From 1965 to 1970, self-taught drummer Clyde Stubblefield played with the James Brown Band, in the process inventing the syncopated foundations of funk, soul and hip-hop. By 1971, Stubblefield had settled in Madison, where for the next forty years he held court, playing weekly Monday gigs, first with the Clyde Stubblefield Band, then with the […]
Youth Job Center: getting teenagers skills to land and hold a job
The Madison Metropolitan School District and youth services nonprofit Briar Patch have teamed up to create the Youth Job Center, aimed at getting teenage kids the skills they need to land and hold a job. Joining 8 O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing to tell us more are MMSD’s Sarah Ouzonian and Briar Patch’s Youth Employment […]
Judge: Unabomber Has It Better! than WI Incarcerated Juveniles
In June, U.S. District Court Judge James Peterson condemned the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections for maltreatment of teenage inmates at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile detention centers. Calling the Department of Corrections “callously indifferent” to the welfare of its inmates, Judge Peterson noted that Ted Kaczinski, also known as the Unabomber, […]
“Don’t Be Like That Guy: Heroes and Antiheroes” at Bandung Resta...
The young twenty-first century has certainly gotten off to a rocky start, with a wide assortment of odious, intolerant and boorish villains committing a variety of heinous and heretofore uncontemplated assaults on civic order and decency. Enter musicians Tom Kastle and Ramana Shemayev who offer, if not an antidote to, at least a cheeky respite […]
WYOU Community Television Fundraiser at The High Noon Saloon
As Madison’s community television station, over 40 years, it’s seen its share of changes. Now housed in the Madison Central Library, the station is still broadcasting on Madison digital cable channel 991 and livestreaming at wyou.org. Some changes are in the works, and tonight, WYOU hosts a fundraiser at the High Noon Saloon. The event […]
SCOTUS to Hear Wisconsin Anti-Gerrymandering Case
The last time our Eight O’Clock Buzz host Brian Standing spoke with Bill Whitford, he was hoping to attract the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court with a lawsuit charging the State of Wisconsin with an illegal gerrymander. Since then, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, marking the first time the Court […]