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Local Acts Come Close to Real Thingnew

Ever since Bob Dylan inaugurated the era of the singer-songwriter, most pop acts write their own material. But some local musicians are finding great success in playing the songs of other, more famous artists.
Isthmus  |  Kenneth Burns  |  02-05-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Wounds of Warnew

Thousands of veterans are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with permanent and debilitating injuries. Here are some of their stories.
Isthmus  |  Kenneth Burns  |  01-22-2008  |  War

Roundtable: The Digital Reality of Musicnew

Five Madison-area musicians talk about how they use the internet to promote, sell and even pen their music in the MySpace age.
Isthmus  |  Kenneth Burns  |  10-15-2007  |  Music

American Idyllnew

As you grill that brat on July 4, consider your unalienable right to pursue happiness.
Isthmus  |  Kenneth Burns  |  07-02-2007  |  Culture

I Saw The Light: A Gay Man's Search for a Welcoming Church

After establishing an identity as a gay man, country musician and alternative journalist, the author realized that "just as preachers and Sunday school teachers used to tell me, I might have a soul, and it might need looking after."
Isthmus  |  Kenneth Burns  |  12-22-2005  |  LGBT

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