PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (09/27/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Inside Out and Turned Around", 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

The Waitresses - Heat Night - The Best Of The Waitresses

The Waitresses - Bread And Butter - The Best Of The Waitresses

Trash - Rock Me ... Rock You! - Burnin' Rock

Talking Heads - Mind - Fear Of Music

Lizzy Mercier Descloux - I'm Liquor - Zulu Rock

Talking Heads - I Zimbra - Fear Of Music

Material - Upriver - Memory Serves

Liquid Liquid - Optimo - Def Jam Recordings 30

Public Image Ltd. - Swan Lake - 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

Common Sense - Voices Inside My Head - 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 - Rock The Casbah - Hits Back

The Clash - Radio Clash - Hits Back

CONCERT REVIEW: Stiff Little Fingers & Death By Unga Bunga (Shank Hall, Milwaukee)

Stiff Little Fingers' 40th anniversary tour stops in at Shank Hall for a rare Milwaukee appearance, ably demonstrating why the venerable Irish punks have lasted this long.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (09/20/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "At the Fever", featuring old-school hip hop and more. If you dig it, remember to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Fantastic Freaks - Fantastic Freaks At The Dixie (Live) - Wild Style Original Soundtrack
Double Trouble - Double Trouble At The Amphitheatre (Live) - Wild Style Original Soundtrack
Super 3 - Philosophy Rappin Spree - Boombox 1: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-82
Mistafide - Equidity Funk - Boombox 1: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-82
Bambaataa Zulu Nation Soul Sonic Force - Zulu Nation Throwdown - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985
Afrika Bambaataa Zulu Nation Cosmic Force - Zulu Nation Throwdown - Looking For The Perfect Beat 1980-1985
The McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band - McDonald's Themes Medley - Coast To Coast With The McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band
"Love Bug" Starski - Starski Live At The Disco Fever (Live) - 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 - Simon Says - Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence
The Sequence - And You Know That - Sugar Hill Presents The Sequence
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint - Best Of Sugar Hill Records
Sugar Hill Gang - Apache - Best Of Sugar Hill Records
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel - Hits
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks - Hip-Hop Greats
Crash Crew - We Wanna Rock - Hip Hop Back In The Day
The Treacherous Three - At The Party - The Treacherous Three
Run-D.M.C. - Rock Box - Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C. - Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1) - Run-D.M.C.
L.L. Cool J - Rock The Bells - Radio
L.L. Cool J - I Can't Live Without My Radio - Radio

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.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (09/13/17)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Not Quite Right", featuring classic post-punk and more. If you enjoy it, be sure to also follow the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Wire - Pink Flag - Pink Flag
Wire - Strange - Pink Flag
Gang Of Four - Anthrax - Entertainment!
Gang Of Four - Ether - Entertainment!
Magazine - Cut-Out Shapes - Secondhand Daylight
Magazine - Feed The Enemy - Secondhand Daylight
Public Image Ltd. - Memories - Second Edition
Public Image Ltd. - Careering - Second Edition
Joy Division - The Sound Of Music - Still
Joy Division - Glass - Still
White Boys - This Is Hardcore ... - ... On A Mission
Pere Ubu - Real World - The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance - The Modern Dance
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
Tense Experts - Tourniquet - Tense Experts
Tense Experts - I Found That Essence Rare - Tense Experts
Mission Of Burma - Laugh The World Away - Vs.
Mission Of Burma - Learn How - Vs.
Devo - Mongoloid - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Devo - Shrivel-Up - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Alternative T.V. - The Force Is Blind - The Force Is Blind (Single)
Alternative T.V. - Lost In Room - The Force Is Blind (Single)
The Desperate Bicycles - Smokescreen - Smokescreen (Single)
The Desperate Bicycles - Handlebars - Smokescreen (Single)
Swell Maps - H.S. Art - A Trip To Marineville
Swell Maps - Midget Submarines - A Trip To Marineville
The Fall - Rowche Rumble - 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats
The Fall - Totally Wired - 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats
Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business - Grlz: Women Ahead Of Their Time
The Slits - Instant Hit - The John Peel Sessions
The Slits - FM - The John Peel Sessions
Pylon - K - Chomp More
Talking Heads - Cities - Fear Of Music