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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YobwCtJmJxm3mXggs8bfp?si=5f27d27d4e284618 Angst is defined as a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition. Simply put, being in a state of angst involves a stagnant negative energy. Unless we are good about thought tracing, we are usually unaware of where it’s coming from. Everything in the universe is made of atoms that vibrate constantly, even if we don’t notice it with the naked eye. Humans are not an exception. We, too, are made of atoms that cause us to vibrate at a certain frequency. I remember learning the energy equation in Physics class: E = hv; where E represents energy, h is Planck’s constant (6.626 x 10-34 J · s), and v is frequency. By looking at this equation, we know that there is a direct relationship between energy and frequency. Stressful situations, confusion, peer pressure, depression, etc. are all experiences we go through that can cause us to vibrate at a lower frequency. When we have a lower frequency, we tend to feel and give off “negative energy”.
By Jessica Ann5 years ago in Beat
A Typical Cliché
Music saved my life. I bet you read that, rolled your eyes and thought “what a cliché” but it is true. Growing up, I didn’t have the best home life and through my teenage years I ended up getting into drugs and drinking to try to cope with it. The only constant my life had with a sense of normality was music. They say that your life reflects in the music you listen to and I’m living proof of that. Every song I listened to always spoke to me in ways I couldn’t understand. With Billie Eilish becoming popular in recent years, I’d like to talk about the “sad girl” music before her that will always be iconic.
By YesItsMocha5 years ago in Beat
Nervous Young Man
Growing up I was always scared of pretty much everything and to this day I wouldn't be able to tell you why. I felt like making solid friendships and maintaining them was the only way I could be happy (realistically I still do). I'd say between the ages of 10-12 were really difficult and isolating, in which I felt a strong disconnect from the people around me and I didn't know who to talk to about it or what to do, I rarely slept well and I couldn't relax my mind. It was when I was 12 that I started to really get into music and understand how I wasn't alone in any of my feelings and I could resonate with these people. Below, I've attached my playlist, after which I want to describe why each of the songs listed are important to me at very specific and key moments in my teenage development.
By Ewan Zottarelli5 years ago in Beat
Brain in the Drain
I only graduated high school less than 2 years ago, so there ain’t been much time for “look how the time flew” melodrama to set in quite yet. But given present circumstances in how the Earth blew up and temporarily closed, I’d say it’s fair to assess the old world I’d once lived, and reflect on the pain, joys, and wild sounds of adult world pre-deployment. Queue the melodrama :)
By Jace Dominguez5 years ago in Beat
My teenage years playlist
All of us who are adults had to pass through what our parents dreaded called the teen years. When we became parents we all dreaded to see those years as well. Every generation has their own history, and music is no different. My parents had music from the 1950's, as a young boy I was able to enjoy music from there decades, the 50's,60's and 70's not that the 80's was bad but I was no longer a teenager. I don't know what happened to music after the 1980's because it became more vulgar, sexualized, and violent.
By Lawrence Edward Hinchee5 years ago in Beat
My Teen Angst Playlist
My Teen Angst Playlist Or the songs that got me through it By James Allen Lancaster, California. The 1980’s. The 1970’s had just rolled out, but by the time I got to the age where I was really listening to music, the 80’s were well underway and Punk Rock had already seen its heyday. Post-Punk and Goth were taking hold and New Wave and Heavy Metal were still duking it out with Motown and “Rhythm and Blues” for the most attention. That meant that bands like Duran Duran were often seen on MTV, right along with Poison and Michael Jackson in-between the endlessly overplayed stuff like Hall and Oates, Phil Collins and Bette Midler. In that mess, I was a young, angsty teen from nowhere, trying to figure myself out. Here are some of the songs that helped me do just that:
By James Allen5 years ago in Beat
Songs That Helped Make High school Less Awful
Whoever said high school was the best four years of your life clearly didn't actually go to high school. Spending four years stuck with the same judgmental teens is not my idea of a fun time, as I am sure is the case with most others as well.
By Lindsay Dewolfe5 years ago in Beat
