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Selling peanuts for peanuts: My summer job at Milwaukee County Stadium

April 2, 2018

In the summer of 1999, I had a plan to watch the Brewers for free. Better than that, I was going to get paid for it. All I had to do was get a job at Milwaukee County Stadium, sell a few hot dogs, and see Jerom...

DJ Jobber tells us his essential playlist of songs performed by professional wrestlers

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2018

When we last checked in with Ryan Fox, the Milwaukee filmmaker responsible for “The World’s Longest Mannequin Challenge” and the Adult Swim-featured R.P.M. 2 was explaining his decision to attend a nationally-t...

Milwaukee job growth is sluggish, but at least we’re getting one of those weird cat cafes

Matt Wild

September 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee is a city of contrasts. One one hand, it has world-class amenities ...

Remembering the Great Milwaukee Brewery Strike of 1953

Matt Wild

May 17, 2017

Milwaukee's long and sudsy brewing history has been enjoying a resurgence. In April, Pabst celebrated the opening of a new brewery in a long-abandoned church/tavern in its former downtown complex. While not exa...

Goodbye, Jay Cutler: Remembering Green Bay’s greatest villain

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2017

The writing was on the wall when Chicago released him back in March. The picture became even clearer when the Bears foolishly signed veteran backup quarterback Mike Glennon to a three-year, $45M contract days l...

Ben Gibbard goes solo, reaches for great heights at Pabst Theater

Sahan Jayasuriya

January 19, 2017

Breaking away from a band and performing solo is always a risk. If executed poorly, it can expose a songwriter's weaknesses and highlight the necessity of their bandmates. If executed successfully, it serves ...

Oh great, there’s going to be another Jeffrey Dahmer movie

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2016

It seems like Hollywood is plum out of new ideas. Periodically, when they aren't adapting Lethal Weapon into a TV series or harvesting '80s nostalgia to redressed as a Netflix original, television executives ...

‘Happy Days: The Official Cookbook’ is Aaaay tasty tribute to an iconic TV series

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2024

In 1974, a little television program called Happy Days hit airwaves and the world was never quite the same. Over the show's 11-season run, viewers learned new catchphrases that have stood the test of time, they...

Bob Reitman announces retirement, final show on WUWM

Matt Wild

April 15, 2024

It's not alright, ma: Legendary Milwaukee radio pioneer Bob Reitman is retiring. Reitman, 82, who currently co-hosts WUWM's It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Music with his son Bobby, will officially retire on Fri...

Stuff We Missed: Even MORE Milwaukee food news

Matt Wild

April 5, 2024

Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: even MORE more Milwaukee food news! • It started with a Milwaukee- and Wisconsin-...

Watch local weather guru Bert Lauderdale report from the 2024 Polar Bear Plunge

Matt Wild

January 2, 2024

With the first day of the year comes a first-day-of-the-year tradition in Milwaukee: jumping into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. Yes, the 2024 Polar Bear Plunge took place on Monday. Hundreds of hearty sou...

Two Tims, one excellent show, no bullshit: Heidecker showcases versatility at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

August 23, 2023

It's been said that many comedians secretly want to be musicians and that lots of musicians actually wish they were comedians. We've seen enough comics awkwardly infusing acoustic guitar into their set and have...

Stuff We Missed: We sure made some lists this week, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 11, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Isn't it funny that certain local websites toil away day in and day out, hig...

25 pictures (and 1 video) of Locust Street Festival 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2023

On Sunday, the beloved and long-running Locust Street Festival of Music and Art returned for its first official installment since 2019. The weather was...well, it was pretty crappy. Cold, wet, and windy, the da...

Mandatory Milwaukee: WUWM’s “It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music” is a free-form family affair

Matt Wild

May 15, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: "It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Music" on WUWM! If you ever find yourself co...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Resurrectionists

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 12, 2023

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we’re also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeereco...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Debating where “Up North” begins

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2023

Some frequent sources of online arguments come and go, while some frequent sources of online arguments become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn loca...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge and then finally doing it

Matt Wild

January 2, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: finally doing the Polar Bear Plunge! Near the end of 2021, I wrote about ...

Study: Wisconsin, like the rest of the universe, loves Taylor Swift

Tyler Maas

December 8, 2022

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Wisconsin! Bot to keep track of the state’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deig...

Study studies previous studies, ranks Milwaukee 6th best city in America

Matt Wild

December 6, 2022

If you're a regular reader of Milwaukee Record, you know that we like to have a bit of fun with the various "studies" that populate the internet, and where Milwaukee ranks in these "studies." We're the ninth mo...

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