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Michael Askins | Tuesday, November 21, 2023
I have been having superhero fatigue for some time now. When Marvel was first releasing their many Disney+ series in the wake of “Avengers: Endgame,” like “Wandavision,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” and the first season of “Loki,” I was excited, even staying until 3 a.m. to watch the episodes right as they were
Michael Askins | Tuesday, November 14, 2023
This past Friday, Noah Kahan released the fourth collaboration since the release of “Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever),” with Irish singer Hozier joining him on “Northern Attitude.” Kahan, who scored a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist on Friday, has been working with several big artists to put out new versions of tracks
Cecelia Swartz, Luke Foley, Christine Hilario, José Sánchez Córdova, Anna Falk, Natalie Allton, Claire McKenna, Lucia Aguzzi, Andy Ottone, Michael Askins, Rose Androwich, Christina Sayut, Meghan Lange, Allison Srp, Allison Elshoff, Gabrielle Beechert and Ayden Kowalski | Monday, November 6, 2023
Once again, Taylor Swift is the woman of the moment as her newest album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” debuted at No 1. on the Billboard 200. The album is the latest in her venture to rerecord her first six studio albums in order to reclaim ownership of her work from Big Machine Labels, her former record
Cecelia Swartz, Gabrielle Beechert, Anna Falk, Rachel Hartmann, Lucia Aguzzi, Natalie Allton, Rose Androwich, Michael Askins, Cozette Brown, Allison Elshoff, Peter Mikulski and Andy Ottone | Monday, October 30, 2023
It’s spooky season, and the Scene staff have curated some of their favorite Halloween media for your enjoyment. Look no further for ghouls, ghosts, vampires and other delightfully spine-tingling haunts. Read on … if you dare. “Punisher” Gabrielle Beechert, Assistant Managing Editor The minute I realized we were doing Spooky Selections, I knew I had
Michael Askins | Friday, October 6, 2023
I distinctly remember my first introduction to the world of “Star Wars.” It was an episode of the first season of the animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” airing on Cartoon Network back in 2009, in which protagonist Anakin Skywalker is gravely injured and his young apprentice Ahsoka Tano must lead a group of survivors
Michael Askins | Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Indie rock band The National recently surprise-dropped their tenth studio album “Laugh Track” as a follow-up to “First Two Pages of Frankenstein,” which they released earlier this year. If you are unfamiliar with the band, The National is made up of frontman Matt Berninger, brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner and brothers Scott and Bryan Devendorf,
Anna Falk, Observer Scene Staff, Claire McKenna, Christina Sayut, Gabrielle Beechert, Natalie Allton, Cecelia Swartz, Meghan Lange, Andy Ottone, Allison Srp, Allison Elshoff, Rose Androwich, Claire Lyons, Lucia Aguzzi, Anthonia Okechukwu, Cozette Brown, Luke Foley, Erin Drumm, Michael Askins, Eve Balseiro and Ashley Hedge | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
For the past few years, Taylor Swift has been the woman of the moment. With the Eras Tour and its ensuing drama, the release of 10th studio album “Midnights” and her upcoming concert film, the 33-year-old is at the center of pop culture. One of her most popular ventures so far has been the rerelease