PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/28/15)

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

Artist - Song - Album
Gary Numan - Me I Disconnect From You - The Complete John Peel Sessions
Gary Numan - Conversation - The Complete John Peel Sessions
Ultravox - Maximum Acceleration - Systems Of Romance
Ultravox - Someone Else's Clothes - Systems Of Romance
The Buggles - Johnny On The Monorail - The Age Of Plastic
The Buggles - The Plastic Age - The Age Of Plastic
M - Moderne Man/Satisfy Your Lust - New York, London, Paris, Munich
M - Pop Muzik - New York, London, Paris, Munich
Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Greatest Hits
Devo - Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA - Greatest Hits
Trillion - Fancy Action - Trillion
Silicon Teens - State Of Shock (Pt. 2) - Music For Parties
Silicon Teens - Let's Dance - Music For Parties
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Day Tripper - Solid State Survivor
Yellow Magic Orchestra - Solid State Survivor - Solid State Survivor
The Human League - Do Or Die - Dare
The Human League - Seconds - Dare
Depeche Mode - Photographic - Speak & Spell
Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me - Speak & Spell
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Dark Facade - Losing Faith - Losing Faith (Single)
Colour Radio - Bound For Life - History In 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982
Dark Facade - Fear - Losing Faith (Single)
Yazoo - Nobody's Diary - You And Me Both
Yazoo - Sweet Thing - You And Me Both
Bronski Beat - Why? - The Age Of Consent
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy - The Age Of Consent
New Order - The Perfect Kiss - The Perfect Kiss (Single)
New Order - The Kiss Of Death - The Perfect Kiss (Single)

CONCERT REVIEW: Chris Tucker (The Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee)

Following his recent return to standup comedy, Chris Tucker's infectious energy proves to be the saving grace of an otherwise unremarkable show at the Riverside Theatre.

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/21/15)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Machines Should Work, People Should Think", featuring early electronic music and more. If you enjoy it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
Clara Rockmore - Tchaikovsky: Valse Sentimentale - OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
Edgard Varèse - Poem Électronique - OHM: The Early Gurus Of Electronic Music
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)
Daphne Oram - Introduction - Oramics
Daphne Oram - Power Tools - Oramics
NBC - Monitor Beacon - N/A
Ray Cathode - Time Beat - Time Beat (Single)
Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit - Time Beat (Single)
Emil Richards - Diamond (April) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Emil Richards - Opal (October) - New Sound Element "Stones"
Raymond Scott - IBM MT/ST: "The Paperwork Explosion" - Manhattan Research, Inc.
Raymond Scott - Limbo: The Organized Mind - Manhattan Research, Inc.
Zealots - Why Walk, When You Can Crawl - Nuclear Winter
Bruce Haack - Sing - The Electronic Record For Children
Bruce Haack - Echo - The Electronic Record For Children
The White Noise - Love Without Sound - An Electric Storm
The White Noise - Your Hidden Dreams - 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 - Carousel Of The Planets - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
Perrey & Kingsley - Pioneers Of The Stars - Kaleidoscopic Vibrations
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Red Dog Fly - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
Gerhard Trede & His Electronic Instruments - Electronic Sidewalk 2 - Phasing Drums & Electronic Sounds
Bernard Estardy - Marche A L'Echafaud - Electro Sounds
Bernard Estardy - Euphorique Evasion - Electro Sounds
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - The Space Between - Fourth Dimension
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop - Flashback - Fourth Dimension
Don Voegeli - Strawberry Yogurt - Oscillations
Don Voegeli - Shy Ballerina - Oscillations
Jack Capon And Rosemary Hallum - Mirror Image (Love Is Blue) - Perceptual Motor Rhythm Games
Jack Capon And Rosemary Hallum - Seven Jumps (Seven Jumps) - Perceptual Motor Rhythm Games
V.D.B. Joel - Video Games - Video Games & Data Movements
V.D.B. Joel - Robot Voices - Video Games & Data Movements
Keith Mansfield - Energy Fields (A) - The Video Connection
Keith Mansfield - Electromatics (A) - The Video Connection
Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert - Vision For The Future - Moog Acid
Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert - Analog Generique - Moog Acid
Fluorescent Grey - Denotative Dart Gild Gnu - Antique Electronic/Synthesizer Greats 1955-1985, Part 2
Fluorescent Grey - Vee, Galvanic Piss Red - Antique Electronic/Synthesizer Greats 1955-1985, Part 2

CONCERT REVIEW: Steven Wright (Potawatomi Hotel & Casino's Northern Lights Theatre, Milwaukee)

Legendary standup comedian Steven Wright delivers a confusingly dated set at the Northern Lights Theatre, but still proves entertaining despite the stale material. 

