hey pals! thanks for pickin’ us up. the years start coming and they don’t stop coming, huh? smashmouth aside, we are indeed at the mercy of the hands of time. december is always a time of change, and this year feels more pivotal than most. it’s easy to get caught up summing the year up as good or bad, better or worse. instead, let’s try and focus on all the new and wonderful things that were brought into our lives this year and what will come in the next. new love, new friends, new music. maybe this’ll be the year you find the perfect iced latte, read your new favorite book, or travel somewhere you’ve never been. 365 more days to run outside, hug people you love, and pet cats. what will be, what will be, what will be.
love & light, <3 the beat 2
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playlist for cozyin’ up “santa baby” - sidney gish “christmas will break your heart” - lcd soundsystem “winters love” - animal collective “christmas song” - pheobe bridgers “new year” - beach house “i melt with you” - modern english “hallelujah” - grapetooth
(for our full december playlist, hit up! @ wtburadiodj on spotify!) <3 sophie sachar 3
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DECEMBER / SUNDAY
MONDAY
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18 beach bunny / field medic / lilith / lady pills @ great scott 8:30pm 25 merry xmas !
DEC 16 cavetown / sidney gish @ the sinclair 7pm
17 hiss golden messenger @ the sinclair 7pm
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24 christmas eve
30 bacon day
31 mdou moctar / guerilla toss @ ONCE somerville 8:30pm
JAN 1 new years day 2019
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14 MLK day the lemon twigs / jackie cohen @ paradise rock club 7pm
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20 21 Ovlov/Anna short Altman/Mister girl apGoblin/Alexpreciaander at Great tion day Scott 8:30pm 27 28
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11 noname / elton @ the royale 9:30pm
12 big ups / kal marks / fucko / lilith @ great scott 8:30pm *
9 10 gabby’s save the eaworld/yowl- gles day er/request freebird @ o’brien’s 8pm 16
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18 19 winnie the pooh day * = 21+
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ALBUM HOR ARIES Be there for your friends this month! Sometimes you get caught up in your own problems and forget that everyone else is goin’ thru it too. Support an Aries sister and listen to Caution by Mariah Carey. CANCER If your eyes could roll any further back into your head, they would. It’s been an incredibly tough year, Cancer. But now, tune in to FM by Vince Staples to ease your malaise as the semester painfully grinds to an end. You need a break, and you’ll soon get your wish, so get ready.
TAURUS While sometimes you find change hard to cope with Taurus, remember the times when change has benefited you and look to them as reminders this month. Change is coming, but it always is, so you knew that. Give Arthur’s new November release Woof Woof a spin. GEMINI You funky, funky gal. This season’s got you feeling different as you watch your rival sign Sagittarius rule over the earth. You’re nostalgic yet sensual. Dive into Anderson .Paak’s latest release, Oxnard. Don’t listen too hard to the lyrics, though.
LEO It’s Sagittarius season, and you always vibe well with this fellow fire sign. Look forward to a month full of new potential and energy, with JID’s new release DiCaprio 2 as the soundtrack. VIRGO Buy that cool thing you keep looking at online, Virgo. Jupiter moves into your favor this month, and your time to chill and treat yourself has finally arrived. Feed your inner hedonist and check out the synthy tunes on Beast on Beast by Gabby’s World. 6
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ROSCOPES LIBRA Libra, don’t let it get to you. Sagittarius season might be making your head spin, but you’re naturally balanced and you can handle anything life throws at you. vibe out with the introspective Adrianne Lenker on her new album, abysskiss.
SAGITTARIUS For real, Sag? Answer your texts. Get to it. Hop on those projects you’ve been putting off. Text your ex. It’s your season. Do whatever you want, just like Tenacious D does always. Check out their latest release, Post-Apocaplypto, for more pointers.
SCORPIO This month, people will try to shape you into what they want, but brush that off. Check out Earl Sweatshirt’s release, Some Rap Songs and be unapologetically you, because what else is there to do? CAPRICORN Capricorns are the center of attention as they enjoy extremely powerful energy from the sun. This is the perfect time to make plans for the coming year. Check out The Fall LP by Vermont-based band Moxie. And remember: nothing ventured, nothing gained! If you don’t take advantage, you could lose out.
