This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Blonder, a five piece lo-fi group that just released it’s debut EP, “Yellow”. Although they’ve been around for a couple of years, this is their first release. In just five songs, the band manages to encompass everything that’s cool and fun about alternative rock. The band is just emerging in support of
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2015 is already shaping up to be a great year for Milwaukee hip hop, and D. Bridge’s first track of the year, “Forgive Me For Flexin’”, is a great addition to the overall scope of things here. With a strong beat from producer XYZ, D. Bridge plays the ultra cool role all over the production. Be on the lookout for
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SAFS Crew producer Vincent vanGREAT and Uni-Fi Records are kicking off their 2015 with a bang. This new track, “Critical Condition” is a punch in the mouth, with an amped up energy, and features from three strong emcees. El Shareef, Vonny Del Fresco, and A.P.R.I.M.E. of AUTOMatic all get to hop all over this beat, and definitely do their best
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More footage from this past weekend at Cactus Club, this time in the form of emcee J. Todd. If there’s ever been a competition for a Milwaukee anthem, this song definitely makes a strong case to be at the top. With one of the hardest beats in recent years, and a hook that you can’t help but like, this is
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10 years. We got a good 10 years from the duo that is or was Crystal Castles. Ethan Kath has officially called it quits, although I feel as though it’s more Alice than Kath. We got three albums and several quirky antics to only reminisce now as this point marks the day the duo have moved on. If you, like
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Live Tetherball Tonight is: Ryan Gehrig (guitar and vocals), Josh Rardin (bass and vocals), and Josiah Kuechenmeister (drums and vocals). You can listen to their music here. Live Tetherball Tonight have only been around for a handful of months, but in that short time, the band released their debut EP You Can Always Stay the Same. The original intention was to just have
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I always have a weird obsession with lost or hidden recordings, and this one is a fun one for sure. While we all have probably heard Jim Croce’s version of this song, Jerry Lee Lewis covered the song at some point in the late 70s. In what sounds like it definitely would end up as a throwaway record, it’s now
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Now this is the story all about how the Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff flipped Vegas upside down. At a party at the Palms in Las Vegas, Will Smith made a surprise cameo during DJ Jazzy Jeff’s set, resulting in the first time that they’ve been on stage togeher “in forever”, according to Smith. Things got sweeter when the
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If I’ve learned anything from trial and error in exhausted pursuit of conquering social etiquette, it’s that there are steadfast conversational murky waters. Tread at your own risk—and if I may—tread gently with music. “So, what kind of music do you like?” Blame it on my naivety, inept social graces, or inclination toward painful sincerity, but I used to ask
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A couple days late, but hey, it was Easter! On Saturday, April 19th, I was in attendance of All Time Low’s 13th show at The Rave. The show started at 8 pm with Handguns. For a newer band to be opening a sold out show, man did they kill it! The crowd was divided, some have heard of the band,
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Record Store Day is upon us, and we highly suggest that you get to your local independent record store to support them. Not only are you doing something great by going out and getting that hard copy, but you’ve also got a chance to score some great deals on exclusive deals and releases specifically for Record Store Day. If you’re
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Philadelphia’s Freeway & Mash-up expert Girl Talk have collaborated on “Broken Ankles”, a 6 track EP that doesn’t pull punches anywhere. As always, Girl Talk is over the top with his production, keeping it as high energy as he can, much like his live shows. Freeway proves that he hasn’t fallen off at all since bouncing around labels after leaving
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Oh no, but oh yeah it’s almost my favorite time of the year! FESTIVAL SEASON! After seeing Cochella’s and Bonnaroo’s line-up I can already sense how sad my bank account is about to be for the next few months, possibly even years. I am interested in seeing how these huge line-ups impact the rest of the big season’s line-up with Lollapalooza
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Since I’m half an hour early for class, I’ve got time to mention this video. I saw this yesterday, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It seems cheesy, especially the lyrics, but the skating here is pretty legit. The fake falls, though, look really, really, really fake. Anyway, watch this Shaggy parody:
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Here’s a song leak from Madtown’s 2win’s album “When The Streets Take Over”, which I produced. If you want to get the whole album, it should be available online shortly. Or, if you’re in Madison, it’s available at the following locations: The Exclusive Company – 508 State St. (608) 255-2433 B-Side Records & Tapes – 436 State St. (608) 255-1917
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So… I definitely missed Cezar’s show tonight. Sucks, but it happens. Anyway, he sent me another track recently entitled “My Time”. One thing is for sure: Cezar is hungry. Keep a look out for his upcoming projects. Click here to listen to “My Time” by Cezar (Via TwitTrax)
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These guys are unreal. I wish I could do this. And they do this all day long. Oh, and I guess Kanye was there last night or something, too. I’ll probably have videos of that eventually.
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This is kind of interesting. Try to guess what genre of music each New Yorker is listening to. You’ll be amazed at some of the actual answers. Some are kind of predictable though. What are you listening to?
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I don’t read the Harry Potter books. I never have, and never will. I don’t watch the movies. Again, probably won’t get into them. One thing I do like, though, is the theme song. And this remix of it. Very cool. Check it out: http://soundcloud.com/fee_lipe/terabyte-frenzy-harry-potter Also, it sounds very cool on a carillon, say… at Marquette University…
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This was supposed to be a Kelly Clarkson/Notorious B.I.G. Mash-Up called “Biggie Biggie Biggie Can’t You See My Life Would Suck Without You”, but that didn’t work. Luckily, D4L was fresh in my mind from seeing the CD for the first time last weekend. (I know it came out in 2005, don’t worry). Anyway, just listen: Tune into our show
Read moreSo, there’s this drink called Four Loko. I don’t drink, so I can’t really describe it, I guess. People are considering banning it, though, because of the amount of debauchery it causes. Here’s the explanation: However, for those of you wanting to know what really goes down, there is a website for that: http://www.fourlokostories.com. See more stories like the following,
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Go vote tomorrow. Not a convincing argument? Okay. Fine! Listen to these people, then go vote. [funnyordie id=04b032f1f7 width=512 height=328] 10 Minutes from Alyssa Milano
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This is interesting, if nothing short of useless to me… yet. Apple unveiled the Mac Airbook Software Reinstall Drive today. Essentially, it’s a flash drive, with a program on it. Techcrunch can explain it much better than me. They also announced the Mac App Store, which is assumed to be pretty much the same thing as the Iphone/Ipod/Ipad app store.
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