John Carpenter’s ‘Milwaukee Bucks’
John Carpenter is a national treasure who seems to have the perfect life. He collects royalties, plays video games, makes music when he feels like it, and enjoys NBA basketball all the time. That last part incl...
Hardy Boyz Final Run comes to Wisconsin
If there is one lesson to be learned from the most recent WrestleMania, it's that nobody is ever truly gone in professional wrestling.The event was highlighted by Stone Cold Steve Austin wrestling his first...
Rollie Fingers, Minions, and bobbleheads: Your 2022 Lakeshore Chinooks promo schedule
Though baseball season is already underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit in first place a few weeks into the season, there’s another team in the region that’s getting ready to take the field. Yes, ...
Giannis and his family were the subjects of yesterday’s Final Jeopardy
Another day, another Wisconsin-related reference on Jeopardy!Yes, mere days after the Culver's cheese curds popped up on the popular quiz show (we prefer the curds at Cousins' tbh), none other than Milwauke...
The Bucks have given us a new Milwaukee tradition. Let’s not take it for granted
Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe.Sometimes I still can't believe it all really happened...
Nearly a year later, Milwaukee is still responding to ESPN’s “terrible city” remark
Way back in June 2021, in the midst of the 2021 NBA playoffs, the hosts of ESPN's First Take casually talked smack against Milwaukee."You really want to be in Milwaukee? Is that where you want to be? Milwauke...
A guide to finding Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers on USFL rosters
Remember the United States Football League? Well, the short-lived professional football league—which folded in 1986 after Donald Trump drove it into the ground in a foolish attempt to force a merger with the NF...
The 10 best individual Opening Day performances in Milwaukee Brewers history
It’s a week later than it was supposed to be and it’s not happening where it was supposed to happen, but Major League Baseball is back this week after a long offseason of doubt. The Brewers’ home opener has bee...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee ambassador
Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...
A guide to the 2022 NCAA Tournament’s Milwaukee games
Following a week that was packed with conference tournaments and Sunday’s selection show, March Madness is officially here. The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament officially starts with play-in games on Tues...
Red Bull Flugtag will take flight (briefly) at Milwaukee’s Veterans Park July 16
Red Bull's annual Flugtag event—in which folks construct their own ridiculous "flying" machines and "fly" them off a ramp into a body of water—has been going on since 1992. It's been held in countless cities al...
75 flat-out fantastic photos from Mama Tried’s Flat Out Friday 2022
Motorcycle racers riding on top of a track that's slathered in Dr. Pepper syrup! Old riders! Young riders! Costumed "goofball" riders! Need we say more?Nope, not much. Milwaukee's homegrown Flat Out Friday ...
Watch a timelapse video of Fiserv Forum hosting 7 events in 6 days
February 23-28 was a busy chunk of time for Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum. The downtown arena hosted a whopping seven events in those six days—which meant setting up and breaking down those seven events. Concerts! B...
30 years ago, a WCW PPV at the Milwaukee Theater changed pro wrestling
Chicago's Zelo Pro Wrestling has established a solid foothold in Milwaukee. The company will make its return to Turner Hall Ballroom on Sunday, February 27 for its "Level Up" show, featuring Zelo Pro champ GPA,...
Please enjoy this Giannis Antetokounmpo-themed parody song of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Strange but true: Even though one half of Milwaukee Record's sprawling two-person editorial team is a parent of a kid under the age of 10, that half has somehow escaped the apparently inescapable "We Don't Talk...
Here’s our Wisconsin Sports All Valentine’s Day Team
In case you weren't paying attention, allow us to offer the helpful and potentially-relationship-saving reminder that Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Some will celebrate with a significant other this...
Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: The Big Game
Hey, it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know, and we only have one game (and one column) to go! I’ve never been a fan of the two-week gap between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, and that extende...
Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Uecker’s Ride For The Arts poster (1988)
In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce and unearth curious, strange, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.TEM: UECKER'S RIDE FOR THE ARTS POSTER (with 1963 baseball...
Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Conference Championship Round
Hey, it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know, officially resigned to the fact that I will not have a perfect playoff record of 13-0. This past weekend’s divisional round is one that will be talked about for the ...
Remembering the time I wore a disgraced Packer’s Super Bowl ring at a Michael Bolton charity softball game
Next Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers winning Super Bowl XXXI. That upcoming quarter-century mark has me thinking about that team and about that time in my life more than ever befor...