After much planning, a complete revision, and an extensive amount of anticipation from the Milwaukee music scene, it’s exciting to say that “Daymares”, the debut album from WebsterX, is here. Released through his recently signed distribution deal with Closed Sessions, Web premiered the album early via The Fader on Thursday, and it will hit all major online retailers tomorrow. There’s
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It’s a big day for one of the most popular artists in Milwaukee, as WebsterX unveiled his latest track, “Intuition”. The news of the track was teased via Twitter and an Instagram video posted yesterday. In addition to the new track, Web also announced that his debut album, “Daymares”, will be released on March 24th via Closed Sessions. Web’s been taking
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I was lucky enough to have record year of concert going in my life time. Pretty much every concert I went to happened in Milwaukee. So, since this crazy year of music is wrapping up, I wanted to give you a taste of the top concerts I had a pleasure of witnessing this year. Here’s the countdown: 10.) TACOCAT AT
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It feels like every WebsterX release somehow finds a way to be bigger than the last. That trend continues today, as Menomonee Falls native Andy Hurley of Fall Out Boy premiered Web’s new track on Twitter. The “Lost Ones Freestyle” is a loosie, but the energy is on par with everything else that has been coming from the New Age
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For the past nine years, 88Nine RadioMilwaukee has given out awards honoring some of the top names in Milwaukee’s local music scene, and for the past decade they’ve excelled the city’s local music scene by leaps and bounds. So it’s no surprise that their Walker’s Point studio was packed on Thursday night for an award show that not only featured
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While everyone seems to be trying to make bigger and bigger hype tracks, Lex Allen takes things down a notch, with a beautiful tribute to his late mother. “Mama’s Boy” is the purest track you’ll hear from Lex, largely comprised of just a piano and raw talent. Lex isn’t ever afraid to put his personality on display; in fact he may
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With momentum picking up following WebsterX’s recent single and addition to the Closed Sessions roster, New Age Narcissism emcee Lorde Fredd33 is next up from the camp, with a new single entitled “Blow”. Produced by Different Note, Fredd33 does his thing, spitting some some abstract bars over a spacy, slightly-off beat. Even more notably, according to the track’s description, “Blow”
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After more than a year without a single, Milwaukee’s WebsterX is back with new music, returning with the new drop “Blue Streak”, produced by an intentionally mysterious producer (or production group) named Four Giants. In the time between releases, however, Web has been anything but silent, keeping his buzz up while touring, and through appearances with New Age Narcissism. The
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The end of the year may very well become New Age Narcissism season, as it appears a ton of new material is in the works. One of the artists on the roster that is well known but has little recorded work out is Siren, but she is about to change all of that. On Tuesday she unleashed “Priestess”, the lead
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The collective known as Foreign Goods, featuring New Age Narcissism’s Jay Anderson, Klassik, Soul Low’s Sam Gehrke, and B-Free, amongst a host of other talented musicians, has made a name for themselves by playing out frequently in Milwaukee. A proper release from the band, however, was yet to come. Luckily for us, Gloss Records recently released the group’s debut EP,
Read moreWay back in June, Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band graced the stage at The Tonic Tavern as part of our “An Evening With” series. The band headlined a show with Chicago’s Zoofunkyou, and even invited a couple members onstage for a jam to kick things off. They kept the night going with their own blend of funk, and brought
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Things get all sorts of introspective on 3099’s new single, “Ostinato”, which features New Age Narcissism crooner Lex Allen. The track features some truthful lyrics, with the reality of struggling to make it through hip hop. The video, directed by KuMays, reflects that, as 3099, aka APRIME of AUTOMatic, looks to find his place. Everything about these visuals are smooth,
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Queen Tut burst onto the Milwaukee hip hop scene last year, and her latest single shows that she is here to stay. “Cantaloupe” is a declaration of the Queen’s reign, backed by New Age Narcissism’s Q the Sun. Part Nicki Minaj, part MIA, the track is relentless, and so is Queen Tut. Step back and let her do damage. Check
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I’ll admit that I am, like most people, a creature of habit. Every year, The Roots return to Summerfest, and every year, for whatever reason, their set always conflicts with another band that I want to see. And every year, routinely, I tell myself “okay, I’ll catch them next year.” This year, the annual favorites and resident Tonight Show band
Read moreWell, that was unsettling. The new visuals for Lorde Fredd33’s “SOS” feature all of the hallmarks of a New Age Narcissism video that we’ve come to expect from the group, including some limit pushing. The video, directed by Q The Sun and shot by Cody LaPlant and Damien Blue, features Fredd33 taking matters into his own hands in an epic
Read moreBreaking And Entering is thrilled to bring you the next installment of our local monthly showcase at The Tonic Tavern! It’s getting all sorts of funked up on June 22nd at 8:00 PM, as we bring you Bo Triplex and His Beautiful Band and Chicago’s Zoofunkyou! Cover is $5, and your first domestic beer or rail drink is free! Bo
Read moreThe internet in Milwaukee is in the process of breaking again. WebsterX’s latest, “Everything” dropped yesterday, with visuals from Cody LaPlant and Damien Blue. This time we see Webster touch down from space, with the always stunning visuals behind it, and next level production all around. The track has what’s seeming to become the signature New Age Narcissism sound to
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Part of a strong top line of talent in New Age Narcissism, Lorde Fredd33 has often been featured on several of the group’s tracks, though it’s been a while since he’s put out a solo single. Enter “SOS” which dropped on Monday. Fredd33 shows that he can command attention on his own, with just as much energy as the tracks
Read moreOne of the strongest aspects of what makes New Age Narcissism so strong is how diverse their talent pool is. The latest offering from the collective is Lex Allen’s “Cream And Sugar” with a very out-of-left-field visual treatment by Cody LaPlant. Produced by Q The Sun, the track is smooth, and creates the perfect backdrop for Lex to flaunt his
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It was a big year for Milwaukee music, and that was capped off with the 8th annual RadioMilwaukee Music Awards last night. The event was held at 88Nine’s studios in the Third Ward, and it was nothing less than something special. Oodles of local music talent were in the room, both onstage and off, and it felt like one big
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Everything that New Age Narcissism does lately seems to be turning heads in Milwaukee. The movement, quarterbacked by WebsterX, is known for expanding their sound, regardless of genre, into something completely different and unique. Enter “KidX”, the EP from WebsterX and Q The Sun, which is in part an homage to Radiohead’s “Kid A”. In a post on Facebook, Q
Read moreFile this one under “Allen is way late to the party” as well. I saw WebsterX’s “Lately” video the day that it came out, and surprise surprise, I never got around to putting it up on the blog. In the time since this video, the follow up to the hit “Doomsday”, has come out, Web has signed with a national
Read moreThis week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Lorde Fredd33, one of several names buzzing in the city’s hip hop scene. He’s a member of the out-of-the-box collective New Age Narcissism, and that’s very apparent on his latest EP, “33: The Education”. His style is all about delivery, with a spastic tone to it at times. More than anything, he
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