humanity

Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.

Parchment. Honorable Mention in Harmonic Verses Challenge.
Chimes Call to me Chimes Sing to me Chimes Tell me to go To search To learn - All that’s left Of what once was
By Emily McGuff10 months ago in Beat
The Truth of Who We Are. Runner-Up in Harmonic Verses Challenge.
Hundreds of years, we endured their fears; magistrates, citizens, royalty alike doomed us right from the start. They watched us through the lustrous years; they wouldn’t forgive and forget. Heretics and demons, our very lives they must forbid. Our special teas and willow trees cleared our minds and hearts. We tried to reason, they claimed it treason, and called it all the dark arts.
By Barb Dukeman10 months ago in Beat
The Devils Dirty Work
VERSE ONE You cut the fabric of my heart To assemble your red flags Then wore them like a bloody badge of honor Satisfied I'd played my part
By Kelli Sheckler-Amsden10 months ago in Beat
Songs of Women Empowerment: U.N.I.T.Y.
“Instinct leads me to another flow Everytime I hear a brother call a girl a bitch or a ho Trying to make a sister feel low
By Joe Patterson10 months ago in Beat
Broken Bonds, But Bonds Still
Dreamy shoegaze intro with layered guitars, synth and fretless bassline, and snare-heavy drums Verse 1 (Dreamy shoegaze guitars, ethereal vocals that hang back in the mix a la My Bloody Valentine and softer snare-heavy drums)
By Paul Stewart10 months ago in Beat
Bloom of Life
You see my face now aging, Within the looking-glass - The Bloom of Youth is fading, Fading, Fading to the past. Girlish virtues once so soft,
By Taylor Rigsby10 months ago in Beat
Drums of Liberation
Beat the drums for liberation The dark will fade when the sun awakes Boom the drums toom-tah toom-tah For the dawn of liberation
By Judah LoVato10 months ago in Beat
An interview
Verse 1: Did you get any sleep last night? I thought I saw from the corner of my eye? Did you have a dream or a terrible fright?
By Ada Zuba10 months ago in Beat
notes on anora: poetry + prose.. Content Warning.
notes on anora: some prose. this piece will explore themes and bounds of the film anora (2024). consider this your spoiler alert.
By KRR10 months ago in Beat
See Me. Honorable Mention in Harmonic Verses Challenge.
Verse 1 Looking out, I see the rise Of hatred in your eyes. And I wonder why you boys Are frightened of my noise? It's taken years to find my tongue
By Rachel Deeming10 months ago in Beat
The Unseen Fight
In the heart of the city, two rival musicians are about to face off in a competition of their lives. The city of Eastwood had always been a place where talent collided with opportunity, but nothing ever captured the public’s attention quite like the annual "Beat Battle." It was a competition that drew aspiring musicians from all corners of the city, where the winner earned a contract with one of the most prestigious record labels in the country. This year, the battle had two competitors who were destined to change the game forever: Jayden and Mia.
By SHAKIB10 months ago in Beat
Mark Carney named as Canada's prime minister-elect amid US trade war
Canada selected a new prime minister-elect on Sunday night, as Justin Trudeau's reign nears a close amid a trade war with the United States.
By KW Publicists 10 months ago in Beat