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Machine Head: The guys you don’t want to meet alone at the end of a dark alley in the middle of the

Unless I'm in a car ... and the CD player is broken ... and I don't have an iTrip on me ... and I'm too embarrassed to sing ""Piano Man"" out loud ... I don't much listen to the radio anymore. I imagine I am not alone in this. Between CDs and iPods and all this new satellite radio stuff, it's got to be tough for the regular, old-fashioned WXYZ or KABC (total FYI tangent: For classification purposes, all radio stations west of the Mississippi start with a K and all radio stations to the east start with a W). However, despite its myriad of competitors, regular old radio isn't dead, although it might be getting a pretty swift kick in the face soon. According to The Hollywood Reporter, four large radio-controlling companies (Clear Channel, CBS, et al.) have come to terms with the FCC about—well—bribery, more or less. 


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Miller’s epic tale is ‘300’ strong

Some movies are simply made to be enjoyed at the theater. They are not films—they will not woo critics with their nuanced storytelling, nor garner attention with controversial subject matter. They are indeed movies, not films, and they exist solely to entertain, nothing more. Zack Snyder's movie adaptation of Frank Miller's ""300"" is a fine example of an excellent movie when taken for what it is. 


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Obey’s outburst hits YouTube

Wisconsin's own Democratic U.S Rep. Dave Obey can now be found on Youtube.com, as he angrily expresses frustration with the war in Iraq to a former soldier's mother in the hallway outside Congressional offices in Washington D.C.  


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UW’s SWAP Shop to relocate to Verona

UW-Madison's Surplus With A Purpose Shop, a store featuring wares ranging from used computers to bar stools to bicycles, will move from its 2102 Wright St. location to a Madison suburb, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday. 


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Badgers advance to Frozen Four in 4-OT thriller

It took 127 minutes and nine seconds of action Saturday night, but junior forward Jinelle Zaugg's goal in the fourth overtime sent the Wisconsin women's hockey team to the Frozen Four for the second straight season as the Badgers defeated Harv'


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Anti-alcohol advertising fails to inhibit bingeing

STOP THE MADNESS. Wait, what madness, stop March Madness? No, ""STOP THE MADNESS"" is the slogan of a new advertising campaign that reprimands universities for allowing major alcohol corporations to advertise during collegiate athletics. The adv'


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Can’t get in to heaven with that music

A war is being waged between my floorboards. The reason is, those floorboards haven't stopped vibrating since August, and I can't take it anymore. The incessant daily sound and pulse of my neighbors' bass under my feet have brought me to that eye-twitching point of annoyance and fury. Something inside is going to snap soon.  


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Tucker breaks Michael Finley’s UW scoring record

CHICAGO—Some of the pain of losing the Big Ten Championship went away shortly after the NCAA Tournament seedings were announced Sunday, as the UW men's basketball team received the No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket and will play in Chicago next weekend. 


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Jay tells a Storey

So I made it. Tomorrow marks the big 21 for me, and barring an ugly Monday afternoon incident, I will have avoided any legal reparations for my underage drinking. 


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Culture clash a miscommunication

This unfortunate situation, which arose from a discussion of law and culture, unwittingly proves a point Kaplan was trying to make: Cultural differences intervene in our social and legal conduct in ways that are hard to anticipate.'



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