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Joshua Mlodzianowski Joshua Mlodzianowski

A Listener’s Guide to Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

This article is a tool the average listener or seasoned musician can use to enhance their experience when listening to the album. There are soundscapes and returning textures that, when highlighted, will only strengthen you're listening pleasure. The album is a heavy-hitting introspective that will leave you confused and conflicted, not a few dead-to-rights singles with side-b tracks to fill out an album.

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Joshua Mlodzianowski Joshua Mlodzianowski

Not Just a Popularity Contest: The Educational Value of Watching the Grammys

This is for all the musicians out there… Watch the Grammys! It's easy to ignore the importance of an award show. Flippantly scoff at your lack of interest in the talent or comment about the celebrity elite basking over themselves and their accomplishments. I remember sitting in my dorm room in college watching the Grammys, only to realize the next day that I was the only one who watched, and not a single person seemed to care about any of the results. Was I crazy for idolizing these musicians?

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