PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/25/14)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "From the Bottom to the T-O-P", featuring old-school hip hop and more. If you dig it, you can also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force - Zulu Nation Throwdown - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985
Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5 - Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version) - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985
Spyder-D - Big Apple Rappin (National Rappin Anthem) - Harlem World: The Sound Of The Big Apple Rappin'
Family Four - Rap Attack - Harlem World: The Sound Of The Big Apple Rappin'
Kurtis Blow - The Deuce - Deuce
Kurtis Blow - Getaway - Deuce
Eileen Carr - My Gentle Friends - Gentle Friends
"Love Bug" Starski - Starski Live At The Disco Fever - Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap, Vol. 2
Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence - Monster Jam - Kurtis Blow Presents The History Of Rap, Vol. 2
The Sequence - And You Know That - Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence
The Sequence - Simon Says - Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence
Grand Master Flash & Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius Of Love) - Message From Beat Street: The Best Of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - Freedom - Message From Beat Street: The Best Of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint - That's The Joint
Funky 4 + 1 - Rapping And Rocking The House - That's The Joint
The Treacherous Three - Feel The Heartbeat - The Treacherous Three
The Treacherous Three - The Body Rock - The Treacherous Three
Run-D.M.C. - Rock Box - Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C. - It's Like That - Run-D.M.C.

CONCERT REVIEW: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds & Warpaint (The Milwaukee Theatre, Milwaukee)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds take the stage at the Milwaukee Theatre for an eagerly awaited performance, more than delivering despite outrageously high expectations.

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FEATURE: Death Blues Returns with a Cryptic, Blown-Out Manifesto

I catch up with percussionist and bandleader Jon Mueller to find out more about the esoteric philosophies surrounding Death Blues' latest release, the epic Non-Fiction.

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PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (06/18/14)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "My Space Piano", featuring early electronic music and more. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Clara Rockmore - Tchaikovsky: Valse Sentimentale - Ohm: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
Edgard Varèse - Poem Électronique - Ohm: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
NBC - Monitor Beacon - N/A
Louis And Bebe Barron - The Monster Pursues-Morbius Is Overcome - Forbidden Planet (Original MGM Soundtrack)
Louis And Bebe Barron - Love At The Swimming Hole - Forbidden Planet (Original MGM Soundtrack)
Daphne Oram - Introduction - Oramics
Daphne Oram - Power Tools - Oramics
Ray Cathode - Time Beat - Time Beat (Single)
Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit - Time Beat (Single)
Emil Richards - Diamond (April) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Emil Richards - Opal (October) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Bruce Haack - Listen - The Electronic Record For Children
Bruce Haack - Echo - The Electronic Record For Children
The White Noise - Here Come The Fleas - An Electric Storm
The White Noise - Your Hidden Dreams - An Electric Storm
No Strings Attached - Ode To A Gloworm - Traditional Music Of The Future
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Electronic Sidewalk 2 - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Electronic Fields 2 - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
Bernard Estardy - Marche A L'Echafaud - Electro Sounds
Bernard Estardy - Euphorique Evasion - Electro Sounds
Perrey & Kingsley - Pioneers Of The Stars - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
Perrey & Kingsley - Strangers In The Night - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - The Space Between - Fourth Dimension
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Flashback - Fourth Dimension
Jack Capon And Rosemary Hallum - Isolations #2 (Miss Frenchy Brown) - Perceptual Motor Rhythm Games
Jack Capon And Rosemary Hallum - The Bouncer (Hey, Look Me Over) - Perceptual Motor Rhythm Games
Don Voegeli - Strawberry Yogurt - Oscillations
Don Voegeli - Shy Ballerina - Oscillations
Walter Carlos - March From A Clockwork Orange (Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement, Abridged) - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack)
Walter Carlos - Timesteps (Excerpt) - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack)
V.D.B. Joel - Japanese Technology - Video Games & Data Movements
V.D.B. Joel - Robot Voices - Video Games & Data Movements
Keith Mansfield - Energy Fields (A) - The Video Connection
Keith Mansfield - Datastream - The Video Connection
Gershon Kingsley - Popcorn - At Home With The Groovebox
Jean-Jacques Perrey - The Groovy Leprechauns - At Home With The Groovebox
Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert - White Knight (Black In The Day) - Moog Acid
Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert - Frere Jacques - Moog Acid
Fluorescent Grey - Superintendent Olive Scam Log - Antique Electronic/Synthesizer Greats 1955-1985, Part 2
Fluorescent Grey - Brian Tregaskin's Grandpa, Alan Hawkshaw - Antique Electronic/Synthesizer Greats 1955-1985, Part 2

CONCERT REVIEW: Jeff Tweedy (The Pabst Theatre, Milwaukee)

Despite having to deal with an overly affectionate crowd, Jeff Tweedy delivers an engrossing set of new material slotted alongside some acoustic Wilco classics.

Read my full review here.