amazing

that is all i have to say about this video.

rock on folks,
margaret kaye

yay yeasayer!

yeasayer annouced the title of their next album a few weeks ago. their second album, called odd blood, will be released february 9, 2010 according to pitchfork. to hold us over until then, secretly canadian (the record label yeasayer is with) has a free mp3 you can download from their site, and pictured above is [...]

sunday=procrastination

i think that’s a universal truth for college students. my procrastinating led me to the itunes store (you can only look at your facebook newsfeed so much right?). today i found an ep on the indie spotlight called the recordings of the middle east by the middle east. check out the music video below of [...]

wet cold nasty wisconsin weather…

calls for some great acoustic music doesn’t it? tomorrow night it’s supposed to rain/snow just in time for the great lake swimmers to play at the rathskeller. if you’re a fan of iron and wine, jose gonzalez, or horse feathers you should bundle up and head to the union. the show starts at 9:30 [...]

Mocky w/ GZA – Birds of a Feather (Remix)

To be honest this song is just perfect.

 
Mocky (myspace)
Mocky w/ GZA – Birds of a Feather (Remix) (mp3)
 
Hope this makes the cold weather more bearable.
 
- matt forrest

on tap tonight

sian alice group with jeremy messersmith and we all have hooks for hands at memorial union at 8:30. both groups are definitely worth checking out. sian alice group just released an album in august (troubled, shaken, etc.). below is a video of a song off of their 2008 album 59.59. it was filmed in dallas [...]

Big Things Poppin: Madison Hype Initiatve

 
So where have we come from several months ago when the Madison Hype Initiative was born? Where has the hype gone? What have we achieved?
Well there have been things. More gutter basement messes with the arrival of the Ghetto Division in Madison for the FMF ‘09 secret afterparty scene. Oh and don’t worry, there will [...]

Women | May 8 | Terrace

Women w/ Jail
8 May 
9:30p
The Terrace
Facebook 
Decider Write Up

 
I had the pleasure of seeing Women at SXSW this year at the Ground Control Party in an Urban Outfitters parking lot near the University of Texas campus. They were one of my must-see bands and I was highly anticipating their performance. We stumbled out of bed a little [...]

While You were Drinking

Im back, and this time it’s for good. I have recently been granted Leadership over the Blog for the upcoming academic year.  Hurray!  So strap on your party hats guys….
Ok, enough about me.  Down to business. Let’s recap the super successful show I covered on Friday.
 
Seriously though, I’m speaking to the handful of you who [...]

Blank Dogs @ Good Style Shop

I want to sound cool and say that Blank Dogs performance at the Good Style Shop on East Washington yesterday was some what of a secret show…but it was publicized via the Good Style Shop’s Myspace. I saw a bulletin from the Good Style Shop late Tuesday night, reaffirming why I still have a Myspace [...]