Music - Jan. 26, 2008
Editors prepare for first Milwaukee gig
Editors bring their English brand of indie rock to Milwaukee for the first time.
Tags: editors, hot hot heat, louis xiv, pabst theater, russell leetch, the back room, an end has a start, mercury prize, joy division

Music - Aug. 1, 2007
Random musical thoughts
There's a lot of music swirling around today and I must declutter my mind, so I'm unloading all of this stuff from my brain and onto your browser...
Tags: The Go, Sub Pop, White Stripes, Mad Planet, Placebo, Stabbing Westward, The Rave, Gianmaria Testa, Editors, Interpol, Joy Division, Piemonte, Frisell

Music - July 31, 2007
Stylish and shy, Interpol left a lasting mark
One would be hard-pressed to find another new band so stylish, and yet so shy. A band so introspective, and yet so punk at its roots. A band so oft-compared to others, yet so unique.
Tags: interpol, joy division, Paul Banks, Our Love To Admire, rave, calla

Music - July 26, 2007
Interpol, Fratellis make Milwaukee fans choose
What to do? The new new wave is washing over Milwaukee on Monday and I can only be in one place at a time. Since I'm already committed to seeing The Fratellis at The Pabst, I can only wish there was also a way to see Interpol at The Rave, too.
Tags: Interpol, Rave, Joy Division, Fratellis, Pabst

Movies - Sept. 20, 2002
Manchester's musical sparks fly in "24 Hour Party People"
"24 Hour Party People" may not get all the facts right -- hey, the film is quick to admit that -- and you may or may not agree that Happy Mondays' singer Shaun Ryder was brilliant, but it's smart, funny, inspired and a wild ride even for those of us not lucky enough to be there for real.
Tags: Factory, Hacienda, New Order, Happy Mondays, Manchester, Buzzcocks, Joy Division