Category Archives: what I’m listening to

new Cool Kids summer jam!

I’m going to be blasting this from my boombox all summer long. (I need a boombox now). click the down arrow to download! “Swimsuits” ft. Mayer Hawthorne NEW: download link: http://www.mediafire.com/?cpb4s6elaxirlpv BONUS JAM!!!: 

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Today’s great mashup

James Blake+Drake=James Drake. It’s fun, relaxing, & understated; things one usually wouldn’t say about Drake (sorry I’m not sorry):

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unreal

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Obsessed with this song

Upbeat yet chill remix of Angus and Julia Stone’s airy and enduring Big Jet Plane. In my experience, massive tracks like this only come around once every couple of months. Angus and Julia Stone – Big Jet Plane (Michael Brun … Continue reading

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Coastill

So my friend Brendan is an editor at the Cornell Daily Sun and in his spare time he likes to rap. He just sent me this track produced by his friend Coastill and it’s pretty damn good (both Brendan and the production). … Continue reading

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who is Mt Eden Dubstep?

Mt. Eden–the geographical feature–is the highest natural point in Auckland, New Zealand. The production team of Jesse and Harley is presumably named for their hometown and/or the awesome volcanic mountain that towers over it. This unsigned dubstep and drum & bass … Continue reading

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workout music: Deadmau5

My best workout music discovery yet may be Deadmau5′s 2009 album For Lack of a Better Name. It’s funky, trippy, and features pounding basslines that are perfect for running, elliptical, etc. Buy it on iTunes and support electronic music! Here’s … Continue reading

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Aristotle

I’m reading a lot of Aristotle for my Literature as Moral Inquiry class. Specifically, the Nicomachean Ethics. It’s all very interesting, but after about 40 minutes my focus tends to wander. Virtue is a character state concerned with choice, lying … Continue reading

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kanye, kanye, kanye

This is my 32nd blog post and it is the 5th that has to do with Kanye West. Which is fine, really. He’s fantastic. Over the past five weeks he’s been releasing new tracks every Friday on his Good Fridays … Continue reading

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weekend banger

So Stromae comes from Belgium and the French version of this song blew up European clubs this summer. With English lyrics and a Kanye feature, it’s set to be a straight-up party song this fall.

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