The Radio has died. Along with so many other things. An end of an era and new beginning of media overload. Back in the day, growing up and blasting every genre of music you can think of through my super cool boom box, all was collected from some of my favorite local radio stations. I got my dose of alternative rock from 102.1 The Edge, pop and hip hop from 106.1 Kiss FM, and of course the classics, blast from the past from 102.9 The Mix. All of that has died, except for Kiss FM (don’t quote me on that). For so many years, growing up we were introduced to some of our favorite songs from the radio and MTV, when they used to be cool and stream music videos. What do we listen to now? I came across some people, and asked if I could take peak at their playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. I didn’t find much. It was either a few songs that they shuffle through repeatedly or (this is going to sound really strange) there are a lot of people that still stream music from Youtube. YIKES. Long story short, I had a ton of friends I spoke to about this and they loved the fact that back in High School, way before the first release of the iPhone, I would download music and make them all mix-tapes, well I am not that old, it was more like a mix CD. Coming out from that discussion I really started to explore music and the emotions we feel when we listen to certain songs. I hear “Oops I Did It Again” by Britney and immediately my mind takes a walk down memory lane to my 5th grade Field Day at school, where a bunch of my girlfriends and I danced/mimicked the whole choreography for a group of boys we were crushing on. And whenever I think of that I literally laugh out loud. That was just one of my fondest memories linked to a specific song. Of course there is always one or a few that make us cringe because of the memory behind it but that comes to show that music plays such a great power in our lives and emotions. I love music, I love attending concerts, I love meeting new people, and all of that has come from my love for music. I greatly appreciate it and never take it for granted. My journey up to my 30’s has been quite a challenge (isn't that the story with everyone though) but I always leaned on a good playlist to get my spirits up or to better understand the emotions I am going through at that moment. My gal friend asked if I could make her a mix-tape again but in a modern world version and that is how I developed this blog. I curate an average of 5 songs from my vast playlist and just share them all with you every week. Where will this lead to, we will have to journey through it, but for now there’s no crime in spreading musical delight throughout the world. So here it is. :)
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