes You Sad - Nicotine Dolls

I love this song so much that it might already be a contender for one of my favorite songs of all time.

The video is technically a live version, but it doesn’t stray too far.

Pineapple Boy - Authentic Pines

F.I.N.E - You, Me and Everyone We Know

This was one of the songs that could of made last years list, but missed the mark and decided to stick around to be able to make it this year

⭐️ Blood Runs Red - Matt Maeson

⭐️ IDGAF - AS IT IS

Angels On The Moon - Thriving Ivory

If It Makes You Happy (Cover) - Michael Cera Palin

This song was on the list last year, but I didn’t know it was a cover. Anyway I really love this version and it’s very much still in rotation

⭐️ ✊🏾 Anxiety - Megan Thee Stallion

We support Megan The Stallion over here!

Twenty Twelve - Matt Maeson

🕚 ✊🏾 It’s Okay ft. Tilden Parc - Pandaraps

Didn’t realize that this was a December 2021 release cause it totally could have made my top 12 of 2022.

Jealous Of Birds (Audio Tree Live Version) - Bre Kennedy

Changes ft. Joe P - Jax Anderson

⭐️ Cut Deep - Matt Maeson

⭐️ ✊🏾 Keeping The Light On - Joy Oladokun

🕚 Back Together - The Summer Set

The first time I heard this song I about cried. I’ve listed to it enough now that emotional when I hear it, but it still hits me right in all the feels with every listen and watch of the video.

Didn’t make a missed connections playlist this year, but this was one song I ended up checking out late.

Glorious ft. Skylar Grey - Macklemore

TikTok really had me convinced that this was a new song, but unsurprisingly I’m late to the game lol.

✊🏾 brick by brick - Joy Oladokun

So smooth and good. This one even made it to the voice notes.

⭐️ You Make It Real For Me (Refreshed) - James Morrison

If you’re not a James Morrison fan you should be.

Overloved - Greyson Chance

I said this last year, but yes that Greyson Chance and he’s GOOD!

⭐️ Till We Both Say - Nicotine Dolls

⭐️ ✊🏾 Love You A Little Bit - Tanner Adell

Has the catchy-ness and spark that I love about today’s country, she just better not get problematic on me lol.

Scotty Doesn’t Know - Lustra

Basically I was getting ready for a date and needed music but my CD player didn’t want to play any of my CD’s, except for the Euro Trip soundtrack. A soundtrack to soundtrack my life.

PS: Shout out to the guy who took me on my first date ever, thanks for meandering with me. (Eventually I’ll tell you what ridiculousness I’ve named your car.)

Heaven In Our Headlights - Hedley

Don’t Go Borrowin’ Trouble - Elizabeth Cook

Alone (Acoustic) - Jessie Ware

Washington State Fight Song - Matt Nathanson

⭐️ Problems - Matt Maeson

Both of Us (Acoustic) - You vs Yesterday

The non-acoustic version as well cause I listed to both a bunch in 2022.

⭐️ Thinking ‘Bout Love ft. Warbel - Wild Rivers

Such a good version of this song and it would have made my top 12, but I wanted to give other songs a chance.

✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Pistols At Dawn - Seinabo Sey

I feel so bad for missing her on the Rooting For “Everybody” Black playlist, however this song is so good and you should listen to it a couple times to make up for my mistake lol. Plus it just goes hard.

Say You Love Me - Jessie Ware

⭐️ Better When We’re Falling Apart - Wild Rivers

FIGURES - Jessie Reyes

One Too Many ft P!nk - Keith Urban

Heard this for the first time at doctors office and instantly was feeling it. That waiting room music was on point that day.

⭐️ ✊🏾 Desmond’s Song ft. Tobe Nwigwe - Johnnyswim

Heavy - MacKenzie Bourg

⭐️ Someone To Love (Piano) - Dermot Kennedy

I love his voice so much and will always ride for a more basic, stripped down version of his work more than the big productions stuff.

1-800-miss-ur-guts - TRAMP STAMPS

Another song that could have made it last year had I listened to it more. At least it’s here now.

🕚 WYD Now? - Sadie Jean

Yes this was a TikTok find.

Clean Slate - Donovan Woods

⭐️ EP. 2: Friends - Ian McConnell

⭐️ Bedrock - Wild Rivers

Uncomfortably Numb ft. Taylor Acorn - Arrows in Action

This was also a TikTok find, but it transcends TikTok. The whole song hits and they were right when they said “they made the next pop punk hit.” - Or something to that effect.

⭐️✊🏾 Liar - Magnolia Park

⭐️ You’re Not My Friend - Semler

⭐️ Bad For Me ft. Teddy Swims - Meghan Trainor

The video doesn’t fit the song for me, however they look good and as always Teddy Swims sounds fantastic.

PS: I’m just glad this was the Meghan Trainor song to make the 2022 cut.

🕚 ✊🏾 Snake Eyes - Disperser CA

This is my kitchen head-bang dance song, I just wish I could figure out the 2 step.

⭐️ Sneakers - Knox

Yes this song is slut-shamey/misogynistic, but I was getting so many of the 30 second TikTok clips of the chorus that I was already supper into the song before the full version was released. Yes that probably was intentional.

