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One Year Anniversary

Happy Sunday, readers! Today marks a very special occasion here at AvidBards – our one year anniversary! So much has happened in a year’s time, but one thing has not changed: our gratitude to you, our readers. You have helped us thrive, inspired us, and made our jobs as writers so incredibly fulfilling. In celebration of this special day, we’ve put together some of our highlights from the past year. From our most popular posts to the review requests we’ve received, we’ve had a more productive year than we could have ever imagined. Here’s to many more! In a year’s…

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Music

Best Release 2018: Music

Origins by Imagine Dragons: Honesty and Transparency in Music We’ve hit the final instalment of our Best Release 2018 series and we’re coming in hot with our music album choice: Origins by Imagine Dragons. The fourth studio album by the band, Origins was released at the tail end of the year, on November 9, 2018. This album has been one of the most innovative and exciting releases in music this year for me! This new album was a relative surprise as it came out a little over a year after the band’s last album Evolve. Typically in the music world,…

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Music

Christmas Playlist

We’ve made playlists for so many different events and times of the year so you know that we were going to be coming to you with a Christmas playlist as well! Christmas for both Z and I is an interesting time of the year. Though we’ve both grown up in the west, culturally neither of us celebrate the holiday. So, while this season always came with guaranteed time off from school, it was not quite the festive occasion that it was for some of our friends. What I’ve come to love about the season has been developed from observing from…

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Dance Party Playlist

Happy Sunday everyone! Holiday season fast approaches, and with festivities nigh, it’s just a great time of the year to have some fun and let loose a bit more often. The warmth of the holidays and the hype that precedes it brings joy and light to the cold and dark days of winter. Honestly, the last two months of the year are always incredibly memorable because it’s the time of year when I see more friends and family than ever. I just came back from celebrating a cousin’s birthday last night, which as absolutely epic. So in lieu of the…

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Music

Late Fall Vibes Playlist

For those of us living in certain time zones, daylight savings ended last night. This period seems to mark the unofficially official start of the colder season – leaves falling, colours bright, shorter days, and a chill in the air that makes you want to sip hot beverages, layer up in forty scarves, and don stylish jackets. There’s something unavoidably charming about the autumnal transition into winter, be it the earthy tones that people and nature alike sport, the cozy feeling of a warm home, or the beautiful landscapes. Personally, autumn is the time that I love discovering new songs…

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Music

World Mental Health Day Playlist

Today is World Mental Health day. In light of this, we’re putting up a playlist consisting of songs that candidly centre around various artists’ mental health and mental illnesses. It is by no means easy to discuss one’s mental health, especially if dealing with mental illness, unfortunately due to the stigma surrounding it for many years. Days like today remind us that there is still a lot of work to do in the way of mental illness visibility, and providing resources for those of us who suffer. Music, particularly artists who are brave enough to express their most vulnerable thoughts…

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