Beats n’ Stuff #14: tour de beats n’ stuff (the end!)
We’re at the end! The end of the semester, the end of my time at Xpress, and the end of Beats n’ Stuff.
Beats n’ Stuff #13: The semester’s almost over, stop stressin’
Caty McCarthy’s latest music column focuses on the positive songs that will brighten your day, and make you briefly forget about all of that end of semester stress.
Beats n’ Stuff #12: The Throwbacks
Ah, throwbacks. The songs that make parties come alive with joy, bad dancing, and inaccurate lip-synching.
Beats n’ Stuff #11: I Know What You Scrobbled Last Summer
“I Know What You Scrobbled Last Summer” is an adventure into Caty McCarthy’s musical youth, and the pop-punk bands she just can’t seem to forget – no matter how hard she tries.
Beats n’ Stuff #10: A Girl’s Guide to J-Rock
Caty McCarthy is there and back again (An Art Director’s Tale) with a fresh guide to Japan’s finest lady-fronted rock bands.
Beats n’ Stuff #9: Noise Poppin’
In Beats n’ Stuff #8, columnist Caty McCarthy spotlights the can’t-miss artists of this week’s Noise Pop Festival.
Beats n’ Stuff #8: ♡ heart-shaped box ♡
A new playlist just in time for Valentines Day.
Beats n’ Stuff #7: ~*~best songs of 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 Continue Reading
Beats n’ Stuff #6: polygonal melodies
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 Continue Reading
Beats n’ Stuff #5: noticed by senpai, at last (j-pop edition)
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. Continue Reading
Beats n’ Stuff #4: 47 sounds from a haunted house
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, Continue Reading
Beats n’ Stuff #3: the season of pumpkin spice lattes
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 Continue Reading