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Adam Ramos, Owen Lane and Megan Valley | Wednesday, May 2, 2018
The Scene class of 2018 is, without a doubt, on the small side. What these Scene-iors lack in numbers, however, they make up for in for in their heart and dedication to this beloved little nook of The Observer. Adam is a veteran, jumping into Scene in his first few weeks of college. Owen and
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Flatbush Zombies is an East-Coast rap team pushing genre limits. After amassing a cult following throughout New York City and on Soundcloud, the group’s three members — Meechy Darko, Zombie Juice and Erick Arc Elliott — released their official debut LP, “3001: A Laced Odyssey,” under their self-owned label Glorious Dead Recordings. The debut album
Nora McGreevy, Mike Donovan, Owen Lane and Adam Ramos | Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Everyone knows that musicians have ups and downs. Our favorites let their personal triumphs and tribulations shine through in their music. With Easter less than a week away, Scene has put together a choice collection of songs about redemption. “All Night” — Beyoncé By Nora McGreevy, Scene Editor In Beyoncé’s 65-minute visual album “Lemonade,” released
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
Owen Lane, Matthew Munhall, Adam Ramos and Adrian Mark Lore | Thursday, November 2, 2017
Cold weather getting to you? Not to worry, the music world has been heating up big time in the past week. The friendly folks at Scene put together the tracks that you can’t miss this week. Check out these fire tracks and find some new jams for your regular rotation. “Dat Side (ft. Kanye West)”
Nora McGreevy | Friday, May 19, 2017
On Aug. 27, 2013, the class of 2017 walked to their first day of classes with summer anthems “I Need Your Love” by Calvin Harris and the sunny, feel-good “Brave” by Sara Bareilles echoing in their ears. The class of 2017 lived through a whirlwind of change in popular culture – with services like Spotify
John Darr, Erin McAuliffe, Jack Riedy, Kelly McGarry and Jimmy Kemper | Wednesday, May 3, 2017
No matter what the denizens of Scene past will tell you, the class of 2017 is a special one. Notoriously banned for writing music reviews during their freshman year in an attempt to publish articles on someone besides Kanye West, this year’s Scene-iors are perhaps the most in-tune in the section’s history. They can be
Daniel O'Boyle | Tuesday, May 2, 2017
“Name one genius that ain’t crazy.” Feedback, the fifth track on Kanye West’s 2016 album “The Life of Pablo” is admittedly not one of Kanye’s best tracks, found in an album that — despite so many moments of brilliance — doesn’t get the genius/crazy balance quite as right as the Chicago rapper’s other works. But that
Jimmy Kemper | Wednesday, March 1, 2017
In the absence of a stellar — or even, let’s be honest, average — football season this past year, many students have turned to the men’s basketball team for comfort. Here we have a sport where the close games are only fought against respectable teams, the easier games are a straight up blast and the
Owen Lane | Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Sampha’s been around. At 28, Sampha is practically middle-aged for the music industry, particularly in the borderlands of hip-hop, techno and R&B he inhabits. He’s the same age as James Blake, a fellow British musician that he evokes often on his debut LP “Process.” However, Blake’s been a hot name in music since his debut