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InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyLyrics Are Getting Harder to Hear and That May Be for the BestThe art of ambiguity and why artists sacrifice clarity for expressionJul 10, 202417Jul 10, 202417
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen Ulansey“Take On Me” and How Tones Change as Lyrics AgeA-ha’s seminal 80s hit holds a powerful dichotomy of meaningJul 12, 202424Jul 12, 202424
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen Ulansey“The Death of Slim Shady” and Why Rap Careers Can’t Last ForeverDespite an undisputed mastery of rhymes and epithets, Eminem finds career revival an increasingly impossible taskJul 16, 202434Jul 16, 202434
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyThe Twisted Genius of EminemEminem’s 13th studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady,” proves that the fifty-one-year-old rapper is as dexterous as ever beforeJul 19, 202415Jul 19, 202415
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseySocial Media Is the New Mainstream RadioHow short-form content is slowly replacing the role of the radioMar 26, 20243Mar 26, 20243
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyTame Impala’s “Lost in Yesterday”: The Pangs of a Bittersweet NostalgiaAn emotional standout from the “Slow Rush” albumDec 22, 20232Dec 22, 20232
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen Ulansey“On The Nature Of Daylight”: My Favorite Song Without WordsMax Richter’s liminal masterpieceDec 13, 20236Dec 13, 20236
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InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyThe Music That Moves Us Submission GuidelinesGuidelines for the publicationNov 26, 202348Nov 26, 202348
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen Ulansey“When You Love” by Sinéad O’Connor: Simple, Forgotten, Yet PoignantFinding beauty in the unexpected, the Rugrats in Paris editionDec 10, 20232Dec 10, 20232
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyHow Lupe Fiasco Inspired Me to Write: Part 2Thoughts on Lupe Fiasco’s Daydreamin’Jun 16, 20221Jun 16, 20221
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyHow Lupe Fiasco Inspired Me to WriteWhen listening to hip-hop, sometimes it’s easy to forget how poetic it can be. When so often the songs that get the most airplay offer…Jun 11, 2022Jun 11, 2022
InThe Music That Moves UsbyBen UlanseyHow Rap Inspired Me to WriteSometimes I have a hard time listing the authors who have had the biggest impact on me. There are certainly writers that come to mind, but…Jun 1, 20226Jun 1, 20226
