The Christmas season is not off to an official start until this iconic song has been played on radiowaves, cell phones, and laptops across the country. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is one of the most popular Christmas songs of the past two decades. In fact, it is the first Recording… Continue reading Listening Party: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”
Author: Kai Williams
Sample Hunting
Recently, whilst mindlessly listening to WKNC as I was working on a project for a class, I heard the sample that one of our classmates did their listening party presentation on, Shigeo Sekito’s The Word II. I kept listening, waiting for Mac DeMarco’s familiar lyrics from Chamber of Reflection to be heard, but they never… Continue reading Sample Hunting
Percussion as Music
As I’m writing this, I’m listening to the heavy sounds of rain as they hit my windowsill. I always liked spending rainy days watching movies, usually happy ones with lots of music. Having grown up watching my fair share of musicals, I have a soft spot for dance numbers. It always made me sad to… Continue reading Percussion as Music
StoryCorps Review
Kai Williams, COM 304 It was hard to choose stories for this assignment. Initially viewing animated stories, I knew I had to shift my focus since our goal was to listen. I don’t enjoy listening to other people speak as a leisure activity, so I had to find one that not only kept my interest… Continue reading StoryCorps Review