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March 19, 2012
Wisconsin legislator receives an envelope full of poop
Someone in Milwaukee really, really wants a mine in Northern Wisconsin. He or she wants that mine so badly, in fact, that when state Sen. Lena Taylor wrote an op-ed in the Milwaukee Courier pointing out that extracting iron ore can cause health problems for nearby residents, this mining supporte ... More >>
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March 17, 2012
Brief Candles' Kevin Dixon on the five-year gap between records
By Dave HoenackFive years passed between They Live We Sleep, the second album by Milwaukee quartet Brief Candles, and last year's Fractured Days. Five years! That's fairly five lifetimes in the Minneapolis scene. In 2006, the winner of the City Pages "Picked to Click" poll was the Alarmists. A ... More >>
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January 19, 2012
Schlitz Kickin' Country to podunkify the Triple Rock Saturday
With only a few months under its eight-second-champion-sized belt buckle, the Schlitz Kickin' Country series has already established a fine local tradition of fine country records, fine country bands, and of course, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous. This Saturday, with a little help from DJ Tr ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Farewell Milwaukee, Romantica
With only a few months under its eight-second-champion-sized belt buckle, the Schlitz Kickin' Country series has already established a fine local tradition of fine country records, fine country bands, and of course, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous. This Saturday, with a little help from DJ Tr ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Solid Gold
With only a few months under its eight-second-champion-sized belt buckle, the Schlitz Kickin' Country series has already established a fine local tradition of fine country records, fine country bands, and of course, The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous. This Saturday, with a little help from DJ Tr ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
Weekend Checklist: The Sounds, Molly Maher, Farewell Milwaukee, Kristoff Krane
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it."-Jean Cocteau
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September 26, 2011
Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 1
Photos by Mark MallmanThe demo recording of "Let it Be" starts with Paul McCartney talking to the sound engineer. He says "This is going to knock you out, boy," and then proceeds to perform one of rock's greatest ballads. Those few snide words before he starts always reminds me of what the roa ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Stone Arch Festival of the Arts dissolves: An open letter from music booker Stacy Schwartz
Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Guerilla Haiku Movement: Minneapolis
Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>
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April 20, 2011
Found Footage Festival
Sad news to hit the local arts world today: The long-running Stone Arch Festival of the Arts, which annually showcased over 200 artists and four free stages of music along St. Anthony Main, will be no more. The festival's founder, longtime local music advocate Ira Heilicher (son of legendary Soma ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wins Pultizer, none for Strib or Pi-Press
The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism were announced this morning, and the only metro daily newspaper in the Midwest to win was the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in the explanatory journalism category. Staffers Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar, and Alison Sherwood were comme ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
Farewell Milwaukee
The Pulitzer Prizes in journalism were announced this morning, and the only metro daily newspaper in the Midwest to win was the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, in the explanatory journalism category. Staffers Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar, and Alison Sherwood were comme ... More >>
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January 7, 2011
Ieshuh Griffin, "Not the whiteman's bitch," fights election rules
Griffin is fighting election rules again.Ieshuh Griffin is at it again: Fighting a battle against election rules and what she calls a "a very corrupt government" in Milwaukee. She gained national notoriety last year for her controversial campaign slogan, "Not the whiteman's bitch." Now Griffi ... More >>
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January 3, 2011
Mayfair Mall stunned by teen rampage and gun shot
Screenshot of people filing out after management closed the mall.A mob of teenage vandals trashed the Mayfair Mall in suburban Milwaukee last night and forced officials to close the mall early. Police confirmed this morning that at least one shot was fired outside the mall during an attempt ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
Minneapolis is nation's 11th drunkest city
A pint of prevention is worth...uh....nevermind.The Daily Beast collected statistics on alcohol use and abuse to rank the nation's most drunk metropolises. Minneapolis ranked 11th, based on the following data:
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December 27, 2010
Terry Duncan fined $500 for cussing aboard Wisconsin bus, dammit
solidstateNo profanity please.Terry Duncan climbed aboard a Milwaukee bus and started lacing his conversation with a fellow rider with a string of four-letter Anglo Saxon monosyllables of the "s..." and "f..." persuasion. Then he found out you can't do that in Milwaukee. And faster than you ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
Minneapolis school calls gas station snack "lunch"
Should schools serve kids the rations of truckers and road trippers?Sure, adults might pick up a Slim Jim-- along with a Mountain Dew and a bag of Cheetos--to fuel a long night of driving, but should schools be serving the shrink-wrapped sausages to impressionable young stomachs? A parent o ... More >>
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November 9, 2010
Twin Cities way more relaxed than the rest of America
Photo: MuladProof that Twin Citians know how to relax.We do stress out over things here on the tundra. Look at the Vikings, for crying out loud. Or Michele Bachmann. And don't even get us started on the fact that we have yet another election recount with national import on our hands. But com ... More >>
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September 21, 2010
Milwaukee's Drugs Dragons release new 7"
Dusty Medical RecordsUsually when you don't know what speed to play a record, it's not a good sign. But with "I Hate Rat People," the second release from Milwaukee's Drugs Dragons, the whole thing comes shrouded in mystery. It arrived in a photocopied, collage-art white sleeve and, upon closer ... More >>
