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.

Raging Against the Machine
This caper has been rotating around our circle since the late 2000s. Now, with almost two decades elapsed, it's probably safe to disgorge in public. On the surface this story could simply be, Rage Against the Machine reformed, we saw them, and it was epic. However, just as most music is a homage to previous generations, this was the moment we stood on the shoulders of preceding Metalheads. Not only was the baton passed down, but we also grabbed it firmly by the wrist and charged towards the dance floor.
By S. J. Leahy6 months ago in Beat
🏙️ Top 10 Buildings You Remember from Dreams (But Never Existed)
Some buildings only exist when you close your eyes. You’ve walked their halls. You’ve opened their rusted doors. And yet they can’t be found on any map.
By Yokai Circle6 months ago in Beat
🫧 Top 10 Emotions You Can Only Feel Once
There are emotions you can name: sadness, joy, fear. And then there are the others. The ones that only show up once. They don't announce themselves.
By Yokai Circle6 months ago in Beat
🚪 Top 10 Liminal Spaces You’ve Felt But Never Named
Liminal spaces aren’t just empty buildings. They’re moments. Feelings. Crossroads between what was and what’s next. You’ve felt them before —
By The Yume Collective6 months ago in Beat
Babalu Aye cover by Rikki La Rouge
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZY8X43FIz0&pp=ygUVUmlra2kgbGEgcm91Z2UgYmFiYWx1 what you are hearing in this article is my cover of the iconic Cuban song Babalu Aye. Like Willy Chirino says about himself, hijo de Babalu I believe in Babalu myself too. Babalu was introduced to American audiences on the famed classic and iconic 1950 sitcom starring Lucille Ball and Desi I love Lucy. Desi is underrated and a genius who deserves to be more celebrated than he was. He was truly and over looked icon. Everyone focused on Lucille Ball but they overlooked Desi . Also, that’s something I’ll get into another article.
By Rikki La Rouge6 months ago in Beat
AI-Generated Music Is Killing Creativity—and How to Tune It Out for Good. Top Story - July 2025.
Younger generations have brought back vinyl records because they sound more realistic than digital tunes. Yet, they're eagerly gorging themselves on AI-generated music. Ironic, right?
By Krysta Dawn6 months ago in Beat
🧠 Top 10 Uncanny Emotional States (That Ambient Music Can Simulate)
Not all feelings fit on a chart. Some emotional states aren’t joy or sadness or anger. They’re strange. Uncanny. They whisper instead of scream.
By Yokai Circle6 months ago in Beat
🌙 Top 10 Feelings You’ve Had But Could Never Explain
Some emotions have names. Others don’t. They arrive suddenly — in the middle of a song, a silent hallway, a glint of sunlight on tile —
By The Yume Collective6 months ago in Beat
🚪 Threshold Music: Soundtracking the Liminal Self
There are places that don’t belong anywhere. Hallways. Waiting rooms. Parking garages at 3AM. They’re in between locations—transitory, uncanny, emotionally unspecific.
By Yokai Circle6 months ago in Beat
📵 The Aesthetic of Disconnection: Why We Romanticize Being Unreachable
You’ve seen the images: A flip phone glowing in the dark A lone figure walking under orange streetlights A hotel room with the curtains drawn
By The Yume Collective6 months ago in Beat
Girl Power! The 13 Best Metal Frontwomen of the 21st Century
While the heavy metal genre has been a longstanding male-dominated genre, the past couple of decades has introduced rise in female-led metal bands. These powerhouse figures have made their mark on the genre and played a crucial role in expanding diversity and innovation within the metal genre. While people are used to hearing male voices and songs from the male perspective, the introduction of inclusive voices and female perspectives has changed the genre forever.
By Jenika Enoch6 months ago in Beat
🕯 Sonic Séance: Channeling the Dead Through Dark Ambient
Dark ambient is often described as haunting—but what if it wasn’t just a vibe? What if it was a method of summoning? Not in the theatrical occult sense, but as a ritual of remembrance—a way to invite the presence of those we’ve lost, or the versions of ourselves that time has buried.
By Yokai Circle6 months ago in Beat