Victoria Wasylak

Boston

Music Editor @Vanyaland617 📻 Music Columnist @BostonGlobe ✍️: NYLON, Paste, https://t.co/YqJMVymvhp, Under The Radar. Award-winning journalist & Recording Academy member

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Articles

PINKLIDS turn the page on regret with the fiery 'SAX'

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Victoria Wasylak

As PINKLIDS continue to write their first chapter — which we might title “launching one of the best damn new rock bands” — the Wareham group is looking back to frontwoman Amber Lawson’s teenage years. Specifically, a portion of Raymond Carver’s 1981 book What We Talk About When We Talk About Love called “Sacks.”The slice of Carver’s short story collection is the basis of PINKLIDS’ new tune “SAX,” a frenetic but more stylistically straightforward addition to their petite catalog.
At Gillette, the Weeknd made his case for being the reigning male artist in pop music - The Boston Globe

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Victoria Wasylak

Someone had better get The Weeknd a bottle of Tylenol – his back is probably aching from carrying his gender’s contributions to pop music at Gillette Stadium last night. Of all the artists who can wrap the Top 40 around their finger with a severely infectious synthline – that is, capital-P Pop stars – the artist born Abel Tesfaye feels like the genre’s leading gentleman these days.
Rat City Arts Festival moves to new venue, unveils 2025 lineup

2 weeks ago | vanyaland.com | Victoria Wasylak

‘Tis the season for attending music festivals and setting rat traps — a.k.a., hitting up Rat City Arts Festival. The free, annual fest and celebration of Allston culture will return Saturday, August 16 with performances from a dozen-plus Boston acts, ranging from Nurse Joy’s danceable punk to the experimental electronica of LAVAGXRL (pictured above).
Former child actor who starred in Oscar-winning film dead at 85

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Victoria Wasylak

Enzo Staiola, the former child actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Bicycle Thieves,” has died, according to The Washington Post. He was 85. The Italian publication La Reppublica first shared the news of Staiola‘s death, revealing that he died June 4. The Washington Post’s report states that the cause of death was complications from a fall. Born Nov. 15, 1939, in Rome, Staiola‘s silver screen debut at age 9 was also the peak of his film career.
Former child actor who starred in Oscar-winning film dead at 85

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Wasylak

Enzo Staiola, the former child actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Bicycle Thieves,” has died, according to The Washington Post. He was 85. The Italian publication La Reppublica first shared the news of Staiola‘s death, revealing that he died June 4. The Washington Post’s report states that the cause of death was complications from a fall. Born Nov. 15, 1939, in Rome, Staiola‘s silver screen debut at age 9 was also the peak of his film career.
Fox News host defends Musk against Trump attacks: ‘He sacrificed for America’

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Victoria Wasylak

On a recent episode of “The Ingraham Angle,” Fox News host Laura Ingraham called out both President Donald Trump and Elon Musk amidst the former allies’ public dispute. Following Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency, his opposition to the “Big Beautiful Bill,” and his subsequent spat with Trump, Ingraham suggested that Trump should “simply disengage” from the discourse. She also acknowledged both sides of the pair’s argument.
Here’s who polling says will win the showdown between Musk and Trump

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Victoria Wasylak

As former pals President Donald Trump and Elon Musk face off in one of the most public breakups of the year, onlookers are wondering which figure will come out on top after the dispute. A “net favorable rating among GOP” report from CNN suggests that Trump might take the metaphorical “win.” The president’s current favorability rating stands at +79 — that’s 16 points higher than Musk’s rating of +63.
Trump opens up about ‘the biggest scandal’ in many years in foreign visit

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Victoria Wasylak

President Donald Trump is calling attention to what he believes is “the biggest scandal of the last many years,” outside of the “rigged election of 2020″: former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen. During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this week, the president opined on appropriate uses for the mechanized signing device, claiming that the Biden administration used an autopen to advance executive orders and other directives that Biden was not fully aware of.
Trump opens up about ‘the biggest scandal’ in many years in foreign visit

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Victoria Wasylak

President Donald Trump is calling attention to what he believes is “the biggest scandal of the last many years,” outside of the “rigged election of 2020″: former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen. During a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this week, the president opined on appropriate uses for the mechanized signing device, claiming that the Biden administration used an autopen to advance executive orders and other directives that Biden was not fully aware of.
These Republicans are siding with Bruce Springsteen in fight with Trump

3 weeks ago | masslive.com | Victoria Wasylak

Some Republicans boast a strong loyalty to President Donald Trump — but an even greater loyalty to The Boss. Members of the political party, such as former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, have chosen to support Bruce Springsteen after the rock icon initiated a verbal sparring match with the president. “The politics, if I take some hits — and I do take some hits — that’s fine,” said Christie, who recently reached out to Springsteen in solidarity according to The Washington Post.