As we consume art, we want to feel that it is genuine, to feel like it was made as art — not as a product to be marketed and sold.

What music got 15 Student Life staffers through 2020?

The album, “Oasis,” released Oct. 24, includes nine songs and features the vocals of the members for the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years.

On one of my frequent quests to find new music, I realized that I could go straight to the source to find things to listen to: the artists I already like.

Cable is dying, internet speeds are a hot topic for all and sharing your Wi-Fi password is a public symbol for who you actually love. With the massive success of Netflix, many streaming services have sprung up in order to capitalize on the growing market.

Spotify Premium has helped me grow a lot as a music listener.

Spotify’s Time Capsule had the gall to put 55 songs in front of my face that are supposed to make me nostalgic and by god, did it work.

Every millennial can and will fondly recall a favorite boy band from their youth. The ’90s kicked it off with the Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees and NSYNC topping charts constantly (in 2001, Rolling Stone even dubbed NSYNC to be “the biggest band in the world.”).

As a jazz musician and a lover of music, I was predestined to be the music hipster in my family. But for most of my teenage years, my limited iTunes budget and the unstoppable and addictive force of pop stars’ record producers kept me from really discovering what kind of music was out there.

I have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Foursquare, Google+, Spotify, Turntable.fm, Bonfyre and Pinterest accounts. Although I’ll be the first to admit that my online social life may be slightly excessive, I doubt my experience is uncommon.