Calming Songs

Hey! I just want to share some calming songs that are great to listen to before bed or just any time you need to chill out:

Mexico- The Staves
White Horse- Taylor Swift
Redeemed- Charlotte Martin
Be Here Now- Ray Lamontagne

Hey everyone! I'd thought I'd share some artists and songs I think are cool!

Shawn Mendes: Something Big - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4sM3ULYtyw

Hozier: Take Me to Church - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u3voRbKryjA

*Interesting Article*

Hey People!

A few weeks ago, my dad sent me this article about One Direction. I know that there are lots of opinions of One Direction; there are people who hate them with a burning passion, but there are also people who are crazy mega fans and will chase them down the streets. I am a big One Direction fan, but this article is not your typical "One Direction's new album came out and it was amazing and you all have to go listen to it right now!!". In fact, the whole article is about how in the next few years, One Direction are going to break up. It was definitely a more gloomy article than I expected. However, it is also incredibly interesting. The man who wrote this article did lots of research about One Direction itself as well as other boy bands in the past and talked to the band and big fans of the band in order to make a case about the band's inevitable doom.

I recommend this article to everyone, not just the die hard 1D fans. Maybe even those of you who hate them will find a positive outlook from this article.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/15/one-direction-boy-band-exclusive-interview-

Enjoy!! :D

-- Josie
P.S. Feel free to leave comments saying what you thought about the article!

Mixtapes Make the World Go Round

   There's nothing in this world that elicits a more fuzzy feeling in your insides than receiving a handmade mixtape from someone. In fact, the basis of this club - BHS Music Appreciation Club - was founded on the principle that physically sharing mixtapes and discussing songs and artists we loved was a marvelous way not only to connect with fellow music lovers but also to broaden our horizons.

   Josie and I have a tradition of sending each other physical mixtapes at the start of each season, as if it were a musical montage for the next three months, or at random times throughout. She and I have extremely different music tastes but that's really what's beautiful about mixtapes - each individual track is a little message about ourselves that we share with each other, and gives the impression that that person cared enough to spend time and create a compilation of songs that touched them in some way. Sometimes, instead of a little notification saying "so and so has shared a song with you", it's a lovely feeling to be given a mixtape.


--Tina

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Happy reading, and happy listening!

-- Josie and Tina (founders and officers for Music Appreciation Club)