Don’t come for me, Swifties.
We’re all too ready to have the discussion of a lifetime: what are Taylor Swift’s best songs? With the release of Red (Taylor’s Version), we are once again reminded of the timeless genius of Taylor Swift. As a hit singer/songwriter from the age of 15, Swift has released hit after hit with nine studio albums, […] More
I originally planned to write about Taylor Swift’s 2012 album RED—looking back at why I love it, and looking forward to the rerecording due in November. But then I started writing, and writing, and writing about one specific song from that album instead—‘All Too Well’. So this is a slight deviation from the original plan. […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Natalie Parks is excited about “You All Over Me” from Taylor Swift, Katie Bienvenue recommends you check out ALT on the streaming app DUST, Hal Kitchen is listening to Unlocked 1.5 from Denzel Curry and […] More
Just five months after the surprising, but endlessly gratifying change of scenery Taylor Swift delivered with her eighth album Folklore, Taylor has doubled down on her move into acoustic folk with a full second album, Evermore, produced out of the same artistic moment. However, this is not a mere B-sides collection or assemblage of leftovers, […] More
If a renowned pop singer’s moment of “surprise album, co-produced by a member of The National, with a guest spot from Bon Iver” doesn’t say “I’m here to reinvent myself,” what really can? Particularly when you’re working at the stature of Taylor Swift, arguably still at the top of the Pop Singer mountain, and you […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week’s entries come from: Rachel Stewart, Andy Hageman, Caemeron Crain, and John Bernardy. Rachel: Well, it’s been a week. Right out of the gate, Taylor Swift dropped her new video for “You Need to Calm Down,” […] More
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. This week, Derrick Gravener recommends Mare of Easttown (premiering on HBO April 18), Hannah Searson is listening to Fearless (Taylor’s Version), and Hal Kitchen suggests you watch Sound of Metal already. Mare of Easttown Derrick: HBO launches […] More
Review: gonna venmo Miss Swift for these therapy payments. Thank you and goodnight. Okay, okay, fine. I can give details. There are a lot of things at play in the release of Fearless (Taylor’s Version). These re-recordings only exist because Taylor Swift, as of her 7th studio album Lover, is a newly independent producer. Having […] More
The following contains spoilers for The Bear Season 3 (created and co-written by Christopher Storer) “What grows together goes together.” When Chef Tina is put in charge of sourcing local produce and ingredients at the Farmer’s Market for the ever-changing menu at The Bear, she’s shocked to see how little is available and realizes there will need […] More
We’ve already been through the entirely objective list of the best albums of 2023 but there’s something all the most special about those individual songs which exist as perfectly formed three or four (or sometimes longer) musical experiences, telling whole stories, encapsulating the most nuanced and intense of emotions, and exploding across our senses in what […] More
The following recap contains spoilers for Ahsoka Episode 7, “Dreams and Madness” (written by Dave Filoni and directed by Geeta Vasant Patel). Some elements of the Star Wars Rebels series are also discussed in this recap. If you compare this first complete Ahsoka series to a normal 40-hour work week, it’s about 11:00 AM on a […] More
“The Bear”
The following recap contains spoilers for The Bear Season 2 finale, S2E10, “The Bear” (written by Kelly Galuska and directed by Christopher Storer) If Season 2 of The Bear really was about purpose, and finding meaning in what can often be a mess of a life, the finale for this sophomore season, fittingly titled “The Bear,” […] More
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