AltWeeklies Wire
How eMC Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Leaknew
Thanks to the Internet, you can watch the band work out their response to the leak of its debut in real time.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Many Muses of Mike Doughtynew
While Haughty Melodic presented an organic, sprawling sound, the former Soul Coughing has intentionally reined it in on Golden Delicious, aiming for a more intimate feel.
Shepherd Express |
Paul Smaxwill |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Golden Delicious, Mike Doughty
Demystifying Cheesenew
Nestled in the heart of rich farm country 35 miles northwest of Madison, Cedar Grove Cheese has been doing its part to enhance Wisconsin's reputation for creating quality cheese for more than 125 years.
Shepherd Express |
Sarah Biondich |
03-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Double-crossed in Londonnew
The Bank Job delivers all the pleasures expected from a crime-heist picture.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Inspiring and Educatingnew
Meet the Milwaukee Art Museum's new director.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
03-07-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Bob Mould Makes Peace with the Pastnew
For anyone who still associates Mould with Midwestern punk, the cover of his latest solo album, District Line, may come as quite an eye-opener. The art focuses entirely on the sights of Washington, D.C.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Mould, District Line
Scoring Points For Literacynew
In all likelihood, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will remain best known for his exploits on the basketball court. However, since retiring from sports, the erstwhile center for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers has also become a bestselling author and an advocate for reading.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
02-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Martin Atkins Wants to Rock Chinanew
Atkins juxtaposes modern and traditional sounds, including DJs, Tibetan chants, mandolin and instruments such as the pipa and hulusi, along with heavily digitized post-production.
Shepherd Express |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Milwaukee Courts Ponder How to Increase Minority Participation on Juriesnew
The Milwaukee County Circuit Court has been trying to find ways to increase minority participation on juries so that juries are truly "of one's peers."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Will Wisconsin Let Felons Vote?new
A bill introduced in the state Legislature would save taxpayers money, streamline Election Day procedures and allow an additional 38,000 people to vote in November.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
02-29-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Corporate Court at All Costsnew
Expect Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the state's largest and most powerful business lobby,to interfere in another Supreme Court race.
Shepherd Express |
Cory Liebmann |
02-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Faith of Easy Rawlinsnew
By "people like me," Easy might mean black men in 20th-century America. But, given Easy's dramatic personality change in this story, the proclamation bears rereading.
Shepherd Express |
Eric Beaumont |
02-22-2008 |
Fiction
'Travel Italia' Surveys Commerical Artistsnew
By the 1920s, high-end travel by ship, train and airplane had become a thriving business the world over, promoted by colorful posters of great artistry.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
02-22-2008 |
Nonfiction
Bob Mould Cranks Pain Through Amplifiersnew
On District Line, the unwelcome knowledge is that growing older is no guarantee, where the heart is concerned, of growing wiser.
Shepherd Express |
Jon Gilbertson |
02-22-2008 |
Reviews
Hot Buttered Impresarionew
Isaac Hayes is back in the studio recording his first album of new material in 13 years, due for a September release.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Muckian |
02-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Isaac Hayes
