Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 28, 2009
A bit of local history uncovered
A bit of local history was unwittingly uncovered recently when a billboard was removed at 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, revealing the above ad for the now-razed Randolph Hotel, which occupied the southwest corner of 4th and Wisconsin from 1927 until 1994.
Tags: Starship, Randolph Hotel, Marc's Big Boy

Music - May 19, 2006
Milwaukee's pop Shivvers get a new lease on life
Imagine writing a song so memorable that 20 years later a record label appropriates the title for its name. That's what happened to long-defunct Milwaukee band The Shivvers. With a retrospective CD out, the band is finding overdue success in America and abroad.
Tags: Shivvers, Eanelli, Hyped2Death, Teen Line, power pop, Starship, Zak's, punk, Jill Kossoris, Mike Pyle

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 17, 2005
Milwaukee's best bars of yesteryear
Old-school Milwaukeeans drank Schlitz or Pabst (and we weren't doing it because it was retro). And we went out to bars that are now long-gone. Here's a list of some of our favorites.
Tags: lanche, eso, bogie, melange, club marilyn, starship, odd rock, voltaire, palms, irene j, boardwalk, globe, l.a. freeway, shooters, century hall, yesteryear