✊🏾 go - Cat Burns

abcdefu - GAYLE

Untitled - Knuckle Puck

I’ve listened to this song before, because I own the album, however this is the first time (like as in 2022) I really paid attention to it and I am in just as deep as all of you other Mid-West Emo fan boys.

A Hurt Like That ft. Matthew Thiessen/Releint K - Phangs

⭐️ Shrink - Marielle Kraft

Mirror - Madison Ryann Ward

End Of The Road (Acoustic) - Boys ll Men

⭐️ Long Time - Wild Rivers

⭐️ German Cars - Matt Nathanson

Not a fan of the music video, but I do love the song.

are you okay? - Winnetka Bowling League

Please listen, it’s just so good. They’re so good!

A live version too, so you can get more of the extra jazzy vibes that don’t quite show up in the original.

✊🏾 Better Days ft. Justin Timberlake - Ant Clemons

No I did not watch the inauguration, Spotify just recommended it to me one day.

High Hope - Patrick Droney

Be - Garret Kato

✊🏾 To Be Me - Desiree Dawson

good girls bad girls - Charlie Curtis-Beard

If I had a twerking song this would be it.

⭐️✊🏾 That’s How God Made Me - Joy Oladokun

⭐️ Who Killed Avril Lavinge? Theme Song - Who Killed Avril Lavinge? Podcast

⭐️ I MISS 2003 - AS IT IS

I know this only bugs me, but they talk about missing 2003 and being 16, however they’re my age and we were not 16 in 2003. I know it just fits with the lyrics and the song, it just slightly irritates me. (Note we were more like 10 and 11 in 2003.)

All My Friends Are In Bar Bands - The Wonder Years

“I’m not sad anymore I’m just tired of this place and if this year would just end I think we’d all be okay.” (For the record I’m still sad, but I’m glad 2022 is over.)

On Top Of The World - Boys Like Girls

I had a hard time picking which song best represented me getting to hear this album live for the first time, but ultimately I went with the one where the title spoke for itself. Getting to see them live was truly a gift.

Hello Seattle - Owl City

Called this my Summer Anthem of 2022 because I got to go to Washington State for the first time this year and yes I do understand why y’all romanticize the Pacific North West.

It could have also been The Washington State Fight Song by Matt Nathanson, however I couldn’t turn my back on high school me and our love for the album Ocean Eyes.

SPOTIFY LINK!

#Class Favorites 2022 #AKWARD CLASS FAVORITES #Top Songs of 2022 #Akward Mixes #Playlists

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batmanisagatewaydrug · 10 months

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Song ask #28!

28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love

oh god okay the absolute panic this caused as I momentarily forgot EVERY artist whose voice I've ever liked

but okay okay let's do this! Joy Oladokun's voice is so soft and strong and totally distinct, and I think she showcases it really well on this song from her newest album <3

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blackfemalecountryartistonradio · 1 year

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Deford Bailey was the first African American to play at the Grand Ole Opry: there is a statue of him at the Grand Ole Opry. The roots of people of color in country music run very deep. The name cowboy came from Black Men who tended to cattle. The drums are an African Instrument. The guitar is also an African Instrument along with the banjo to. Slaves played country music at many of their gatherings: it helped to ease the pain of not being free. Out of the slaves playing country music came 1. Blues, 2. Folk Music, 3. Rock & Roll, 4. Modern Country Music.

The banjo was created in the 17th century by African slaves & then brought to USA via the West Indies. African slaves were the only people to play the banjo until the early 1840s.

Pamela Foster, author of, My Country: The African Diaspora's Country Music Heritage, credits African Americans with creating country music.

In the South, banjos, fiddles, & harmonicas were the dominant instruments played by African Americans writes Pamela in her book.

The list of Black male country artist is listes below:

1. Charley Pride

2. Darius Rucker

3. Kane Brown

4. Cowboy Troy

5. Jimmie Alan

6. Ray Charles

7. Aaron Neville

8. Deford Bailey

9. Cleve Francis

10.Milton Patton

11. Carl Ray

12. Trini Trigs

13. Lesley Riddle

14. Dom Flemons

15. Coffey Anderson

16. Blanco Brown

17. Willie Jones

Listed Below is a list of very talented black female country music artist:

Lamelle Prince

2. Lorraine Cookie Jackson

3. Yolanda Diamond

4. Mickey Guyton

5. Candi Staton

6. Linda Martell

7. Rissi Palmer

8. Yola

9. Rhiannnon Giddens

10. Valerie June

11. Kaia Kater

12. Allison Russell

13. Brittany Spencer

14. Amythyst Kiah

15. Leyla McCalla

16. Tammi Savoy

17. Sunny War

18. Priscilla Renea

19. Miko Marks

20. Vicki Vann

21. Chapel Hart

22. Julie Williams

23. Reyna Roberts

24. Joy Oladokun

25. Adia Victoria

26. Ruby Amanfu

27. Sam & Ruby

28. Carolina Chocolate Drops

29. Petrella

30. Tiera

31. Shemekia Copeland

32. Pointer Sisters

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Make a playlist with the songs 1-30 in order and share it >:3c