AQUARIUS You’re an oddball, and it never ceases to amaze those around you. Try a new genre this season. You’re glowing like a gas station at the end of an empty road. Your soundtrack this month is Glory Sound Prep by Jon Bellion. PISCES Anyone remember Halloween? You’re nostalgic this month, Pisces. It’s perfectly valid to not be ready for the coming season. You’re moodier than usual, but that’s not your fault. Reminisce with Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 by The Smashing Pumpkins. 7
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1. who r u? My name is Victoria Park and I’m a 19-year-old musician and songwriter! I’m originally from New Jersey, but currently live in Grinnell, Iowa for school. My involvement in music has mostly been through my work as a bassist, which I started at age 16 with a recording session for Dee Snider of Twisted Sister. More recently, I’ve joined the live lineup for Boston-based Squirrel Flower, with whom I’ve been able to open for Big Thief, Julien Baker, and Haley Heynderickx, among others. I released my first EP, self-titled, under the stage name Pictoria Vark on November 9th, 2018. 2. why do you make music? I’m not really sure! I grew up in a really musical family and took an early liking to it, which only grew as the music and shows became cooler. I only started finishing my own songs in the past year and a half, so I’m still really new to the game. Songwriting is so radically different from the majority of my experiences as a bassist and I really wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. I also always had a strong interest in writing in my academic studies; I was a national winner for a French creative writing competition my senior year of high school. In a way, songwriting has helped me reimagine myself and how my multitudes fit together. 3. what's the best part of playing in a live band? I love getting to the point when you’re playing with a group of people where everything sounds super locked in, but looks totally effortless and fun. It’s so satisfying to experience, both as a listener and musician, because hours and hours of practice seem to disappear into thin air. My band in Iowa is starting to get there and it’s exciting to watch. 4. what's your music making process like? I almost always start with lyrics, trying to fit everything into some sort of rhyme scheme that doesn’t sound too wordy. And then I’ll try to pair it with a chord progression or bassline that I’ve sketched out. Vocal melodies and song structure almost always come last. I like having a method to the madness; writing feels more like solving a puzzle than creating something out of thin air, which makes it less daunting. 5. what's your favorite diy release from this year that everyone needs to listen to? There’s been so many awesome releases, it’s hard to choose just one! In and Under by Kate Malanaphy is seriously incredible. Her voice is like velvet and it’s cool to see her make waves in the Minneapolis scene. I’d also highly recommend The Duality by Man by Moon Sand Land, who recorded almost all the guitar parts on my EP. His songwriting is so bright and energetic! 6. what do you like the most about diy music? I’ve enjoyed the amount of control being DIY has allowed me to have. There’s so much to learn from being your own booking agent, publicity rep., manager, etc. that extends far beyond performing itself. Even though the DIY ethos is anti-business in a lot of ways, understanding these backend roles has helped me feel more confident pursuing this project independently. check out victoria @ pictoriavark.bandcamp.com!
<3 sophie sachar
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in loving memory of kenmore city convenience, a sonnet the kenmore cityco, my favorite store when I heard of her fate, I shed a tear finding snacks can be a stressful chore, but cityco always kept munchies near while studying and in need of a break, or 2am and hungry in the night the cityco, her windows ne’er opaque until her last day, she put up a fight where else will we go now that you’re gone? need something in my gullet very fast but since my favorite snack store has passed on perhaps I’ll get some real food at long last to bid her adieu, blow a final kiss for’er in heart, she always will be missed
<3 abby lebet
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As another year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at the state of Boston’s DIY scene and ask “What can I, a young punk, do to make this scene better?” The year is 2018 and the scene’s not dead. (Anyone who says differently probably cries themselves to sleep every night listening to Krill). But it may be limping: This year we lost the ER (r.i.p.), the Burrow, Makeout Point, and some of our favorite bands have gone MIA. Blame the ebbing cycle of college kids. Blame the housing prices. Blame shitty landlords. Blame the plague-like influx of tech bros. But don’t forget the new, beautiful beginnings. Dunkin’ Donuts, a reincarnation of Makeout Point, came to be! So many new bands blossomed into existence! And neighborhood staples—Trixie’s, BBV, the Farm— have continued to stand firm. And the truth is (and perhaps this is pointing out the obvious), Boston will always be jam-packed with scrappy musicians and kids with jeans cuffed practically to their knees. And maybe the weekend gig list gets a little shorter, and the number of houses thins, but doesn’t that make every show and song and band just a little more special? As long as someone cares, we’ll be quite alright.
