On The Record Episode 35: Ex Fabula
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For the past six years, Ex Fabula has served as Milwaukee’s premier live storytelling series, bringing a diverse cross-section of the city together and finding a common bond through the power of simple, di...
On The Record Episode 34: Recording in Milwaukee
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Here, in the age of the bedroom EP and at a time when albums can be captured by laptop microphones at a stream of consciousness pace, the recording industry is having to deal with some serious changes. Tho...
On The Record Episode 33: Ted Perry
You know him, you love him, and if you’re a regular local news viewer, you invite him into your home on a daily basis. Yes, this week we were thrilled to talk to the one and only Ted Perry. The FOX6 anchor has ...
On The Record Episode 32: The Roast Of Milwaukee at Bremen Cafe
Milwaukee Record is proud to present a very special episode of On The Record. On Thursday, August 6, to coincide with Milwaukee Comedy Festival’s opening night, we rounded up eight stand-up comedians with local...
On The Record Episode 31: Alia Janine talks life after porn (with Jaqi Furback)
Milwaukee native Alia Janine (pictured, right) spent the first 30 years of her life in Wisconsin. Not long after her departure, she started her career in the adult film industry. Four years and approximately 16...
On The Record Episode 29: Juiceboxxx
You know him, you love him, and even if you don’t, you probably have an opinion about him anyway. Yes, this week host Matt Wild sat down and chatted with the one and only Juiceboxxx. The 28-year-old rapper has ...
On The Record Episode 28: Milwaukee bike culture and the Riverwest 24
For this week’s two-wheeled, fixed-gear, helmet-required installment of On The Record, Matt and Tyler decided to salute Friday’s big Riverwest 24 bike “race” by chatting about Milwaukee’s ever-growing and ever-...
On The Record Episode 27: MKE fashion, design, modeling
When thinking of high fashion, cutting edge style, and crowded runways, it’s safe to say Milwaukee isn’t the first place that comes to mind. Though its reputation in the world of fashion stands firmly behind Ne...
On The Record Episode 26: Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn
If you read Milwaukee Record with any regularity, you’ve no doubt seen ample mention of Sylvan Esso—almost exclusively flanked by glowing and well-deserved praise. Though the synth-pop duo is based in Durham, N...
On The Record Episode 25: Milwaukee Record Q&A
Since we’re heading into a holiday weekend and there are better things to worry about—fireworks, America, fireworks—Milwaukee Record co-founders Matt Wild and Tyler Maas decided to take things easy this week an...
On The Record Episode 24: Mile Of Music, Concert Cafe, Fox Valley’s deep connection to Milwaukee music
For this installment of On The Record, host Tyler Maas took the show on the road. The Fox Valley expat drove 100-some miles north on Highway 41 to record this episode in his dad’s garage bar on the outskirts of...
On The Record Episode 23: Re-examining West Allis
West Allis. If you live in southeastern Wisconsin, reading the name of that city surely elicited a reaction, and it probably wasn’t a positive one. For decades now, Milwaukee’s western neighbor has been the rec...
On The Record Episode 22: Milwaukee record labels
Besides a few exceptions, the days of a band or rapper being “discovered” and inked to a record deal on a major label are long gone. Lately, musicians and other music aficionados are taking a much more active r...
PrideFest and a year of Wisconsin marriage equality on Episode 21 of On The Record
June 6, 2014 is a momentous day in Wisconsin history. On that fateful Friday, the state's ban on same-sex marriage was ruled to be unconstitutional. As the ban was lifted, hundreds of couples rushed to courthou...
Tea Krulos talks Monster Hunters, Paranormal Conference in Episode 20 of On The Record
This week on On The Record, we sit down with author (and occasional Milwaukee Record contributor) Tea Krulos to talk about his latest book, Monster Hunters: On The Trail With Ghost Hunters, Bigfooters, Ufologis...
Ryan Mason and Joel Shanahan tackle the Madison-Milwaukee disconnect in Episode 19 of On The Record
While fewer than 80 miles sit between the city halls of Madison and Milwaukee, the two biggest cities in Wisconsin exhibit a world of difference. Each place and its populace are shrouded with an array of genera...
Evan Rytlewski helps preview Summerfest in Episode 18 of On The Record
Do you like summer? Do you like Summerfest? Do you like summer fests that aren’t Summerfest? Do you like stories about leaving a Gin Blossoms concert right before the bass player passes out and a roadie has to ...
Yo-Dot and milo weigh in on the state of Milwaukee hip-hop in Episode 17 of On The Record
Milwaukee's hip-hop scene is in a pretty good place at the moment. However, that wasn't always the case. Besides the late '90s and early '00s blip Coo Coo Cal made on rap's radar, the city has lacked any sembla...
Burnhearts owner BJ Seidel and Enlightened Brewing’s Tommy Vandervort talk beer in Episode 16 of On the Record
We're smack dab in the middle of Milwaukee Beer Week! Though every week is unofficially beer week in a place proudly dubbed "Brew City" by its populace, this particular eight-day run finds close to 100 local ba...
Midwest Real’s Michael Phillip talks pot and podcasting in Episode 15 of On The Record
On this week’s episode of On The Record, Tyler and Matt sit down with Michael Phillip, creator and host of the popular Midwest Real podcast. Midwest Real describes itself as “an indie podcast and blog with an u...