808s and Nina Simone BREAKS!

Today’s 7 o clock sample is from one of my least favorite albums of 2008. LOL! Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreaks didn’t do much for me. Sarah F and I had numerous conversations about this album. It wasn’t that the album was bad, it just wasn’t my flavor. Anyways, as usual Kanye sampled some real magic [...]

Are You Feeling This: Noisettes, MSTRKRFT feat. John Legend and Tor’s Illinoize Project

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 Are [...]

Sound Travels Monday… The Women Of Fado

Sound Travels today was a set perfect for a slow starting Monday afternoon. The Women Of Fado the theme on the day; with the end of March approaching and with it Women’s History Month, I thought it would be fitting. Fitting, also because Milwaukee Film is screening a film on the subject  tonight and since [...]

Freebie: The Decemberists, “Hazards of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Wont Wrestles the Thristles Undone)”

As some of you know, RadioMilwaukee is proud to welcome the band The Decemberists on Friday, May 29th to The Riverside Theater. The Decemeberists have become one of the world’s most unique bands around. They have released their fifth album entitled “The Hazards of Love” The band’s fifth album, The Hazards of Love, represents the [...]

Freebie: 10 Indie Music Album Samplers via Amazon

As you know, the iTunes music store is about to go completely go DRM-Free. They are trying to compete with the Amazon mp3 store, which is gaining some ground on the digital music leader.  As of late Amazon, has up the ante by offering free sampler albums.  Just recently, Amazon worked with 10 labels to [...]

Podcast: Fleet Foxes Live Performance from the Pabst Theater – Uncut and Unedited

As we said earlier day, if we meet our hourly goal for our Birthday Fund Drive, I will post the uncut/unedited, high quality of the Fleet Foxes show from the Pabst Theater late last year for a free download.  Well here you go: Fleet Foxes Pabst Theater Performance Uncut and Unedited ( to download-right click [...]

T.R.O.Y. and Tom Scott! A match made in Hip Hop heaven.

There is little doubt that T.R.O.Y. by Pete Rock and CL Smooth is one of the best Hip Hop songs ever recorded. The beat melts your heart and this track has gotten EVERY crowd I’ve ever DJ’ed in front of to go crazy! Today on the Seven O Clock sample I wanted to explore the [...]

Sound Travels Wednesday…Cape Verde

Wednesday’s Sound Travels, hits the excursion from Spain to Argentina with a layover of sorts in the tiny island nation of Cape Verde, whose music I find irresistable. The group of islands that comprise this tiny nation are quite a but off the far western coasts of Africa and are generally regarded a part of [...]

Video: Aceyalone & The Lonely Ones, “The Way It Was feat. Bionik”

As you know one our New Music Wednesday artist this is legendary MC Aceyalone and his new project Aceyalone and the Lonely Ones.  The album draws from that doo-wop sound from the fifty’s.  A definitely refreshing hip hop release.  I just discovered this video from the albums first single which is quite nice.  Check it [...]

Freebie: Q-Tip, “We Fight, We Love (Remix feat. Consequence and Kanye West)

As you know we have been playing new music from Q-Tip (from A Tribe Called Quest) off of his new record The Rennaissance.  If you ever get a chance the see one of his shows live, I highly recommend it.  He as a live band, and he even plays some of the instruments (don’t foget [...]