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Scene’s Best Albums of 2020

Claire Rafford, Mariah Rush, Jake Winningham, Dessi Gomez, Ryan Israel, Aidan O'Malley, Colleen Fischer, Matthew Kellenberg, Maeve Filbin and Charlie Kenney | Monday, December 14, 2020

Scene writers made their lists; they checked them twice. The albums from January were reexamined; the soundtrack to the summer was played in December. Everyone’s votes were tallied and the final ticket of 20 records — those which we most cherished, fell deepest into and held closest to our hearts and ears in 2020 —

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In Memoriam: the V.M.A.s

Carlos De Loera | Thursday, August 23, 2018

The MTV Video Music Awards died of irrelevance Monday night, officials of the University of Common Sense said. The show had been suffering from the disease for years, a disease brought on by the increasing popularity of the internet. The show was surrounded by some of its closest friends Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Aerosmith at

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On ‘Younger Now,’ Miley is older but not any wiser

Matthew Munhall | Tuesday, October 3, 2017

When I try to make sense of Miley Cyrus’ evolution as an artist, I can’t help but think about something she said in a 2013 Rolling Stone profile. Just days after inciting a nationwide moral panic with her VMAs performance — you know the one, with the tongue wagging, foam finger licking and, yes, twerking

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Potential presidential playlists

Erin McAuliffe, Adam Ramos, Adrian Mark Lore, Jimmy Kemper, John Darr, Kelly McGarry, Nora McGreevy and Jack Riedy | Tuesday, November 8, 2016

During his two terms as president, Barack Obama graced us with playlists straight from the White House. To get in #ElectionDay spirit, Scene predicted the playlists we think each 2016 candidate would release upon election — and added in their likely reasoning. Clinton: “Formation” – Beyonce: “Say you’ll Bey on Team #Hillary2016, too.” I’ve got hot

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Four years in review

Erin McAuliffe | Friday, May 13, 2016

The Class of 2016 walked onto campus on Aug. 19, 2012 with “Call Me Maybe” still ringing in their ears — the result of both tear-filled parent drop-offs and Carly Rae Jepsen’s summer single. From 2012’s countless car karaokes and parodies to Jepsen’s 2015 perfect pop album “E*MO*TION”, the Class of 2016 has matured

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Pop, meet indie rock: a think piece

Matthew Munhall | Monday, September 28, 2015

Last week, Ryan Adams released an album-length cover of Taylor Swift’s “1989.” The alt-country singer refashioned every song from Swift’s blockbuster pop album in the style of Bruce Springsteen’s “Nebraska,” in the process revealing a melancholic strain in the originals. The album is maybe not as revelatory as some critics are claiming, but it’s pleasant

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What’s good? Women supporting women

Jennifer Vosters | Thursday, September 24, 2015

It could have been a comedy: celebrity No. 1 dishes about celebrity No. 2 in an interview; celebrity No. 2 calls out celebrity No. 1 on live television (with celebrity No. 3 cheering in the background); America celebrates. Except it was the VMAs (which could be classified as a comedy based on the outfits), and celebrity No. 1 was Miley

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Miley takes a stylistic left turn with ‘Dead Petz’

Matthew Munhall | Wednesday, September 2, 2015

When Miley Cyrus set to work on distancing herself from Hannah Montana two years ago, she rebranded herself as America’s foremost provocateur. It’s the reason MTV asked her to host this year’s VMAs: she has become a walking FCC complaint, intent on courting controversy by any means possible. This is, in part, what makes her

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Celebrity Instagrams

Erin McAuliffe | Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Between scrolling through pictures of the juxtaposition of fall and winter on campus and colorful gluten-free meals with 2,000 likes that somewhat resemble rabbit vomit garnished with basil, quinoa and expensive sunglasses, I find myself in awe at the glimpses I get into people’s lives, namely celebrities. As someone who only recently unfollowed the stars

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We Can’t Start Wearing Parkas Yet

Erin McAuliffe | Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Stop. Do not break out your parka yet. November is like that nearly empty tube of toothpaste sitting in your medicine cabinet — you can squeeze a bit more out of your fall wardrobe before conceding to the gripes of quilted black North Faces. There are so many types of coats to indulge in during

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