Pop Excellence

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  Pop Excellence will return next semester!

  August 30, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  Thank you to everyone who listened and/or checked out my posts these past few months 🙂

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  My Singles Jukebox Reviews

  August 30, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  I write brief song reviews for thesinglesjukebox.com, usually three or four a week during the semester. Click to see links to all of my published reviews! (Sorted by most to least recent).

• Playlist for 12/10/19: Where are they now? (1D and 5H) and Release Roundup

  December 10, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  For the first hour, I played a song by each ex-member of Fifth Harmony and One Direction and discussed their careers so far—successes and failures, artistry and genres of choice, what to watch for in their future releases, and similar topics. Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist. For the second hour, I did roundup of… Read more

• Annotated Playlist: Pharrell

  December 10, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  Original airdate: 11/5/19 Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist. I also made a bonus extended playlist, which has another dozen important songs produced by Pharrell that I didn’t have time to play! Spotify and Apple Music. You may already know Pharrell’s name as a producer and songwriter, or you may know him as a singer… Read more

• Annotated Playlist: Max Martin #1s

  December 3, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  Original airdate: 12/3/19 Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist. Here are links to the Katy Perry live performances I played (for FCC reasons) in place of a few recorded songs: I Kissed a Girl, California Gurls, E.T. feat. Kanye West, Roar. Max Martin is probably the most successful mainstream pop producer and songwriter of the… Read more

• Playlist for 11/19/19: grab bag and conversation about new music listening

  November 19, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  First hour: miscellaneous grab bag songs. (Like last week, the playlist was pretty stacked!) Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist. Second hour: Professor of Music Ryan Carter was on as a guest to discuss the ways both of us engage with and discover new music! Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist.

• Playlist for 11/12/19: Environmental songs + grab bag

  November 12, 2019 by Kayla Beardslee

  First hour: miscellaneous grab bag of good songs! Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist. Second hour: Professor of Literature Onno Oerlemans stopped by to discuss and environmental songs and the different ways nature is treated in art. Spotify playlist and Apple Music playlist.

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