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"Toni Edrmann" will be one of the films screened at the Directress Film Festival this weekend.

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Directress Film Festival looks to highlight female directors

By Jake Skubish | Mar. 9, 2017

For all the praise this year’s Oscars field garnered for being diverse and inclusive, the awards show still featured a familiar shortcoming: zero women nominated for Best Director. This isn’t unusual: in 85 of the show’s 89 ceremonies, the category has been all male, and only four females have ever been nominated (Kathryn Bigelow is the lone winner for “The Hurt Locker”).

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Excitement for South By Southwest mounts

By The Daily Cardinal Arts and Entertainment Desk | Mar. 9, 2017

South By Southwest officially begins this weekend down in Austin, Texas. With a stacked lineup of artists, keynote speakers, films and television shows, SXSW is gearing up to be an amazing festival. The Daily Cardinal Arts staff will be flying down to cover the event, and here’s what they are most looking forward to:

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Earl St. Clair releases stellar debut EP

By Dan Held | Mar. 9, 2017

What would you get if you mix the vocal range of James Brown, the energy of André 3000, and the emotional deep south blues of B.B. King? Look no further than Earl St. Clair’s debut EP, “My Name is Earl.”

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'Feud' depicts iconic rivalry with depth

By Monique Scheidler | Mar. 9, 2017

If you’ve run into me in the past month, you’d know that I’ve been binge-watching Ryan Murphy like crazy.

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‘÷’ unites Ed Sheeran fans, old and new

By Lauren Chung | Mar. 6, 2017

After his year-long hiatus, Ed Sheeran has finally dropped his much anticipated third album, ÷. As a devoted fan, the thought of a third album gives me butterflies.

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Alaina Moore of Tennis reveals challenges of being a songwriter and performer

By Sammy Gibbons | Mar. 6, 2017

Despite a hiatus from touring, Tennis is keeping the ball volleyed on the match that is their career.

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Great female-centric TV shows to watch for Women’s History Month

By Monique Scheidler | Mar. 6, 2017

March is officially Women’s History Month, so a perfect time to binge (or re-binge, let’s be honest) some of TV’s greatest female-centric shows.

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In ‘American Teen,’ Khalid defines millennial teen angst

By Logan Rude | Mar. 6, 2017

As the year 2000 approached, a new wave of artists were born who would go on to grow up in a world where time on the internet was just as important as time outside.

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University Theatre’s ‘Twelfth Night’ offers rich complexity

By Flora Junhua Deng | Mar. 6, 2017

With a unique Hawaiian setting, University Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” has been playing at Hemsley Theatre for a week.

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Lorde is back with new single ‘Green Light’ from upcoming album

By Leah Voskuil | Mar. 2, 2017

After months of teasing the web, Lorde has finally released her newest single, titled “Green Light,” off her much-anticipated second album, Melodrama, set to be released this summer.

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Heartbreak fuels Dirty Projectors' new album

By Logan Rude | Mar. 2, 2017

The end of a long relationship demolishes our sense of who we are and our place in the world. Emotions run high. Hate turns into sadness, then morphs into regret. Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors gives us a tour of these emotions on the new, self-titled Dirty Projectors album. Following his split from Amber Coffman, a former lover and member of Dirty Projectors, Longstreth’s agony, remorse and nostalgia come crashing through with the power of a cement truck barreling down the highway at 100 mph.

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'Made You Look Custom Tattoo' values customer satisfaction

By Edgar Sanchez | Mar. 2, 2017

Readers of the previous edition of Weekly Ink will remember a gentleman by the name of Cartoon that I put in the spotlight.At the end of our interview, Cartoon was nice enough to put me in touch with the owner and manager of Made You Look Custom Tattoo. Tattoo artist JB is a soft-spoken intellectual who not only cares about pushing the tattooing industry forward, but providing a service that is one in a thousand.

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Big Gigantic and Brasstracks win over crowd at Majestic

By Edgar Sanchez | Mar. 1, 2017

Big Gigantic and Brasstracks performed back-to-back nights this past Sunday and Monday evening at the Majestic Theatre. The livetronica drum and jazz combo sold out both nights during their time at the Majestic.

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The Japanese House surprises and mystifies in Chicago show

By Leah Voskuil | Feb. 28, 2017

If you were lucky enough to have The Japanese House on your radar, hopefully you got a ticket to their show at Bottom Lounge in Chicago’s West Side last Saturday. Careful to not be fooled by the wiener dog sweater and shy demeanor.

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LVL UP and company charm during live performance

By Amileah Sutliff | Feb. 28, 2017

Just a few months after their stop in Madison this November on their tour with Alex G, LVL UP returned to the Isthmus last night to headline some impressively tight, controlled indie rock chaos—emphasis on controlled.

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Thundercat gets weird on new album 'Drunk'

By Dan Held | Feb. 27, 2017

Despite being one of the most talented and influential musicians to emerge in recent years, Thundercat has flown under the radar of the general public for most of his career.

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HBO’s ‘VICE’ season five premiere tackles climate change and Syria with engaging objectivity

By Edgar Sanchez | Feb. 27, 2017

The first episode of the fifth season of “VICE” on HBO kicks off with an hour-long in-depth analysis of regime-ruled Syria and the economic impacts at stake from decades of climate denial.

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Hippo Campus maintains originality in ‘Landmark’

By Ellie Herman | Feb. 27, 2017

Like the terms and services agreement on the iTunes Store, a disclaimer: I’ve been reporting on the Minnesota-based indie pop band Hippo Campus for over a year-and-a-half.

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Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, Migos collaborate on infectious single, ‘Slide’

By Logan Rude | Feb. 27, 2017

A few days ago, it was nearly 70 degrees outside here in Madison. Students were back on Bascom Hill taking in the sun instead of going to class.

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Future’s ‘HNDRXX’ is an emotional, introspective reconnection

By Francisco Velazquez | Feb. 27, 2017

Within two weeks of his self-titled fifth studio album, FUTURE, the Atlanta rapper returns with HNDRXX, his sixth studio album with a lot of emotions to spill.