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43 posts tagged "Taylor Swift"

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Taylor Swift’s ‘evermore’ brings ‘closure’ to 2020

Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, December 30, 2020

‘Twas the damn season for Taylor Swift to outdo herself yet again. On Dec. 10, she announced the upcoming release of her ninth studio album “evermore” at midnight, a surprise drop to match the way she delivered sister record “folklore” in July. The metaphor of wandering deeper into the “folklorian woods” which she used when

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Taylor Swift and Notre Dame: The undoubtable truth of ‘champagne problems’

Ryan Israel | Friday, December 18, 2020

This article / comprehensive investigative piece / invaluable entry into the rich canon of Notre Dame was made possible by the Twitter user @archi_trashfire or “ethan” who, on December 13, 2020, clued the vibrant Notre Dame Twitter community into a gripping rumor. By way of one @jackie_weinrich, “ethan” learned that “champagne problems,” track number two

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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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Male producers are not the secret sauce in female music

Colleen Fischer | Thursday, October 8, 2020

We need to change how we talk about celebrity male producers in regard to female artists. It’s fun to listen to celebrity male producers like Jack Antonoff and Mark Ronson talk about the creative process behind some of the greatest pop records of the last decade. Mark Ronson’s stories are one of my favorite parts

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Scene selections: surveillance listening

Willoughby Thom, Ryan Israel, Claire Rafford, Colleen Fischer and Nia Sylva | Wednesday, September 2, 2020

“Harmony Hall” by Vampire Weekend Ryan Israel, Scene Editor The lyrics to Vampire Weekend’s “Harmony Hall,” the first single off of Scene’s favorite album of 2019 “Father of the Bride,” are eerily applicable to the present moment. With some slight tweaks, “We took a vow in summertime / Now we find ourselves in late December”

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‘folklore’ turns a ‘Cruel Summer’ into a ‘Fairytale’

Dessi Gomez | Friday, August 14, 2020

When I think of folklore, I think of mythology, fantasy and fairytales. I think of mythical creatures and stories passed down for generations — which could potentially be true in some respects. On her latest album “folklore,” Taylor Swift has captured these associations I have with the word very well, as she has taken on

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Commencement 2020: Four years in review

Ryan Israel and Mike Donovan | Friday, May 15, 2020

It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years of academic and faith “Formation” and dreaming of staying up “All Night” with friends. Not yet “Destroyed by Hippie Powers,”

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A ‘Sad Beautiful Tragic’ song bracket: Ranking Taylor Swift’s life work

Claire Rafford and Dessi Gomez | Monday, March 30, 2020

Picture this: it’s day who-even-knows of quarantine, social distancing, self-isolation — whatever you want to call it. You’re stuck inside, away from the comfortable chaos of the tri-campus community. You’ve watched absolutely everything good on Netflix, there’s no sports of any kind to distract from the world and you absolutely cannot play another round of

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Keep bringing country artists to Notre Dame Stadium

Jake Winningham | Monday, March 23, 2020

Thank God for George Strait. It would seem the country legend needs no introduction: he’s the sixth-highest selling solo artist in U.S. history, and has 60 number-one hits — more than anyone in history. However, last month’s announcement of an upcoming Strait concert at Notre Dame Stadium — along with a similar reaction to 2018’s

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‘Miss Americana’ and my disordered eating journey

Ashton Weber | Monday, February 24, 2020

Armed with a doctor’s note that forbade me from returning to classes for three whole days, I spent the quarantine time lounging on my futon, watching movie after movie after TV show after movie. One of the films I watched during my 3-day influenza bender was Taylor Swift’s “Miss Americana” on Netflix.  It was good.

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