His voice isn’t Deep South enough to conjure images of strumming banjos, but author Man Martin’s soothing Georgia twang and natural humor immediately makes the listener feel like an old school chum....

It may seem like a stretch for a band that once channeled the tunes of Slipknot to now liken itself to the country sounds of Old Crow Medicine Show, but that’s just what Iowa band Illinois John Fever...

Comparisons are a common trend in music: John Mayer with Dave Matthews, Sufjan Stephens with Elliott Smith, or Bob Dylan to, well, anyone with a raspy voice. Awesome Color, from Michigan, is no different,...

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...

Bear vs. Shark In 2003, Bear vs. Shark released Right Now You’re in the Best of Hands. And If Something Isn’t Quite Right, Your Doctor Will Know in a Hurry. The album is as comforting and reassuring...

Picture 13 hours of shrieking tunes, blazing metal, and enough noise to send Marilyn Manson running for earplugs. Though this may seem hard to grasp, it’s the concept behind Melapalooza, a one-day festival...

Iowa City is a bicycle enthusiast’s dream come true. The city features great bike shops, nationally renown trails, and numerous racing teams. These factors are a big part of the reason Iowa was voted...

If you measure the Obama administration’s campaign for health-care reform by its ability to win crucial support from major institutions, things are going swimmingly. Wal-Mart, which insures fewer than...

Nuclear weapons came to be in a world that was vastly different from our world today. This was a world in which most were intimately familiar with all-out war, a world that saw the decline of an old empire...

Students now have a person in their corner fighting sexual assaults and violence on this campus. Monique DiCarlo, the former director of the Women’s Resource and Action Center, is the UI’s first sexual-misconduct-response...

When it comes to field hockey, it probably couldn’t have been a better couple of weeks for former Hawkeye player Caroline Blaum. Shortly after being named to this year’s national squad, Iowa head...

Although former Iowa shortstop Justin Toole was not selected last month in the 2009 MLB draft, he is attempting a journey into the major leagues. Toole has recently signed a free-agent contract with the...