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Who Said It Best (And Worst): April 13-17

April 17, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) is a new feature that rounds up the best and worst quotes of the week from notable Milwaukee figures, pundits, and folks-about-town.SAID IT BEST Fox6 anchor Ted Perry, on Milwa...

Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee pride, and Milwaukee’s image problem…in China?

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 16, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Rage against the dying of the light and help bring back Mayor Barrett’s mustache

Matt Wild

April 16, 2015

Tuesday’s Milwaukee Day festivities notwithstanding, it has been a phenomenally shitty week for our fair city. Violence has spun out of control, people are being killed, children are being shot, higher educatio...

A-side/B-side: What Milwaukee things do you consider irreplaceable?

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 15, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: I...

We (used to) eat people: Old Milwaukee, new Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Day

Matt Wild

April 14, 2015

A few days ago, while scrolling through my Facebook feed and pondering the existence of “National Siblings Day,” I came across a post by my friend Matt Massive. Massive, you may remember, was one of the archite...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from the 2015 Midwest Gaming Classic

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 13, 2015

Those blips, bloops, beeps, and sweeps (and/or creeps) emanating from I-94 this past weekend weren’t your imagination: they were the sounds of the 2015 Midwest Gaming Classic, once again held at the Sheraton Mi...

Where to go (in Milwaukee) and what to play on International TableTop Day

Rob Wieland

April 9, 2015

Now that March Madness has ended and the usual hopeful-yet-melancholy Brewers buzz has settled in, it’s time for the nerds to have their day. On Saturday, April 11, International TableTop Day will encourage gam...

Reflecting on Milwaukee Record’s first year

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2015

On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record officially launched. In some ways, it's amazing a year has already elapsed since that day that found Matt Wild and I repeatedly messaging one another variations of "Holy shit!...

The Rolling Stones, Paris Hilton, Judas Priest, and bringing Gen Con home

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 2, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2015

Though we won't discount the possibility of experiencing one last volley of snowfall this month, April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and ra...

Could Gen Con come back to Milwaukee?

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 30, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Matt Wild:...

Tracklist: 9 ways the 1990s are still alive in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 25, 2015

These days, ’90s nostalgia is all the rage. It makes sense, really: In this fast-paced, invasive world utterly devoid of mystery, who can blame folks for seeking some small refuge in an era when the Internet wa...

Why can’t Milwaukee support multiple nerd-themed conventions?

Rob Wieland

March 24, 2015

Last spring, things were looking pretty rosy for board gamers, role-players, cosplayers, and all the other geeks in Milwaukee with money to burn and wall space looking for some signed pictures. Three new nerd-t...

Bublr Bikes come to Brady Street

Matt Wild

March 23, 2015

Since launching last year, Milwaukee bike-sharing system Bublr Bikes has set up shop in 10 locations in the Downtown area, providing affordable two-wheeled transportation for folks on their lunch breaks and/or ...

Someone please buy Reuben Glaser’s car

Matt Wild

March 23, 2015

When we last heard from our pal Reuben Glaser, he was giving the world the gift of Paul Ryan awkwardly milking a goat at the Racine County Fair. It was only fitting for the man responsible for that “Little Face...

Let’s all get worked up about the weird “Milwaukee” space on the new Monopoly board

Matt Wild

March 20, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Monopoly is one of those classic board games that is constantly being remade ...

More trouble for record stores, no more film reviews for the Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Is West Allis the “Worst City in the Universe”? This video seems to think so

Matt Wild

March 19, 2015

Last fall, we took a trip to Cudahy and went on a high-concept and ultimately ill-advised third-shift bar crawl. The experiment proved to be just as dispiriting as you’d expect, but also strangely enlightening....

Dustin Diamond allegedly threatened to stab someone else on Christmas for refusing to get “iced”

Matt Wild

March 19, 2015

When you wake up on Christmas morning, even if you’re former Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond, the thought of allegedly stabbing someone in a Port Washington bar is probably the furthest thing from your mi...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these “Bad Drivers of Milwaukee” videos

Matt Wild

March 17, 2015

Today is St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish and of making variations on the "St. Amateur's Day" joke. It's also a day when police ramp up their presence looking for revelers who have ...