If Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video proves anything—besides what Tarantino movies look like through burning cigarette glasses—it's that Lady Gaga is very persuasive. Not only did she get Beyoncé to portray a short-circuiting robot (and, as we all know, malfunctioning-robot-Beyoncé is the best Beyoncé), but she apparently also convinced Mira […]
While many larger cities have nurtured groups devoted to period-performance practice, Madison is unusual in having grown in this area on a scale quite beyond what might be expected in a city its size, and over little more than two decades.
By Tyler Fassnacht “As nation of free men, we will live forever, or die by suicide.” This is the end of the quote by Abraham Lincoln that kicks off Titus Andronicus’ sophomore album, The Monitor. Through our actions and sacrifice, we will be the cause of our own demise and without surrender, without compromising our integrity, [...]
Eric Church vividly remembers the day he sent a copy of his song "Lotta Boot Left to Fill" to Mike Dungan, the president of his record label, Capitol Records Nashville.
Dane101's Mad Love championship continues with two popular stimulants battling each other for dominance. Madison is a unique city boasting more independently owned coffee shoppes than corporate owned coffee shoppes. We are also lucky to have a number of quality chocolatiers and Gail Ambrosius was popular enough with dane101 readers to carve out a sixth […]
TRINIDAD BORN NEW ORLEANS BASED MC, TRUTH UNIVERSAL, IS BACK WITH A NEW RELEASE, GUERRILLA BUSINESS EP. Born in the village of Diego Martin, Trinidad, Truth Universal became a New Orleans resident at age 4 – the same time the Hip Hop Genesis was taking place. In the Crescent City, he grew up on Hip Hop, [...]
This year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival is already lining up to be an epic event. With a partial lineup of over 70 artists announced yesterday, and more to come, the challenge will be to catch all your favorites. This 10th year anniversary event has Inner City, Model 500, and Richie Hawtin’s live Plastikman performance on [...]
Yellow Ostrich - WhaleI first shared my love for the Wisconsin project Yellow Ostrich around this time last year. Since then, Alex has found best partners in himself and his looped self. One layer is marked by fresh-faced modesty. The other by rough natural talent. Maybe a third by focused composition. All with that same buttery voice. The following beauties […]