Office DJ: Songs to bring back old memories
By Emma Geis | 11:18pm"That’s what I love about music. It takes little moments you forget about, and when you revisit the song, a decade or two later, the memories come flooding back."
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"That’s what I love about music. It takes little moments you forget about, and when you revisit the song, a decade or two later, the memories come flooding back."
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"It’s annoying to get caught up in chart politics, especially with faceless hordes on Twitter screaming at you to stream the worst song you’ve ever heard. Even though I love to nerd out about the Hot 100, I don’t listen to music for the charts and I encourage you to do the same."
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"This is where music, being the protagonist of my life, comes in. Music has always had healing powers over me. It grounds me when I am tired of shape-shifting. Certain songs remind me of who I am and all the steps I took to get where I am today. The real building blocks of my personality and not the artificial ones I sometimes feel pressured to replace them with."
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"As we start a new semester at the beginning of a new year, join me in listening to songs that give us permission to sing, dance, jump and embrace when we finally feel joyfully comfortable with who and where we are."
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The music collection of LeRoy Frasier, one the first Black students at UNC, will be donated to N.C. Central University.
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"Once you take a moment to recognize that you very well could be the problem, it becomes significantly easier to build back bridges that you once burned, and form healthier relationships with people around you."
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"Hosting concerts could be a way to gather throughout the year, as opposed to letting the building sit void of fans for months at a time. These concerts could be used to generate excitement and hold true to the legacy of the Dean Dome, as expanding events inside the arena may make it feel more accessible to those outside of the sports world."
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"Ticketmaster paints their strategy of dynamic pricing and platinum ticketing as a practice that supports both fans and artists alike and protects them from villainous third-party sellers. But in actuality, it prioritizes revenue above all else — revenue that goes directly into the pockets of artists and Ticketmaster executives."
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Music is a part of many people's daily routines — but while some see music as a form of entertainment, some psychologists use music as a form of therapy for patients. “I've seen a lot of cognitive skill set building through music,” Elizabeth Smith, the owner and director of Good Grooves Music Lessons and Therapy in Chapel Hill, said.
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On Nov. 5, Carrboro musician Elizabeth Cotten posthumously received the Early Influence Award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She joined other inductees into the Hall of Fame, including Eminem, Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie during the foundation’s 37th annual ceremony, hosted in Los Angeles.
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"So thank you, Beirut, Mumford and Sons, and fun. Thank you, Daniel Caesar and Taylor Swift. Your music lets me hang out with people hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. It reminds me not to be a stranger with the people who have had such an impact on my life."
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Gerry Williams has been selling records for 45 years and hosting record shows in Carrboro for the last 18. His most recent record show on Sunday was at the Carrboro Century Center. Since 2004, the November event has been one of Williams' two annual shows sponsored by the Town of Carrboro.
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"As an avid Drake fan, I was disappointed with “Her Loss.” Sonically, it is well produced, but a slower listen to some lyrics highlights a more interesting story of a rich but perhaps lonely man still in search of himself. One nearly forgets that it’s a collaborative project with 21 Savage’s contributions outdone by Drake’s overpowering narcissism."
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"While all gun violence is senseless, Takeoff’s talent and promising music career make his death harder to cope with. His contributions to the world mean that this loss impacts not only his family but his fans. It’s frustrating that the final moments of his life were recorded and circulated online."
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"We continue to watch cisgender and heterosexual artists (or artists who have yet to come out) benefit and profit from their support and enthusiasm for the LGBTQ+ community, yet artists who are within the community continue to struggle with gaining recognition for their own contributions. It is okay to analyze and absorb media and art through a queer lens, but to speculate over someone’s unconfirmed sexuality does nothing but darken the shadow that falls over those who do represent the queer community."
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