To The Fangirl #3

Illustration: Jess Kessler Cavaluzzi; Photograph: Ken Grand-Pierre

As my time in college came to a close, I realized it was time to wrap up my final letter to the fangirl, to myself. This letter is, in part, a eulogy to the younger me who valued herself primarily as reflections and projections of gendered stereotypes penned by straight, white boy rockers. Moreover, this letter is a vow to other fangirls: I promise to do my best to shape a world that values and empowers you for who you are.

Where to start.

5/10/16

Gigg On Forever

The Giggs may be over on WBAR, but it will Gigg On Forever, in our hearts. Too Cheesy? Sorry, here are some nachos to go with the cheese of our last show. But really, it’s a bittersweet time for us here at The Giggs. If you reading this, thanks for being a part of the best college radio show of all time (in our minds).

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Features

Local Spotlight: T-Rextasy

Buzzy Artist: James Blake

Funky Song of The Day: “Gomenasai” – Kelela

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Albums of the Week

Sydne: The Blue Swell – Beverly

Aly: Some Nights – fun.

#	Song	Artist	Album	Label
1	The 1975	The 1975	I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it	?
2	Midnight River	VAULTS	(single)	?
3	Take Control Of You	Nao	So Good – EP	?
4	All Night	Beyoncé	Lemonade	?
5	Tephra	Fear of Men	Loom	?
6	In Boxes	AURORA	Running With The Wolves – EP	?
7	Drop	Estrons	(single)	?
8	Bummin’	Relient K	Air For Free	?
9	Queen’s Speech 4	Lady Leshurr	Queen’s Speech	?
10	24/7	Kehlani	(single)	?
11	Settle Down	Kimbra	Vows	?
12	Chick’n	T-Rextasy	(single)	?
13	Get Over Yourself	James Supecave	Better Strange	?
14	Contact	Beverly	The Blue Swell	?
15	What If	Bibi Bourelly	Free The Real (Pt. #1) – EP	?
16	Gomenasai	Kelela	Hallucinogen	?
17	My Eyes	The Lumineers	Cleopatra	?
18	I Need A Forest Fire	James Blake, Bon Iver	The Colour In Anything	?
19	Where Are U Now	Bonzai	Sleepy Hungry	?
20	Promise	Muna	The Loudspeaker – EP	?
21	Carry On	fun.	Some Nights	?
22	Gun To The Head	MishCatt	EP	?
23	Living	VERITE	Living	?
24	Dream Shake	Memoryhouse	Soft Hate	?
25	The Gardener	Tiny Deaths	Night Flowers	?
26	Daddy Issues	The Neighbourhood	Wiped Out!	?
27	Below	White Lungh	Paradise	?
28	I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it	The 1975	I like it when you sleep for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it	?
29	Bros	Wolf Alice	My Love Is Cool	?

5/3/16

It’s Dark, It’s Quirky.

We’re trying not to think about the end, so we decided to play Beyoncé to numb our feelings. Aly plays AURORA, yet again, while Sydne keeps cool and collected while reminiscing about Paris.

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4/26/16

FUNK ‘N’ ROLL

It’s getting a little emotional as we wind down to our last few shows, but we manage to keep it together. Also featured, Sydne’s mom keeping the codewords rolling in.

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4/19/16

Don’t Miss The Flugelhorn

Aly played a 15 minute song, while Sydne explained the meaning of FDP. Also featured: the best of our conversation during The 1975’s set at Coachella.

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4/12/16

Being Professional Is Draining

Sydne made some quality LinkedIn connections during the first half of the show, but being professional is draining, so she crashed and burned in the bottom of a coffee cup in the second half. Aly kept Gus alive and dug deep into the Reykjavik Grapevine to find her Buzziest Band.

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4/5/16

THE GIGGS GETS PROFESSIONAL

Sydne buckled down, got professional and made herself a LinkedIn account. Aly almost killed her virtual plant Gus, but he’s making a comeback and so is she.

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3/22/16

Ripped Jeans

Sydne rips her jeans, but makes it through the show regardless. Aly finally accepts that she has an AURORA problem.

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3/15/16

SXSW Musings: What Do People Eat For Breakfast In Japan? Not Frysauce.

It’s our annual SXSW playlist! We dug through thousands of artists to bring the best (and weirdest) of SXSW Music Festival to you.

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3/8/16

This is what a 7th semester, featured show sounds like. 

It’s our 7th semester of The Giggs, and WBAR featured us as the show of the week! Because of this our shenanigans became even more pronounced, and we played even better music. Not really, but we can pretend it’s a special show. Well, we did play two whole new 1975 songs, so it very well may be. Decide for yourself.

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