The Weekly Top 5 Countdown: Ten Shots of Milwaukee’s Best and One Last Turn With Scott Mullins

Sad is the day when you gotta say goodbye to friend and co-worker and the reason is nevertheless worthy– even good. Such is the case for this Top 5 Countdown today, my last with Scott Mullins, the new Program Director of Baltimore’s WTMD 89.7. Wish I could be salty, but I am not. And although this [...]

Sound Travels: New World Music Parte Dos

If you caught Sound Travels today, you also caught a window to the future. All five of the songs for today’s set were new releases; one from a legend, and four others from artists on the rise. First, Ana Moura whose fourth album, Leva-me aos fados (Take Me to a Fado House), finds this next generation [...]

Make The Music With Your Mouth Mick!

This week on 7 O’Clock Sample, we continue our exploration of Rolling Stones samples. Today we are turning the segment around on itself… On Tuesday we looked at artists who have sampled the Stones, but today we are looking a song that the Rolling Stones grabbed a sample from. In 1997, the Stones came back [...]

Freebie | Lorn, “Cherry Moon”

Milwaukee’s Lorn is at it again.  He released a free track for download from his forthcoming release called “Nothing Else” on Flying Lotus’ label Brainfeeder.  If this track is any indication what the album is going to sound like, I’m definitely thinking this will be in my best of 2010.  I think the download is [...]

Don’t Sleep | Sleigh Bells + Free Song + Live in Madison Tonight

There are a few bands, and artists that don’t live up  to the buzz they deserve. Sleigh Bells is not one of them. The Brooklyn based duo have been creating quite of bit of hype since last year’s CMJ festival. The hype continue throughout SXSW.  Unfortunately, I seem to keep missing them in Austin when [...]

Video | The Morning Benders: “Promises”

I was completely blown away by the song and video for “Excuses” from San Francisco’s Morning Benders. Their new video for the song “Excuses” is every kid’s dream – to be a like an adult. more about “Pitchfork: Director’s Cut: The Mornin…“, posted with vodpod

New Music Wednesday | Ethan Keller, Delta Spirit, The National and Jakob Dylan

On this week’s New Music Wednesday, (4/28/2010), we have new music from Ethan Keller, Delta Spirit, The National and Jakob Dylan. 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 You can also grab this [...]

Video | Hocus Pocus f. Alice Russell

There is something special when you stumble on something really interesting and creative. This is the case of the following video from French hip hop group Hocus Pocus. The song features amazing singer Alice Russell and the video is visual feast of beautiful hand drawn animation done by Yue Wu. (Shouts to KBMA) more about [...]

Sympathy for Pizzicato

This week on the 7 O’clock sample, we are looking to the sounds of the Rolling Stones… The Stones have been sampled more than you’d think.  Many Hip Hop and Techno artists have re-worked Rolling Stones songs, but today’s sample is a bit out of left field…. That’s the Pizzicato Five! Pizzicato Five was a hugely [...]

Are You Feeling This | The Desert Sessions, Crystal Castles, Ty and Health

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 [...]