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Weekly Spotify guest starring Keanu Reaves

By Northern Star Staff | April 1, 2023

Editor’s Note: This is a piece of parody. Take everything in this piece with a large amount of caution.  As much as we all love sad, heartbreaking music, sometimes it’s nice to just shut your brain off and laugh. Here are some of the funniest...

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Songs for reminiscing on the 2010s

By Northern Star Staff | March 26, 2023

The 2010s were a defining decade for those in our generation — especially when it comes to our tastes in music. Here are some of the songs most important to us.   Nick’s picks  fun. - “Some Nights” Carly Rae Jepsen - “Call...

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Songs that honor women musicians, past and present

By Northern Star Staff | March 19, 2023

This week's playlist is dedicated to all of the women in music out there. Happy Women's History Month. Nick’s picks Big Thief - “Change” Carole King - “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” Aretha Franklin - “All the King’s...

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Music that crafts a transportive, compelling listen

By Northern Star Staff | March 15, 2023

While we may be taking a break from classes, spring break doesn't change our love for music. Here's what we've been listening to so far this break. Nick’s picks Fishmans - “LONG SEASON” Godspeed You! Black Emperor - “Antennas to Heaven” ...

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Lifestyle’s Spotify playlist features haunting melodies, heartbreak

By Northern Star Staff | March 5, 2023

Haunting melodies, smooth hip-hop and heartbreak all grace this week’s playlist. Nick’s picks Little Simz - “Angel” De La Soul - “Eye Know” Ms. Lauryn Hill - “Lost Ones” Little Simz’s “Angel” is an almost six-minute-long...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #76

By Northern Star Staff | February 26, 2023

Nick’s picks Cortex - “Huit octobre 1971” Jake Blount - “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?” Grace Potter - “Daylight” Hip-hop heads will know Cortex’s “Huit octobre 1971.” The French jazz-funk band may not be known...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #75

By Northern Star Staff | February 19, 2023

  Nick’s picks Robert Johnson - “Hell Hound On My Trail”  Mahalia Jackson - “How I Got Over - Live” Gil Scott-Heron - “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” Robert Johnson is the king of the delta blues. Johnson...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #74

By Northern Star Staff | February 12, 2023

After love songs in honor of Valentine’s Day last week, this week we're doing heart-break songs.      Nick’s picks Jeff Buckley - “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over” Joy Division - “Love Will Tear Us Apart” ...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #73

By Northern Star Staff | February 5, 2023

This week, the weekly Spotify playlist took a bit of a turn. In honor of Valentine’s Day, each writer selected their favorite love songs.     Nick’s picks Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - “Cheek To Cheek” Boyz...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #72

By Northern Star Staff | January 29, 2023

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6STJ47NG1Bdk8ORpdIIQ8p?si=42fd678cc94b4932  Nick’s picks Men At Work - “Overkill” MF DOOM - “Rhymes Like Dimes” LOONY - “either side” Men At Work’s “Overkill”...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #71

By Northern Star Staff | January 22, 2023

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29bzcLrr1Tuv0AZchbuTzp?si=2221e953a43b435e  Nick’s picks Jalen Ngonda - “Just Like You Used To” Townes Van Zandt - “For the Sake of the Song” Brainstorm - “You...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #70

By Northern Star Staff | January 16, 2023

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Mh1ONaN0f5T4FVDc6IAUw?si=4550f3c8544d46b4  Nick’s picks fun. - “The Gambler” Chris Stapleton - “Either Way” Sleeping Orchard - “At Home With The Thursday Night...

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