the gig 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22 genre Technicolor pogo punk where The Rave, 2401W. Wisconsin Ave., how much $20. Milwaukee appearances by bands such as Polysics � celebrated dance-punksters and Japan�s answer to Devo � are few and far between, so heading to The Rave for the MySpace tour would be totally worth it, […]
October 22, 2007
Good: Oct. 21: Joanna Newsom at the Pabst Theater. Despite warnings of friends about Joanna Newsom (ranging from “I can’t stand her voice, but then again I’m not from Middle Earth” to “she’s all the bad bits of Tori Amos and Kate Bush combined into one annoying singer-harpist”), I was very excited to see her. […]
October 22, 2007
Guitar shredder Full Metal Ninja (real name: Carlo Diaz), of the anime-inspired, ninja band Random Ninjas, stealthily answered our survey all the way from Los Angeles, proving that even though their music sounds a lot more like a more pop, more Japanese version of Linkin Park, everyone could use a good dose of Radiohead once […]
October 18, 2007
And you thought we were over Radiohead! Well, we’re not. So here are two more Milwaukee musicians on their experiences with Thom and the boys. Now, back to my 87-song, Radiohead restricted iPod… 1. What are your Radiohead memories? Riding around in my buddy’s blue truck during high school. 2. How much would you pay […]
October 16, 2007
Obviously there are more Radiohead fans in this office than you know; freelance writer/awesome dude Justin Shady isn’t one of them: 1. What are your Radiohead memories? I remember being in my college dorm in 1994 and walking past the laundry room as some kid belted out “Creep” with a gaggle of dirty girls. I […]
October 16, 2007
Ahem, Justin Shady. Aside from being my favourite subject of all time, Maritime’s Davey Von Bohlen is a Radiohead fan too! Yay. 1. What are your Radiohead memories? Listening to “The Bends” on cassette, thinking of how this band was going to be the next Led Zeppelin. 2. How much would you pay for downloading […]
October 15, 2007
Leslie and the Ly’s. Dan Deacon. Girl Talk. Even Milwaukee’s Juiceboxxx. Unlike their Brazillian counterparts (CSS, Bonde do Role) who can wear spandex, felt-tipped pen racoon eyes and still be f**kable-hot, the Midwestern equivalents of 1990s rapper Snow have no real cool factor to redeem themselves with, other than they’re so effin nerdy and don’t […]
October 15, 2007
Obviously there are more Radiohead fans in this office than you know; our editorial assistant and in-house multi-instrumentalist Adam Lovinus sent me his replies: 1. What are your Radiohead memories? Seeing them for the first time at Grant Park in Chicago, the summer 2001 “Amnesiac” tour, and being utterly amazed at the way the band […]
October 13, 2007
A friend of mine in Singapore posted this meme on his blog. So I answered it. And since it’s officially Radiohead season again, a specialised meme for anyone who wants to be tagged: 1. What are your Radiohead memories? 2. How much would you pay for downloading In Rainbows? 3. OK Computer or Kid A? […]
October 10, 2007
A few weeks ago I spoke to Regina Spektor over the phone while she was in a Baltimore hotel room. It was a teeny little girl voice she spoke with, a far cry from the super strong projection of her voice during her live show at the Rave yesterday. (Read Justin Shady’s review later today.) […]
October 22, 2007
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