PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (10/31/12)

Here's the playlist for a very special Halloween-themed edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. It's three hours of ghosts, ghouls and goblins, perfect for your next black mass, monster mash or just sitting around in a costume shoving candy in your face. If you dig it, be sure to find the show on Facebook and Twitter, and also, please consider making a donation to WMSE's Fall Pledge Drive by calling (414) 799-1917 or visiting wmse.org! Happy Halloween!

Artist - Song - Album

David Bowie - Scary Monsters - Vampires Of Human Flesh

Halloween - Monster On Campus - Halloween

Halloween - Evil Makings - Halloween

The Mummies - The House On The Hill - Play Their Own Records!

The Mummies - The Thing From Venus - Never Been Caught

Bert Weedon - Ghost Train - An Outbreak Of Twangin': Phantom Guitars, Vol. 2

The Rapiers - The Phantom Stage - An Outbreak Of Twangin': Phantom Guitars, Vol. 2

The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck - Bad Music For Bad People

The Cramps - Human Fly - Bad Music For Bad People

Misfits - Halloween - Legacy Of Brutality

Misfits - American Nightmare - Legacy Of Brutality

The Adverts - Back From The Dead - The Best Of The Adverts

The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Best Of The Adverts

Ramones - Chain Saw - All The Stuff (And More), Vol. 1

Ramones - Pet Sematary (Live) - Greatest Hits Live

The B-52's - Devil In My Car - Nude On The Moon: The B-52's Anthology

The Fall - There's A Ghost In My House - The Frenz Experiment

The Specials - Ghost Town - This Are Two Tone

The Stranglers - Ghost Train - Dreamtime

Dokken - Back For The Attack - 12'' Single

2 Ton Bug - Burn The Witch - Wedding Of The Century

Fantômas - Spider Baby - The Director's Cut

Fantômas - Rosemary's Baby - The Director's Cut

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Halloween - Juju

Sonic Youth - Hallowe'en - Bad Moon Rising

Die Kreuzen - Halloween - Century Days

Tense Experts - Cemetery Secrets - Tense Experts

Gorillaz - Ghost Train - G Sides

Gorillaz - M1 A1 - Gorillaz

Ian Brown - Thriller - Single

Air - Ghost Song - Original Motion Picture Score For The Virgin Suicides

Suicide - Ghost Rider - Suicide

Harlem - Friendly Ghost - Hippies

Black Lips - I Saw A Ghost (Lean) - Good Bad Not Evil

Daniel Johnston - Casper The Friendly Ghost - Welcome To My World

Daniel Johnston - Devil Town - Welcome To My World

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine - Voodoo Jive: The Best Of Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You - Voodoo Jive: The Best Of Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Graveyard Train - Bayou Country

The Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein - They Only Come Out At Night

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Savatage - White Witch - Hall Of The Mountain King

Can - Father Cannot Yell - Monster Movie

Holger Czukay - Witches' Multiplication Table - On The Way To The Peak Of Normal

FEATURE: The Business of Beats: Dr. Dre

Obviously Dr. Dre is one of the most legendary producers of all time, but he's not a shabby businessman either. 

Read the full piece here.

FEATURE: Stacian Builds a Synth Community, Slowly

Songs For Cadets, the new long player from Milwaukee's Stacian (out now on Moniker Records), could be just the thing to send the city's budding electronic music scene into overdrive.  

Read the full piece here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (10/24/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you enjoy it, be sure to check out the show's Facebook and Twitter pages.

Artist - Song - Album
Jerry Lee Lewis - Let's Talk About Us - 7" Single
Johnny Cash - Cry! Cry! Cry! - Rock Island Line
Johnny Cash - (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle - Rock Island Line
Roy Orbison - Crying - In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
Roy Orbison - Dream Baby - In Dreams: The Greatest Hits
Jerry Lee Lewis - Make Love Sweeter For You - 7" Single
Lee Hazlewood - This Town - These Boots Are Made For Walkin': The Complete MGM Recordings
Lee Hazlewood - Stone Cold Blues - These Boots Are Made For Walkin': The Complete MGM Recordings
Sir Robert Charles Griggs - Clint Texas - The Legend Of Sir Robert Charles Griggs
Sir Robert Charles Griggs - West Coast Billy - The Legend Of Sir Robert Charles Griggs
Harry Nilsson - Joy - Son Of Schmilsson
Harry Nilsson - Turn On Your Radio - Son Of Schmilsson
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush - After The Gold Rush
Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart - After The Gold Rush
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ramble Tamble - Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Before You Accuse Me - Cosmo's Factory
Wazmo - Yahoo Eeee! (Hoo Ahh Hoo Eeee Aye) - 12" Single
Elton Motello - Falling Like A Domino - Pop Art
Elton Motello - Pop Art - Pop Art
Fischer-Z - Lies - Word Salad
Fischer-Z - Wax Dolls - Word Salad
Gary Numan - Films - The Pleasure Principle
Gary Numan - M.E. - The Pleasure Principle
Joy Division - Insight - The Complete BBC Recordings
Joy Division - She's Lost Control - The Complete BBC Recordings
Vidar Theisen And The Retrievers - Heavy Metal - 7" Single
Vox Dei - Terroriste - BIPPP: French Synth Wave 1979-85
Act - Ping Pong - BIPPP: French Synth Wave 1979-85
Vidar Theisen And The Retrievers - Heavy Metal (The Labrador Mix) - 7" Single
Stacian - Untitled - Songs For Cadets
Stacian - Orbit - Songs For Cadets
Kraftwerk - Aéro Dynamik - Tour De France Soundtracks
Kraftwerk - Titanium - Tour De France Soundtracks
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English - Faithfull: A Collection Of Her Best Recordings
Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan - Faithfull: A Collection Of Her Best Recordings
Kate Bush - The Big Sky - Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting - Hounds Of Love
David Bowie - Sound And Vision - Low
David Bowie - Always Crashing In The Same Car - Low
Brian Eno - No One Receiving - Before And After Science
Brian Eno - By This River - Before And After Science

