The hardest post I ever write

Time flies! My dear readers, it is my last post for farewell~ What should I write in my farewell post?Honestly, I’m really at a loss when I encounter this question. Looking back to the time when I apply for the exchange, it’s already been two years ago. If I could go back to talk with Read More

Dreaming bigger, singing louder

Pursuing your dream career when you are young can be really tough, especially when you are told there is no use in working on your passion. However, sometimes luck meets constancy and dedication, and then the magic happens. And if not, tell Lucía Zimmerer about it! This 21-year-old student and bartender comes from a small Read More

Can Metal Music Halt the Influence of a White Supremacist Narrative?

Phillip Age 27 Avid Metal Music Listener Earlier when we were speaking doing an Erasmus year you told me you wanted to go to Sweden. Why would you choose Sweden? “It’s an awesome country and I love the culture there. Every German guy says it’s because of the girls but that was the last thing Read More

Ahead of me

I’m 17 years old. The night is young, wet and cold. It was during the time when Dubstep made it’s big breakthrough. All the kids were listening to artists like Skrillex and Knife Party, and so did we. We have dubstep playing through our speakers as we prepare for the night to begin. First we Read More

My favorite Chinese Style Song——“Fa Ruxue” (Hair Like Snow)

Here I would like to introduce to you one of my favorite Chinese Style Songs, “Fa Ruxue”(发如雪/Hair Like Snow). If “Dongfeng Po” is Jay Chou’s the first attempt to create Chinese Style Song, then two years later, he and Fang Wenshan’s works “Fa Ruxue” had fully grasped the essence of Chinese Style Songs. Read More

WHY DO WE LIKE MUSIC?

Everybody gets to sing a song in their head. Music is still largely mysterious matter, with enormous power, able to unite people and encourage communication and the expression of emotions. In the animal world, however, what may seem like music to us humans is often a form of communication in all perspectives (eg. birds). Listening Read More