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<3 Olivia Gehrke
If your family lives in Denver then may I suggest that you skip air travel this holiday and unless you want to be abducted by Richard Branson, the ghost of John Rockefeller, and Scrappy Doo (probably). I’m here to tell you that the Denver International Airport is but a weak cover up for the New World Order’s secret airport lounge bunker. Do I have any proof that Lindsey Graham, P-Diddy, and Ronald Reagan’s reanimated corpse conduct spooky cult rituals a la Eyes Wide Shut or the Nazi scene from The Lion King?
Well, in short, yes I do.
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long… The Denver Airport has been the subject of conspiracy since its conception.
If you’re a Denver native then you know that there is a
fully functioning airport that was closer to downtown; why build an airport that’s twice the size of Manhattan Island when one already exists? And besides that, the already massive budget of 1.9 billion went nearly two billion dollars over budget, who to front such a bill other than Jack Bezos (Jeff Bezos evil twin brother, and also, clearly a member of the Illuminati).
Now moving on to the real deal, the
Denver Airport is full of nightmare-inducing, Behold a Pale Horse-type art.
Upon entering the airport you’re greeted by a 32 foot tall angry
demon horse statue with glowing fire eyes.
Worse, during construction
the statue (named the Blue Mustang) collapsed, killing the sculptor. It’s much like the Trojan Horse but instead of greek soldiers, this boy definitely filled up with cult ghosts.
The floor to ceiling murals inside
of the airport are not much better, some including a devil jumping out of a suitcase, a depiction of Anubis, the Egyptian god of death. One of the more controversial murals includes a Nazi officer in a gas mask knifing a dove, children gathered around a burning building, and a mother, sobbing, holding her dead child.
Just regular airport stuff.
The Nazi murals were eventually removed, but maybe Denver could’ve not… I don’t know… put Nazi murals in their airport.
So beware if you fly
into Denver this Thanksgiving, just remember that Mel Gibson, Mark Zuck (scales out), and Suge Knight and a few floors below you sharing Lemon Sorbet, plotting the apocalypse.
<3 Alyssa Kelliher
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A CHAT WITH:
Beat writer Dane Persky recently sat down with Olivia West and Nick Owen of Boston outfit Edge Petal Burn to get the scoop on their latest release. (This interview has been shortened/edited for clarity.) Who all is in the band? OW: Me—Olivia—Nick Owen, Jeff Crenshaw and Lea Jaffe. Huxley [Rittman] was in the band but he moved to Nashville like six months ago, so we're working on a second guitar player. Working out some people, seeing how it fits. You explained in another interview that the name Edge Petal Burn comes from hydrangeas and botany. Can you explain that process and why you resonated with that as a name? OW: I started getting photographs. My friends would send me flyers that said, “Edge Petal Burn! Hide your hydrangeas! Wrap them! Protect them!” Multiple people were giving me these flyers from nurseries or whatever. Big letters that said, “Edge Petal Burn,” and everyone sent it to me because they knew I liked flowers and studied botany. I'm also straight edge, so they were like, “Haha, straight edge, flowers, you'd love this.” I was thinking about it more, and I just felt it really resonated with me, not because I'm straight edge but because [of] the meaning of it. It's basically plant trauma. It's them crying, being like, “Help!” (laughs). I thought that was an interesting correlation I read that you recorded most of [Glass Cannon] at your old house in Allston, with string sections and stuff. What was that DIY recording process like? OW: I had our friend Nate Patsfall do the string recording and the drums and stuff like that. I recorded some of it and so did my partner [Nick Hine]. The way that the basement was, it's really long and it's broken up by—radiators? Big ones. Round water things? NO: Boilers? Furnaces? OW: Maybe. There's lots of them. Round metal things. It's like a perfectly built recording studio. We actually had to break in there. The guys who lived above us—one of them blew glass and the other ones were in bands—they broke into the basement. They went underneath the stairs and hacked into the wall. That's how we got in. How did you decide on the name of the record? I feel like it captures the sound and content of it really well. OW: I was thinking about names… I wanted to name it “Scott Free” for a while. There was some other name that I wanted, but they weren't right. I just wanted it to express that I feel attacked and I feel like I can't do anything about it. I feel like I'm being beat the sh*t out of. I feel like people are coming after me and I feel unsafe, but I can't do anything about it. And Nick [Hine] goes, “Oh, you mean”—so Nick's a gamer—”Oh, you mean like a glass cannon?” I said, “What's a glass cannon?” It's like, in a game, when you put a spell on [your opponent] so you can attack really hard, but as soon as you're hit, you're out. 12
