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Willoughby Thom | Monday, September 7, 2020
Michael Donovan, the Brooklyn-based yodeler. I remember the first time ever meeting Mike “Donny” Donovan (’20), former Scene Editor and WVFI Station Manager, at my first Scene meeting in 2019. I vividly recall entering the dark Observer office in the basement of South Dining Hall and seeing a tall, lanky guy sitting at the cluttered
Patrick Witteman | Thursday, August 20, 2020
Protomartyr has never shied away from tackling issues that plague American society. The Detroit post-punk group’s first few albums explored the Flint water crisis, the opioid epidemic, war and political unrest –– among other topical American struggles. The band’s new album, “Ultimate Success Today,” comes at a difficult time in our shared history –– new
Mike Donovan | Friday, April 26, 2019
Stephen Dedalus, the young protagonist of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” approaches Sandymount (a long, skinny strip of beach in East Dublin) engulfed in a swirl of images — “Snotgreen, bluesilver, rust: coloured signs.” These visions — “Limits of the diaphane” — clog the young man’s mental pathways, holding his creative faculties hostage. “Shut your eyes and
Owen Lane | Thursday, November 16, 2017
A geeky looking, yet incredibly famous musician from Long Island once wrote, “We’re living here in Allentown / and they’re closing all the factories down / Out in Bethlehem they’re killing time / Filling out forms / Standing in line.” The cheery tune by Billy Joel chronicled the bittersweet nostalgia that accompanied the demise of
Charlie Kenney | Friday, November 3, 2017
When I listen to Weezer, I listen for ‘90s nostalgia. I think their debut “Weezer (Blue Album).” I think “Island in the Sun.” I think Rivers Cuomo in a music video grossly overplayed on MTV. I think ‘90s nerd, garage-band rock. Weezer’s recently released album “Pacific Daydream” is the opposite of all of these things.
John Wilson | Thursday, November 2, 2017
Just a few years ago I basically couldn’t name a Swedish musician besides ABBA, and I certainly couldn’t tell you where the city of Gothenburg was on a map. Now, I still don’t know much about Gothenburg itself, but I do know a significant number of its residents and the stories of their lives through
Mike Donovan | Friday, October 6, 2017
Walk with me. Follow me to the heart of “Gilbertopia.” It’s post-apocalyptic, but not in science-fiction sort of way. As we walk down its streets, we don’t feel Big Brother’s malevolent eye, experience the untapped wrath of artificial intelligence or witness violent pockets of anarchy. Instead, we find hip restaurants, packed to the brim with
Adrian Mark Lore | Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Seldom does a band have the opportunity to release two self-titled records over the course of their career. For the Canadian post-punk outfit Preoccupations, a name change provided the opening. Formerly known as Viet Cong, the band decided to opt for a new moniker just last year — and only one year after first capturing