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Music / Linkin Park’s "Friendly Fire": A heart-wrenching reminder of Chester Bennington’s talents

Linkin Park’s latest release “Friendly Fire” was a fitting tribute to the life and exploits of Chester Bennington.

From passion to profession: What it takes to be a music major

Pursuing music can be a difficult choice given the prevalence of familial and societal expectations. Therefore, mastering different skill sets is almost always an instrumental part of a musician’s life.  

Listening to music while studying: Is it a good idea?

Despite the obvious positives of listening to music when studying, one must be cautious to ensure that the music doesn’t hinder studying.

FICTION / Stargazing with the Bossanova man

“It’s a type of Brazilian music, this elevator is playing The Girl From Ipanema.”

Musings / Books with playlists: A new trend among contemporary authors?

A question that comes to mind is why does a book even need a playlist? There are two solid answers.

Poetry / Muse of Melodies

Eurydice, his beloved,  lost to the shades, In the underworld's depths,  where darkness pervades.

Editorial / Dancing on the pages

This week, then, we're thinking: music and books, music and literature. In print and online, we're dreaming in tunes, dancing with words, daring to merge the two.

CREATIVE NONFICTION / Of love, longing, and music that make us

My mother’s house is beside a lake that separates the rich and mighty of the city from a little isle of people who work for them.

MUSINGS / The sound of Dhaka city

Once on a particularly smothering hot day, on a CNG ride to work, I was stuck in the most heinous traffic for over two hours. Over the yelling drivers, honking cars, and incessant cursing over why the CNGs were trying to overtake the expensive cars, I was listening to my usual cycle of songs. As coincidence would have it, David Gilmour in his seraphic voice posed the question: “So, so you think you can tell/ Heaven from hell?”

February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024

Linkin Park’s "Friendly Fire": A heart-wrenching reminder of Chester Bennington’s talents

Linkin Park’s latest release “Friendly Fire” was a fitting tribute to the life and exploits of Chester Bennington.

January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024

From passion to profession: What it takes to be a music major

Pursuing music can be a difficult choice given the prevalence of familial and societal expectations. Therefore, mastering different skill sets is almost always an instrumental part of a musician’s life.  

January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024

Listening to music while studying: Is it a good idea?

Despite the obvious positives of listening to music when studying, one must be cautious to ensure that the music doesn’t hinder studying.

December 14, 2023
December 14, 2023

Stargazing with the Bossanova man

“It’s a type of Brazilian music, this elevator is playing The Girl From Ipanema.”

October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023

Books with playlists: A new trend among contemporary authors?

A question that comes to mind is why does a book even need a playlist? There are two solid answers.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Muse of Melodies

Eurydice, his beloved,  lost to the shades, In the underworld's depths,  where darkness pervades.

October 8, 2023
October 8, 2023

Dancing on the pages

This week, then, we're thinking: music and books, music and literature. In print and online, we're dreaming in tunes, dancing with words, daring to merge the two.

October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023

The sound of Dhaka city

Once on a particularly smothering hot day, on a CNG ride to work, I was stuck in the most heinous traffic for over two hours. Over the yelling drivers, honking cars, and incessant cursing over why the CNGs were trying to overtake the expensive cars, I was listening to my usual cycle of songs. As coincidence would have it, David Gilmour in his seraphic voice posed the question: “So, so you think you can tell/ Heaven from hell?”

October 7, 2023
October 7, 2023

Of love, longing, and music that make us

My mother’s house is beside a lake that separates the rich and mighty of the city from a little isle of people who work for them.

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Music and the space it creates for literature

I cannot, for the life of me, definitively describe what makes music. Growing up in a family where music of any form was not typically paid any reverence, my exposure to it was tunnelled into mainstream pop songs for the longest time.

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