Wednesday, August 31, 2016

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (08/31/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Heaven is Club 57", featuring punk-funk, mutant disco and more. If you enjoy it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
James White And The Blacks - Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix) - Off White
James White And The Blacks - Almost Black Part 2 - Off White
Judy Nylon And Crucial - Trial By Fire - Pal Judy
Judy Nylon And Crucial - The Dice - Pal Judy
ESG - UFO - Dance To The Best Of ESG
ESG - Earn It - Dance To The Best Of ESG
Bush Tetras - You Can't Be Funky - Boom In The Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983
Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps - Boom In The Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983
The B-52's - Party Out Of Bounds - Nude On The Moon: The B-52's Anthology
The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around - Nude On The Moon: The B-52's Anthology
Ama-Dots - Hit Girls - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982
Ama-Dots - Samizdot - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982
Robert Schroeder - Invisible Danger - Brain Voyager
Talking Heads - Drugs - Fear Of Music
Talking Heads - I Zimbra - Fear Of Music
Material - Memory Serves - Memory Serves
Material - Conform To The Rhythm - Memory Serves
Public Image Ltd. - Swan Lake - Second Edition
Public Image Ltd. - Radio 4 - Second Edition
Suicide - Shadazz - The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes
Suicide - Dream Baby Dream - The Second Album + The First Rehearsal Tapes
Blondie - Heart Of Glass - The Best Of Blondie
Blondie - Rapture - The Best Of Blondie
Liquid Liquid - Cavern - Disco Not Disco
Loose Joints - Tell You Today - Disco Not Disco
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Darrio - The Last Party - Music Inspired By The Book The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco And The Culture Of The Night
Was Not Was - Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - The Last Party - Music Inspired By The Book The Last Party: Studio 54, Disco And The Culture Of The Night
The Clash - The Magnificent Seven - Hits Back
The Clash - Radio Clash - Hits Back

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.


Wednesday, August 24, 2016

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (08/24/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Turn On, Tune In", featuring classic garage rock and more. If you dig it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird (Live) - Teen Trot
The Trashmen - Walkin' The Dog (Live) - Teen Trot
The Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover - The Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
The Sir Douglas Quintet - The Tracker - The Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet
? And The Mysterians - 96 Tears - The Best Of ? And The Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967
? And The Mysterians - Shout (Part 1 & 2) - The Best Of ? And The Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967
The Sonics - Leave My Kitten Alone - Introducing The Sonics
The Sonics - I'm A Man - Introducing The Sonics
Swamp Rats - Psycho - Back From The Grave, Vol. 1
Alarm Clocks - Yeah - Back From The Grave, Vol. 1
The Mods - Satisfaction - Back From The Grave, Vol. 2
The Unrelated Segments - Cry, Cry, Cry - Back From The Grave, Vol. 2
Los Saicos - El Entierro De Los Gatos - Mas Rock And Roll
Los Sinners - Rebelde Radioactivo - Mas Rock And Roll
Juggular - Balls! - Balls!
The Standells - Dirty Water - The Best Of The Standells
The Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White - The Best Of The Standells
Shadows Of Knight - Gloria - Highs Of The Sixties
The Knickerbockers - Lies - Highs Of The Sixties
The New Colony Six - Mister You're A Better Man Than I - Breakthrough
The New Colony Six - Sloopy - Breakthrough
The Barbarians - Take It Or Leave It - Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's, Vols. 19 & 20
The Music Explosion - Sunshine Games - Collector's Records Of The 50's And 60's, Vols. 19 & 20
The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Paxton's Back Street Carnival - Incense And Peppermints
The Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints - Incense And Peppermints
The Robbs - Race With The Wind - The Robbs
The Robbs - Bittersweet - The Robbs
Syndicate - Next 21st Of May - Psychedelic States: Wisconsin In The 60s
Gorde's Horde - I Don't Care - Psychedelic States: Wisconsin In The 60s
The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction - Nuggets, Vol. 1: The Hits
The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night - Nuggets, Vol. 1: The Hits
The Troggs - Feels Like A Woman - Freakbeat Freakout
Jan Panter - Scratch My Back - Freakbeat Freakout
The Creation - Making Time - The Best Of The Creation
The Creation - Biff, Bang, Pow - The Best Of The Creation
The Luv'd Ones - Truth Gotta Stand - Truth Gotta Stand
The Luv'd Ones - You'll Never Know - Truth Gotta Stand
The Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Slip Inside This House - 7th Heaven: Music Of The Spheres - The Complete Singles Collection
The Thirteenth Floor Elevators - Reverbaration (Sic) (Doubt) (Riviera EP Stereo Mix) - 7th Heaven: Music Of The Spheres - The Complete Singles Collection
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard - Pushin' Too Hard/First
The Seeds - Evil Hoodoo - Pushin' Too Hard/First
The Stooges - Real Cool Time - The Stooges
The Stooges - 1969 - The Stooges

