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Earle's 'Jerusalem' is toejammin'

Hit the Pavement or catch a Jet to get these albums

Lunch at Marigold Kitchen: hot, new and tasty

When Marigold Kitchen, 118 S. Pinckney St., the very popular new lunch spot opened, I was, admittedly, skeptical. After all, it was essentially occupying the spot that once held the Pinckney Street Hideaway, the much-loved and much-revered tavern that had catered to businesspeople, senators and punks for decades, and me for years. The Hideaway had the history, the reputation and just the right amount of grime around the edges to make it one of those spots that leave a permanent impression in your mind. It served some pretty mean bar food as well. I failed to see how it could be replaced by something called Marigold.  

Frank's back in Black

Dear Emily: sex advice for the masses

This week I will be answering questions. Enjoy! 

Tiger Army: all they can be

Psychobilly? What the heck is that? A unique blend of rockabilly and punk, psychobilly has had a huge following for years in Europe, giving birth to bands like Nekromantix and The Meteors. Here in the United States, the band at the forefront of the movement is Southern California-based Tiger Army who are back in the United States after the Canadian leg of their tour, The Daily Cardinal caught up with lead singer Nick13 to talk about what it means to be psychobilly.  

Jimmy Fallon not funny in compact disc form

Steve and Barry's fits the fashion bill

Well folks, I'm back. After being ambushed by a certain hyperbolic sports editor and his hetero-lifemate, I felt a little slighted. 

Beck achieves a new 'Golden Age'

Listen to Sparta cuz it is good

Close up the honkytonks

Life is a funny series of events and circumstances which can lead you to the strangest and most wonderful places. Like Nepal, for instance, or Tennessee, where I spent a large part of the summer working for the Tennessee Department of Transportation. It was my first extended visit to Dixie and, needless to say, spending a whole summer down there was often a rude shock to my Northern sensibilities.  

Rock out and about around town

As befitting a progressive mid-size college town, Madison has a number of unique and appealing music venues only a hop, skip or a $7 cab ride away from the campus area. These span the gap from university cafeterias (Club 770) to wine bars (Cafe Montmartre), and the music represented is just as varied. In that spirit, here is an overview of the some of the best clubs around town. 

Rock revival? Oh yeah, hard-core

It's official: The rock revival has set upon the unsuspecting music populace, teeth baring and guitars scorching. The Strokes are now international superstars, Jack White of the White Stripes is rumored to be dating Winona Ryder, and the summer could not be more primed to make new stars out of a number of other bands that reach back to the primal rock of the '60s and '70s with their new releases. 

An explosive Russell Simins interview

A promotion for the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion once proclaimed that band member Russell Simins \plays his drums so hard that grown women shower him with panties, beanie babies and condoms.""??Indeed, Simins' commanding drum work has proven to be an essential part of the Blues Explosion's distinct sound.??The Daily Cardinal recently caught up with Russell Simins while the band was in between tour dates. 

'Wood/Water' does not live up to Promise

Movies that rock

VH1 claims to show movies that rock, but \Grease"" and made-for-television Jacksons are not really movies about music. For the past two years the Sound Unseen Music and Film Festival has shown 40 underground movies and documentaries. This year the Minneapolis festival is going on a seven city tour with six movies as the Sound Unseen Roadtrip. The tour's first stop is the Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave., in Madison on April 23-25.  

When 'Human Nature' calls, don't answer

Limited release of a film means one of two things: It's wonderful enough that word of mouth alone will make it a success, or it's so bad that it can't risk paying for too many prints. \Human Nature"" had all the potential to be the former'a successful writer, a fresh director with a great track record in music videos and commercials--but, man, is this film a disappointment! Floundering somewhere between comedy, dark comedy and anti-comedy, the latest film from the writer of ""Being John Malkovich"" doesn't know if it wants to make you laugh, think or wait for something to happen. 

Les Savy Fav rocks all the way live

New York based Les Savy Fav are a part of the  ock revival"" talking place in the Big Apple and throughout the United States, but do not assume they are the new Strokes. They rock a lot harder with nowhere near the amount of press.  

Hajdu's work on folk scene is positively forthright

David Hajdu gives the folk scene a thorough examination and in his book \Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina."" Hajdu follows the lives of these four characters as their interaction brings the folk era to its fruition. Starting from Greenwich Village, the book traces the romantic, sibling and professional struggles of the Baez sisters and the men they loved. Hajdu knows the reasons that they talk behind each others' backs. 

A Kelly Hogan 'Feel Good' interview

With the release of her third solo album in 2001, Because It Feel Good, Kelly Hogan solidified her place in the upper echelon of the alt-country ranks, alongside Bloodshot Records' label mates Neko Case, Ryan Adams and Robbie Fulks. She is currently on tour and rolls into Cafe Montmartre, 127 E. Mifflin St., on Friday night. The Daily Cardinal caught up with her en route to get some pancakes after a show in Nashville, Tenn.