For the Love of Music Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:37:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png 32 32 68941247 https://atwoodmagazine.com/the-best-songs-of-2024-so-far/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/the-best-songs-of-2024-so-far/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:30:29 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=200111 Atwood Magazine highlights some of the best songs released in the first half of 2024, as chosen by our staff!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/the-best-songs-of-2024-so-far/feed/ 0 200111 https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-london-wembley-stadium-2024-concert-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-london-wembley-stadium-2024-concert-review/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:25:10 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=199296 Wrapping up her 100th show earlier in the week, Taylor Swift dazzles like it’s only just the first, bringing her record-breaking Eras Tour to London’s Wembley Stadium.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/live-taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-london-wembley-stadium-2024-concert-review/feed/ 0 199296 https://atwoodmagazine.com/grmb-tinsley-good-ride-mechanical-bullshit-song-premiere/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/grmb-tinsley-good-ride-mechanical-bullshit-song-premiere/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:04:36 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=198108 Seattle singer/songwriter Tinsley calls out all those playing love games and sending mixed signals in "Good Ride (Mechanical Bullshit)," a tender, sun-kissed reverie with a healthy dose of heartache, fringe, and indie twang.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/grmb-tinsley-good-ride-mechanical-bullshit-song-premiere/feed/ 0 198108 https://atwoodmagazine.com/tspd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-music-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tspd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-music-album-review/#respond Sat, 04 May 2024 15:45:17 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=196422 Every new Taylor Swift album, since, at least, 'folklore,' has been dissected with the tiniest microscope by two kinds of people: the ones who have the capacity to critique without an agenda, and everyone else. On 'The Tortured Poets Department,' the most prolific pop star of the modern era shuts out the noise and, with a collection of 31 songs that range from outstanding to derivative to recycled to competent, continues to do what she does best: tell stories.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tspd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-music-album-review/feed/ 0 196422 https://atwoodmagazine.com/ttpd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ttpd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-album-review/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:30:06 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=196030 Atwood Magazine's writers discuss Taylor Swift's highly-awaited eleventh record ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ a poignant collection of heartbreaks that never were and fleeting moments that burn quick and bright.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ttpd-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-album-review/feed/ 0 196030 https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-songs-of-the-year/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-songs-of-the-year/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:15:39 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=190648 As 2023 comes to a close, Atwood Magazine celebrates the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. These are our favorites - the tracks that influenced and inspired us the most. Here are the best songs of the year!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-songs-of-the-year/feed/ 0 190648 https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-concerts-of-the-year/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-concerts-of-the-year/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:20:48 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=190521 As 2023 comes to a close, Atwood Magazine recognizes the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. From Taylor Swift's record-breaking The Eras Tour to Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour to breathtaking shows by artists like The 1975, MUNA, Arctic Monkeys, aespa, Caroline Polachek, Jonas Brothers, Agust D, Blur, and more, here are our best concerts of 2023!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/2023-concerts-of-the-year/feed/ 0 190521 https://atwoodmagazine.com/1989-taylors-version-taylor-swift-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/1989-taylors-version-taylor-swift-album-review/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:30:38 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=189737 Taylor Swift continues her re-recording project, this time with a dramatic and mature new version of her critically acclaimed 2014 album, ‘1989.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/1989-taylors-version-taylor-swift-album-review/feed/ 0 189737 https://atwoodmagazine.com/nt-speak-now-taylor-swift-nostalgia-tracks-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/nt-speak-now-taylor-swift-nostalgia-tracks-review/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:29:24 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=184944 Taylor Swift revisits her fairytale, pop-infused, 2010 third album with ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),’ including six new “From The Vault” tracks.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/nt-speak-now-taylor-swift-nostalgia-tracks-review/feed/ 0 184944 https://atwoodmagazine.com/shmc-shes-american-and-other-metaphors-by-the-1975/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/shmc-shes-american-and-other-metaphors-by-the-1975/#respond Fri, 19 May 2023 13:01:34 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=179864 The 1975 are known for their visceral lyrics, with “She’s American” specifically detailing social climbing, “a gun divinely decreed,” and orthodontry.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/shmc-shes-american-and-other-metaphors-by-the-1975/feed/ 0 179864 https://atwoodmagazine.com/ftpf-the-national-first-two-pages-of-frankenstein-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ftpf-the-national-first-two-pages-of-frankenstein-album-review/#respond Mon, 01 May 2023 14:12:36 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=178888 The National dealt with writer’s block and internal uncertainty – and they’re absolutely not strangers to either – but came out the other side a better group as a result with their ninth studio album, ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein.’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ftpf-the-national-first-two-pages-of-frankenstein-album-review/feed/ 0 178888 https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-albums-of-the-year/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-albums-of-the-year/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:58 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=172755 As 2022 comes to a close, Atwood Magazine celebrates the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. Here are the best albums of the year!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-albums-of-the-year/feed/ 0 172755 https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-songs-of-the-year/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-songs-of-the-year/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:30:30 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=172640 As 2022 comes to a close, Atwood Magazine recognizes the music that had the greatest impact on our lives. These are our favorites - the tracks that influenced and inspired us the most. Here are the best songs of the year!]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/2022-songs-of-the-year/feed/ 0 172640 https://atwoodmagazine.com/midnights-taylor-swift-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/midnights-taylor-swift-album-review/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 18:00:33 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=170694 Atwood Magazine's writers discuss Taylor Swift's surprise tenth album 'Midnights', an album conceived at the witching hour, filled with ghosts of her past and ruminations on her present.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/midnights-taylor-swift-album-review/feed/ 0 170694 https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/#respond Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:00:52 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=170615 Just as the stroke of midnight rests between yesterday and tomorrow, Midnights’ Taylor Swift has one foot in her past and one foot forward: After years of chasing fairytales, it seems Swift has finally found her happily ever after.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/tsms-taylor-swift-midnights-album-review/feed/ 0 170615