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.
Music Helped Me Heal
I didn't even know I was still hurting. I thought I had moved on, and everything was back to normal. I was going back to my life before the damage was done, and I didn't even think about him anymore. As it turns out, I was still broken, and I needed a little extra help healing.
By Hannah York 7 years ago in Beat
Music Is Losing Depth
Music, like all forms of expression and art, is subjective. What one finds offensive, another hangs in a museum. What one finds deep, another finds utterly worthless. The entire art genre, and all of its offshoots, is subjective to the ones subjecting themselves to it. I can look at Picasso’s "Three Musicians" and see a bunch of boxes and colors. Someone standing next to me can see the same piece and find it to be layered, exotic, exploratory, and yes, deep.
By Matthew Evans7 years ago in Beat
My Passion for Music, Song, and Dance
Music is the heart and soul of my life. In fact, I live the majority of my life surrounded by it, and I'm always on the lookout for new things. If you knew me in real life though, you'd realize that I am a massive Olly Murs fan most of all. I have a simple reason for this: most of Olly's songs are sung with emotion, expression, and passion. You can sense the emotion whether happy, sad, or straight from the heart from his songs, and there are a lot of those such as "Dear Darlin" which have very deep meaning for me, while his recent song "Excuses" actually reminds me of me!
By Carol Ann Townend7 years ago in Beat
October Evans on Patreon
Hello, my name is October Evans. I'm a musician/singer-songwriter, among other things that I do or have done in my life professionally and personally. I'm a transgender/genderqueer woman, a multi-industry entrepreneur, writer, blogger, poet, vlogger, activist, filmmaker, model/actress, etc. I'm also considered to be ahead of the curve, as a Mad Genius revolutionary among my peers, who said this to me and other people they've crossed paths with several time or more in my life for 30 years here on Earth. But most importantly, I've been in the music scene for a little close to 20 years, having started my first of several bands at only 13-years-old. I'm 30-years-old now and have been everywhere in the world and in my life, sharing the stories and what I've been through over the years.
By October Evans7 years ago in Beat
Bands, Brands, and Family
It’s quite clear that music has always amazed me… and really, I can’t put my finger on why. It sounds strange because music is always around us. We are constantly consuming other people’s creativity which is a huge part of our society and culture. I understand that there are a lot of psychological reasons as to why people react differently to music and of course it differs from person to person. Why is it that some people like funk over punk or jazz over metal? There surely is an obvious answer—there could be a deeper meaning. But I am going to take the time to talk about the genre and culture I am directly involved in and why I feel at home there.
By Maddie Christy7 years ago in Beat
What the Reputation Stadium Tour Means to Me
The Reputation Stadium Tour's second night in London was my first Taylor Swift concert. It has been my dream to watch her perform live and although I only got the cheapest ticket, watching high in up the stadium (my mum wouldn't allow me to spend more than 70 pounds), I was very excited.
By Andreus Chia7 years ago in Beat
Just Listen
It isn't always the easiest to find time to simply listen to something. Whether it's a podcast, audiobook, music, ambiance, recording of Jeremy Irons narrating fan-fiction, whatever. Our time has shifted inwards towards a system of an instantaneous nature. There has been great public outcry from music snobs everywhere that the loss of the album as a legitimate art form signifies the end times. They're obviously too busy anticipating the arrival of the iTunes Lucifer to realize that virtually all music still comes out as an album. Yes, you can buy a single alone without the "baggage" of the remaining ten or so tracks. So? Honestly, it saves money. This worry has extended to the advent of playlists. Sometimes people make album-based playlists (myself being one of them), but they usually curate solo tracks. These changes are good despite any sad-sack complaining. However, while the album retains its strength for the time being, consumers don't appreciate an album in the same way. They listen to it while they're at work, in the car, at the gym. They endure a full listen, cull their favorites, and dispose of the rest. Sometimes I wonder if there's some giant B-side graveyard where all the underplayed album cuts go to die in their loneliness. If such a place exists, it's due to the way we listen.
By Wes Muilenburg7 years ago in Beat
How Country Music Influenced the Love of a Family
If you grew up with country music blaring from your radio, you know that, no matter how old you are, those old songs can evoke some mighty pleasant memories. Sometimes, they seem to coincide with events that happened in your own life.
By Chuck Hinson7 years ago in Beat