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.  

Read the full piece here.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (08/17/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "One Nation Under a Groove", featuring classic funk and more. If you dig it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
James Brown - Make It Funky (Part 1) - The Singles, Vol. 7: 1970-1972
James Brown - Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2) (Promo Version) - The Singles, Vol. 7: 1970-1972
Norma Jean & Ray J. - Right Time-Wrong Place - Raising Hell
Norma Jean & Ray J. - Raising Hell - Raising Hell
Black Heat - The Jungle - Black Heat
Black Heat - Wanaoh - Black Heat
The Politicians Feat. McKinley Jackson - The World We Live In - Psycha-Soula-Funkadelic: The Hot Wax Sessions
The Politicians Feat. McKinley Jackson - Everything Good Is Bad - Psycha-Soula-Funkadelic: The Hot Wax Sessions
Bill Moss - Sock It To 'Em Soul Brother - Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label
Elijah & The Ebonites - Hot Grits!!! - Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label
Ada Richards - I'm Drunk And Real High (In The Spirit Of God) - Good God!: Born Again Funk
Sensational Five - Coming On Strong, Staying Along - Good God!: Born Again Funk
Maximum America - Maximum America - This Is Art!
Ann Peebles - I Pity The Fool - Straight From The Heart
Ann Peebles - 99 Pounds - Straight From The Heart
Satisfaction Unlimited - Somebody Else's Woman - Think Of The Children
Satisfaction Unlimited - Spread Your Love Around - Think Of The Children
Sly And The Family Stone - In Time - Fresh
Sly And The Family Stone - Thankful N' Thoughtful - Fresh
Aaron Neville - Hercules - Mojo Presents: Heavy Soul
Curtis Mayfield - Freddie's Dead - Mojo Presents: Heavy Soul
L.T.G. Exchange - Sky High - Susie Heartbreaker (Ghetto Child)
L.T.G. Exchange - Money Mad - Susie Heartbreaker (Ghetto Child)
Parliament - P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up) - Mothership Connection
Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child) - Mothership Connection
Bootsy's Rubber Band - Ahh ... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby - Ahh ... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
Bootsy's Rubber Band - The Pinocchio Theory - Ahh ... The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!
The Brides Of Funkenstein - Disco To Go - In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 5
Bernie Worrell - Insurance Man For The Funk - In Yo' Face!: The History Of Funk, Vol. 5
Funkadelic - Cholly (Funk Getting Ready To Roll) - One Nation Under A Groove
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove - One Nation Under A Groove

CONCERT REVIEW: The Blue Mooners, Rupert Angeleyes & The Rockbirds (From Rockford) (Company Brewing, Milwaukee)

A frustratingly late start time and a sluggish pace succeed in sucking most of the fun out of what could have easily been a lively record release show for the Blue Mooners.

