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(02/05/16 2:40am)
“The Sound of Music” is one of those things that you grow up with without being fully conscious of its presence, like the way your childhood house smelled; you never fully notice or remember it, unless the scent drifts to your attention through a lucky accident. Our parents may reminisce more about the musical. But for us, we are not flooded with memories of it always being there while growing up until we come across it. And then, we’re taken back to songs we remarkably know the words to, even though we had forgotten where they come from.
(02/02/16 3:16am)
A Madison resident was not seriously injured after being struck by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of West Johnson and North Bassett streets early Saturday morning.
(01/29/16 6:13pm)
A sexual assault allegedly occurred between Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 in a UW-Madison residence hall.
(01/29/16 12:00pm)
A package of college affordability bills proposed by legislative Republicans passed an Assembly committee Thursday, despite all five Democrats on the committee voting against them.
(01/26/16 1:16am)
Victims of sexual assault and bystanders who provided assistance would not receive consequences for improper alcohol consumption, state legislators and university personnel explained in a bill unveiled Monday.
(01/25/16 12:00pm)
In the basement of The Brink Lounge, in a space distinguished from the large club-like room where noticeably mature guests drank and danced to a live band, Dina Nina Martinez gave a striking performance to an intimate crowd. After a brief introduction to the stage, Martinez, with a humorously loose voice and leaning shoulders, opened her show explaining that she may be a bit hungover and said that “the hardest part about being a heterosexual woman is having a dick.” The audience was immediately shocked into laughter, and I imagine some reacted like me with an upright back and tilted head wondering if I heard her correctly. I did, of course, and by the end of the show came to understand that no other opening statement would be appropriate for “Confessions of A Wannabe Soccer Mom.” Martinez spoke that phrase with beautiful pride as an unapologetically transgender woman.
(01/22/16 12:28am)
A bill that would forbid local Wisconsin governments from passing laws prohibiting law enforcement from questioning crime suspects about their immigration status drew hundreds to an initial hearing Wednesday and scorn from local immigration experts.
(12/03/15 3:16am)
The official motto of the State of Wisconsin is “Forward.” As a word, it suggests an entity with a positive vision for the future. However, it is impossible for Wisconsin to be “Forward” if it persists with excluding forward-looking policy.
(11/30/15 3:18am)
It doesn’t seem too difficult a feat anymore for DJs, dubstep artists or electronic dance music creators to get a crowd to move with their rhythms and beats. It takes something more than just beats to transport people somewhere else though, or to introduce qualities that inspire more than just losing yourself to the music. ODESZA did that Nov. 22 in the Orpheum Theater, and they did so without ever losing the dreaminess that also accompanies their music.
(11/23/15 3:41am)
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(11/18/15 2:45am)
Last Friday, when Western Illinois’ Garret Covington hit the game-winning free throws in the Leathernecks’ 69-67 win over the Badgers, every Wisconsin player, coach, fan and employee in and around the Kohl Center was stunned as well as heartbroken by what they had just witnessed. A team projected by Summit League coaches to finish last in its conference had just knocked off a team that had been to two consecutive Final Fours.
(11/13/15 2:20am)
Corey Clement’s road back to full health has taken an unexpected turn. The junior running back “suffered a cut to his hand following an incident at his off-campus residence early Sunday morning,” according to a Thursday release from the Wisconsin Athletic Department.
(11/11/15 4:14am)
“Supergirl” is an ambitious new television series that premiered in late October. It’s apparent that CBS has hopes to compete with the new wave of superheroes finding their way to television, rather than the big screen. It has the potential to win over the hearts of many viewers, however, it’s not as serious and existential as the heroes we have become familiar with recently. As the title suggests, this series is meant to be family-friendly; in other words, cue the cheesiness, generic iMovie sound effects and positive messages. In defense of “Supergirl,” Superman has historically been the cheesiest of superheroes. The show is aware of its own cheesiness, even having a character quip “Finally, a female role model my daughter can look up to.” This pushes their marketing standpoint even further.
(11/03/15 6:50am)
Electrifying pop hooks. A dreamy voice of smooth gold. The vibrations of pulsating synthesizers. All are recurring themes on Garrett Borns’ first studio album, Dopamine.
(10/27/15 4:53am)
Growing up in a land devoid of musicals that were the hallmark of everything Disney and magical did not deprive me of a fondness for Broadway. It also did not rob me of making sure the giants of Broadway legend were on my bucket list. I may have learned of them later, what with being across the world and whatnot, but my enthusiasm for them was never small. For a very long time, “Wicked” has topped that list for me. Perhaps it was through the new version of Oz, or Lea Michele’s obsession with the musical and the vocally brilliant performance of “Defying Gravity” again and again that I discovered it; I don’t quite remember anymore. What I do know, though, is that finally seeing “Wicked” Thursday at the Overture Center defied all my expectations.
(10/25/15 11:38pm)
Gov. Scott Walker signed legislation Friday that will limit the scope of John Doe investigations after the state Legislature approved the proposal last week.
(10/21/15 2:39pm)
A Republican-backed bill to prohibit the use of secret John Doe investigations into possible illegal political activity passed both houses of the state Legislature early Wednesday morning.
(10/14/15 3:15am)
He’s already released two studio albums and 10 mixtapes. Now, in promotion of his recently released third album GO:OD AM, Mac Miller gears his national tour towards the Badger State. Over the next two weeks, his tour schedule is packed tight with 10 concerts across the country, and Wisconsin is seventh on the list. The Philly born and raised rapper will blast the Madison audience with sound from his new album Saturday in the Orpheum Theatre
(10/08/15 12:57am)
After a violent exchange at Wando’s Bar & Grill early Wednesday morning, Madison police arrested a 21-year-old Madison woman on two counts of battery, along with disorderly conduct and damage to property.
(09/29/15 3:30am)
I am not a fan of country music, and, as such, I’ve never quite understood the great furor it inspires. Like most rap music, it all sounds the same to me. Not to quote the same old clichés, but every song seems to be about a woman, beer, trucks and the country. With that twang, oh the twang, that is the hallmark of all that is country. I’m foreign and I knew how to recognize country music before setting foot on American soil. Admittedly, it does have some redeeming qualities as far as entertainment and charm go. I did, after all, go to the South and line dance to “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” at a real honkey tonk. Yes, it happened.
