Arts Extract

We revisit our February 2017 discussion with UW-Madison professor Don Moynihan about free speech issues on college campuses.

From the "Contender" EP. More info: bit.ly/2pTfwlG

We discuss Madison's annual feminist sci-fi convention, WisCon, with organizers Nicasio Reed and Marianne Kirby. WisCon returns May 26 through 29. More info at http://wiscon.net/

Wisconsin-based artist Martha Glowacki discusses her show "Martha Glowacki’s Natural History, Observations and Reflections," which is on view until May 14 at the Chazen Museum of Art.

Chris Lay takes a look at some of the best work national comedians have recorded recently in Madison.

Brian Standing talks with us about the ongoing effort to preserve the work of eccentric Madison sculptor Sid Boyum.

Madison metal duo Tubal Cain discuss their debut album, Black Eden.

Chris Lay reads his classic Tone Madison essay "My Hatred Of The Pedal Pub Is Deep And True." Read the original piece here: buff.ly/2odqJ0b

A conversation about the impending 2017 Wisconsin Film Festival.

Madison producer Jordan Cohen, aka @chantssound, discusses his new @do-the-astral-plane release, Amethyst Dust.

Madison electronic producer @mahr talks with us about her work.

Madison MC/educator Rob Dz and Isthmus staff writer Allison Geyer join us for a discussion of the new beginnings and changes of ownership happening in Madison's music venues. Photo by Robin Davies.

The Access Denied panel, recorded live on Feb. 10, 2017 at the Madison Public Library's Central Branch, discussed inequalities in Madison's nightlife.

UW-Madison professor Don Moynihan offers some level-headed perspective on the narratives surrounding free speech on college campuses.

Tone Madison contributor Chris Lay reads his essay about his first experience in a sensory-deprivation tank. Read the original piece here: http://buff.ly/2lvmHvU

From the "Skunk Ape" EP on @kitschymanitou Records. More info: http://bit.ly/2jTKad6

Laura Damon-Moore of the Library As Incubator Project discusses how federal funding has enabled public libraries, including the ones right here in Madison, to reinvent themselves. These developments could be threatened under dramatic federal cuts the Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have proposed.

Madison band Miyha's first EP, the recently released Happy Birthday, Nick, combines bright guitar-pop with unsparing lyrics. Guitarist/singer Alejandra Perez, formerly of Tarpaulin and Automatically Yours, uses the EPs five songs to unpack the fond memories and indignities of a broken relationship. Songs like "Dodge Or Pine," "92/69/39 (Ryan Adams)," and "Raspberry Kombucha" feel very true to the mix of nostalgia and lingering bitterness a person can feel when looking back on any kind of hurtful relationship, romantic or otherwise. Though Perez's approach is unvarnished and plainspoken, she pulls off unpretentious lines that stretch powerfully between those conflicting emotions. After listing some happy memories on "92/69/39 (Ryan Adams)," she sings, "It doesn't seem like much when I put it in a box"—capturing how significant and how small events in our lives can seem. The chorus of "Raspberry Kombucha" is a bit more oblique, but has a visceral punch anyway: 'You just keep on denying what's growing in your

A couple of years ago, Madison-based comedian and musician Nate Bjork released Bridge Party, an entire album of songs inspired by the three-season TV adaptation of Stephen King's Under The Dome. Bjork spoke with Scott about how he got started on this whole project, and what's kept him going. We also discussed his habit of using Internet jukeboxes to torment bar patrons.

Mixed-media artist Floor van de Velde discusses her exhibit "Luminous Scores," which is on permanent display at the Madison Science Museum.