Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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.


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (03/25/15)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Bad Behaviour", featuring classic britpop and more. If you dig it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Blur - She's So High - Leisure
Blur - Sing - Leisure
Radiohead - (Nice Dream) - The Bends
Radiohead - Planet Telex - The Bends
The Auteurs - American Guitars - New Wave
The Auteurs - Idiot Brother - New Wave
Suede - Breakdown - Suede
Suede - The Drowners - Suede
Cast - Follow Me Down - All Change
Cast - Alright - All Change
The Fink Brothers - Mutant Blues - Mutants In Mega-City One (Single)
Denim - I'm Against The Eighties - Back In Denim
Denim - Here Is My Song For Europe - Back In Denim
Supergrass - I'd Like To Know - I Should Coco
Supergrass - Sofa (Of My Lethargy) - I Should Coco
Super Furry Animals - If You Don't Want Me To Destroy You - Fuzzy Logic
Super Furry Animals - Bad Behaviour - Fuzzy Logic
Elastica - 2:1 - Stutter (Single)
Elastica - Stutter - Stutter (Single)
Sleeper - Lady Love Your Countryside - Smart
Sleeper - Poor Flying Man - Smart
Pulp - Mis-Shapes - Different Class
Pulp - Something Changed - Different Class
Cornershop - Good To Be On The Road Back Home - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
Cornershop - Sleep On The Left Side - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
The Beta Band - Dry The Rain - The Three E.P.'s
The Beta Band - She's The One - The Three E.P.'s
Stereolab - Metronomic Underground - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Stereolab - Les Yper-Sound - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Noonday Underground - The Light Brigade - Self-Assembly
Noonday Underground - London - Self-Assembly

CONCERT REVIEW: Bob's Burgers Live (The Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee)

Bob's Burgers' quirky Belcher family (or at least the actors that voice them) hit the road, stopping at the Riverside Theatre for a fun, well-rounded evening of comedy.

Read my full review here.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (03/18/15)

Here's the playlist for this week's special #WMSE34 edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Stay Tuned", featuring songs about radio. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
The Selecter - On My Radio - This Are Two Tone
Pylon - Weather Radio (Live) - Live At Tyrone's (Athens, GA., 03/15/1981)
The Squalls - Elephant Radio - Athens, GA. - Inside/Out
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe - Murmur
Ramones - Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? - End Of The Century
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio, Radio - This Years Model
The Sports - Who Listens To The Radio - Don't Throw Stones
Elton Motello - Pay The Radio - Pop Art
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio-Star - The Age Of Plastic
Rush - Spirit Of Radio - Permanent Waves
The Clash - Capital Radio (Live) - From Here To Eternity Live
Wall Of Voodoo - Mexican Radio - Call Of The West
The Doors - The WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat) - L.A. Woman
Model Americans - Radioland - Model Americans
Public Image Ltd. - Radio 4 - Second Edition
Transmitters - Radio Studente - Count Your Blessings (1987/89)
Shellac - The End Of Radio - Excellent Italian Greyhound
Nirvana - Radio Friendly Unit Shifter - In Utero
Echo Chamber Rope Trick - Radio Bridport - Oktober Sound Lab
Julian Winter - Random Radio - Eldrich EP
Wilco - Radio Cure - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Nilsson - Turn On Your Radio - Son Of Schmilsson
Joni Mitchell - You Turn Me On I'm A Radio - Hits
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Colour Radio - Fourth Dimension
Kevin MacLeod - Radio Martini - Oddities
Jupiter Makes Me Scream - Sunshine Radio - Tuesday Morning Huricane
Air - Radio #1 - 10 000 Hz Legend
Gong - Radio Gnome - Camembert Electrique
Kraftwerk - Radioland - Radio-Activity
Roomdark - Radio Interception - Dedication To Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Pandacetamol - Small Radio - Leaf Shaped Feelings (Pandacetamol Remix) - Rewired
Jake Allison X Strong Suit - Radio Disney - Summer In The States
Cuttooth - FM Radio - Cuttooth
Fields Ohio - Lost Radio Station Sings Me Up The Tunnel - Sacrifice Of Street Cars
Stealing Orchestra - Listening To Old Tunes On My Grandfather's Radio - The Haunted And Almost Lost Songs 97-98
Public Enemy - How To Kill A Radio Consultant - Apocalypse 91 ... The Enemy Strikes Black
L.L. Cool J - I Can't Live Without My Radio - Radio

CONCERT REVIEW: Of Montreal & Deerhoof (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Now touring in support of their brand new Aureate Gloom, Of Montreal's psychedelic roadshow pulls into the Turner Hall Ballroom, and brings Deerhoof along for the ride.


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (03/11/15)

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

Artist - Song - Album
Faust - Krautrock - Faust IV
Faust - Giggy Smile - Faust IV
Can - Tango Whiskyman - Soundtracks
Can - Mother Sky - Soundtracks
Amon Düül II - Fly United - Vive La Trance
Amon Düül II - Apocalyptic Bore - Vive La Trance
Sheila Chandra - Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram - The Struggle
Guru Guru - Next Time See You At The Dalai-Lama - UFO
Guru Guru - UFO - UFO
Cluster - 15:43 - Cluster
Tangerine Dream - Mysterious Semblance At The Strand Of Nightmares - Phaedra
Tangerine Dream - Sequent C' - Phaedra
Agitation Free - You Play For Us Today - Malesch
Agitation Free - Sahara City - Malesch
Embryo - A Place To Go - Rocksession
Embryo - Entrances - Rocksession
Ton Steine Scherben - Nimm Den Hammer - Wenn Die Nacht Am Tiefsten ...
McChurch Soundroom - Dream Of A Drummer - Delusion

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.


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (03/04/15)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Push the Button", featuring classic electro and more! If you enjoy it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Bruce Haack - Party Machine - Haackula
Bruce Haack - Tit For Tat - Haackula
Kraftwerk - Numbers - Computer World
Kraftwerk - It's More Fun To Compute - Computer World
Riuichi Sakamoto - E-3A - B-2 Unit
Riuichi Sakamoto - Riot In Lagos - B-2 Unit
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor - Solid State Survivor
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Behind The Mask - Solid State Survivor
Zapp & Roger - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - All The Greatest Hits
Zapp & Roger - More Bounce To The Ounce - All The Greatest Hits
Paul Mauriat & His Orchestra - Hey Jude - Doing My Thing
The Treacherous Three - U.F.O. - The Treacherous Three
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock (Original Twelve-Inch Version) - Planet Rock - The Album
Newcleus - Computer Age (Push The Button) - Computer Age (Push The Button) (Single)
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat (Original Twelve-Inch Version) - Planet Rock - The Album
Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk (Remix) - Planet Patrol
Planet Patrol - Don't Tell Me - Planet Patrol
Tyrone Brunson - Sticky Situation - Sticky Situation
Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf - Sticky Situation
Herbie Hancock - Rockit - Future Shock
Arthur Baker - Breaker's Revenge (Extended Vocal Version) - Breaker's Revenge (Single)
Herbie Hancock - Autodrive - Future Shock
Mantronix - Who Is It? - Music Madness
Mantronix - Scream - Music Madness

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.

Read the full piece here.

CONCERT REVIEW: Slow Walker, Appleseeds & Lorde Fred33 (Bremen Café, Milwaukee)

A diverse local bill at Bremen Café provides a entertaining example of the kind of adventurous programming at play throughout the entire Arte Para Todos festival.

Read my full review here.

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