Bobby Olivier

2 months ago | nj.com | Bobby Olivier

After a brief delay, Sea Hear Now’s 2025 lineup is finally here and loaded for another booming return to the Jersey Shore. The two-day music and surf festival, scheduled for Sept. 13 and 14 on the beach and neighboring Bradley Park in Asbury Park, announced Wednesday that pop-punk titans Blink-182 and Irish rock hitmaker Hozier will headline the event.

Mar 4, 2025 | nj.com | Christopher Burch |Bobby Olivier

It’s been radio silence for one of New Jersey’s favorite annual music festivals and fans are looking for answers. Sea Hear Now, the sprawling rock and surf fest that since 2018 has commandeered Asbury Park each September (minus pandemic 2020), has yet to announce its 2025 event. Last year, the full 2024 lineup — headlined by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band — was announced March 5, months after the fest had confirmed it would return.

Feb 27, 2025 | nj.com | Bobby Olivier

Hey movie lovers, it’s Oscars season once again — the 97th Annual Academy Awards air Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC — which always comes with the endless clamoring over the year’s best films. Who saw “A Complete Unknown,” who thought “The Brutalist” was way too long, who is pulling for “Anora,” the same conversations swirl on and on. But here’s our local twist for this movie maelstrom: let’s take a deep dive into all the great flicks most people have no idea were actually shot in New Jersey.

Feb 9, 2025 | nj.com | Bobby Olivier

The last time Kendrick Lamar took the Super Bowl halftime show stage, in 2022, he was a footnote — the fifth name on a crowded bill led by hip-hop legends Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg (plus Eminem, Mary J. Blige and a surprise appearance from 50 Cent). Chances are you don’t even remember the Compton rap star’s two minutes and 10 seconds in the spotlight, where he rhymed through one-and-a-quarter songs before the camera cut away.

Feb 2, 2025 | nj.com | Bobby Olivier

SZA’s trophy case is getting crowded. The R&B and pop star from New Jersey won her fifth Grammy Award Sunday, for Best R&B Song for her track “Saturn.” She bested Coco Jones, Kehlani, Muni Long and Tems in the category. The artist born Solana Rowe was also nominated Best R&B Performance Sunday, but did not win. She’s now amassed 26 total nominations since 2018. Previous wins include Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (twice), Best Progressive R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Performance.