FEATURE: Juiceboxxx Deserves to Be Taken Seriously

Milwaukee's underappreciated hometown hero Juiceboxxx enters an exciting new phase of an already eclectic career, but isn't exactly leaving his past behind either.

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FEATURE: Red Stuff Shoot from the Hip on 'Woodfaces'

I sit down with Red Stuff's Kelly and Tom Wanderer to find out some more about their entirely improvised new record, Woodfaces, out now as a gorgeous limited edition LP.

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FEATURE: Joe Wong's 'The Trap Set' Podcast Lets the Drummer Get Some

I catch up with Milwaukee's own Joe Wong, host of the popular The Trap Set podcast, to find out more about the philosophy behind the show as well as its new live version.

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FEATURE: Oozing Wound Dish Out Halloween-Friendly Nihilism

October tends to be busy time for Chicago stoner thrash outfit Oozing Wound and, with a new album, a new drummer and an extensive tour in the mix, 2016 is no exception. 

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FEATURE: Guided By Voices Make Another Unusual Return

As the recently re-reunited Guided By Voices embarks on their first tour, I catch up with guitarist Doug Gillard to find out some more about their quirky new comeback.

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FEATURE: The Pukes Find Refuge In A Holy Place

In advance of their exciting new record The Revenge of the Pukes, I catch up with Milwaukee's premiere surf-punk provocateurs in the last place one would expect.  

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FEATURE: Ear Records Pairs Real Designs With (Mostly) Real Albums

The brainchild of Milwaukee graphic designer Shaun Miller, Ear Records masterfully skirts the line between conceptual art project and actual, functioning record label.

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FEATURE: Gloss Records Spotlights Its Diverse Roster With Gloss Weekend

After a busy first year, which saw them working with artists from every corner of Milwaukee music, Gloss Records rallies their roster for a weekend celebration.

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FEATURE: Breadfest Aims for Inclusivity in Its Third Year

I sit down with promoter Myles Coyne to find out more about the third installment of Breadfest, happening July 29th through August 2nd at various venues across Riverwest.

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FEATURE: The Rashita Joneses Keep the Bangers Coming

Previously one of Milwaukee's best kept secrets, garage rockers the Rashita Joneses have quickly made a name for themselves thanks to an impressive string of releases.

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FEATURE: Utech Records Festival Offers a Worldly Lineup of Experimental Music

Just in time for their tenth anniversary, Milwaukee's Utech Records label assembles experimental musicians from far and wide for an incredibly eclectic two-day festival.

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FEATURE: Indonesian Junk Put the Pieces Together

After struggling to enlist decent musicians for the retro punk project Indonesian Junk, Milwaukee guitarist Daniel James finally finds the perfect personalities for his songs.

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FEATURE: Video Villains Celebrate Three Years of Visual Accompaniments

For three years now, Milwaukee's Video Villains have been transforming area shows into psychedelic extravaganzas, but this dynamic duo still has big plans for the future.

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FEATURE: Rio Turbo Returns to Party Hard

I sit down with the ever-irrepressible Rio Turbo to find out more about the personal and musical reinvention behind his heady new self-titled release for Gloss Records.

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FEATURE: Milwaukee's Gloss Records Grows from a Whim

I catch up with co-founders Harrison Colby and Joseph Peterson to find out how Gloss Records grew from a glorified placeholder to a bona fide, and rather busy, local label.

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FEATURE: 4 Highlights from Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee's Legendary Underground Newspaper

I delve into the archives of Kaleidoscope, recently made available online through the UWM Libraries, to revisit some of the influential radical newspaper's headiest stories.

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FEATURE: The Art of Moving Butts: A Tribe Called Quest

The legendary A Tribe Called Quest show off their youthful promise onstage at Paris' Élysée Montmartre theatre in the 1990 home video The Art of Moving Butts in Europe. 

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FEATURE: The Return (and Unwritten Future) of All Messed Up

I catch up with All Messed Up founder Anthony Dean Schwader to find out why he's stepping down as the organizer of "Milwaukee's randomized musical experiment."

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FEATURE: The Best Norwegian Horror Movie Ever (Maybe): Lake of the Dead

Nowadays it's not at all uncommon to come across a new horror movie from Norway, but for decades that wasn't the case, making 1958's Lake of the Dead a rare gem.

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FEATURE: Not from Where You Think: Ninos Du Brasil

Despite hailing from halfway around the world, eclectic percussion duo Ninos Du Brasil enthusiastically embrace the exciting batucada sound of their conceptual homeland. 

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