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Thoughts on "Unreal Unearth"
The cool air in the mornings, the beginning of the school semester, and a new Hozier album are all indicators that autumn is on the way....
McKayla Roberts
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Top Songs this Week (August 14 - August 20 2023)
Blowin' Smoke by Teddy Swims You're Still The One by Teddy Swims Who We Are by Hozier Boyfriend by Usher HVN ON EARTH (with Kodak Black)...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Growing Up Army
November 2023 will mark my sixth year of being a part of the BTS ARMY. If you had asked me in 2017 if I thought I would still be a fan...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 15, 20234 min read
Top Songs this Week (July 31 - August 6 2023)
Seven (feat. Latto) (Festival Mix) by Jung Kook Do not touch by MISAMO Barbie Dreams (feat. Kaliii) by FIFTY FIFTY Unwell by Matchbox...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 7, 20231 min read
The “Authentic” Authenticity: Complexities within Music of the Black Atlantic
Authenticity, in relation to art, is often defined as original, suggesting the absence of a fake or a copy. While it can be helpful to...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 202313 min read
Engaging with RM’s mono and the Book of Job
“He covers the face of the full moon, and spreads it over it his cloud. He has described a circle on the face of the waters, at the...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20237 min read
The Global Music Industry in the Midst of a Pandemic and Finding Success on the Stock Market
We know of the stock market to be the place where the buying and selling of a company’s shares takes place. A company may choose to open...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20236 min read
48 Hour Listening Log and Reflection
Log: Monday 11:35am-11:59am, walking to class, on my phone (Spotify)- my “best songs that aren’t in english playlist” including “Love...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20235 min read
"O Brother, Where Art Thou" Musical Analysis
“Well the high sheriff told his deputy, ‘I want you go out and bring me Lazarus. Bring him dead or alive.’ Lord, Lord.” The song “Po...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20235 min read
The New Canon of Music
Maybe you caught a glance of them dancing to Dolly Parton’s performance of Jolene at the 2019 Grammy Awards? Perhaps you saw them...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 202310 min read
Textual Analysis of "Mic Drop (feat. Steve Aoki) by BTS
International boyband, BTS, has taken the world by storm over the past few years. Their wide success came mostly from an interactive...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 202313 min read
"Middle Child"
On the first day of my discussion section for my music class, our T.A. had the entire class go around and say who their favorite artists...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20236 min read
Ed Sheeran
When I saw that Ed Sheeran had released a single with Justin Beiber, my interest was clearly piqued. That was a collaboration, that in my...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20232 min read
"Rude"
When I first heard the song “Rude” by Magic! in 2014, I remember thinking to myself that even though it had a pretty catchy beat, the...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20236 min read
Billie
It is interesting to think that some of the most innovative, chart topping, and mature songs at the moment are coming from a...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20235 min read
21 Savage is greater than he was
Although an amateur into the genre, hip- hop and rap music has consumed my most recent time spent on Spotify. I have a strong interest on...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20234 min read
"Scared to Feel"
In the closet of his bedroom, on a pair of iPhone 4 headphones, Frant!k recorded his most recent song “Scared to Feel” before uploading...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20233 min read
"Save Myself"
When a song’s lyrics are able to reach into your mind and perfectly describe the emotions that you are feeling, a wave of tranquility...
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20232 min read
A recap of BTS’s huge year in America - and why it matters.
If you haven’t heard of BTS by now, you clearly are not friends with me considering I can barely go an hour without talking about them....
McKayla Roberts
Aug 2, 20237 min read
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