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Boy Band Music Critic 7: ZAYN

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Ryn PB

Intro Ahem. Testing… 1, 2, 3. *Feedback.* Okay, please excuse me while I don my Boy Band Music Critic hat… Ready! Let’s go! In July 2023, Zayn Malik (or ZAYN), previously of the boy band One Direction (1D) and now … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, anxiety, asian, asian artists, asian music, boy band, boy band music, boyband, collab, collaboration, critic, critique, love, love song, mental health, music, music critic, one direction, pakistan, pakistani, pop, pop music, pop star, r&b, rhythm and blues, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

JJS: An Interactive Story

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Ryn PB

Content Warning: transphobia, misgendering, queerphobic slurs, doxing, bullying *How to read, interactive version: The first article has links to the other “sites.” These are also color-coded. *How to read, static version: Everything is presented in chronological order except for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories, LGBT+, original writing | Tagged anxiety, breaking news, bts, color, company, creative writing, death, doxing, fandom, friendship, global, hallyu, hypertext, idol, idols, instagram, interactive, k-pop, korea, korean, kpop, lgbt lit, LGBT+, lyrics, magazine, mental health, mixed media, multimedia, music, music industry, music news, news, online, online bullying, queer lit, red ink, short story, social media, songs, trans, trans experience, trans lit, trans stories, transgender, transmasculine, transphobia, united states, website, worldwide, writing | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 6: Agust D & Louis Tomlinson

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ryn PB

Introduction In early 2021, when half the world was still taking COVID-19 seriously and the other half were pretending it never happened and wasn’t happening, I started listening to One Direction. And 5 Seconds of Summer. And eventually BTS. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, agust d, album, anxiety, bigger than me, boy band, boyband, bts, corona, covid, covid 19, critique, depression, faith in the future, forever rain, hip hop, kpop, louis tomlinson, mental health, mental illness, mixtape, music, music critic, music critix, one direction, pop, pop music, rap, rapper, rm, rock, rock music, social media, suga, twitter | 1 Comment

Boy Band Music Critic 5: ZAYN, Ashton Irwin, & Harry Styles

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, albums, anxiety, ashton irwin, boy band, cd, celebrities, coachella, comedy, corona, covid, covid-19, critic, critique, fame, harry styles, harrys house, humor, kpop, live, live music, mental health, music, music cover, music critic, nirvana, nobody is listening, one direction, pop, pop music, skit, snl, social media, superbloom, twitter, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

The Best (Nontraditional) Winter Holiday Songs

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Ryn PB

Happy holidays to alternative music lovers! As much as I enjoy the traditional Christmas carol every now and then, I wanted to compile a list of holiday songs that aren’t the same ones that have been sung and listened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, original writing | Tagged a capella, acapella, all time low, blink-182, carols, christmas, christmas tree, fall out boy, frozen, green day, holiday, jimmy kimmel, kpop, music, owboy, playlist, pop punk, ramones, reindeer, santa, santa claus, season, spotify, straight no chaser, stray kids, taylor swift, the killers, the polar express, tree, twenty one pilots | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 4: ZAYN, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson & Harry Styles

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, boy band, collab, collaberation, concert, corona, covid, covid 19, critic, critique, harry styles, liam payne, live, live music, livestream, louis tomlinson, lyrics, mind of mine, music, music critic, pandemic, pillowtalk, pop, pop music, quarantine, review, setlist, social media, songs, spotify, sunshine, twitter, virus, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 3: Liam Payne and Harry Styles

Posted on December 10, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic, polysyllabic spree | Tagged 1d, album, bands, boy band, cd, celebrity, christmas music, comedy, covid-19, harry styles, liam payne, live performance, medicine, music, music critic, one direction, pop, pop music, review, skit, snl, solo | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 2: Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, albums, boy band, cds, critic, flicker, live music, louis tomlinson, music, niall horan, one direction, paul rudd, pop, pop music, review, singles, smallfoot, snl, solo | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 1: Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, album, bebe rexha, boy band, bts, cd, covid, critic, digital farm animals, drivers license, fine line, harry styles, kate mckinnon, louis tomlinson, music, one direction, pop, pop music, review, rock, rock music, self-titled, sing of the times, single, singles, snl, songs, steve aoili, twitter, walls | Leave a comment

Bonus Mini Post: Songs I Can’t Get Enough Of, Paired with Books I Can’t Get Enough Of

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

I love writing these song-book pairings, so I thought I would write a little mini one for fun because I’ve been listening to the same few songs on repeat lately. Plus, I’m gearing up for a Nebraska winter, a.k.a. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adeem the artist, agust d, AJR, alice oseman, books, bts, erin morgenstern, fall out boy, fast and furious, favorites, graphic novels, hadestown, jimin, john green, jung kook, jungkook, kpop, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, love, love song, love story, lve, mental health, music, paper towns, queer lit, reading, songs, starless sea, the rose, YA, young adult | Leave a comment