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (10/17/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you dig it, be sure to find the show on Facebook and Twitter.

Artist - Song - Album

Frankie Knuckles - Godfather - Beyond The Mix

A Guy Called Gerald - To The Other Side - Automanikk

A Guy Called Gerald - I Feel Rhythm - Automanikk

Frankie Knuckles - Party At My House - Beyond The Mix 

A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest - Ham 'N' Eggs - People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm

Beastie Boys - Jimmy James - Check Your Head

Beastie Boys - Groove Holmes - Check Your Head

Madlib - Montara - Shades Of Blue

Madlib - Song For My Father - Shades Of Blue

TV Babies - Space Station - Rock Around The Corporations

Nancy Wilson - Uptight (Everything's All Right) - Soul Groove

Cannonball Adderly - 74 Miles Away (Live) - Soul Groove

The Cheltenham Orchestra & Chorus - Theme For Guitar/Fran/Chucks Monster/Riff/Funky - Songs From 'Goldfinger' And Other James Bond Favorites

The Cheltenham Orchestra & Chorus - Goldfinger - Songs From 'Goldfinger' And Other James Bond Favorites
Manfred Hübler & Sigfried Schwab - Kama Sutra - 3 Films By Jess Franco
Manfred Hübler & Sigfried Schwab - The Six Wisdoms Of Aspasia - 3 Films By Jess Franco

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Daytripper - Herb Alpert Presents: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Agua De Beber - Herb Alpert Presents: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66

Ween - Joppa Road - Chocolate And Cheese

Flight Of The Conchords - Foux Du Fafa - Flight Of The Conchords

Flight Of The Conchords - Au Revoir - Flight Of The Conchords

Cornelius - Brazil - Point

Cornelius - Fly - Point

Stereolab - Space Moth - Sound-Dust

Stereolab - Captain Easychord - Sound-Dust

Air - La Femme D'Argent - Moon Safari

Air - Sexy Boy - Moon Safari

Cibo Matto - Spoon - Stereo Type A

Cibo Matto - Sci-Fi Wasabi - Stereo Type A

Enon - Carbonation - High Society 

Enon - Old Dominion - High Society

The Fiery Furnaces - Paw Paw Tree - Blueberry Boat

The Fiery Furnaces - Birdie Brain - Blueberry Boat

FEATURE: It Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It: Stan Brakhage and Dog Star Man

Chances are, unless you have a lot of free time on your hands, you probably won't won't end up seeing every one of Stan Brakhage's nearly 400 films, but all the same, Dog Star Man is a good place to start.

Read the full piece here.

CONCERT REVIEW: A$AP Rocky & A$AP Mob (The Rave, Milwaukee)

Fast-rising MC A$AP Rocky takes over the Rave, and brings the whole A$AP Mob along for the ride. 

Read my full review here. 

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (10/10/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you enjoy it, be sure to follow the show on Facebook and Twitter.

Artist - Song - Album

Mott - See You Again - Shouting & Pointing

Mott - Career (No Such Thing As Rock 'N' Roll) - Shouting & Pointing

T. Rex - Monolith - Electric Warrior

T. Rex - The Motivator - Electric Warrior

Roxy Music - Out Of The Blue - Country Life

Roxy Music - Three And Nine - Country Life

Brian Eno - Cindy Tells Me - Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno - Some Of Them Are Old - Here Come The Warm Jets

Hugh Downs - First Man On The Moon - July, 1969 (Side 1) - 7" Single

David Bowie - Space Oddity - David Bowie

David Bowie - Starman - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Hugh Downs - First Man On The Moon - July 1969 (Side 2) - 7" Single

Miles Dethmuffen - Fear Of Bridges - Nine-Volt Grape

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts - Blank Generation

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation - Blank Generation

The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner - The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers - Modern World - The Modern Lovers

