Following a lackluster 2012 post-season Bo Pelini and his 2013 squad have been granted a sigh of relief. Despite early speculation, the Cornhuskers have been placed atop the Nebraska State Activities Association’s 2013 preseason football poll. The poll, determined by voters from ESPN’s website, has sparked a flurry of emotion across the state. “We haven’t […] Read more
It’s funny how the world spins sometimes, one day you can have your television show and you’re hotter than a hot fudge bisquict on a bitshering summer day, and the next you’re hated by everyone for using the N-word to describe a young hotel worker. Now most of you reader are disappointed in the words […] Read more
People of all ages and styles came together at Stinson Park on Saturday for Omaha’s fifth annual Maha Music Festival. Perhaps this is because the various bands for the entire day’s lineup (not to mention the hype of headliner The Flaming Lips) attracted a variety of demographics, or perhaps it is because of everything that […] Read more
Celebrating its fifteenth year of festival making, Pickathon 2013 set out to create a truly unique and one of a kind musical experience, offering a whimsical journey accentuated by an eclectic array of artists. The party began on Thursday, the day before the official start date, where festival goers willing to shell out a few […] Read more
These days you practically can’t walk down the street without stumbling into a music festival. They’re all over the place, in cities all across the country. With all of the festival options available to the average music fan, what makes Pitchfork a worthy prospect? While other festivals like Bonaroo and Lollapalooza boast dozens of trendy, […] Read more
Absent Light represents a return from hiatus for Misery Signals, a metal band whose last album was released in 2008. This means that, since the band last put out an album, music has changed. Elements of electronica are now common in heavier music, and clean singing slowly edged out unclean vocals as the style of […] Read more
Seeds Entertainment: Basically what your job boils down to is being a host… Scott Aukerman: It’s definitely a different skill than just being a comedian. I just did my friend Kurt Braunohler podcast and because it’s just us doing dumb bits, it’s fun because it’s just us doing dumb bits. I don’t have to steer […] Read more
Day 11 of 11 Retrospective Milwaukee’s Summerfest bills itself as the “World’s Largest Music Festival.” In several ways, this is true: the grounds are expansive, the music is diverse, and (being truly Wisconsin) the people ranged from calm to obscene, and petite to obese. What truly sets Summerfest apart, however, is that this is […] Read more
As summer draws to a bitter close and somber students prepare to engage in another nine months of schooling, young adults across the nation search for one last act of unconstrained freedom before returning to the confines of academia. This, naturally, is where music festivals stake their claim as one of the top destinations for […] Read more
This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, held at Union Park in Chicago on July 19 through 21, features artists who are fresh and relatively new as well as groups that formed many years or even decades ago. An interesting example of such bands is The Breeders who will perform songs from their major album, Last Splash, […] Read more
