PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (04/29/26)

Here's the playlist for this week's special edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Letter From an Occupant", featuring the New Pornographers greatest hits and more. If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Bluesky, Facebook and Tumblr before catching the New Pornographers at Turner Hall!

Artist - Song - Album

The New Pornographers - Mass Romantic - Mass Romantic

The New Pornographers - Letter From An Occupant - Mass Romantic

The New Pornographers - The End Of Medicine - Letter From An Occupant (Single)

The New Pornographers - When I Was A Baby - Letter From An Occupant (Single)

The New Pornographers - Chump Change - Electric Version

The New Pornographers - The New Face Of Zero And One - Electric Version

The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno - Use It (Single)

The New Pornographers - Star Bodies - Twin Cinema

The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show - Twin Cinema

The New Pornographers - Unguided - Challengers

The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour - Challengers

The New Pornographers - Adventures In Solitude - American Teen (Music From The Motion Picture)

The New Pornographers - My Shepherd - Together

The New Pornographers - We End Up Together - Together

The New Pornographers - All For Swinging You Around - Heroes (Original Soundtrack)

The New Pornographers - Hey, Snow White - Dark Was The Night

The New Pornographers - Don't Destroy This Night - Score!: 20 Years Of Merge Records - The Covers!

The New Pornographers - Think About Me - Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac

The New Pornographers - Backstairs - Brill Bruisers

The New Pornographers - You Tell Me Where - Brill Bruisers

The New Pornographers - This Is The World Of The Theater - Whiteout Conditions

The New Pornographers - Play Money - Whiteout Conditions

The New Pornographers - Leather On The Seat - In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights

The New Pornographers - Colossus Of Rhodes - In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights

The New Pornographers Feat. Aimee Mann - Firework In The Falling Snow (Acoustic Version) - Firework In The Falling Snow (Acoustic Version) (Single)

The New Pornographers - Wish Automatic Suite - Continue As A Guest

The New Pornographers - Marie And The Undersea - Continue As A Guest

The New Pornographers - Spooky Action - The Former Site Of

The New Pornographers - The Former Site Of - The Former Site Of

CONCERT REVIEW: Kid Koala's Vinyl Vaudeville (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Celebrating the release of the Floor Kids video game soundtrack, Canadian turntablist Kid Koala transforms the Turner Hall Ballroom into a colorful, cartoonish spectacle.

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CONCERT REVIEW: GGOOLLDD (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Riding high off the release of their new EP, Teeth, GGOOLLDD greets the new year with a relentless cheeriness, an emotion which feels oddly out of place at the end of 2017.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Cam'ron (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Fresh off the release of his unexpected comeback, The Program, devoted Cam'ron fans come to Turner Hall to see the man himself, only to be left hanging at the last minute.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets & Cut Worms (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Prolific singer-songwriter Nick Lowe and pseudo-Mexican wrestlers Los Straitjackets might seem like strange bedfellows, but the results more than speak for themselves.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Rakim & Klassik (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Legendary rapper Rakim largely fails to live up to the hype surrounding his highly anticipated Milwaukee debut, albeit with a few brief but memorable exceptions.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Bridget Everett & Murray Hill (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Arriving just in the nick of time, Bridget Everett's uproariously smutty Pound It tour temporarily alleviates the post-election malaise of this anxious Milwaukee audience.

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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.

Read the full piece here.

CONCERT REVIEW: Jaill, Def Harmonic, Midnight Reruns, Lex Allen, Space Raft & Escuela Verde's Skai Academy (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

A host of local musical talent, including some of the best rock and hip hop acts the city has to offer, turns out to help celebrate Milwaukee Day at the Turner Hall Ballroom.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Never Mind The Reunions, It's WMSE (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Three generations of long-gone local punk acts take the stage again to help Milwaukee radio's independent powerhouse WMSE celebrate their 35th anniversary in high style. 

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CONCERT REVIEW: Lizzo & Cavanaugh (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Lizzo's "Big Grrrl Small World" tour finds the up-and-coming Minneapolis singer/MC stepping into a much larger entertainment arena, with extremely promising results.

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CONCERT REVIEW: GGOOLLDD, Canopies & Rio Turbo (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Currently enjoying a rather meteoric rise, much buzzed-about Gloss Records artists GGOOLLDD draw a sold-out crowd of rabidly loyal fans to the Turner Hall Ballroom.   

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CONCERT REVIEW: Maria Bamford, Rebecca O'Neal & Rana May (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

The Turner Hall Ballroom is graced with a visit from eccentric comedic genius Maria Bamford, as well as all of the various bizarre characters she brings along with her. 

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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.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Tig Notaro & Kjell Bjorgen (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Much-lauded standup comedian Tig Notaro delivers a typically understated, and predictably hilarious, set to an appreciative audience at Turner Hall Ballroom.

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CONCERT REVIEW: John Hodgman, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

One-of-a-kind comedian John Hodgman brings his revealing new tour to the Turner Hall Ballroom, joined by Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy of MST3K and Rifftrax fame.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Big Freedia & Rio Turbo (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Big Freedia's exuberant Just Be Free tour takes over the Turner Hall Ballroom with a little help from an unlikely, but very appropriate, opener, Milwaukee's own Rio Turbo.

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CONCERT REVIEW: The Dandy Warhols & Bonfire Beach (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

The Dandy Warhols happily revisit their undisputed career high point, 2000's Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, for an equally nostalgic crowd at Turner Hall Ballroom.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Boris (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Restlessly mercurial Japanese outfit Boris plays Turner Hall in support of their heady new album Noise, wowing fans with a deafeningly loud, and fearlessly eclectic, set.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Veruca Salt & Battleme (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

The Veruca Salt reunion tour few thought would ever happen makes its way to Milwaukee, and is greeted with considerable enthusiasm by their die-hard fans.

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