Television - The Fire - Adventure

Television - Ain't That Nothin' - Adventure

The Soft Boys - Tonight - Underwater Moonlight 

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight - Underwater Moonlight

Elvis Costello - I'm Not Angry - My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello - Waiting For The End Of The World - My Aim Is True

The Nerves - Working Too Hard - The Nerves EP

The Nerves - When You Find Out - The Nerves EP

Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone - Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision

Blondie - Call Me - Greatest Hits: Sound & Vision

The Clash - Clampdown - London Calling

The Clash - Lost In The Supermarket - London Calling

Television Personalities - King And Country - Yes Darling, But Is It Art? (Early Singles & Rarities)

Television Personalities - Part Time Punks - Yes Darling, But Is It Art? (Early Singles & Rarities)

Buzzcocks - Why Can't I Touch It? - Singles Going Steady

Buzzcocks - Something's Gone Wrong Again - Singles Going Steady

Eater - Waiting For The Man - The Album

Eater - Room For One - The Album

Wire - I Am The Fly - On Returning (1977-1979)

Wire - Strange - On Returning (1977-1979)

Minutemen - Jesus And Tequila - Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen - Don't Look Now - Double Nickels On The Dime

The Dicks - Anti-Klan (Part Two) - Kill From The Heart

The Dicks - Rich Daddy - Kill From The Heart

Dead Kennedys - Ill In The Head - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys - Hop With The Jet Set - Bedtime For Democracy

FEATURE: Interested In Everything: Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley worked in a lot of different forms throughout his storied career, but whatever he was writing, fiction or non-fiction, poetry or prose, it was always enlivened by his endlessly inquisitive intellect.

Read the full piece here.

FEATURE: Acme Records & Music Emporium Celebrates Its Grand Opening This Saturday

Longtime Bullseye employee and WMSE DJ Ken Chrisien (AKA Shopkeeper Ken) throws open the doors to his new Bay View record store. Vinyl nerds rejoice!

Read the full piece here.

PLAYLIST: Mondo Radio (10/03/12)

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. If you dig it, be sure to find the show on Facebook and Twitter.

Artist - Song - Album

Elephant Man - Pon De River, Pon De Bank (Version) - 7" Single

YT - England Story - An England Story

Elephant Man - Pon De River, Pon De Bank - 7" Single

Papa Levi - My God My King - An England Story

The Congos - The Wrong Thing - Heart Of The Congos

The Congos - Solid Foundation - Heart Of The Congos

African Head Charge - Family Doctoring - My Life In A Hole In The Ground

African Head Charge - The Race, Pt. 1 - My Life In A Hole In The Ground

Peter Tosh - Ketchy Shuby - Legalize It

Peter Tosh - No Sympathy - Legalize It

Jimmy Cliff - Time Will Tell - Reggae Spectacular 

Jimmy Cliff - Sitting In Limbo - Reggae Spectacular

Space Monkey - Satellite Sinner - On The Beam

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Rebel's Hop - Soul Rebels

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Soul Rebel - Soul Rebels

David Bowie - Don't Look Down - Tonight

David Bowie - Tonight - Tonight

The Clash - Police And Thieves - The Clash

The Clash - The Guns Of Brixton - London Calling

The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Grlz: Women Ahead Of Their Time

New Age Steppers - Fade Away - Grlz: Women Ahead Of Their Time

The Selecter - The Selecter - This Are Two Tone

The Selecter - On My Radio - This Are Two Tone

The Specials - Enjoy Yourself - More Specials

The Specials - Rat Race - More Specials

Clockwork Orchestra - Metamorphosis - Friends Without Names

Clockwork Orchestra - Black Ice - Friends Without Names

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Live It Up - Mature Themes

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Driftwood - Mature Themes

Of Montreal - Malefic Dowery - Paralytic Stalks

Of Montreal - Wintered Debts - Paralytic Stalks

The Flaming Lips - The Spark That Bled - The Soft Bulletin 

The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song - The Soft Bulletin

Deerhoof - The Merry Barracks - Deerhoof Vs. Evil

Deerhoof - I Did Crimes For You - Deerhoof Vs. Evil

Cornershop - Sounds Super Recordings - Handcream For A Generation

Cornershop - Motion The 11 - Handcream For A Generation

CONCERT REVIEW: Aesop Rock (Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee)

Aesop Rock brings a lively set of new material to the Turner Hall stage, but a sleepy Monday night crowd fails to match his energy level.

Read my full review here.

CONCERT REVIEW: Radiolab Live: "In the Dark" (The Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee)

WNYC's Radiolab successfully goes from the airwaves to the stage, but loses a little something special in the process.

Read my full review here.

FEATURE: "Sounds Like America": Duke Ellington

A very brief introduction to one of the most important figures in the history of American music.

Read the full piece here.