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(04/04/14 1:39am)
On March 28, a surprisingly diverse crowd packed the sold-out Frequency in Madison, excited for a lineup of artists that dabbled in bluegrass, folk, punk rock and every subgenre in between. For many, the highlight of the show was Larry and His Flask, a wildly enthusiastic folk-punk outfit from central Oregon. However, they weren’t the only band on the bill that fused folk and bluegrass with the energy and aggression of punk music.
(04/03/14 3:52am)
“It started over beer in a meeting in China in 1998,” said professor John Valley. In Beijing that year, Valley met with Simon Wilde, who was able to provide him and a graduate student with what they needed: “the oldest oxygen on earth [that they] could find.”
(03/25/14 6:28am)
Texas couldn’t hold ’em: These three SXSW favorites have upcoming shows in Madison
(03/24/14 3:59am)
2248 B.C.—A pair of Snaffaloes don’t make it to Noah’s Ark in time.
(03/24/14 2:51am)
After sweeping Detroit in a doubleheader Thursday, Wisconsin (1-2 Big Ten, 15-12 overall) went 1-2 against Northwestern (2-1, 17-6) in its first conference series of the season this weekend.
(03/18/14 1:45am)
Wisconsin concluded its non-conference schedule in winning fashion and appears poised to begin Big Ten play this week.
(03/13/14 5:58am)
Last week, I looked at the first four World Cup groups, including the Brazilian hosts, one of the most dominant teams of all time—Spain—and a group with Italy, Uruguay and England that could go any way.
(03/11/14 7:37am)
In 2011, Gogebic Taconite, a Florida-based mining company, proposed building the world’s largest open-pit taconite mine in the Penokee Range within the Lake Superior Basin. Since then, northern Wisconsin has experienced severe controversy regarding the potential effects of the mine on the environment and people of the area.
(03/11/14 5:00am)
South by Southwest attendees have often been the first to lay their eyes on the best film has to offer and this year will likely be no different. With big names like Wes Anderson and Nicolas Cage walking the streets of Austin, Texas who knows what will happen. Still, as with music, the main focus is on discovering quality movies often made on a low budget that highlight new talent. Here are five we’re hoping to catch while here:
(03/10/14 5:05am)
The closer, for all intents and purposes, is a lot like a kicker in football. Come in at the last minute and, under immense pressure, either go out in a blaze of glory or fade into defeat.
(03/10/14 5:00am)
It was the dead of night. I found myself cowering beneath a canopy of blankets in the center of a dark room, illuminated only by the flickers of a television set that served to feed my growing paranoia. I was alone; or was I?
(03/10/14 4:19am)
With the Big Ten season still a few weeks away, the Badgers (10-9 overall) took a road trip to Fullerton, Calif., for the Judi Garman Classic, named after the famed Cal State Fullerton coach.
(03/06/14 8:46am)
Cheryl Strayed, author of the memoir ‘Wild,’ reads an excerpt from her book at a lecture in Union South’s Varsity Hall Wednesday.
(03/06/14 7:56am)
For some time, New York Times bestselling author Cheryl Strayed felt her given name was not quite right.
(03/05/14 5:45am)
Cheryl Strayed’s best seller “Wild” chronicles her journey as a young woman on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) and how the trip helped her find herself during a time of great difficulty in her life. But that’s not all she has to offer. “Tiny Beautiful Things” is a collection of anonymous advice columns that Strayed wrote for the website TheRumpus.net under the penname “Dear Sugar.” Additionally, her novel “Torch” tells the story of a family coping with grief after loss.
(03/05/14 5:24am)
Anyone who decided to try out the Internet this past week likely stumbled upon the popular “Twitch Plays Pokemon” stream that just finished up a few days ago. Although it may have taken over everyone’s lives and provided the one reality show that actually seems worthwhile, the dramatic conclusion merely spawned a fresh stream of “Pokemon Crystal.”
(03/03/14 7:26am)
Best Picture: "12 Years a Slave"
(02/26/14 3:27am)
When Irrational Games shut its door last week, the industry lost a prominent developer that placed a strict focus on narrative. While "Bioshock Infinite" may not have been the savior everyone hoped it might be, it shipped over four million copies and if nothing else, created a worthwhile dialogue about the nature of sustaining a compelling narrative within the context of a typical AAA shooter.
(02/22/14 8:09pm)
Certain albums complement different days of the week. A lazy Sunday, filled with a melancholy for the following workweek, needs the perfect album to fill it with comfort, peace and a beautiful aesthetic. William Fitzsimmons’ Lions accomplishes all three in a grandstanding fashion. A cross between Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie, Lions demonstrates how necessary raw emotion and vulnerability are in order to create a masterful modern folk album.
(02/20/14 7:00am)
The last time Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe came to Madison, they took a shot of Goldschlager with two guys dressed as milk cartons. It was last October and the Lucius frontwomen were in town to play Freakfest.