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You're really powerful, but you don't have a lot of defensive ability. OW: If they hit you, you die. It shatters, so it's a glass cannon. As soon as the glass gets hit, you're done. I was like, “Yeah, I feel like that.” As much as I'm like, “F*ck you!” and all this stuff, I'm always going to get hurt. That's me. One lyric from the album that really stuck with me was in "Letters," when you sing, "Months ago is still fresh in my mind / Weeks ago is not a different time." I know the album isn't particularly old, but a lot of musicians will be like, "I don't really relate to my old lyrics anymore when I perform them live." Would you say this is the case for you as well, or does the lyric from "Letters" still ring true? OW: I find myself enveloped in grudges and being angry at certain times, and other times I find myself in a deep sense of forgiveness. There are times I feel like I hate everyone who's ever wronged me and they all deserve horrible fates, but then there's other times I feel like nothing matters and it's OK because we're all human. That line came from someone who had violated me and had hurt me. He basically was saying, “That happened a week ago, get over it. That happened a month ago, get over it. It doesn't matter, it's in the past.” I hate when people say “stop beating a dead horse” and “it's in the past.” I will fight anyone who says that—I think it's the most ridiculous thing. The fact is, it's in my mind and it's replaying over and over and I can't help it. My whole point was, in my mind it's still here— the fact of what you did, the consequences I have to deal with today. No matter how far ago in the past you think this may be, I'm telling you it's affecting me, so you better listen. That lyric was, for me, trying to explain, “No, it's here for me right now, no matter how detached you are from your actions.” Do you ever find yourself writing songs when you're in that mood of forgiving everyone? OW: I feel like I need to be in between those two moods. It's a sweet spot for my writing. I need to be uncontrollably upset but have an extreme focus, like, “I'm very upset, I need to write.” Maybe the day after I was crying hysterically (laughs). But I also can't be like, “I forgive them,” because then I don't have any emotional energy. My songs would sound like Alanis Morissette after Jagged Little Pill. What's your experience playing with the band been like so far, Nick? NO: I really appreciate being able to be in a band where I can assist someone in accomplishing their musical vision. It's a very powerful and special thing to be able to write a song, create it, and then put it out and be like, “I'm so satisfied with this.” To express something in the way that you want it to be said is so powerful. I know that from my own songwriting experience. What's the process been like writing this new album? OW: I went on tour with a different band, just hanging out, in Europe. And then I went to Italy because Nick Hine is a paisan, so we visited Nick's family. I would just sit in museums and start singing melodies. I had all these melodies, and when I got home I put them on chords. This one I wrote in Dante's—you know Dante's Inferno? His old house. I went there and came up with a bunch of songs. There was like no one there because it was really hot and there was no air conditioning, so I would just sit in the corner and sing into my voice recorder. So that's what I'm doing. 13
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BANDCAMP REVIEW Besides by Hodera Hodera recently released a collection of B-sides from their 2017 sophomore album First Things First. The aptly named EP Besides begins right where the band left off with First Things First, delivering its catchy brand of emotionally vulnerable folk-tinged indie rock. Although these songs perhaps could have a place on Hodera’s sophomore effort, they feels much more at home in this collection of six songs. Besides capitalizes on what made each Hodera release preceding it so special. Lead singer and guitarist Matthew Smith sets his unforgivingly honest lyrics to melodic acoustic guitar harmonies and dynamic full band instrumentals from start to finish. The album opens with a classic softto-loud burst of indie rock prowess on “For the Best,” settles down with power ballad and acoustic ballad “If You Want Me To” and “Hey Ana” respectively, crescendos into the heavier “Medicine,” before crashing down into a dynamic “Kicking the Dirt” and acoustic closer “For Heaven’s Sake.” These songs all work very well together to convey a similar message of selfdoubt and self-awareness that First Thing First championed a little over a year ago. If there is anything that Hodera is best at its consistency and they hit the nail on the head once again with Besides. <3 zach mccollum
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18 Local Albums from 2018 Have u been livin’ under a rock? Worry not! It’s never too late to catch up on some rad releases from local artists!