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August 25, 2010
Bye Bye Liver
Dusty Medical RecordsUsually when you don't know what speed to play a record, it's not a good sign. But with "I Hate Rat People," the second release from Milwaukee's Drugs Dragons, the whole thing comes shrouded in mystery. It arrived in a photocopied, collage-art white sleeve and, upon closer ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Goodnight Loving release 'Nothing Conquers Us'
The 7" Review blog has seen its share of punk bands of late--in large part because that's a genre that utilizes the short-play format more frequently. This edition brings a little more variety to the table in Milwaukee's The Goodnight Loving. The band just released a full-length companion t ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Ieshuh Griffin, "NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" says she's Supreme Court bound
Screen shot via The Milwaukee DrumIeshuh Griffin's campaign literature Ieshuh Griffin -- whose campaign slogan is "NOT the 'whiteman's bitch'" -- lost two attempts last week in her ongoing crusade to put that oh-so-catchy tagline on the Nov. 2 ballot. Now, the Wisconsin Assembly candidate says ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Ieshuh Griffin's "NOT the whiteman's bitch" case tossed
Screen shot via The Milwaukee DrumGriffin's campaign literatureIeshuh Griffin, who wants to use the slogan "NOT the whiteman's bitch" as her tag line on the Wisconsin ballot, got no love from federal court. A judge rejected her lawsuit demanding to use the phrase because she filed the wrong p ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Giant sinkhole swallows Milwaukee's attention and a Cadillac Escalade
Screen shot from Journal SentinelMilwaukee news media drink in the sight of a giant sinkhole that opened during torrential rainsMilwaukee, apparently, is drowning. Something like 7 inches of rain fell there inside a couple of hours on Thursday evening. Tornadoes touched down. Thousands of hom ... More >>
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July 22, 2010
Ieshuh Griffin's "NOT the whiteman's bitch" not OK on Wis. ballot [UPDATED]
Screen shot via The Milwaukee DrumGriffin's campaign literatureUpdated: Griffin makes good on her threat and takes her case to court. Details after the jump. Maybe there are better campaign slogans than "NOT the whiteman's bitch" for a black woman to proudly declare her political independenc ... More >>
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July 21, 2010
Kings Go Forth
Screen shot via The Milwaukee DrumGriffin's campaign literatureUpdated: Griffin makes good on her threat and takes her case to court. Details after the jump. Maybe there are better campaign slogans than "NOT the whiteman's bitch" for a black woman to proudly declare her political independenc ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Minneapolis is not the "Manliest City" in America
Photo: GoldbergGetting our man onDamn. We're not as manly as Milwaukee, so we'll let you notch one up there, cheese heads. But Minneapolis still broke the Top 20 in Sperling's annual "America's Manliest Cities" survey. The biggest hunk of American manhood can evidently be found in Nashville, ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Bye Bye Liver
Photo: GoldbergGetting our man onDamn. We're not as manly as Milwaukee, so we'll let you notch one up there, cheese heads. But Minneapolis still broke the Top 20 in Sperling's annual "America's Manliest Cities" survey. The biggest hunk of American manhood can evidently be found in Nashville, ... More >>
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May 19, 2010
Wis. school bus driver took toilet breaks in plastic bags on bus (Video)
She crapped into a plastic bag and threw it onto a city streetMaybe a solitary moment of urgent internal plumping panic, brought on by a reaction to some new medication, would be a good enough excuse for using the empty school bus you drive as a toilet. Maybe. That was a Milwaukee school b ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Sex assault probe yields massive anacondas
Maybe they can shoot another sequel in MilwaukeePolice in Milwaukee are still scratching their heads over this one: Investigators working an alleged sex assault on Wednesday stumbled into a home filled with hundreds snakes, turtles, lizards, rodents, a crocodile and other assorted beasts -- i ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
P.O.S. announces headlining tour with Dessa
He's bringing his Doomtree crewmate along for the ride.
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November 12, 2009
Farewell Milwaukee: Band to watch
Sample some music by a promising new local Americana band.
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November 6, 2009
Wis. man steals truck with 900 swine flu vaccines, ruins the supply
We're still trying to figure out what this man thought he was going to do with 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.
Blogs
November 2, 2009
Now Open: Molly Cool's
Seafood comes to the southern suburbs...
Blogs
July 21, 2009
College bucket fund not the best way to pay for school
We'll give this guy a high-five for effort, but you'll probably need buckets times infinity full of coins to actually afford to go to school.
Blogs
June 2, 2009
Accused GOP convention sandbag thrower pleads guilty
The man accused of dropping a 50-pound sandbag onto Interstate 94 during the Republican National Convention pleaded guilty Monday.
Blogs
June 1, 2009
Cool food movie, Fresh, plays this Wednesday
Head to the Riverview to check out the new film that's reimagining America's food system.
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November 5, 2008
What's Wrong with Wisconsin?
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October 9, 2008
Growing Power gets a genius grant
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July 24, 2008
Track bike to Trick Bike: the fixie evolution
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December 26, 2007
Vinnese New Year's Eve Gala Benefit
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October 24, 2007
Melissa and JW Buchanan: Little Friend of Printmaking
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Music
January 18, 2006
Superdanger: Fight! Fight! Fight!
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Blogs
July 13, 2005
Minneapolis/St. Paul: Almost the beer drinking capital of North America
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Music
October 30, 2002
Tomb Raiders
Sifting through the bones of an infamous Halloween rave bust
Sports
September 11, 2002
Gentlemen, Unsheath Your Bats!
Baseball: More like it used to be than ever before
Arts
December 22, 1999
The Middle Of Somewhere
With American Movie, director Chris Smith finds the heart of cinema in the unlikely environs of Milwaukee
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May 1, 1998
Pride Full
With American Movie, director Chris Smith finds the heart of cinema in the unlikely environs of Milwaukee
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