Another day, another dollar, another “DJ Dragonfly’s Favorites.”
The end of the semester is upon us but that isn’t stopping me from keeping this series going. This month, my tastes seem all over the place. As the temperature cools and the days grow shorter, my music tastes usually grow more distorted. I move away from the upbeat indie beachy Summer-y feel to a more alternative rock, grungey, nu metal feel. Despite this, I have quite a few choices in this playlist that do not fit into that box. So without further ado, the playlist. Some of these songs have explicit content, so fair warning to everyone.
Earlier this month, I had tickets to see Yung Gravy at The Ritz. I saw Yung Gravy years ago in Charlotte but I went to see him again. Because of this, I have several Yung Gravy and bbno$ songs in the playlist. Additionally, the opener for Yung Gravy was a young rapper by the name of Pertinence. I wasn’t expecting him to be there but I was pleasantly surprised by his performance. I have added one of his songs to the playlist as I have been listening to it quite a bit lately.
I also have some songs that I featured in my “Guilty Pleasures” article. Because of the playlist I made for that publication, I have songs such as “Karma Police” by Radiohead.
Lastly, I recently rewatched “10 Things I Hate About You” and was reminded of just how many bangers there were in that film. For the first time while watching the film I realized that I could simply look up the songs in the hopes of finding them on Spotify. And indeed I did. I have “Calypso” by Spiderbait and “Come On” by Letters To Cleo in this playlist and so I hope everyone will enjoy this playlist and its eccentricities as much as I do.
If you opened this article and you are wondering what a zine is, keep reading. This article goes in depth talking about the origins of zines in the punk scene and is a great primer on zine culture. For anyone who does not have another article in them, I will give a quick rundown. “Zine” comes from a shortened form of magazine, which is a decent explanation for what they are. Zines are small, mini magazines that anyone can make. They are made with no production studio or backing and generally are made with extremely simple materials like folded paper.
