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“Light the Hoan” campaign reaches “near-halfway point” with $1.2 million anonymous grant

November 11, 2019

Isn't it funny when fundraisers implore regular schmucks like us to kick in their hard-earned $25 or whatever, and then a millionaire comes along at the last minute and viola! "We" did it! We suppose it's just ...

MPS, which is awesome, will create healthier menu by getting rid of “Harmful 7” ingredients

Matt Wild

November 8, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) is awesome, full stop. Some quick factoids: t...

Streetcar ridership continues to plummet to better-than-projected numbers

Matt Wild

November 6, 2019

Milwaukee's forever controversial streetcar system, The Hop, celebrated its first birthday last week. Happy birthday, The Hop! Even better, it was announced that Cleveland-based technology firm Everstream would...

New Milwaukee music alert: Listen to the sound of corn seedlings responding to different frequencies

Matt Wild

November 6, 2019

As we all know, "Weird Al" Yankovic built his career on songs about food. "My Bologna." "Eat It." "Lasagna." The rejected "Live And Let Die" parody "Chicken Pot Pie." But what would happen if food itself could ...

Pete Freeman can’t catch a break in “Song About Nothing” video

Matt Wild

November 6, 2019

Milwaukee troubadour Pete Freeman first came to our attention with his don't-move-to-Milwaukee ditty (about Vogue deeming the city "cool and underrated") and his ode to Milwaukee Brewers superfan Front Row Amy....

Pinball, kickflips, and giant floor mats: 12 random Guinness World Records set in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

November 5, 2019

Over the weekend, while the rest of us were busy not setting world records, a Milwaukee man set a world record. Yes, Bounce Milwaukee co-owner Ryan Clancy broke the Guinness World Record for longest pinball pla...

2019 Milwaukee Film Festival drew a record 87,618 fans

Matt Wild

November 5, 2019

Last Friday we rounded up our 15 standout moments from the recently wrapped 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival. Today, Milwaukee Film revealed a few highlights of its own. 87,618 of them, to be exact. Yes, that's ...

Milwaukee streetcar, The Hop, still free thanks to Cleveland-based tech firm, Everstream

Matt Wild

November 1, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee's VERY SUCCESSFUL DESPITE OUR OBVIOUSLY SARCASTIC HEADLINE streetc...

Watch Brat Sounds battle Beelzebub in less-than-sunny video for “Sunny D”

Matt Wild

October 31, 2019

This is usually the part of an article where we say "It's been a minute since we last heard from Milwaukee rock band Brat Sounds." But it's been much longer than a metaphorical minute—it's been nearly two years...

Bounce Milwaukee co-owner will attempt to break Guinness World Record for longest pinball play

Matt Wild

October 30, 2019

Do you like pinball? We like pinball. We're not great at pinball, but one time we got 210,330,670 on the Creature From The Black Lagoon machine at Landmark, so there's that. Now, do you like pinball enough t...

Silk Exotic Milwaukee Gentlemen’s Club is being sued over music licensing fees

Matt Wild

October 29, 2019

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced Tuesday that it has filed 19 separate copyright infringement actions against various bars, restaurants, and venues throughout the coun...

Haunted bunk beds, and 4 other Wisconsin-related mysteries from the original ‘Unsolved Mysteries’

Matt Wild

October 29, 2019

For TV viewers of a certain age, few things are as unnerving as Unsolved Mysteries. The series' original 1980s and '90s run combined creepy reenactments, a creepy theme song, and a wonderfully creepy Robert Sta...

Watch the final episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘Killers From Space’

Matt Wild

October 29, 2019

Monday night, during the final installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, jokes flew, stock footage was used, giant bugs turned into stew, and a young Peter Graves took off his shirt. Yep, we watched t...

Let’s talk about the Rocky Rococo short film playing tonight at the Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 28, 2019

Last month, we received an email with the subject line "Rocky Rococo Tipline: (1) New Messages." We opened it immediately. "Hi there," the email read. "I know y'all are big Rocky Rococo fans, so just wanted ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (October 20-26)

Matt Wild

October 28, 2019

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Reliving the Great Giannis Quote Controversy of yesterday

Matt Wild

October 25, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story that quoted Mi...

Platinum Boys return with “Happens All The Time,” from upcoming ‘Raw Romance’ LP

Matt Wild

October 24, 2019

In these troubled and tumultuous times, the city of Milwaukee—nay, the entire world—needs the Platinum Boys more than ever. The hard-rocking, hard-partying group has been a fixture of the local scene since 2013...

Mural Watch 2019: New mural debuting downtown, new mural doc debuting at Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Watch the latest episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘The Brain That Wouldn’t Die’

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Tuesday night, for the four installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, we conducted some shady experiments, embarked on some sleazy day trips, and waited for...something to burst out of the closet. Yep...

Get pumped, get excited with Heavy Hand’s 17-minute album ‘Get Soft Get Clean’

Matt Wild

October 22, 2019

What can you do with 17 minutes? You can take a shower. You can wait for the bus. You can stare at the internet. Or you can cue up the new 10-song album from Heavy Hand, Get Soft Get Clean, and get a serious ju...

Author Matt Wild