One for the road

For the last DJ Salinger playlist, I wanted to save the best for last. Or at least, a list of some of my favorite songs for others to rediscover. It’s…

Postmodern hurricane blues

“The word ‘Hurricane’ is the name given to nature’s strongest storm. A hurricane occurs when high pressure and low pressure masses of air come in contact with one another. There…

Post-midterm chill

CNT U SEE – Jamie Isaac, Couch Baby (Revisited) (2016) Foreplay – Jalen Santoy, Charlie Eastern (2016) Gold feat. Mick Jenkins – High Klassified, Kronostasis (2015) MICHIGAN – BROCK HAMPTON,…

Cardio-B

DJ Salinger Weekly Playlist May 8-14 Let’s face it: Cardi B’s newest album Invasion of Privacy is…incredible. That’s not just my humble opinion either; Invasion was released on April 6…

Power on

Spring is underway, midterms are around the corner, Trump is still president, and people are protesting in honor of International Workers’ Day. The urge to relapse into a spell of…

DJ Salinger: Women rule

DJ Salinger Weekly Playlist: March 5–12 In honor of International Women’s Day, DJ Salinger presents WOMEN RULE. It would be impossible to include every amazingly talented woman in music, but…

DJ Salinger: Bass in Space

*Published Feb. 20, 2018 DJ Salinger Weekly Playlist: February 20–26 Bass in Space escaped planet Earth, a dystopian planet laden with infinite proliferations of human suffering. Bass’s voyage departure through…

DJ Salinger: Your missed connection

DJ Salinger Weekly Playlist: Feb. 26–Mar. 5 This is a playlist about unrequited love: honest, direct and inexhaustible. It’s a playlist for single Portland State students who are currently dating…

(Podcast Ep. 1): Run for your life

The Columbia River Gorge caught fire on Sept. 2 after a group of teens allegedly lit hazardous fireworks in Eagle Creek Canyon. The fire burned for weeks and still smolders…