AltWeeklies Wire
Will Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Musicians Strike?new
After seven bargaining sessions, the WCO's 34 core musicians and the WCO aren't close to hammering out the terms of a new contract. In fact, musician representative Todd Jelen says that the players became so discouraged with the WCO's unwillingness to bargain on key issues they requested that a mediator from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service join the proceedings.
Wisconsin Film Festival Considers Expandingnew
Now in its 10th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival has become the de facto kickoff of Madison's spring arts season, and audiences clearly aren't tiring of it.
Trent Reznor Dreams Up a Remarkable Way to Sell Albumsnew
With its web-based, pay-what-you-want distribution of In Rainbows, Radiohead demonstrated that it's easy for established acts to take control of their own releases. Now Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has one-upped the Englishmen.
Tags: Nine Inch Nails
Wisconsin's Film Industry Looks Beyond 'Public Enemies'new
Does the $20 million Michael Mann shoot really indicate, as Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton has said, that Wisconsin is in the running to become the nation's "third coast" as far as Hollywood's concerned?
Mainstream Pop Worked its Magic in '07new
To be honest, I thought my susceptibility to commercial music had faded long ago. Boy, was I wrong.
It's Showtime for Pale Young Gentlemennew
The Madison indie group turns rock into theater.
Isthmus |
Tom Laskin |
11-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pale Young Gentlemen
The 10% Dilemmanew
Food advocates would like us to get a tenth of our diets from nearby farms, but it won't be easy.
Isthmus |
Tom Laskin |
10-30-2007 |
Food+Drink
Music 2004
2004's music was about everything but singers and songs.
