Milwaukee hip hop duo ZMBPCK (pronounced “Zombie Pack”) recently released the video for single “Mood” and they go straight up Office Space on their work space. With a pair of talented emcees, and some quality production, the group have a unique sound of their own. There’s elements of trap, but conventional hip hop prevails on this track, and ZMBPCK lay
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Children of the beast embrace. Sum 41 is back! After several years of ups and downs, including a very great album in 2011’s “Screaming Bloody Murder”, the band has their first new video in five years with “Fake My Own Death”. It’s Sum 41 vs. the Internet in this one, as they dodge memes that are dead set on destroying
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April’s installment of “An Evening With…” brought The Bang Bang and Faux Fiction to The Tonic Tavern in Bay View, and both acts delivered with their sets. Openers Faux Fiction provided an exceptional fast-paced start to the night, and now you can check out their full set from the show below. Overall, this was a great night for a couple
Read moreYes. We’re listening to it, too. JT drops off the summer jam for 2016, complete with a video full of celebrity cameos. The song is featured on the soundtrack to Dreamworks’ “Trolls”, and the cast is obviously feeling the song. Here’s your Friday soundtrack:
Read moreIt’s all sun and games in the bay for Tope’s latest video, “Better Place”. The Portland rapper recently moved to Oakland, and has prepared his “3 AM In Oakland” project, set to come out later this year. In addition, he has an extensive West Coast tour coming up, and undoubtedly some new material from that to follow. However, in “Better
Read moreWith a distinctive mix of indie and twangy country, Devil Met Contention are back with a new clip for single “Used To Be”. With wonderful studio-shot visuals, the track stands out, much in the style of bands like The Airborne Toxic Event and Interpol, except with noticeably more heart delivered in their vocals. This is a band giving it their
Read moreVonny Del Fresco is dead. Von Alexander, who generated his initial buzz under the previous moniker, is very much alive however, and we get to watch that transformation in the stunning Damien Blue directed visuals for “Waves”. In the video, the last of VDF is tied to a tree in the woods and left for dead, and it’s up to
Read moreIt was a cold, rainy night in Bay View, but The Midwest Beat warmed up The Tonic Tavern at our March “An Evening With…” show, and brought the room to life with their catchy brand of twang pop. Check out the footage from the set here, and don’t forget to keep checking out our “An Evening With…” series at The
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
Read moreWith a slight departure from his glitchy, retro sound that helped him earn his name, Chuck Inglish takes things in a different direction in his latest single and video for “L.E.D.” featuring Yasmin, from his “Everybody’s Big Brother” album. In fact, this track has more of an upbeat, pop meets R&B meets Tropical House feel to it. However, Chuck is
Read moreGet ready to hear the next band you’ll be digging before all of your friends find out about them. London’s Juke Jaxon is comprised of Jack Moore and Ben Hawthorne. The duo met on the London Underground in 2014, and shared their influence of 60’s soul and Brit pop. The end result combines both of those elements into an ultra
Read moreWhile we tend to get a plethora of audio from Milwaukee’s Taiyamo Denku, the visuals are a little bit more few and far between. However, when they’re out, they’re quality. His latest release, “Munstaz” featuring Cella Dwellaz, is very much a quality video. Set to a dark track by Australia’s Dcypha, “Munstaz” also features the trademark Taiyamo Denku flow, with
Read moreThe inaugural headliners for our “An Evening With” concert series at The Tonic Tavern were Eagle Trace, and they delivered with an awesome set. The brothers Borgardt, along with guitarist Phil Bregant, brought an hour of material from their previous releases, as well as a new EP, which is currently finished and being prepared for release. You can check out
Read moreThe latest album from Coheed And Cambria, “The Color Before The Sun”, is the first to deviate from “The Armory Wars”, a narrative that drew together all of the band’s previous albums. In many ways, until now, Coheed and Cambria weren’t just making concept albums, they were a concept band. However, they’ve ditched that for a traditional rock album, but have found
Read moreLet me make one thing clear, right here and now; if you somehow involve Fatman Scoop on your track, I will always be hyped on it. Skrillex and JAUZ have done just that in their latest offering, “Squad Out”, which features an Adult Swim music video.The energy level is on 10 in this animated trip, as you get stuck in
Read moreOne of the buzzing bands in Milwaukee right now is The Living Statues, and just before they make the jaunt to Austin for South By Southwest, they’ve left us with a parting gift in the form of a new music video. Directed by Cody LaPlant, “Valicity” is an addicting video to compliment an addicting song. The video follows frontman Tommy
Read moreThe Demix is quickly and quietly making a strong name for himself as of late. With a solid spot in rotation on WMSE, a WAMI nomination, and a solid amount of buzz over his latest EP, “Havoc Run”, it’s clear that the cat is coming out of the bag on this underground sensation. Equipped with a soundtrack of heavy, dark,
Read moreWith a DIY ethic and a flare for pop-rock, Nashville’s Renaissance Fair have recently debuted the video for their single, “Southampton”. With a sound that sort of blends contemporary pop-punk and The Cure, the song is nothing short of an earworm. Chances are the song will be ringing in your head for some time, and that’s in no way a
Read moreI maintain the stance that Alessia Cara will become the “every girl” version of Beyonce, and to coincide with that stance, her latest video gets coverage on the blog. Proving to casual listeners that she’s much more than her lead single “Here”, Cara extends her vocal talents on “Wild Things”, which is more in tune with the sound of the
Read moreWhile Milwaukee is becoming known for it’s indie and hip hop scenes, as well as the local DJ community, it’s often overlooked that there is a thriving punk scene, too. There are great bands crafting undeniably great songs, and another one from Under Influenced has gotten the visual treatment. The video for “Under This Empty House” is incredibly well shot,
Read moreThere are definitely tracks made specifically to turn up to, and there’s tracks to chill out and think about life to. Bartello’s newest, “True To The Code Of Ethics” is the latter. Produced by L.A. Chase, this is music to listen to alone, with a laid back vibe that you can’t help but get behind. Bartello showcases some natural flow
Read moreYou may have heard the name Moses in several different circles in Milwaukee. Hip hop fans know him as the head of Higher Education Records, a label that has consistently been putting out quality music for the past few years. In addition to running the label, he also supplies a lot of the production on the tracks you hear from
Read moreArcani is a local artist with a very unique sound and feel to his work. The latest, a video for “Noah’s Ark”, is just as original. With a brooding, dark look to it, the relatively new Milwaukee artist has the flow to match. The track features a beat from producer 9000, and when it’s matched with Arcani’s style, it all
Read moreThe visual innovators that are OK Go are back again with yet another impressive music video. Their latest viral stunt, which in hindsight has become a strong model for making money in the music industry, is “Upside Down & Inside Out” in which the band is, well, just that. The video was shot on an S7 Airlines plane, with absolutely
Read moreIt sometimes feels like new artists pop up every day in Milwaukee, and today is no different. Fresh onto our radar is KDS, rapper with a clean, laid back style, as evidenced by his single “Know Bout Me”, which just received the visual treatment. This is the first video from his “#ThisNeverHappened” mixtape, which is also available in full on
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