AUDIO: AJ Mayy – “Take Me Serious”
With relentless flows and clever bars, Mayy demonstrates his lyrical prowess and unleashes raw talent, rapping with a chip on his shoulder.
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B&E Weekly Jams Presented by Bublr Bikes: 6/6 – 6/12/23
Check out the latest in music from Milwaukee, featuring tracks from You Win!!!, Lonni Monae, Emaad and more!
Read moreAUDIO: KASE – “Ceeloe”
The Milwaukee music scene was recently hit with the tragic news that beloved musician, artist and teacher Cecilio Negron, Jr had passed away. Several of those close to him came together to create a piece of music dedicated to his memory. The KASE trio collaborated with Anthony Deutch on a free jazz composition just over eight minutes long, recorded live
Read moreAUDIO: World I Hate – “Years of Lead”
Hardcore punks World I Hate have unleashed their highly anticipated debut full-length album into the world. With eleven blazing tracks, the record brutally confronts the callous neoliberal machine that enables evil and violence to pervade in our world. The band is sick of nonstop, performative bullshit, seeking to eviscerate such injustice with the infernal, crushing onslaught of dystopian powerviolence. With
Read moreAUDIO: Lucky Bone – “The Vanishing”
Noise act Lucky Bone released a new album this past week. Recorded after viewing the 1988 Dutch film “The Vanishing”, the album was created using locked grooves cut and pasted onto a groove-less, blank record. Opening with warped samples of ekphrastic film analysis, the album then continues into a bright, psychedelia-tinged soundscape of repetitious clangor and crackling texture; things conclude
Read moreAUDIO: Rahn Harper – “Same Old Story”
Consisting of two tracks, Harper’s dexterity in navigating different sounds comes across this pop and hip hop hybrid.
Read moreAUDIO: T!ny – “Girl Online”
Despite its seemingly antisocial theme, the lyrics are ingeniously juxtaposed with the song’s relentless energy, making T!ny the undeniable life of the party.
Read moreAUDIO: Emaad – “Through The Door”
Emaad strikes a balance between the allure of having cash and the dangers of flaunting it.
Read moreBig Beat MKE 2023 Night Six Recap
The semifinals are set after two more close battles and a Camp Shuttlesworth takeover.
Read moreAUDIO: Ernie Z Featuring Eli $tones – “What’s Love?”
“What’s Love?” serves as a blend of different genres and the artistic synergy between Ernie Z and Eli $tones.
Read moreAUDIO: Emmett Mulrooney – “Love And Life”
The track paints a vivid picture of fleeting moments, akin to a sun-drenched summer gone in a blink,
Read moreAUDIO: Jwoods1945 Featuring Lil Flexaco & Kill Goober – “2 Whips”
The track unfolds over a backdrop of spaced-out, cloudy synths, with each verse talking about living the high life.
Read moreVIDEO: Okay Omen – “Reverie”
Okay Omen are out with the video accompanying the lead single from their debut album “So It Goes…” released in February. Samer Ghani shot the visual this past winter, finding the band performing the song in an upper-floor space which gets projected onto the side of various buildings (including the Giannis mural!). Folks come gather and watch the projections –
Read moreAUDIO: 0pticbox – “Live Again”
Electronic producer 0pticbox’s latest single is a sleek yet jittery one. Taking a complex rhythm pattern and hanging a gently humming melody over it, the song features a distant sample of a man praying to be reunited with his family, happily doing so by the end. With this context, the tune feels like the accompaniment to feverishly searching for something
Read moreAUDIO: Quotes From Movies – “Super Mall Mannequin”
Indie rockers Quotes From Movies dropped their second single of the year about a month ago. It’s a song about getting older and feeling lost; the world seems like it’s all so fake and you just want to escape from it all. With a keen pop sensibility that tackles the relatable topic of young adult angst, Quotes From Movies bring
Read moreBreaking And Entering Radio: 6/1/23
Today we’re switching it up and giving you a special Rap Phone-centric episode of Breaking And Entering Radio, featuring interviews from just some of the performers in the 2023 Big Beat MKE beat battle tournament.
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