Dilla is LOVE

Last week a listener asked me to explore some J Dilla beats on the SEVEN O CLOCK SAMPLE, so I said… Ok, let’s TURN IT UP! DIlla passed away in 2006, after a long battle with Lupus.  Many knew Jay Dee was sick, but few saw his death coming. When he passed, the Hip Hop [...]

Sound Travels: New Music Monday!

Aufgang “Station 7″ Station 7 Remixes Shing 02 “Whirlwind (Tokimonsta Mix)” 400[RVL] [Audio=http://radiomilwaukee.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/06-whirlwind.mp3] Werra Son “Techno Malewa” Malewa Sans Cesse vol. 1 [Audio=http://radiomilwaukee.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/08-techno-malewa-radio-edit.mp3] Wanlov The Kubolor “Green Card” Afrolution vol. 2

Sound Travels Sunday: Brazil Week Begins

Sound Travels Sunday Sertao do Favela Mixtape [Audio=http://radiomilwaukee.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/sertao-do-favela-mixtape.mp3] Tracklisting: Caetano Veloso “Lost In The Paradise” Tropicália – A Brazilian Revolution In Sound Jorge Ben “Take it Easy My Brother Charlie” Tropicália – A Brazilian Revolution In Sound Secos E Molhados “Amor” Secos E Molhados Edson Frederico “Tava Mas Nao Tava” Brazilian Beats Brooklyn Donato e [...]

The Weekly Top 5 Countdown: Movies, and their songs

#5 Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget About Me” from “The Breakfast Club” #4 Coolio “Gangster’s Paradise” from “Dangerous Minds” #3 Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” from “The Graduate” #2 Chuck Berry “You Never Can Tell” from “Pulp Fiction” #1 Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” from “Saturday Night Fever”

Genius of Samples

This week on 7 o clock sample we are exploring the sounds of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five… In 1982, Grandmaster Flash and The FF released their debut full length album “THE MESSAGE” This is one of the earliest Hip Hop albums to gain crossover appeal.  In 1982 it reached #8 on the R&B [...]

New Music Wednesday | Atmosphere, Mavis Staples, AUTOmatic, and Stornoway

On this week’s New Music Wednesday, (8/25/2010), we have new music from Atmosphere, Mavis Staples, AUTOmatic, and Stornoway. 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 Whiskey Bar. You can also grab this week’s picks in our iTunes store! Atmosphere – “To [...]

Are You Feeling This | Matthew Hemerlein, Foster the People, !!! and Balam Acab

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 [...]

Grandmaster Flash and the Spectacular Samples

This week on 7 o clock sample, we are looking at hip hop pioneers GRANDMASTER FLASH and the FURIOUS FIVE. In the late 1970s, the idea of recording Rap music was an odd concept.  Hip Hop culture developed from the “have-nots” of our society, so the high price of recording a track, was not an [...]

PARTY IN THE PARK

The entire city is all a buzz about Planned Parenthood’s PARTY IN THE PARK! Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is celebrating 75 years strong with a free concert! Join us for Party in the Park, a FREE concert featuring Chester French, Prophetic and DJ Madhatter. Enjoy an afternoon of music, friends and food. This concert is [...]

Sound Travels Sunday: Reggae Beach Mixtape

Sound Travels Sunday Reggae Beach Mixtape [Audio=http://radiomilwaukee.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/reggae.mp3] Tracklisting: Upsetters “Black Panta” 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle Zap Pow “This Is Reggae Music” Zap Pow King Tubby “Maurcus Dub” Dub Massive Vol. 1 Julian Marley & Damian Marley “Violence In The Streets” Awake Nas & Damian Marley “Land Of Promise” Distant Relatives Aswad “Dub Fire” Crucial Tracks: The [...]