Fearful Symmetries

It was on this day in 1989 that Rush released Presto . This was about 2 years after I had taken the plunge into their catalogue. Not as stro...

Last week I wrote in black distress that I hadn't seen Planters Salt & Vinegar cashews for some time and feared that they had been...

Piper played with a catnip toy last night. As she chewed on it, I could smell the pungent aroma. I think she got rather high as she didn'...

We got a dusting of snow last night - our first of the season. It's either snowing out now or it's very windy. I must get the shovel...

Have you seen the poster for the movie Dahomey ? It's a documentary about the repatriation of artwork to Benin from France. And it scree...

News is out that Genesis' opus The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is getting the super deluxe 50th anniversary (which was earlier this week...

And it was only 11 when I first heard it. Tempus fugit. But it has aged well. Still a classic. The closest The Lamb tour got to Wisconsin w...

My wife has renounced gluten so I spend time in the gluten-free aisles at grocery stores and have come to know which pizzerias offer a crust...

Sandwich lovers on Madison's east side have suffered a lot of bad news recently. News came down this summer that Alimentari would be op...

Pete Sinfield was a man of many hats. He was King Crimson's OG roadie, wrote lyrics for them, produced albums, did lighting, got album c...

Sing the subtitle like Yes! After having filled my basket with salt & vinegar peanuts , I traipsed down the snack aisle on my most recen...

Several weeks back, I found myself perusing the new snack aisle my local Woodman's and came across a couple salt & vinegar treats fr...

When Crucible opened back in 2019, I was fully under the impression that it was place for DJs to spin EDM and for folks to get kinky, indul...

Someone has put a couple videos from the Beat concert at the Orpheum earlier this month that aren't the drum solo up at Youtube. Many th...

I simply cannot get enough of The Lighthouse . I just love that film. And so of course my ass was planted in a seat at the IMAX on Wednesday...

Lake Louie (nee Wisconsin Brewing Company) has a couple new brews: It isn't clear to me if these are autumn seasonals or winter or who....

It's been about a week since Donald Trump won the popular vote to become president once again. I didn't vote for the man and I belie...

The legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes passed away yesterday at age 99. 99! The guy played with seemingly everyone - Lester Young, Charlie Pa...

For reasons unknown, the only footage of the Beat show here in Madison a week or so ago that has made it onto Youtube is Danny Carey's d...