Read my full review here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/14/15)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Bang Your Little Head", featuring recent rock and/or roll. If you dig it, remember to also find the show on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album
King Tuff - Black Moon Spell - Black Moon Spell
King Tuff - Headbanger - Black Moon Spell
King Khan - Strange Ways - Garage Swim
Mikal Cronin - Better Man - Garage Swim
Native America - Digital Lobotomy - Bad Weed/But Still Weed
Native America - Lull/Fate, TX - Bad Weed/But Still Weed
Sat. Nite Duets - Viva Los DJs - Los DJs
Sat. Nite Duets - On My Honor - Los DJs
Shivery Shakes - Sidewalk Talk - Sidewalk Talk (Single)
Shivery Shakes - So Long - Sidewalk Talk (Single)
Audacity - Onomatopoeia - Butter Knife
Audacity - Cold Rush - Butter Knife
Candido - Rock & Shuffle (Ah-Ha) - Dancin' & Prancin'
NO/NO - Stay Awake - X.O. EP
NO/NO - Red Flag - X.O. EP
Dogs In Ecstasy - I Google Myself - I Google Myself (Single)
Dogs In Ecstasy - I'm A Man - I Google Myself (Single)
JEFF The Brotherhood - Wood Ox - Hypnotic Nights
JEFF The Brotherhood - Dark Energy - Hypnotic Nights
Dead Waves - Break Apart - Kill The Youth EP
Dead Waves - Happy - Kill The Youth EP
Spaceships - Ghost - Cool Breeze Over The Mountains
Spaceships - Limit - Cool Breeze Over The Mountains
The Noise Figures - We Look Better In The Sun - The Noise Figures
The Noise Figures - Space Mountain - The Noise Figures
Fuzz - What's In My Head? - Fuzz
Fuzz - Loose Sutures - Fuzz
Catacombz - Wolf Apartment - II
Catacombz - Gorilla - II
The Vickers - Inside A Dream - Ghosts
The Vickers - I Don't Know What It Is - Ghosts
Daycones - Cult - The Cruel Echo
Daycones - Marsupial Bridge Occurence - The Cruel Echo
Zealswallows - Swinglow - Zealswallows
Zealswallows - Special Tea Squall - Zealswallows

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (01/07/15)

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

Artist - Song - Album
Chants - The Warm Room - I Feel Like I Feel It
Chants - Oubliette - I Feel Like I Feel It
Cuttooth Feat. Hitomi - Old Tape Machine - Cuttooth
Cuttooth Feat. Bridie Jackson - Peace - Cuttooth
Flying Lotus Feat. Niki Randa - Hunger - Until The Quiet Comes
Flying Lotus Feat. Laura Darlington - Phantasm - Until The Quiet Comes
Thriftworks Feat. Russ Liquid - Wrist Wrist Wrist - Fadest
Thriftworks - Lest You Be Judged - Fadest
Mo Kolours - Brixton House - Mo Kolours
Mo Kolours - Mike Black - Mo Kolours
Night Owl Committee - Contender Agent - Night Owl Committee EP
Night Owl Committee - Manual Retro - Night Owl Committee EP
Ernest Anyway And The Mighty Mighty Squirrels - I Hate Getting Up In The Morning - Ernest Anyway And The Mighty Mighty Squirrels Sing The Hits Of Johnny Kidd And The Pirates
IG88 - Lack Lustrous - Hush Hush Records Presents, Vol. 1
Fjord Morrison - Gravities - Hush Hush Records Presents, Vol. 1
Cyberchump - Flutter And Flow - Flutter And Flow
Cyberchump - Neon - Flutter And Flow
Brian Eno - The Airman - Drums Between The Bells
Brian Eno - Bless This Space - Drums Between The Bells
Glass Boy - Danish Lakes - Jenkins
Glass Boy - L. Ron Hubbard's Rocking Horse - Jenkins
Cock & Swan - Melt Down (Stem Collector Remix) - Recess Tangle, Vol. 2
Cock & Swan - Night Valley (Domokos Remix) - Recess Tangle, Vol. 2
CFCF - Oil - Ghostly Swim 2
Dauwd - Kolido - Ghostly Swim 2
Corporate Control - Satin - Ten Dry Nails
Corporate Control - Arkham - Ten Dry Nails
Chrome Sparks - Gates To Heaven - Sparks EP
Chrome Sparks - Marijuana - Sparks EP
Kailo - Say That Way - Say That Way EP
Kailo - Caitlin - Say That Way EP