Spotify Wrapped 2020: The Musical Mood for an Unusual Year

Spotify Wrapped 2020: The Musical Mood for an Unusual Year

In this episode of A Side B Side, Dean and Taylor are joined by special guest Mack Liederman, former Editor-in-Chief of the Misc, to discuss the contents of their Spotify Wrapped 2020 playlists. A Side B Side is a Miscellany News Production. Logo by Sophia Kapur. Edited by Mrin Somani and Alex Barnard. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for background music.

Morrissey is the Worst

On this episode of A Side B Side, Dean and Taylor discussed albums that they hate: "Uno! Dos! Tré!" by Green Day and "The Queen is Dead" by the Smiths, the latter of which prompts a lengthy discussion about how much they both hate Morrissey. A Side B Side is a Miscellany News Production. Logo by Sophia Kapur. Edited by Mrin Somani and Alex Barnard. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for background music.

Pop Is Everything, and Nothing

In this episode of A Side B Side, Taylor and Dean discuss the albums "My Finest Work Yet" by Andrew Bird, "Songs from the Big Chair" by Tears for Fears, "Pony" by Rex Orange County, and "Come Along," a compilation of songs by Tatsuro Yamashita. Throughout the discussion of these albums, Dean and Taylor also touch on the question of genre: how important is it to defining an artist's sound, and do the "best" artists operate within the confines of genre? A Side B Side is a Miscellany News Production. Logo by Sophia Kapur. Edited by Alex Barnard. Thank you to Fesliyan Studios for background music.

Change Is Good I Guess

In this episode of A Side B Side, Dean and Taylor talk about how artists’ careers evolve and issues of experimentation, legacy, and catering to long-time fans. They also discuss Simon and Garfunkel’s “Sounds of Silence” (1966), Paul Simon’s “In The Blue Light” (2018), and Twin Peaks’ “Sunken” (2013) and “Look Out Low” (2019).  Links mentioned in the episode to support BLM and the recent protests against police brutality: Justice for George Floyd (Petition): https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/justice-george-floyd-0 [https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/justice-george-floyd-0] Reclaim the Block (Petition): https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#petition [https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home/#petition] Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate [https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/donate] NAACP Legal Defence Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/ [https://www.naacpldf.org/] Split community bail funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd] More resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/preview?pru=AAABcofdAO4*XwS8vWwkKQ3u9f8XMwYUkQ [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/preview?pru=AAABcofdAO4*XwS8vWwkKQ3u9f8XMwYUkQ] https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1R7xQXeuIsQzcxe4walEBpF1BC0IkugT4sJVkLJAKYjY/mobilebasic [https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/1R7xQXeuIsQzcxe4walEBpF1BC0IkugT4sJVkLJAKYjY/mobilebasic] A Side B Side is a Miscellany News Production. Logo by Sophia Kapur. Edited by Julian Lindenmaier.

Middle School Music and More

In this episode of A Side B Side, Dean and Taylor discuss albums from artists as varied as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Al Green, Sleeping With Sirens and the Black Keys, and touch on their experiences forming their musical tastes as kids.  A Side B Side is a Miscellany News Production. Logo by Sophia Kapur. Edited by Julian Lindenmaier.