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A.V. Club head writer and hip-hop specialist Nathan Rabin recently decided to spend a year or two immersing himself in the canon of country music, a genre he knew little about, but was keen to explore. The result: “Nashville Or Bust,” a series of essays about seminal country artists. After 52 entries, Rabin plans to travel south and explore some of country m […]

One of the certainties in this modern life is that whenever anything is written anywhere on the Internet about MTV, someone will inevitably remark, "Hey, remember when MTV played music videos?" This point will be made even though MTV has been sloughing off their music videos in favor of actual shows—well, in favor of Cribs—for at least the past 15 […]

It's not always easy for a young singer-songwriter who's new in town to find a way into the Madison music scene. Just ask Anna Vogelzang.

Throughout it all, music is there to comfort, inspire and rock you to the core. Check out these upcoming shows and you'll see what I mean.

Today, Yeasayer released their new album, Odd Blood, which is still working its way through my brain. The band has always been amazing live and bring those talents to the Majestic Theatre in Madison along with Sleigh Bells on Wednesday, April 28th. Odd Blood is currently available as a $3.99 digital download here. Also [...]

Welcome to the 37th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast :: Volume 38 Ray Wylie Hubbard – “Whoop & Holler” / Titus Andronicus – “Joset of Nazareth’s Blues” / Laterns – “Midnight Psalms (Alright!)” / Blind Pilot – […]

Tim McGraw has enjoyed a pretty great streak these last few years. Besides playing a lead role alongside Sandra Bullock in the Oscar-nominated movie “The Blind Side” last year, he inspired a lyric in Taylor Swift’s song “Tim McGraw” (“But when you think of Tim McGraw / I hope you think my favorite song …”) and in October celebrated 13 years of marriage to fr […]

Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

On Valentine's Eve Dane101 will be hosting a very special fundraiser for the Madison Area Music Association. The goal of the organization is to help put instruments in the hands of kids. In recent years MAMA has helped fix broken keyboards at a school, provided materials so a teen could finish his Eagle Scout project, and has worked with people getting […]

Saturday April 3rd, 2010 come the New Boyz at The Orpheum Theatre featuring apperances by The Cool Kids, Soldier Click, DJ Pain One and More! Doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show.  All ages.

The Chemistry Behind the Ultimate Natural High Few experiences in life can compare with the feeling of being newly in love. In that juicy, adrenaline-laden stage of the relationship, the mere thought of your new-found lover creates feelings so intense and passionate that it’s nearly impossible to concentrate on anything else. Seemingly every minute of the [. […]

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Philadelphia’s Dr. Dog made their way through Madison last night to play to a sold out show at the High Noon Saloon.  The band ripped through most of the material from their last two releases and even debuted a few new songs from their upcoming spring 2010 release tentatively titled “Shame, Shame”.   One the [...]

April Gertler - He Wanted To Expose Them (2007)Warpaint - Billie Holiday (mp3): I'm not sure if it's the inexplicable spelling, the Smokey Robinson lyrics, the gentle acoustic strum, the Xanax haze, the stretch to falsetto harmony, the feathered reprise. But there is nothing you could do to tear me away.

Fred Muram - Adam [from "Kissing The Ceiling"] (2008)Karyn Ellis - Low (mp3): This song cues a light Ella Fitzgerald influence. It nods coyly to sadness while entertaining (with a snap and a yelp) an honest question. Why so low? It seems impossible in a world blossoming cliches like rainbows, guitar melodies, skyways, horn sections, friends splashi […]