Video | The New Loud, “Heaven”

Milwaukee’s The New Loud just released their latest video for the song, “Heaven” off their latest release “Can’t Stop Now Knowing”. The trio will be releasing a 12″ of this same song, which will also have a remix done by Mad Professor. The New Loud will have a release party for the 12″ on March [...]

New Music Wednesday | Drive By Truckers, Dr. Dog, Backyard Tire Fire & Aloe Blacc

On this week’s New Music Wednesday, (3/10/2010), we have new music from Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars, Mayer Hawthorne, RJD2, and DJ Center. Listen to the tracks below and then let us know what you think by voting for your favorite tune.
New Music Wednesday is sponsored by Penebaker Enterprises, Whiskey Bar, and meChecking @ PyraMax Bank
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New Jimi Hendrix, “Valleys of Neptune”

Today, unreleased material was dropped from Jimi Hendrix. The name of the album is Valleys of Neptune and features 12 unreleased tracks, which were created in a period when Hendrix formed the Band of Gypsies.
Material for ‘Valley of the Sun’ is from studio sessions that largely took place during a volatile four-month period in 1969. [...]

Video | She & Him: “In The Sun”

Check out the new video from She & Him for the song “In The Sun”. The song is from the forthcoming album Volume 2 due out March 23rd, 2010.

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Are You Feeling This (SXSW Edition) | Julie Peel, Copacobana Club, The Deaf and Miss Li

Lots of songs never make it to the radio that are getting lots of attention online. Live tracks, sanctioned and unsanctioned remixes, mash-ups, overlooked gems by unsigned artists. Every week on “Are You Feeling This,” we invite you to hear what the buzz is all about. You tell us what you think. Vote in the [...]

Don’t Sleep On | Secondhand Sureshots: Putting New Life in Old Vinyl

There is something really special about going to a thrift store, or used record store and finding something really special that you would never think you would buy.  The art of crate digging is skill that requires a whole lot of patience and love for music.  This skill is a very important skill to have [...]

Site of the Day | RootMusic’s Band Pages – Easily Promote Your Music on Your Facebook Page

Are you a artist, DJ, or band and have a Facebook Fan Page, but you hate how it handles your music?  Do you wish you could have some of the features like MySpace when it comes to handling your music? Well your prayer might be answered thanks to a company called Rootmusic and their product [...]

Hear the Avett Brothers Concert from the Riverside This Saturday, March 6th

The Avett Brothers show at the Riverside is sold out. If you didn’t get your ticket, we got the next best thing. We will broadcast the concert live starting at 9pm. Tune into 88Nine (88.9FM) this Saturday to hear the Avett Brothers concert from the Riverside. Then we will rebroadcast the show again 15 minutes [...]

Event | Panel at Hip Hop Culture Tonight at Marquette, March 3rd

A great discussion panel is being held tonight at Marquette on Hip Hop culture.  Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Place: Emory Clark Hall,  Room 111
530 N. 16th St.
The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University will host a panel discussion about the hip-hop generation Wednesday, March [...]

Event | 5th Annual Miltown Beatdown, Friday March 5th at the Wherehouse

This Friday will kick off the return of Milwaukee’s premiere hip hop event, the Miltown Beatdown. In its fifth year, the Miltown Beatdown brings together the Milwaukee Hip Hop community to compete for the crown for the best Milwaukee  Hip Hop producer. They will be four nights, 16 producers competing for the crown of best [...]