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Claire Lyons | Thursday, September 22, 2022
Rina Sawayama is ambitious. She’s a Cambridge graduate. She’s a musician. She wants to raise awareness about the struggles of being mixed race and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, all while embracing her inner child. She’s trying to out-do her critically-acclaimed debut album with her newest release “Hold the Girl.” Following up “SAWAYAMA” would
Erin Thomassen | Thursday, September 1, 2022
On June 4, 2002, Canadian artist Avril Lavigne shocked the world with her debut album “Let Go.” Twenty years later, she returned to her roots with a 20th anniversary edition of the album. To commemorate this occasion, I am revisiting the album to reflect on what was so special about it and how it had
Aidan O'Malley, Evan McKenna, Maggie Klaers, Alysa Guffey and John Clark | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
A few weeks ago, Scene was feeling blue. And can you blame us? As we trudged our way through the middle of the semester, our already-low spirits were lowered only still by “permacloud,” rain storms and chilly temperatures. Throw in some seasonal allergies, and you’ve got yourself the month of April. So we did what
Jim Moster | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Many bands suffer a “sophomore slump” following a stunning debut album, but not Origami Angel. Emo’s latest rising stars return in “GAMI GANG” to serve up another round of headbangers, and they’ve got a simple message for you — you’re a badass, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Origami Angel entered the scene in
Jim Moster and Jacob Neisewander | Monday, October 7, 2019
For “NINE:” blink-182 artfully copes with introspection in ”NINE“ By Jim Moster, Scene Writer Like any movie or TV reboot, a reformed band needs to justify its return from the grave. In 2016, blink-182 regrouped with guitarist Matt Skiba to record “California,” their first studio album since the departure of Tom DeLonge. However, only with
Jim Moster | Tuesday, April 2, 2019
When pop-punk legends Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low) and Mark Hoppus (blink-182) announced a collaborative project, everyone expected explosive results ─ but to what extent? Would Simple Creatures fizzle out like a mediocre science fair volcano, or would they erupt with the strength of 15 Mentos in a 2-liter bottle of Coca-Cola? The latter prediction
Jim Moster | Tuesday, November 27, 2018
The amalgamation of blankets, pizza boxes, water bottles and people clumped together along the sidewalk in the bitter cold outside of Chicago’s Lincoln Hall on Nov. 20 screamed one word — dedication. Fans suffered with a smile due to their knowledge that they would shortly see up-and-coming pop-punk band The Wrecks perform their new EP, “Panic
Erin McAuliffe | Friday, April 7, 2017
This morning I snoozed for 49 minutes. Pop-punk duo Diet Cig’s Alex Luciano (vocals and guitar) gets that feeling — and pretty much everything else millennials “meme” about — on the band’s debut album “Swear I’m Good At This,” released April 7th. “I wanna be the best one at this but I don’t wanna get