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Category Archives: Music

What Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia” Teaches You About Play

“I find music, at an instrumental level, totally absorbing. It’s something that takes me outside of the ordinary. I close my eyes and I am transported.” — Matt Bellamy

Posted byIzzat Zailan22 Mar 202521 Mar 2025Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on What Muse’s “Knights of Cydonia” Teaches You About Play

The Human Cost of War: Unpacking “Soldier’s Poem” by Muse

“There’s no justice in the world, and there never was.”

Posted byIzzat Zailan18 Jan 202518 Jan 2025Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, Music, SongsLeave a comment on The Human Cost of War: Unpacking “Soldier’s Poem” by Muse

How Sum 41 Reflects on Adulthood in “Walking Disaster”

“I can’t wait to see you smile, wouldn’t miss it for the world.”

Posted byIzzat Zailan21 Dec 202421 Dec 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on How Sum 41 Reflects on Adulthood in “Walking Disaster”

Understanding The Smashing Pumpkins’ Darkest Song

“What I choose is my choice. What’s a boy supposed to do?”

Posted byIzzat Zailan23 Nov 202422 Nov 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on Understanding The Smashing Pumpkins’ Darkest Song

Music I’ve Been Thinking About: #Entry 2

“The secret to a good life is knowing when you’re through.” – Rancid

Posted byIzzat Zailan26 Oct 202425 Oct 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on Music I’ve Been Thinking About: #Entry 2

Seeing Life Anew: A Commentary on Incubus’s “Morning View”

“And in this moment, I am happy.”

Posted byIzzat Zailan21 Sep 202420 Sep 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on Seeing Life Anew: A Commentary on Incubus’s “Morning View”

Making “Make Yourself”: Incubus’s Story of Grit

“It took us about 8 years to figure out how to write a song.” – Brandon Boyd

Posted byIzzat Zailan17 Aug 202416 Aug 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, Music1 Comment on Making “Make Yourself”: Incubus’s Story of Grit

Life According to Incubus

“I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it’s made illegal.” – Incubus

Posted byIzzat Zailan4 May 20243 May 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on Life According to Incubus

The Deeper End of the Mainstream

“I’ve never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There’s always a darkness in it, even amidst great pop music.” – Thom Yorke

Posted byIzzat Zailan20 Apr 202419 Apr 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on The Deeper End of the Mainstream

Music I’ve Been Thinking About

“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” – Aldous Huxley

Posted byIzzat Zailan6 Apr 20245 Apr 2024Posted inArt, Life, MusicTags:Art, Life, MusicLeave a comment on Music I’ve Been Thinking About

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