A Skins Soundtrack Retrospective: Series 4

This is the fourth article in a six-part retrospective of the Skins soundtrack. You can find part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. You can also listen each of these playlists at our Spotify page.   As we look back on Series 4’s most memorable tunes, I’d also like to mention how Skins also had some unforgettable musical moments created for the series back in the day. It might not be at epic the level of a Zendaya + Labrinth collaboration like what “Euphoria” had, but it was sure-as-hell entertaining. For young readers out there that might’ve stumbled on to this blog accidentally, you’ll probably remember when Rue breaks out into a musical number on “Euphoria” and everything started to look like a […]

A Skins Soundtrack Retrospective: Series 3

This is the third article in a six-part retrospective of the Skins soundtrack. You can find part 1 here and part 2 here   You can’t talk about Skins without talking about the music. By the time Series 3 hits, the show had already established itself as a launchpad for new artists or the next big thing in music – mostly alternative music, but still, excellent music. None of the kind that would make Rick Beato lament about the sorry state of popular music today. We were hearing musicians that truly made music, played actual instruments and offered something really unique. Series 3 packs it in, and it also goes to include some current hits in the pop charts like Britney Spears, Katy Perry and […]

A Skins soundtrack retrospective: Part Two

This is the second article in a six-part retrospective of the Skins soundtrack. You can find part 1 here. Skins was a teen drama series in the UK that ran from 2007 to 2013 – think a more edgier, sexier version of Degrassi or a predecessor to Euphoria (which I personally think would’ve been Skins if it was successfully adapted to the US audience). Skins stood out, being a show that gave importance to how relatable it was to the youth by casting actual teenagers to play teenagers and even employing them to their pool of writers. Much like a lot of youth oriented shows, music played a big part in Skins episodes, but somehow unlike a lot of shows at that time, Skins was […]

Caroline Polachek

Happy International Women’s Day! Since it’s a day to celebrate all women, we’re making this day as a reason to feature one of our favourite female musicians – Caroline Polachek. After we’ve featured some of her music here, I’m pretty sure if you’re not already a fan of hers yet, you’ll probably want to have a reason to talk about her too – she’s that good. Caroline’s currently on tour opening for Dua Lipa, along with French-American musician Lolo Zouaï, but did you know that before breaking out as a solo act, she’s done as couple of collaborations and started out as one-half of the synth-pop band Chairlift? As our Featured Artist, we’re listing down our favourite Caroline Polachek songs –   1) So Hot […]

10 Favourite Songs That Found a New Life on TikTok

via Adobe Stock   Did you know that the last time I did one of these lists was in 2010? Way before listicles were a trend, and way back when blogs where a thing, we had List Addicts Fridays where I’d list down 5 or more songs that thematically, had something in common. Nowadays, every site has their own top tens. Since we’re at it again, what better way to get back into the game than to make a list about the latest player on social media – TikTok. If you’re like me and tried to drown out your anxiety of current world events with endless, mindless videos – you’ve delved into the time-consuming, energy-depleting blackhole that is TikTok. I admit, I have a love-hate […]