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America's Great Lost Songwriternew

John Kruth talks about tackling the life of Townes Van Zandt in his new biography.
Shepherd Express  |  David Luhrssen  |  03-26-2007  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

On A Sinking Ship, Literally Floating On

With the help of Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock takes his ship on a drunken joyride.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-20-2007  |  Reviews

Inner City Squalor as Home Entertainment

A popular series of DVDs compiles footage of actual, violent street fights.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-19-2007  |  Race & Class

RDJ2 Goes Pop

The indie-rap producer's latest album throws fans a curve ball.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-19-2007  |  Reviews

The Roots' Unmarketable Masterpiecenew

Def Jam takes a gamble on Game Theory.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-19-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Annette Ziegler: A Judge With Questionable Judgmentnew

A "gut check" isn't enough to satisfy the rules.
Shepherd Express  |  Cory Liebmann  |  03-19-2007  |  Politics

Development Stalematenew

How Milwaukee and veterans lost common ground at the VA.
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  03-19-2007  |  Housing & Development

The Lord, Our $aviornew

Last week's stock-market plunge served as a warning from an angry God, but this cranky Creator isn't without heart, and for a limited time salvation is yours when you buy into His financial program, Turning Sunday Mass into $unday Ma$$.
Shepherd Express  |  Robbie Hartman  |  03-09-2007  |  Commentary

Writing Where You Knownew

Lauren Fox draws a national spotlight.
Shepherd Express  |  Dustin Beilke  |  03-09-2007  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Bringing Noncommercial Metal to the Massesnew

As perhaps the genre's leading band, Lamb of God has helped push a hardcore/extreme metal scene that has been an underground phenomenon.
Shepherd Express  |  Alan Sculley  |  03-09-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Keeping Quiet About HPVnew

Will vaccine get fair debate in Wisconsin?
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  03-09-2007  |  Science

'I Deal With Being Black Every Day'new

Amid unique professional and personal challenges, African-American women strive to get ahead.
Shepherd Express  |  Evan Rytlewski  |  03-09-2007  |  Race & Class

The Broke Generationnew

The cost of getting ahead may be too much for many Gen Xers.
Shepherd Express  |  Lisa Kaiser  |  04-14-2006  |  Economy

Blowing Smokenew

The new film based on Christopher Buckley's decade-old novel of the same name is a cynically cancerous comedy.
Shepherd Express  |  David Luhrssen  |  04-14-2006  |  Reviews

Vote Like Your Life Depends on Itnew

In its endorsement of John Kerry, the Shepherd-Express cites the situation in Iraq, the likelihood the draft will be reinstituted and George W. Bush's opposition to stem-cell research as some of the reasons Americans' lives depend on who gets elected to the presidency.
Shepherd Express  |  Staff  |  11-01-2004  |  Commentary

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