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(04/25/06 6:00am)
Pretty Girls Make Graves sports the newest indie trend: a
primarily testosterone-driven band who hands over the lead vocals
and lyrics to a girl. Its sound strays from other bands with
comparable gender match-ups like Rilo Kiley and Tilly and the Wall.
On its new album, Élan Vital, the band continues to possess an
earnest and ferocious post-punk sound it refuses to drop for any
track.
(03/22/06 6:00am)
Throughout his career, Jason Collett has been a stable guitarist
and member of the background scene for lesser known bands like The
Andrew Cash Band and Bird. Collett's most famous association is
Broken Social Scene, a band with four completed albums that has
flourished just beneath the public radar since 1999. Collett's
community of bands may be the forerunners of the Canadian Indie
front but Collett himself has never forced his way into the
spotlight so efficiently as on his new album, Idols of Exile. The
album is Collett's second solo effort after taking a brief hiatus
from the music scene to raise a family.
(03/09/06 6:00am)
The Internet has led our society to make large alterations to
our perceptions and expectations when it comes to individual
privacy. Our addresses are posted, photos of our neighborhood are
on Google and the web requires us to reveal everything from our
names and social security numbers in order to gain access to
Internet shopping and newspaper articles.
(01/30/06 6:00am)
The State Street Gallery held its first annual Art Student
Invitational Saturday, featuring work by art students studying at
UW-Madison, Edgewood College, MATC and the Art Institute of
Chicago.
(01/20/06 6:00am)
Kurt Vonnegut has come out of his retirement to release a short
collection of essays, speeches and illustrations in his new book,
'A Man without a Country.' In it, Vonnegut eagerly connects himself
directly to his readers with strong, satiric commentary on modern
American life for the average citizen.
(12/05/05 6:00am)
In an effort to garner more legislative support for the
University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Alumni Association
has created a new coalition called Alumni For Wisconsin in hopes of
creating a stronger alumni advocacy.
(11/18/05 6:00am)
Assembly Bill 786, which would establish a K-12 charter school
in Dane County to be run by the UW System, received the support of
members of the community before the Committee on Education Reform
Thursday.
(11/04/05 6:00am)
A struggling, computerized payroll system that has already cost
the UW System $25 million and five years of labor has drawn
criticism from the university's information technology experts and
state legislators. According to a UW System statement, the system
plans to re-evaluate the installation of the project, called the
Appointment, Payroll and Benefits System, or ABPS.
(10/28/05 6:00am)
In hopes of relieving some of the immense pressure the White
House has faced, Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the
Supreme Court Thursday. The White House cited senator requests for
access to conversations between Miers and the President that could
violate attorney-client privilege as a reason for withdrawal.
(09/30/05 6:00am)
John Roberts' confirmation as the 17th Chief Justice of the
United States Supreme Court went as expected Thursday. But Bush's
second nomination to the Supreme Court, expected to be released
tomorrow, has begun to stir political controversy.
(09/26/05 6:00am)
A bill in the state legislature could further guarantee
protection for those who use service animals such as guide dogs.
Mark Miller, D-Monona, expects the bill, which will align Wisconsin
law with the Americans with Disabilities Act, to pass
unanimously.