18 things 2 listen 2 from 2018: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Sidney Gish - No Dogs Allowed Kal Marks - Universal Care Michael Christmas - Role Model Speedy Ortiz - Twerp Verse Vundabar - Smell Smoke Mint Green - Headspace Sports Coach - Dream Sports Pile - Odds and Ends Bat House - Stop Dying 10. Prior Panic - Finicky Things 11. Edge Petal Burn - Glass Cannon 12. Ian Sweet - Crush Crusher 13. Leopard Print Taser - Teeth Are Not Bones 14. The Water Cycle - The Water Cycle Falls In Love 15. ozlo - Sorry Charlie 16. Tuxis Giant - Here Comes the Wolf 17. Me in Capris - For Those Who Think You 18. Alexander - Settle Down <3 sophie sachar revolutions and resolutions
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DECORATE SUFJAN !
he looks so sad without a cozy sweater ....
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Distant Aunt -never shows up for the holidays -sends you everything from your Christmas list -no one knows anything about them Hometown Friend -didn’t get you anything for the holidays because they’re broke -sent you the party address -is probably high
Older Sibling -is around here somewhere -wants to go for a drive -can’t stop fighting with mom
Crying Girl in Bathroom -can’t handle being back home -tells everyone they’re beautiful -is probably drunk
Highschool Burnout -never left their hometown -lives for new year’s eve
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An
Essay
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The
Origin
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Boston
DIY
I’ll ADMIT IT. I grew up in New England. Massachusetts to be more specific. Boston to be more more specific. I’ve been rubbing elbows with Matt Damon and eating beans like there’s no tomorrow since I was a small child, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that the AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAPPENED. You’ve probably heard all about it. Colonies of America cast of the chains of British oppression in a glorious haze of musket-smoke, tri-cone hats, and American flags with circular star designs instead of modern squares or rectangles. I probably can’t say much about the Revolutionary War that hasn’t already been said by someone who has a degree. I’m no scholar.
I am, however a big fan of LOCAL MUSIC, local Massachusetts music to be more specific, local Boston music to be more more specific, and one thing that DIY scholars seem to miss in their discussion of the scene is the indelible effect that the American Revolution has had on it from the beginning. I mean let’s think about this for a moment. Are we gonna pretend that the Revolutionary War WASN’T all about doing it yourself? George Washington wasn’t gonna wait around for some big industry guy to GIVE him an army! Small time farmers and clerks becoming soldiers in the battle for liberty is, in and of itself, the essence of LO-FI. Where would our so called scene be without the efforts of our founding fathers to establish a national identity of anti-authoritarianism and patriotic rage? For it is these very same values that fuel each and every KILLER RIFF or HARD-AS-SHIT BEAT heard on any given night in Allston. So whether it’s dumping too-expensive tea into Boston harbor or dumping dozens of too-tall college kids into a basement with string lights on the walls, remember that our founding fathers- although they were not always perfect on their pursuit of a better America - instilled in us the ability to shred to our hearts’ content. THANKS GUYS. 18
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<3 Paul Stokes
Local restaurants recommended by local musicians reviewed by local punx Restaurant: Habanero, 166 Brighton Ave., Allston Recommended by: Matt O’Connor of Tuxis Giant Olivia: Three years ago, I was chatting with Brandon Hagen of Vundabar fame in the Mass Art courtyard about the best burritos in Boston. His favorite? Habanero. (This sparked the conception of Beats and Eats!) Kristen and I found ourselves at the modest Mexican dive again after an unfortunate B+E trip to La Mama’s, needing to fill up our disappointed stomachs with some reliably consistent tacos. And now, rather fatefully, Matt recommended Habanero for my last ever Beats and Eats excursion. There’s a reason why Habanero has been a beloved staple and constant in this column: They keep their fare classic and simple, but do it so damn well (esp. with the savory steak tacos I indulged in.) So until next time, happy eating. <3
Kristen: So, we’ve finally come full circle and it seems fitting for this time of the year, as it is a time to reflect, and what better way to do that than over great Mexican food. Olivia and I have traveled all around the greater Boston area feasting on the foods that Boston bands love, and it comes as no surprise that Habanero has been one of the top recommended spots. Their sufficiently stuffed steak tacos and heaping mounds of rice left no question in my mind as to why this is the go-to place for so many local musicians–no other place does it quite like Habanero.
