Author Matt Wild

Watch a short film about “Brother Ron” and his crazy Jesus Car

October 27, 2016

If you've lived in Milwaukee for longer than 30 seconds, you've likely spotted "Brother Ron" and his sign-covered "Jesus Car." Yes, Ronald C. Stanis has been cruising the Milwaukee streets for approximately 35 ...

Stream WebsterX’s first new single in a year, “Blue Streak”

Matt Wild

October 25, 2016

Has it really been a full year since we've heard a new single from WebsterX? Well, if "Kinfolk," released on October 8, 2015, is indeed the last new track from the tireless Milwaukee rapper, then yes, it has ...

Take a sip of the new REYNA song, “Kill Me”

Matt Wild

October 25, 2016

Since shedding their former Vic and Gab trappings and reimagining themselves as REYNA, sisters Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos have been slowly releasing new music, all in anticipation of, well, a high...

“The thing was in the doorway!” 7 ridiculous “haunted Pfister Hotel” videos, ranked

Matt Wild

October 24, 2016

Remember back in the day, back when folks weren't carrying high-definition cameras and video cameras in their pockets, when supposed real-life "hauntings" involved flying beds, bleeding walls, demonic voices, a...

There’s a petition to replace Joe Buck with Bob Uecker for the World Series broadcasts

Matt Wild

October 23, 2016

If you couldn't tell from all the noise coming from the south last night, the Chicago Cubs are headed to the World Series—their first trip in 71 years. On Tuesday, October 25, the unlikely Cubs will take on t...

It’s Friday, which means there’s another plan for a downtown strip club (er, a “Roaring ’20s-themed gentlemen’s club)

Matt Wild

October 21, 2016

If you've been growing anxious over the lack of daily (hourly?) news about yet another proposed downtown Milwaukee strip club, never fear: today, the Milwaukee Business Journal has the scoop on the umpteenth ...

Harley-Davidson wins “coolest” Wisconsin product award, announces 225 layoffs on same day

Matt Wild

October 19, 2016

Tuesday, in an awkward moment not seen since that time some dude got "Jon Bovi" tattood on his arm, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson found itself the subject of two very different headlines. In one, Harley-Dav...

Watch Reuben Glaser draw Mike Pence in 20 lines (and bring about the destruction of humanity)

Matt Wild

October 19, 2016

When we last checked in with Milwaukee-area funnyman Reuben Glaser, the proud creator of the 2012-era "Little Face Mitt" meme was trolling a Donald Trump rally in Appleton. (Before that, he was trying to sell...

Great Job, Wisconsin! People wonder why we’re so “cold,” “humid,” and “drunk”

Matt Wild

October 18, 2016

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 dei...

Xposed 4Heads’ “Save All Monsters” is a graveyard smash

Matt Wild

October 18, 2016

When we last checked in with Xposed 4Heads, the on-again, off-again, three-decades-and-counting Milwaukee goof-rock band was celebrating the holidays—all the holidays—with a wacky tune called "Sing Along Agai...

Phox is going on “indefinite hiatus,” will play Pabst Theater in February

Matt Wild

October 17, 2016

There was a moment when Wisconsin-based Phox was on the verge of becoming the "next big thing." The band's 2014 self-titled debut was a gorgeously rendered collection of dreamy, heavy-lidded folk-pop highligh...

Hey you guys! Sheriff Clarke is totally going to beat up Daniel Bice by the bike racks after school!

Matt Wild

October 17, 2016

Over the weekend, professional internet troll, hat-wearer, television pundit, podcast host, speaker, and, oh yeah, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke made headlines when he tweeted it was "pitchforks and t...

“Slap Fights With Kpolly” brings James Spader drawings, butts to Hot Pop

Matt Wild

October 14, 2016

When we last caught up with Milwaukee artist Kristopher Pollard—a.k.a. Kpolly—he was fulfilling his duties as Milwaukee Film Membership Manager by donning a blue bathrobe and dancing seductively before a scre...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Our rent went up another 7% from September to October

Matt Wild

October 13, 2016

Oh yeah, Judge’s on North Ave. will probably become luxury apartments, too

Matt Wild

October 12, 2016

Like Joni Mitchell once sang: they paved an East Side dive bar, and put up some luxury apartments. Yes, Judge's Irish Pub, located at 1431 E. North Avenue, vacant since 2013, and once a beacon for so...

Cue up debut demo from Milwaukee’s scandalous, sleazy Sex Scenes

Matt Wild

October 11, 2016

Depending on your age, your first exposure to sex likely involved one of the following: finding a stack of Playboys in the woods; watching a scrambled Skinemax channel on TV; the internet. Whatever that porta...

2016 Milwaukee Film Festival attracted 76,899 attendees (an 8% increase over 2015)

Matt Wild

October 11, 2016

Yesterday we rounded up our 13 standout moments from the recently wrapped 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival. Today, Milwaukee Film has revealed a few highlights of its own. 76,899 of them, to be exact.Yes, tha...

PokeStops are slowly disappearing from Lake Park

Matt Wild

October 6, 2016

Back in September, we gave you a blow-by-blow account of a contentious, ridiculous, boring, and ultimately "gloriously absurd" meeting between Milwaukee County officials and Pokemon Go players. The meeting wa...

Milwaukee celebrates life of Dave Monroe with birthday spin, memories

Matt Wild

October 6, 2016

Last year, Milwaukee mourned the death of a true original: Dave Monroe. The ever-present Monroe was a familiar face behind the turntables at decades' worth of DJ nights and dance parties, spinning everything ...

Hey Milwaukee: If we want to save the Domes we should probably start going to the Domes

Matt Wild

October 5, 2016

In late September, Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory's Tropical Dome became the second of the park's three iconic domes to reopen to the public. As every Milwaukee man, woman, and child will recall, coun...