1: A song you like with a color in the title Silver & Gold by WILD

(Folk type song I like with a color)

2: A song you like with a number in the title

2003 by FEJA, CK Trubadix

(Techno/house type song I like with the number 2003)

3: A song that reminds you of summertime

Be Okay by Oh Honey

(The lyrics and the coffee house style in a major key really deliver)

4: A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about

Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

(A song my ex used to always play for me)

5: A song that needs to be played LOUD

Up Down by Boy Epic

(I imagine my Fromsoft blorbos to this song at full blast)

6: A song that makes you want to dance

Dancing in a Daydream by Roses & Revolutions, Weathers

(It's the lyrics and ambience ok)

7: A song to drive to

Missing Piece by Vance Joy

(I always play this when driving to Austin)

8: A song about drugs or alcohol

Hallucinogenics by Matt Maeson feat. Lana Del Ray

(Self explanatory; the verses about Seattle, "crawl back to the life that I said I wouldn't live in," and "find yourself a man who's [...] Christian" really hit. I like the version with Lana Del Ray a lot but I fell in love with Matt Maeson's original when it played on The Spectrum radio)

9: A song that makes you happy

Someone to You by BANNERS (I sing this one full volume when driving home from Austin under the night lights...it's an experience)

10: A song that makes you sad

Medicine by Daughter (About a loved one struggling with addiction and suicidality, an experience I've had more than once but wish I never had at all)

11: A song that you never get tired of

Run Free by Thomas Bergerson, Two Steps from Hell (I imagine my blorbos from Okami to this song, the only video game I have played all the way through more than 3 times, so likewise I never grow tired of the song that represents it for me)

12: A song from your preteen years

El Dorado by Thomas Bergerson, Two Steps from Hell (been obsessed with this song since 2008, so obviously this one is here)

13: One of your favorite 80’s songs

Call Me by Blondie (when I was a kid my music options were limited to the giant CD collection my parents kept. I adored Blondie; I still do)

14: A song that you would love played at your wedding

jordan by Joy Oladokun (the ex christian themes aside as they're a bag of worms I won't get into but are also why I love this song; the whole "building our own promised land" and "now I've found love there's no turning back"?? That's just the chorus?? The vibes I want at my secular wedding)

15: A song that is a cover by another artist

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Saint Mesa (I like this one better than Nirvana's original and I do like the original)

16: One of your favorite classical songs

Waltz of the Flowers by Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky (from the Nutcracker but also the Fantasia animation was excellent and imprinted on my imagination forever)

17: A song that you would sing a duet with on karaoke

Lemons by Bri feat. Cavetown (I really like it, it's a song about an emotionally abusive relationship that just really slaps)

18: A song from the year you were born

The Way by Fastball (also imagine blorbos to this one - a bunch of old people who play DnD and disappear from their retirement home together to go fight a dragon as the last hurrah with lots of unreality)

19: A song that makes you think about life

5AM by Amber Run ("We run into a dark room / And we spasm to the sounds / of a copy of Morrissey / or the Blues of the Deep South" anyone?)

20: A song that has many meanings to you

September Again by Nation of Language (...yeah. sometimes it's about growing up, sometimes it's about growing old, sometimes it's about feeling lost, sometimes it's a love song)

21: A favorite song with a person’s name in the title

Brian is the Most Beautiful by Memo Boy (I like atmospheric deep house type songs ya know)

22: A song that moves you forward

Difference Maker by NEEDTOBREATHE (when I just want to give up and the S/I is really bad this song is a comfort; it both meets me where I am in the hopelessness and gives me hope to keep going)

23: A song that you think everybody should listen to

Laika by Wil Wagner (about the titular character, Laika, the first dog in space; it's

... an experience. You'll need tissues for this one)

24: A song by a band you wish were still together

Losing my Religion by R.E.M. (I was going to put MCR but they recently got back together?? So R.E.M.)

25: A song by an artist no longer living

Yellow Submarine by John Lennon, Paul McCartney (John Lennon composed this one, it's fun. He was assassinated as you all know)

26: A song that makes you want to fall in love

Heaven Knows by Five For Fighting (I heard this song after reading In Love by Amy Bloom, about her husband getting medically assisted suicide because of his diagnosis; it's had an impact ever since)

27: A song that breaks your heart

Dancing without Music by BRDGS (Self explanatory, reminds me of several failed relationships and why)

28: A song by an artist with a voice that you love

Gun by Siouxsie and the Banshees (Siouxsie has this rich but breathy voice that sounds like how fine red wine tastes)

29: A song that you remember from your childhood

Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) by Train (I would play this on repeat on the CD in the car every chance I got as a kid, usually when my parents would go to Safeway for groceries and I didn't want to go inside;; I have a very specific memory of being in a parking lot in Seattle at night listening to this on repeat)

30: A song that reminds you of yourself

Hurry Hurry by Air Traffic Controller (this is a song about my life with ADHD I stg)

#mutual spotted #music asks #litho reblog #not a reblog but an ask from him #yip speaks

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