http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_jcpoppe.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine JC Poppe en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 00:15:31 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 While I've been off the grid, lots of stuff has been going on in the Milwaukee hip-hop scene. New projects have dropped, new singles have been released, and new music videos have been exploding all over the interwebs. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/hiphopvideoupdate.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/hiphopvideoupdate.html?30298 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:00 CDT Just because Milwaukee UP is done doesn't mean that I'm completely going to fall off of the face of the earth. When I come across something that I think is cool, I'm going to share it with people, because that is still something that I feel is worthwhile. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/altoslogicraze.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/altoslogicraze.html?29720 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:13:00 CDT The idea of giving up the identity that I have cultivated over the last five years is a troublesome one. I have been an active member of the Milwaukee hip-hop community since 2007 and my love for the quality and quantity of output from its finest sources only grew that love. The part that music has played in my development is a reality that has recently become much more a discussion of my past rather than my present, and it is due to this attitude that I must end the run of Milwaukee UP. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/finalmilwaukeeUP.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/finalmilwaukeeUP.html?29670 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:17:00 CDT This last Tuesday 88NINE Radio Milwaukee held their annual award ceremony to celebrate some of the best that the Milwaukee music sphere has to offer. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/88Nine12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/88Nine12.html?29555 Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:34:00 CDT Everybody wants to be loved and everybody unfortunately has to deal with the issue of heartbreak. This is the concept that Milwaukee's Monster House has brought forth on their new song "Love Me." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmonsterhouse.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmonsterhouse.html?29542 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 14:13:00 CDT Gerald Walker is back with a brand new cut from his upcoming release, a project called "Believers Never Die." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPwalkercardo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPwalkercardo.html?29530 Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:38:00 CDT Several days ago I told you about a new beat tape that Madden Miles was working on in conjunction with East Coast-based hip-hop site TheMadBloggers.com, and today I'm able to give you the entire project. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmaddentmb.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmaddentmb.html?29511 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:27:00 CDT That busy beaver who goes by the name of Haz Solo is working on building another lodge, this time with producer Prof.Logik. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhazlogic.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhazlogic.html?29502 Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:16:00 CDT Last night the very tall DJ Bizzon took his "Takeover" one step further by releasing a mixtape that put some of his favorite industry joints right next to some of his favorite local cuts - oh, which he took the time to remix. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPtakeover.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPtakeover.html?29493 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 12:53:00 CDT Streetz-N-Young Deuces have been talking about their upcoming project "Next Day Air" for several months now, and today they launched the first single from the album/mixtape: a song called "High Off Life." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhighofflife.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhighofflife.html?29490 Fri, 2 Mar 2012 13:27:00 CDT Producer Madden Miles (formerly Mark V.) really likes to keep himself busy with the beats. Toward the end of last year he started collaborating heavily with East Coast-based music blog TheMadBloggers.com, and their partnership isn't slowing down. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmaddenmiles.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmaddenmiles.html?29477 Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:09:00 CDT Yesterday I wrote about the new group called Monster House that was formed by Panic, Audiopilot and SPEAK Easy, and today I have for you a new solo song by SPEAK Easy. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPspeakgamechanger.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPspeakgamechanger.html?29464 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:31:00 CDT First there was Dr. Gregory House, the irritable M.D. that audiences love to love because of his quirky nature and his ability to save people. Then came Slaughterhouse, a collective of angry rappers that formed a group to set the record straight on what real rapping is all about in an attempt to save hip-hop from dying. Now Milwaukee can say they have a rap "house" collective with the newly minted group Monster House. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmonsters.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPmonsters.html?29453 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:57:00 CDT To add a little more support to her well-executed album "Embracing Rejection," NYC-by-way-of-MKE artist SigNif has released a brand new music video directed by her frequent partner-in-crime Darren Cole. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/signifsoulclap.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/signifsoulclap.html?29434 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:33:00 CDT With the digital revolution we've seen every kind of technology and media format get smaller, while lending more empowerment to the average person. One local filmmaker and his band of brothers - one actual brother and one cousin - set out to turn their dream of making people laugh into a reality. Jack and Nick Packard and their cousin Jake Szymanski took their talents to Funny Or Die, and based on the hits their sketches get, they've delivered. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/jackpackard.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/jackpackard.html?29416 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:27:00 CDT If you've been following Milwaukee rapper Pizzle recently, you've probably noticed that he seems to grow by leaps and bounds with each project or single that he releases. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPpizzle.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPpizzle.html?29414 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:11:00 CDT When the mighty Dolor drops something, it's in your best interest to stop what you are doing and listen. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPdolor.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPdolor.html?29399 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:36:00 CDT Combining a fantastic hip-hop song with a funny video sequence isn't anything new or necessarily groundbreaking, but there's just something about those two things together that almost always guarantees a huge laugh. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPfunnyordie.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPfunnyordie.html?29379 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:56:00 CDT Part of the fun (sarcasm) of dieting and changing your food philosophy is the constant pull to the former fast food Dark Side that held your stomach soul in the deepest parts of its corporate safe. I stopped eating at them a month and a half ago, and there has been a change in me since I stopped. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog3.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog3.html?29359 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:09:00 CDT I confess, the world that we live in is a very strange and disturbing place. Left is right and right is down just as often as left is left and right is right, it seems. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/linfarmrich.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/linfarmrich.html?29355 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:11:00 CDT Underneath the surface of sound, the Milwaukee electronic music scene is bubbling and growing, waiting to burst beyond the circles that currently embrace them. One of Milwaukee's electronic artists is Barry "adoptahighway" Clark, a producer who has recently released a split EP called "Terrorvision" with another artist by the name of Sleetwalker. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/adoptahighway.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/adoptahighway.html?29346 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:14:00 CDT Today I have the pleasure of bringing you B-Free, a soul/RandB singer that graduated from MHSA and who now resides in Chicago. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPbfree.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPbfree.html?29335 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:11:00 CDT I've been talking to music video director Xavier Ruffin about the video for Gerald Walker's "Please Shut The F*** Up" semi-regularly over the last month or so and the conversation was always left at how good the video is going to be and how much I'm going to like it. Today the video premiered on Dailymotion.com's front page and I have to say that Ruffin was right, the video is very good and I absolutely do like it. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPpstfu.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPpstfu.html?29316 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:18:00 CDT I came across Big Caption again while running the independent version of Milwaukee UP through a mixtape release. I was happy with the quality of his bars but wanted to hear him over original beats instead of industry standards. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPcaption.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPcaption.html?29295 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:26:00 CDT Some rappers like to give the drummer some, but a good amount of rappers also like to give the DJ some. One of the NightKrawlers' new tracks gives plenty of love to their crew's DJ, LoveLess. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPnightkrawlers.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPnightkrawlers.html?29279 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:14:00 CDT It's hard to deny the effects of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour on American culture, and not only on rural America but America as a whole. The members of the wildly successful Blue Collar Comedy Tour have all been able to catapult their careers into new and exciting directions, and BCCT veteran Bill Engvall hasn't had a shortage of interesting opportunities. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/engvall.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/engvall.html?29253 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:24:00 CDT Every week or two a new Gerald Walker track hits the internet. Recently Walker has taken some time to feature on other artist's music. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPwalker3.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPwalker3.html?29244 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:12:00 CDT Our resident NYC-by-way-of-MKE emcees Adebisi - now known as Blax - and SigNif have both released new tracks recently. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPadebisisignif4.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPadebisisignif4.html?29236 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:58:00 CDT In honor of the late and great producer Jay Dee's birthday - which was yesterday - Tarik Moody's brainchild, Unlooped vs. Dilla, released a single called "See You Cry" that gets the UvD band back together for a tasty single cut. UvD isn't stopping there though. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPunloopednonclassical.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPunloopednonclassical.html?29217 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:26:00 CDT Yesterday 88Nine Radio Milwaukee went live with their nominations for their fifth annual "Best Of" awards, and this year sees continued growth and recognition of the Milwaukee hip-hop community. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrmma.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrmma.html?29200 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:53:00 CDT Recently the Milwaukee hip-hop scene has been enjoying a good amount of collaboration. The latest stoke in the fire of collaboration comes from Umbrella Music Group's Ka$h and A-Team's Nova. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPghrassroots.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPghrassroots.html?29185 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:03:00 CDT Hip-hoppers Young Focus and Arcane have been a part of the Milwaukee hip-hop scene under the moniker The Cranberry Show for years, but it hasn't been until recently that the group was able to really make an impact with their music. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/cranberrykaraoke.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/cranberrykaraoke.html?29172 Sun, 5 Feb 2012 05:22:00 CDT In honor of Bar Month on OnMilwaukee.com, I wanted you to remember how awesome Milwaukee really is, in moderation. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/awesomemilwaukee.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/awesomemilwaukee.html?29166 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:18:00 CDT Club rapper Ray Nitti has officially gone hip-hop. On his latest single, "Seen It All," Nitti details his love for his mother, having to deal with a father who was abusive and distant, and other struggles that are common to others. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPnittiseenitall.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPnittiseenitall.html?29146 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:49:00 CDT Today marks the release of The Cranberry Show's new album "Paranormal Karaoke," an album that is sponsored by website Donuts and Milk and hip-hop cornerstone site DJBooth.net. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPcranberryshow2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPcranberryshow2.html?29135 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:54:00 CDT When one is a fatty and is stuck in a routine of inactivity and excessive eating, breaking out of that routine and into one that features healthier food options and repetitive movements is akin to Kim Kardashian's desire for marriage. Embarking on a journey like this has led me to have a case of the grumpys, and I decided that I need to expel that negative energy before I derail myself and house four bacon double cheeseburgers with extra cheese from Burger King. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog2.html?29119 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:07:00 CDT Milwaukee rapper SPEAK Easy has had his ups and downs during his career on the scene. The blue-collar emcee has never been one to complain and instead has always been the one to pull himself up by the boot straps out of his love for music, which has led him to being a positive spirit in the Milwaukee hip-hop community - and the Milwaukee community in general through his "day" job. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/speakeasyep.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/speakeasyep.html?29095 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:28:00 CDT Last night rapper Maal Himself debuted his music video for his single "Ms. Beverly Hills," which features singing by Jon Frost and Diva and some guitar work by Sean Williamson. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPbeverlyhills.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPbeverlyhills.html?29090 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:15:00 CDT The one-year anniversary of The DEMIX's MELT series is tonight at Club Garibaldi at 9 p.m., and features a host of spirited performances by The DEMIX himself, Pressboard, WC Tank and Echo Island. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPMELTanniversary.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPMELTanniversary.html?29077 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:19:00 CDT Since the release of their enjoyable debut album "...STILL untitled" last year, the duo of Logic and Raze has not let its foot off of the pedal. As a matter of fact, the two have mashed the gas pedal closer the floor. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPlogicraze2.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPlogicraze2.html?29063 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:44:00 CDT Nobody has ever walked up to me and asked, "JC Poppe, why are you fat?" but thanks to the suggestion of one of my editors, I'm going to tell you why. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog1.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/fattyblog1.html?29046 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:40:00 CDT There is a group of young, talented and uniquely introspective individuals that are currently kicking around the Milwaukee music scene. The collective goes by The Weathermen's Union and includes Alexander "Safari Al" Kollman, who has recently released his freshman effort, a project called "Hermitage Academy." http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPsafarial.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPsafarial.html?29036 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:19:00 CDT Waukesha native Frank Caliendo has possibly impersonated hundreds of different people over his comedy career. With his ever-growing repertoire, he's seen his talents grow from stand-up stages to radio spots and several different TV programs. Tonight the Mad TV alum will be back in Wisconsin to perform at The Riverside, and if you see him out and about in the city, he might just break out an impression. http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/caliendoriverside12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/caliendoriverside12.html?29026 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:06:00 CDT Recently, both Pizzle and Gerald Walker released new singles separately, and now we have both artists together on a track that proves to be one of the stronger Milwaukee collaborations imaginable these days. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPelevators.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPelevators.html?29023 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:39:00 CDT A couple of days ago I wrote about a Milwaukee producer that dropped a beat tape of some old rhythms and today I have another new beat tape to write about from another producer that reached back in time to grab several of his favorites grooves. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhalas.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPhalas.html?29003 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:13:00 CDT Last week Gerald Walker released a brand new track called "Rain.Hail.Sleet.Snow" that takes the United States Postal Service's motto and adapts it to the grind of the modern man artist's hustle. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrainhailsleetsnow.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrainhailsleetsnow.html?28970 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:41:00 CDT Last year's Miltown Beat Down runner-up Dave "Audiopilot" Miller (formerly Dave Derrilykt) found himself busy for the better part of last year engineering various projects for different artists, and it is only recently that he took the time to release a beat tape that reaches back into his catalog of tracks. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPaudiopilot.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPaudiopilot.html?28962 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:22:00 CDT The idea of going away to a secluded spot to record music isn't a new one. Dozens of bands have recorded famous albums in barns, buildings and houses far away from their traditional setting in an attempt to capture something new and different, and completely inspired. This was the course plotted by the artists and musicians of The Supper Club when they set out to create an album in a weekend in Tomahawk, Wis. last March. http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/thesupperclub.html http://onmilwaukee.com/music/articles/thesupperclub.html?28953 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:09:00 CDT When you have something that goes viral on the Internet you have to keep rolling with it, and that's just what State Farm is doing with their "State of Imitation" commercial series featuring Aaron Rodgers. The latest commercial debuts one week after the hilarious "State of Imitation II" that gave us BJ Raji doing "The Raji," and features Clay Matthews III. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/matthewsstatefarm.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/matthewsstatefarm.html?28952 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:33:00 CDT Uni.Fi Records' White Russian released a funky new beat early in the A.M. that deserves your ears. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrussianletgo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/jcpoppe/UPrussianletgo.html?28947 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:36:00 CDT