Catch up on videos of Wes Tank rapping Dr. Seuss books over beats by Dr. Dre Tyler Maas May 27, 2020 In late March, we showed you "a new trick" where Milwaukee musician, producer, actor, and videographer Wes Tank rapped the words of Dr. Seuss' book Fox In Sox over a beat made by Dr. Dre. In the months since we...
Public Domain: WC Tank scales Colectivo’s roof and performs “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral” Milwaukee Record Staff January 31, 2018 Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...
WC Tank revives Stumblesome project, releases “workout record” Matt Wild May 20, 2016 // "I move around a lot, not because I'm looking for anything, really, but because I'm getting away from things that get bad if I stay. Auspicious beginnings, you know what I mean?" So says Jack Nicholson's...
WC Tank duels with the devil in “27th And National” music video Tyler Maas February 22, 2016 // Between his directorial work on Busdriver, milo, and adoptahighway projects (among others), Milwaukee filmmaker Wes Tank can be routinely relied upon to put out some of the most innovative and visually s...
Fatty Acids singer Josh Evert takes to the woods in ‘Not Uninhabited’ Tyler Maas December 15, 2015 // If you know the name Josh Evert, it's almost assuredly as either the singer-keyboardist of synth-pop stalwarts The Fatty Acids or as the drummer for fuzzed-out Great Lakes surf rock staple Jaill. Recentl...
WC Tank finds new direction with Vanishing Points Tyler Maas August 18, 2015 Last fall, Milwaukee rapper, filmmaker, and visual artist Wesley Charles Tank—aka “WC Tank”—released Almost Forever, a five-song EP the eccentric art-rapper wrote and self-produced in its entirety, along with s...
Third annual Mad Planet Ugly Sweater Holiday Party lineup, date announced Tyler Maas November 11, 2014 After last week’s mid-term elections, the onslaught of annoying commercials subtly shifted from pointed political slam ads to overtly obnoxious televised, broadcasted, and subliminally planted reminders that th...
Busdriver looks Milwaukee’s way on his “Motion Lines” music video Tyler Maas October 15, 2014 Milwaukee has really stepped up its music video game lately. With the number of talented directors and skilled filmmakers in town routinely putting striking visuals and innovative concepts to music, it’s onl...
WC Tank discusses his musical mixed media assemblage, Almost Forever Tyler Maas August 29, 2014 It would be a disservice to merely refer to WC Tank as a rapper without also making mention of the artsy emcee’s body of work that finds him providing visuals for nationally recognized rappers, making excellent...
WC Tank announces new album, premieres new song/video Tyler Maas July 15, 2014 Save for occasional one-off shows in town, Milwaukee rapper, filmmaker, and visuals wizard WC Tank has kept things pretty quiet musically speaking since shortly after the release of Kisscry Patina some 18 month...
