Beatrix Potter — a name usually associated with Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. But cottontails and bunny trails weren’t the only thing on this Brit’s mind. Who would have pegged her for a super...

Only a day after the release of Gwar’s new CD, Lust in Space, demand is so vast that riots have broken out nationwide because of the lack of supply. Crack cocaine use is up by 200 percent, and murder...

The only 24-karat gold-skinned man to walk the planet will perform in Iowa City tonight. His name is Eloise, and he comes with his brother, Lord T. “We happen to be — I didn’t like this when I was...

He’s got heaps of soul and tubs of funk, and, evidently, he’s got blues enough to make it into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Dennis McMurrin has been entertaining people with his guitar since before...

The Johnson County Fairgrounds’ Montgomery Hall overflowed with green-shirted children on July 25, all toting matted photographs or data-covered poster-boards and textile displays. “They’ll have...

Though their genre receives little attention in Iowa City, the blues masterminds of Tornadoes do their part in keeping the music flowing. “Musical tastes in a college town are a little more fickle than...

Like an acid flashback, Story City band Radio Moscow delves into the psychedelic soaked sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, delivering a sincere blues/rock that is practically indistinguishable from bands...

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Alanis Morissette With fear of being crass, along with the 9/11 attacks, the horrific and sudden death of JFK Jr., and the fearful realization of hitting puberty, anyone who’s any 20-something in Middle...

Musical energy sweeps through Austin band Nelo like rainwater through dry Texas soil. The Southern folk/rock group, whose sound is reminiscent of ’90s pop/rock hits, has been growing over the last three...

Matching the cosmetically comedic wit of Miguel de Cervantes and the brash repertoire of Tucker Max, Steve Hely creates a character in How I Became a Famous Novelist so etched with honest humor and even...

1969: Go to the record store. Flip through new releases. Buy an album. Go home. Listen. 2009: Go to the Internet. Type in a band name. Click download. Listen. As Dylan told us — “For the times,...