Author Matt Wild

All-ages community science fair “Science Strikes Back” is, well, back

December 11, 2017

Back in February, Cedar Block events guru (and Milwaukee Record contributor) Brent Gohde put on an all-ages community science fair dubbed Science Strikes Back. With the help of Escuela Verde's Joey Zocher, Gohd...

There’s going to be a rally to condemn that shitty city contractor with a KKK sticker on his cooler

Matt Wild

December 9, 2017

In case you missed all the recent shitty hubbub, here's a quick rundown: Controversy erupted last week when a photo of three pistol-packing, limp-dicked contract workers from American Sewer Services—on a job si...

Grab some popcorn and bundle up: The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival will be three weeks later than usual

Matt Wild

December 8, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Is it too early to get excited for the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival? It is ne...

Hello. Yes, these are Milwaukee’s most popular dog names for 2017

Matt Wild

December 7, 2017

Okay, let's just get through this: Since 2013 the folks at Rover.com—a.k.a. "the nation's largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers"—have released a list of the year's top 100 male and female dog na...

Sylvan Esso will play two shows at Pabst Theater in July

Matt Wild

December 5, 2017

Can Milwaukee claim Sylvan Esso? If you're a weary internet commenter who gets bent out of shape every time we write about an artist who grew up outside the city limits ("Actually, Juiceboxxx is from Mequon,") ...

Watch Red Letter Media watch ‘Surviving Edged Weapons,’ an insane Milwaukee police training tape from 1988

Matt Wild

December 5, 2017

God bless Red Letter Media. For nearly a decade the Milwaukee-based film and video company has carved out a sweet slice of internet fame with its insanely popular "Mr. Plinkett" movie reviews, incisive and ridi...

Video: Behold the kitschy wonders of the Kooky Cooky House

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

If you stop by the Mitchell Park Domes this December (and you should stop by the Domes this December), you'll come across a rare treat. Nestled away in the Show Dome, as part of the "Naughty or Nice Holiday Flo...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Nov. 26-Dec. 2)

Matt Wild

December 4, 2017

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

It’s December, so it’s time to review winter parking rules (and say goodbye to the 4-inch rule)

Matt Wild

December 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• To paraphrase The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the logic of Milwaukee pa...

And Milwaukee’s Pokemon drama ends as it must: with an $83K settlement

Matt Wild

November 30, 2017

UPDATE: The headline of this article has been changed to reflect that, as stated below, Milwaukee County's insurance, and not the wallets of Milwaukee County taxpayers, will be hit with the $83,000 bill. We apo...

What the hell, let’s watch this 1995 Bartz’s commercial for personalized photo Pogs

Matt Wild

November 30, 2017

Earlier this year, venerable party supply business Bartz'sclosed its Wauwatosa location, giving a final "HONK" to the store's long and illustrious run. The family-owned business counted four Milwaukee-area loca...

Pabst Theater has added a second “Weird Al” show, so we shouldn’t give up on humanity just yet

Matt Wild

November 29, 2017

UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, Pabst Theater has added a second "Weird Al" show, proving not EVERYTHING is horrible and that we shouldn't give up on humanity just yet. This show is scheduled for Monday, Ap...

Remembering Reitman and Mueller’s ridiculous Cabbage Patch Kids stunt of 1983

Matt Wild

November 29, 2017

Since time immemorial (or, you know, since the 1980s), every holiday season has been blessed/plagued with one "must-have" toy that sends wide-eyed children and eager-to-please parents into hysterics. Tickle Me ...

Brat Sounds gets ready for (seizure-inducing) closeup in “Born Loser” video

Matt Wild

November 28, 2017

It's been a minute since we last heard from Milwaukee's Brat Sounds—and an even longer minute since the release of the band's excellent 2015 album Born Loser. So what has former Dinny Bulca singer Scott Cary be...

City Lounge is celebrating a certain movie by transforming itself into “The Dagobahr”

Matt Wild

November 27, 2017

A long time ago (April 2016), in a galaxy far, far away (Cudahy), gold record-certified rapper Bubba Sparxxx performed at City Lounge. During the show, Milwaukee Record spies managed to have a good time listeni...

Grab your beer goggles, because Milwaukee is “America’s Best City To Find Love”

Matt Wild

November 27, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Black Friday is dumb, but at least there’s a Milwaukee Shake Shack opening soon

Matt Wild

November 24, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Are you enjoying your Black Friday? Of course you're not. It's an awful day. ...

12 things that Milwaukee can be thankful for in 2017

Matt Wild

November 22, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by, for stuffing your face with family and friends, and for praying you'll get out of this thing alive without said family and friends saying anything ho...

On this day in 1995: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong moons Milwaukee, gets arrested

Matt Wild

November 21, 2017

What is it with Milwaukee and famous arrests for disorderly conduct and indecent exposure? There was the time George Carlin was busted for performing his infamous "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" r...

Watch The Quilz crack the code behind “Robot Love”

Matt Wild

November 21, 2017

When we last heard from longtime Milwaukee musician Sage Schwarm, the former Codebreaker member was, well, releasing a "new" Codebreaker song. The song, "When The Lights Go Down," was described as something of ...