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25 music articles
Charity Writing DK30 Quarantine 2020 7 5
Description
I want to write 25 articles in a month. I will do 20 album reviews and 5 music history articles. I had my friends on Facebook recommend albums to me, so I have a wide variation of genres to review.
Recent Updates
So far I’ve written 2 articles, I’m a little behind but I’m not worried about meeting my goal.
My first article took longer than expected because of how intricate the album was (Fever Ray’s self-entitled). I’ve learned that writing about music is only as complicated as the music itself.
The second article I wrote was about some pop-heavy wanna-be rock band called Roseburg. I tore it apart and talked about how awful their album “righteous punk” was. It somehow feels good to trash an album. My biggest worry with this was when the person who recommended to me would see it. I hit them up, I let them know I was very hard on it, but I still appreciated them for the recommendation because it’s giving me the practice that I need.
Some issues/struggles I’m having
- Knowing every instrument that’s going on. Sometimes I’m not sure if there is an actual new keyboard instrument or if it’s just a synth tone.
- Finding the right place to post my articles. I would love some suggestions.
Some good things going on
- My friend who had journalism classes with me has been editing and reading my articles. So I’ve been getting great constructive feedback
- I have gotten very into the first band I reviewed (Fever Ray)
- I’m expanding my musical lexicon
- This has been helping me keep a good routine
- I haven’t been looking at social media so much, I’ve been in a better head space.
Estimated Timeframe
May 1st - Jun 1st
Week 1 Goal
ALBUM NAME (ARTIST) - FRIEND THAT SUGGESTED IT
Fever Ray (self titled) - Pat Marek Righteous Punk (Roseburg) - Tait Nelson From them, to uss, to you (Madina Lake) - Leigha Martin Junk food mixtape (easy life) - Val - on soundcloud The Infamous (Mobb Deep) - Mark Schindler
MUSIC HISTORY
May 1st: 1984 - Mick Fleetwood filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. A look back on Fleetwood Mac, how they’re still relevant today & all the drama that went down behind the scenes.
Week 2 Goal
ALBUM NAME (ARTIST) - FRIEND THAT SUGGESTED IT
(The Earth is Not a Cold Dark Place) - Explosions in the Sky - Sam Blaho Brave Faces Eve (Spanish love) - Casey White Fetch the bolt cutters (fiona apple) - Ava Wilford Floral Shoppe (Macintosh Plus) - Vincent Possession (JoyWave) - Reyanna Bates
MUSIC HISTORY May 5 1986 - It was announced that Cleveland, Ohio, had been chosen as the city where the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would be built. A look back on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & why the hell Cleveland, OH of all places was chosen. This would be a great segue into talking about the great musicians that have came out of Ohio.
Week 3 Goal
ALBUM NAME (ARTIST) - FRIEND THAT SUGGESTED IT
What we’re not (fox Japan) - Spencer Stern Ballads (Joji) - KJ No regrets (Chastity Belt) - Braden LeForce Strength in Numb333rs (Fever 333) - Sam teller Metropolis Pt. 2 Scenes from a memory (dream theatre) - Chris Beal)
MUSIC HISTORY
May 14th 1998 - Frank Sinatra died after a heart attack at the age of 82. This will just be about Frank Sinatra’s influence on music.
Week 4 Goal
ALBUM NAME (ARTIST) - FRIEND THAT SUGGESTED IT
What Kinda Music (tom Mish) - Noah Richelsen Good Kid, MAAd city (Kendrick) - Veronica DeAnda Gignation (visual album by pearl jam) - Yoshi Kay Hurry Up. we’re Dreaming (M83) - Marty Christensen Either Light (Vundabar) - Christian Chalmers
MUSIC HISTORY
May 22 1970 - Elvis Presley signed a three-picture deal with MGM. This will be a look at how Elvis Presley stole his signature sound from black artists & tried to get the Beatles banned from play. It will also be about his incredible death.