Read my full review here.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (08/10/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "You Can't Stop Progress", featuring early electronic music and more. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Oskar Sala - Concertando Rubato From Elektronische Tanzsuite - OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
Edgard Varèse - Poem Électronique - OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
Bülent Arel - Postlude From "Music For A Sacred Service" - Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973
Charles Dodge - Earth's Magnetic Field - Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973
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)
Delia Derbyshire - Celestial Cantabile - Electrosonic
Delia Derbyshire - The Pattern Emerges - Electrosonic
Blue Rain - Fripp Ripp - Blessed Rain
Emil Richards - Moonstone (June) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Emil Richards - Diamond (April) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Ray Cathode - Time Beat - Time Beat (Single)
Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit - Time Beat (Single)
Daphne Oram - Rotolock - Oramics
Daphne Oram - Tumblewash - Oramics
Raymond Scott - IBM MT/ST: "The Paperwork Explosion" - Manhattan Research, Inc.
Raymond Scott - Limbo: The Organized Mind - Manhattan Research, Inc.
Bruce Haack - Sing - 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 - The Visitation - An Electric Storm
Walter Carlos - Timesteps (Excerpt) - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack)
Walter Carlos - March From A Clockwork Orange (Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement, Abridged) - Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (Music From The Soundtrack)
Perrey & Kingsley - Umbrellas Of Cherbourg - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
Perrey & Kingsley - Carousel Of The Planets - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Electronic Sidewalk 1 - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Collage - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Vespucci - Fourth Dimension
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - The Space Between - Fourth Dimension
Bernard Estardy - Riviera Express - Electro Sounds, Vol. 2
Bernard Estardy - Asiatic Dream - Electro Sounds, Vol. 2

CONCERT REVIEW: Deerhoof, Blank Spell & The Blisters (Mad Planet, Milwaukee)

Though the band probably deserve a larger space, the cozy confines of Mad Planet allow Deerhoof to get up close and personal with their passionate local following.


Wednesday, August 3, 2016

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (08/03/16)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Ain't Been to No Music School", featuring classic punk and hardcore. If you enjoy it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Iggy And The Stooges - Search And Destroy - Raw Power
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power - Raw Power
Crime - Murder By Guitar - San Francisco's Doomed
Crime - San Francisco's Doomed - San Francisco's Doomed
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer - Young Loud And Snotty
Dead Boys - What Love Is - Young Loud And Snotty
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation - Spurts: The Richard Hell Story
The Heartbreakers - Chinese Rocks - Spurts: The Richard Hell Story
The Dictators - The Next Big Thing - Go Girl Crazy!
The Dictators - I Got You Babe - Go Girl Crazy!
Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - Ramones
Ramones - Havana Affair - Ramones
American Bombs - Let's Go (To Guyana) - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982
Prosecutors - Brute Force - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982
Uncle Floyd - Pasquale's Pizzeria - The Uncle Floyd Show Album
Eater - Waiting For The Man - The Album
Eater - No Brains - The Album
The Clash - Career Opportunities - The Clash
The Clash - Clash City Rockers - The Clash
The Adverts - One Chord Wonders - The Best Of The Adverts
The Adverts - Safety In Numbers - The Best Of The Adverts
The Damned - Fan Club - Damned Damned Damned
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat - Damned Damned Damned
Nosebleeds - Ain't Been To No Music School - Anarchy, Angst And Bollocks: The UK Punk Anthology
Spizz Energi - Where's Captain Kirk - Anarchy, Angst And Bollocks: The UK Punk Anthology
Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant - Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols
X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! - Germfree Adolescents
X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo - Germfree Adolescents
X - Your Phone's Off The Hook, But You're Not - Los Angeles
X - Nausea - Los Angeles
The Avengers - The Good The Bad And The Kowalskis - Died For Your Sins
The Avengers - Teenage Rebel - Died For Your Sins
The Cramps - New Kind Of Kick - Bad Music For Bad People
The Cramps - Garbageman - Bad Music For Bad People
The Weirdos - Helium Bar - Weird World, Vol. 1: 1977-1981
The Weirdos - Fort U.S.A - Weird World, Vol. 1: 1977-1981
Dicks - Purple Haze - Kill From The Heart
Dicks - Rich Daddy - Kill From The Heart
Dead Kennedys - Let's Lynch The Landlord - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys - When Ya Get Drafted - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Minor Threat - Steppin' Stone - Complete Discography
Minor Threat - 12XU - Complete Discography
Bad Brains - Big Take Over - Bad Brains
Bad Brains - Banned In D.C. - Bad Brains
Die Kreuzen - Live Wire - Die Kreuzen
Die Kreuzen - No Time - Die Kreuzen

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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