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The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

The student-run magazine of San Francisco State University

Xpress Magazine

Beats n’ Stuff #7: ~*~best songs of 2014~*~

Caty McCarthy
December 9, 2014

Here we are, at the end of all things. Or rather, just the end of my music column. I had a lot of fun writing this throughout the semester, forcing my music taste onto the readers of Xpress Magazine....

Beats n’ Stuff #6: polygonal melodies

Caty McCarthy
November 27, 2014

  Hey guys! It has been two weeks, which means it is time for another Beats n’ Stuff. In this week’s column, I spotlight some tunes from some of my favorite video game soundtracks. From...

Beats n’ Stuff #5: noticed by senpai, at last (j-pop edition)

Caty McCarthy
November 11, 2014

As I am typing this, I have just woken up from a brief nap post-25-hour session of driving to and from Los Angeles for the sake of J-Pop supergroup Perfume. I was not always that into J-Pop, whereas...

Beats n’ Stuff #4: 47 sounds from a haunted house

Caty McCarthy
October 28, 2014

Boo! It is almost the spookiest day of the year (Halloween!!!), and if you are still pining over whatever you are going to dress up as to your PBR-stocked parties, then I have created the perfect...

Booze, Games, and Comfort

Caty McCarthy
October 23, 2014

A sword has just been thrown across the field unexpectedly, its victim yelling at their opponent for hitting them, as the perpetrator gleefully sprints across the arena, awaiting his reward of being...

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Caty McCarthy
October 22, 2014

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is a wild, interesting character study about a “washed-up” actor attempting to revive his career through Broadway....

Beats n Stuff #3: the season of pumpkin spice lattes

Beats n’ Stuff #3: the season of pumpkin spice lattes

Caty McCarthy
October 13, 2014

  Yooo! Autumn’s my favorite season, and I always find myself listening to acoustic and string-laden music and twee pop. I went through a heavy Death Cab for Cutie phase during the fall of...

Beats N Stuff #2: hiphoppin

Beats N’ Stuff #2: hiphoppin’

Caty McCarthy
September 30, 2014

Hello everyone! This week’s playlist theme is “hiphoppin’”, which will explore just that, hip-hop (and trip-hop too I guess). Hip-Hop’s evolved a lot over time, from the smooth rhymes of A...

Beats N’ Stuff #1: rad remixes

Caty McCarthy
September 15, 2014

Greetings! I’m Caty McCarthy, a 21-year-old student here at San Francisco State University (obviously). For the next few months, I’ll be blogging every other week about music I dig. I have a...

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