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-Brian Boylen | Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Despite being an above-average fan of film, I really had no inclination to watch the Academy Awards earlier this month. The only actual draw for me was wanting to watch Sufjan Stevens perform, but I knew his performance would be one click away on Pitchfork the next day anyway. I looked up the award results
Brian Boylen | Friday, February 16, 2018
We live in strange times. A billionaire launched his car into space, Twitter makes nuclear war seem ever imminent and MGMT is making pop music again. On Feb. 9, the band released the album “Little Dark Age,” which is a return to their poppy roots and their most accessible release since their debut. For a
Brian Boylen, Adam Ramos, Ryan Israel, Megan Valley and Molly Chen | Wednesday, January 31, 2018
There are many song mashups littered around sites such as YouTube, Soundcloud and Reddit — some good, some … not so much. Scene chose some of our favorites so you don’t have to sift through the mud to find the gems. “Touch the Sky // Soul Meets Body” – Death Cab for Yeezy Mashup
Brian Boylen, Mike Donovan, Ryan Israel, Hanna Kennedy, Charlie Kenney, Owen Lane, Adrian Mark Lore, Matthew Munhall, Thomas Murphy, Adam Ramos, Maggie Walsh and John Wilson | Thursday, December 7, 2017
1. Kendrick Lamar — “DAMN.” By Owen Lane Since April, a thought has been haunting the minds of many music fans: “When, if ever, will an album come along that can dethrone ‘DAMN.’?” Its existence impacted the way all following music releases have been received. Such is the incredible power of Kendrick Lamar at only
Brian Boylen, Adam Ramos, Charlie Kenney, Owen Lane and Mike Donovan | Tuesday, December 5, 2017
The year 2017 has been simultaneously a death and a resurrection for the film industry. Its death has come in the myriad of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape allegations that have come out against actors, directors and producers of Hollywood. The resurrection has come from the proliferation and success of independent production studios, from
Brian Boylen | Friday, December 1, 2017
The diversity of human experience is vast, yet there is a fundamental commonality that binds us all. “Lady Bird” taps into this notion, and is able to perform the impressive act of crafting a universally appealing story by focusing on specific people, in a specific place, at a specific point in time. I am not
Mike Donovan, Adam Ramos, Brian Boylen, Owen Lane and Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Be wary — some people in this world nurse an inexplicable obsession with figgy pudding. Their demands for the elusive substance tear through the holiday season’s bitter cold, subjecting the innocents to aural torture. Don’t give in to their cries. Find comfort in Scene’s list of wonderful, figgy pudding–free Holiday tracks. “Christmas Wrapping” —
Adrian Mark Lore, Adam Ramos, Charlie Kenney, Brian Boylen and Mike Donovan | Wednesday, October 25, 2017
This time around, the editorial team switched gears from the usual conversation on music to focus on the latest in entertainment television. Check out these hot takes, from Adult Swim being the last bastion of network creativity to David Lynch’s impressive revival of the “Twin Peaks” series. Volume I: FALL 2017 by The NDSMC Observer’s
Brian Boylen | Thursday, October 12, 2017
For a band with barely any vocals, Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been an unabashedly political group. From their occasional public statement to their sample choice in their music, the Canadian group has embodied a far-left, anti-government and at times anarchic ideology from their very inception back in the 1990s. They have continued this
Brian Boylen | Thursday, October 12, 2017
This past Saturday started just like any other for me, I slept in a bit too much before rising to phone-in a workout. However, as I was exercising I realized this was no ordinary Saturday — this was the day McDonald’s had decided to bring back the Szechuan sauce they had released for a limited time