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T H E N E W Y E A R
We’ve become empty in our just-right places, Eating too much but still nothing stays down, There’s no more whimsy on all of our faces — They’re blank, but this new year we’ll bring them around. So I’ll try, And I’ll wake up; I’ll shower at 6:30, I’ll brush my teeth and I’ll spray my hair down. I’ll rub red lipstick all over my eyelids, I’m happy, I’m beautiful, I’m Pierrot the Clown. I’ll walk down the street, my hands up like a zombie, The world moves without me; I turn in my grave. I’ll enter the building and lights will surround me, Ringmaster, announce me, I’m out of my cage. I will remember my life’s best pieces. I won’t make a sound ‘till the year’s gone again. <3 audrey sutter
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Best remake of an album that was originally popular when “Party Rock Anthem” was #1 on the charts: Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), Car Seat Headrest Best song that samples an obscure parakeet training record: “Bird Tutorial” by Sidney Gish Best song about the death of a washed up british alternative rock frontman: “I Cannot Fucking Wait Until Morrissey Dies” by JPEGMAFIA Best song to play when your professor asks who has started studying for the final: “Nobody” by Mitski Best album to add to your study playlist that you listen to when you go to Mugar to not study: “Nosferatu” by Wun Two Best song to play when your friend wants to play Tracer but you’re already Tracer: “No Mercy” by The Living Tombstone Best song about being afraid of sex: “Old Enough” by the Water Cycle Best song to listen to when you run into all of your sad boy musician exes at the DIY show: “Hell is a Basement” by Cosmic Johnny Best song about a vitamin-A-packed vegetable: “Shiny Carrot” by Looks Like Mountains Best tune for watching a motorized skater bro wipe out in the middle of Comm Ave during rush hour: “All Skaters Go To Heaven” by Ian Sweet Best gloomy Christian rock remix of a song originally about necking in a Subaru Outback: “Make Out In My Car” by Moses Sumney (Sufjan Stevens version)
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“I need to start eating better,” whined Johnny, as he stared at all of the [dessert] in the glass case at the [place]. “Don’t worry about it,” reassured [name], Johnny’s imaginary best friend. “Everybody says that...especially at the [adjective] of a new year.” Johnny nodded, but he looked [emotion]. He looked [direction] at the gym they were building and his eyes [-ed verb]. He vowed to go there once a [time increment] when it opened. That night, as he was sleeping, Johnny started [-ing verb]. “I won’t go! I just can’t!” he exclaimed. [name] was [emotion]; he’d never seen Johnny like this before...except for [specific date] when Johnny promised to wash his dad’s car [frequency]. Johnny had commitment problems. And [name] couldn’t help him - that’s the thing about being imaginary...you can’t actually do anything. So [name] just [-ed verb] and listened to Johnny cry in his [noun] . later, when the gym finally opened, Johnny stood outside the entrance with a [noun] draped over his shoulders. He was [adjective] to keep this promise to himself. [name] watched him from the car, silently [-ing verb] him on with imaginary [plural noun]. [amount of time]
Right as Johnny reached for the [noun], he lost his [noun] and ran for the car yelling, “I’ll never make another resolution - and that’s a I’ll keep!” [noun]
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stuck in a cycle of belle and sebastian tunes until the air’s warm <3 og
Accepting sleep loss, How do you dream and carry on, Please teach me right now -sb Where did it come from And where will it take me next This funny feeling -ps
i have been here for so long: where do i go now? does anything wait? ~kasia jezak </3 these boots weren’t made for walking: the soles are coming off; i’m far from home. ~kasia jezak </3 Five, four, three, two, one The world has turned and left me Alone, so alone <3 AML
Going abroad, yet Not one suitcase has been packed I never make New Just want to go home Year’s resolutions, and I -hh don’t even feel bad -ss The Christmas classic All i want for christmas is My only solace -hh all I want this year from santa, or the cosmos: some central heating -clem perhaps adulthood means asking santa for socks instead of webkinz -clem
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<3 caroline cahill