Music - Aug. 23, 2007
Milwaukee Talks: Sigmund Snopek, 2007
Sigmund Snopek's "Baseball" CD has become very personal for the Milwaukee musician and composer. In some ways, he's been working on it for 30 years.
Tags: snopek, violent femmes, gano, ritchie, baseball, piano, robin yount, classical music, prog rock, opryland

Music - Aug. 16, 2007
Violent Femmes' Ritchie sues Gano over Wendy's flap
Brian Ritchie is suing Gordon Gano, claiming he was deprived credit for some of the group's songs.
Tags: violent femmes, ritchie, gano, wendy's, lawsuit, delorenzo

Music - March 6, 2007
Femmes' Ritchie reacts to Wendy's chili commerical controversy
A few weeks ago, I blogged about my reaction to hearing the Violent Femmes' "Blister in the Sun" featured in a Wendy's chili commercial. Apparently, I'm not the only one who found the placement puzzling.
Tags: violent femmes, ritchie, gano, delorenzo

Music - Feb. 2, 2005
Milwaukee Talks: Brian Ritchie
Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie is a Milwaukeean whose music is internationally known, but he still can fly under the radar in his hometown. Friday, he plays a show for tsunami victims. We caught up with him in this latest Milwaukee Talks.
Tags: ritchie, femmes, gano, snopek, vartanian, delorenzo, violent femmes

Music - Feb. 13, 2004
The Lovelies call it quits
Putting an end to several weeks of rumors and speculation, Liv Mueller, the guitarist and lead singer of The Lovelies, has admitted that the popular local trio is no longer together.
Tags: Lovelies, Stringens, Liv, Mueller, Ritchie, Frogs

Music - Aug. 19, 2002
Milwaukee Talks: Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is best known around town as the lead singer of The Violent Femmes, arguably the biggest band ever to come out of Milwaukee. In this exclusive Milwaukee Talks, Gano updates us on his solo work, the status of the Femmes, and what it's like to visit Milwaukee after all these years.
Tags: gano, violent femmes, snopek, ritchie, delorenzo, vartanian, femmes

Music - July 24, 2000
Milwaukee Talks: Victor DeLorenzo
Former Violent Femmes drummer Victor DeLorenzo is hardly basking in the glory of past fame. Instead, he's recording, producing, acting and living the good life in Milwaukee. He's also behind the new theme song for Milwaukee Downtown.
Tags: DeLorenzo, Violent Femmes, Femmes, Gano, Ritchie