It’s that time of year. And what could be better than curling up with a good book and some equally good music perfectly suited for the creepiness of the season? Continue reading “Halloween Books and Music for Nerds”
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Lyrics From A Tale of Two Cities
About the farthest you can get from the vibe of Dickens’s novel while still citing it… Continue reading “Lyrics From A Tale of Two Cities”
If Dumbledore Listened to Fall Out Boy
I can’t help but picture Dumbledore blasting this song every Continue reading “If Dumbledore Listened to Fall Out Boy”
Classical Music Stories: Robert Frost
Classical Music Stories is a series where music is listened to as though it were the soundtrack to one of your favorite books (or in this case, poems).
The following music/story pairing is based on Robert Frost’s poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”:
Part One: The speaker begins his journey. While he Continue reading “Classical Music Stories: Robert Frost”
Pride and Prejudice As Told By Taylor Swift Songs
No one captures the angst of Pride and Prejudice quite like T. Swift does. What follows, then, is a trip through this classic novel by means of some of her greatest songs:
1) Mean: When Darcy insults Lizzy’s Continue reading “Pride and Prejudice As Told By Taylor Swift Songs”
Classical Music Stories: Ophelia and Mozart
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A major reminds me a lot of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Here’s what I imagined while listening to Continue reading “Classical Music Stories: Ophelia and Mozart”
Les Misérables and British Indie Pop (Songs For Every Book)
One of the most beautiful and heartbreaking songs I’ve ever heard has to be “I Found” by the British Indie band, Amber Run. I’ve loved this song for a while now, but recently I realized that the lyrics sound an awful lot like Éponine’s pain as Continue reading “Les Misérables and British Indie Pop (Songs For Every Book)”
Looking for the Author’s Meaning (Or How I Pranked My Creative Writing Class)
What happens when a book, song, or piece of art is given a title that has seemingly nothing to do with the work itself? Or when something inside the work just doesn’t seem to align with the rest of it?
Apparently, our brains naturally try to connect the dots. We’ll Continue reading “Looking for the Author’s Meaning (Or How I Pranked My Creative Writing Class)”
When Poetry and Music Match: Blistering Baby Blue
Blistering baby
blue
in a sea of
intransigence.
Apathy in Space.
Continue reading “When Poetry and Music Match: Blistering Baby Blue”
If Hermione Granger Listened to Alternative Rock
Now that it’s back-to-school season, it’s time to talk about everyone’s favorite nerdy witch: Hermione Granger.
I can just picture a modern-day, edgy version of Hermione blasting this song in her headphones while frantically staying up till 2am to finish that awful potions homework.
So there’s your back-to-school motivation for the week! 😉 Continue reading “If Hermione Granger Listened to Alternative Rock”
If Mermaids Wore Suspenders 