Listening To Your Parents: The Unseen Influence on Your Music Taste
Family heirlooms are treasures inherited through the generations. From jewelry to recipes, people live on through what they pass down, but that doesn’t always have…
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Your Music is Your Mood: How Songs Influence Our Well-Being
Music is more than just background noise or something to dance to, it heavily influences emotions, energy and even our brain activity. Underneath the instruments…
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Making Monthly Playlists: Genius or Tedious
In the wake of Spotify’s year-end celebration–Spotify Wrapped–audiophiles may find themselves disappointed with the way their year in listening turned out. Accumulating a substandard amount…
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Redefining Indie
What does it mean to be indie? In the dictionary, the term “indie” is listed as a colloquially shortened form of the word “independent,” which…
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Spotify Versus Apple Music
There are many details within streaming services that make or break a listening experience. These minor changes have led to an interesting corporate rivalry in…
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Swimming in Circles – A Look at Mac Miller’s Final Album
On Jan. 17, a new album by rapper Mac Miller was released — over a year after his unexpected death. Let’s take a look at…
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Taylor Swift: Artist Of The Decade
Due to her unwavering success, Swift has not only been nominated but awarded an unbelievable amount of times throughout her career, 2019 marking a pivotal year with both the American Music Awards and Billboard honoring her with the “Artist of The Decade” award.
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Cobalt: Shades of Blue’s First Ever Extended Play
Your search for fresh new music is finally over thanks to Penn State’s very own a cappella group, Shades of Blue! The group released their…
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No More Music Shaming
There are few worse feelings than playing a treasured favorite song on aux only to have people mock it or laugh at you for playing…
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Knowhere: The Group that’s Going SOMEwhere
Two recent Penn State graduates with ears for musical masterpieces have spent the last year creating music without much help from anyone else, and their…
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Headphone Heaven: A Daily Playlist
As the temperature outside gets colder, your bed can begin to feel like a magnet when your alarm goes off. Do you need an extra…
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BROCKHAMPTON, The New American Boy Band
While millennials have grown up with boy bands like The Jonas Brothers, Hanson, N*SYNC and the Backstreet Boys, Gen Z is about to experience a…
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Let Valley Help You Pick Your Playlist Platform
If you’re thinking about buying a music subscription, but can’t decide whether to go with Spotify or Apple Music, Valley wants to break down three ideas to make your decision easier.
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