THIS IS SOME DEEP MILWAUKEE ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY RIGHT HERE PEOPLE! GROWING UP IN THE SUBURBS GOING TO PUNK GIGS FROM AN EARLY AGE WAS A TRUE ESCAPE FROM A LOT OF THE DARKNESS THAT I FELT FOR WHATEVER STUPID REASON I FELT IT. MKEPUNK.COM TAKES ME BACK TO THOSE DAYS WITH AN INCREDIBLE ARCHIVE OF WISCONSIN PUNK, EMO, HARDCORE, SKA — WHATEVER. AVAILABLE TO STREAM AND DOWNLOAD.

SO MANY “LOST TAPES” FROM A LOT OF BANDS THAT I SAW PLAY IN A BASEMENT OR DIVE BAR WHEN I WAS 13 OR 14 YEARS OLD PLUS STUFF FROM “WAY BACK IN THE DAY” LIKE ALL-TIME MILWAUKEE LEGENDS DIE KREUZEN AND CITIZEN KING. I DON’T KNOW, MAYBE IF YOU AREN’T FROM WISCONSIN YOU DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT THIS, BUT FOR ME IT’S A BIG DEAL. WHEN YOU’RE GROWING UP IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC, YOU GOTTA HOLD THAT SHIT TIGHT.

I INTERRUPT YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED THUNDER ZONE INFORMATION STREAM TO TELL YOU TO GO FUCK WITH THE NEW WOLF EYES RECORD CALLED NO ANSWER: LOWER FLOORS RIGHT NOW. IT IS STREAMING OVER AT PITCHFORK AND YOU GOTTA FUCKING CHECK IT. WOLF EYES WAS ALWAYS A BIG BAND FOR ME GROWING UP AND REMAINS ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE ELECTRONIC PUNK ACTS.

LISTEN SOMETIMES KINGPINS ARE KINGPINS FOR A REASON YOU FEEL ME? NOISE DUDES COME AND GO BUT WOLF EYES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE REAL DEAL, BLASTING THRU IN A WAY THAT TRANSCENDS AND FEELS LIKE CLASSIC AMERICAN MUSIC. THIS RECORD IS ON A BIT OF A “BACK TO THE FUTURE” TYPE TIP AND HAS A LOT OF BEATS AND RHYMES AND JUST A VARIETY OF SICK STYLES. IT IS REALLY GOOD. ROCK AND ROLL 4 EVER!

BRAND NEW SINGLE FROM MY FORMER TOURMATE FAT TONY! FEATURING KOOL A.D. FORMALLY OF DAS RACIST AND DESPOT, THIS ONE BANGS LIKE A RAP SONG SHOULD BANG. SICK RAPPING SICK BEATS I MEAN WTF ELSE DO YOU FUCKERS WANT? GODDAMNIT. I GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THE NEW FAT TONY RECORD AND IT IS ALL KILLER ALL THE WAY THROUGH, END TO END. HOPE TO DO MORE SHOWS TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.

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NEW MIXTAPE FROM MY GUY ANTWON. ONE OF THE FEW RAPPERS IN THE GAME TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF KID ROCK, VERY ESSENTIAL. THIS TAPE RIPS, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? LAZY MUSIC WRITERS CALL HIM ALL SORTS OF THINGS BUT YOU BE THE FUCKING JUDGE! I’M A FAN AND I’M SURE YOU WILL BE TOO. GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC, WATCH FOR ANTWON ON AN UPCOMING POSSE CUT REMIX OF “PUMP IT” (OFF MY RECORD “I DON’T WANNA GO INTO THE DARKNESS”) COMING SOON!

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REST IN PEACE TO NASHVILLE LEGEND BEN TODD. HE PASSED AWAY YESTERDAY AT 24 AND MY HEART IS HEAVY. A TRULY POSITIVE AND GENUINE GUY, BEN PERSONIFIED THE KIND OF SIKED YOUTH ENERGY THAT THE WORLD WILL ALWAYS NEED. NASHVILLE HAS A VERY SPECIAL AND TIGHT-KNIT ROCK AND ROLL SCENE AND BEN PLAYED A BIG PART IN MAKING IT WHAT IT IS. ALL OF MY THOUGHTS ARE GOING OUT TO MY NASHVILLE FRIENDS – STAY STRONG TODAY.

RIP BEN TODD

NEW MUSIC VIDEO FROM LOS ANGELES RAP GROUP CLIPPING, WHICH FEATURES JONATHAN SNIPES FROM THE LEGENDARY CAPTAIN AHAB, WILLIAM HUTSON FROM RALE AND RAPPER DAVEED DIGGS. I PLAYED WITH THESE GUYS LAST YEAR AT THE SMELL IN LA AND IT WAS SICK!

THEIR NEW RECORD “MIDCITY” UPS THE GAME AND I’M EXCITED TO SEE WHERE THINGS GO NEXT. BLOWN OUT BEATS FROM THE STREET AND A REAL ATTITUDE, THESE GUYS REMIND ME OF VINTAGE ERA DJ DOG DICK OR JUST KDAY THRU A BUSTED SUBWOOFER.

THE VIDEO FOR “LOUD” HITS ALL THE MARKS ON SOME STRAIGHT UP “WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE” TYPE VIBES AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ABOVE.

YESSIR. OUT OF THE DARKNESS, EXTREME ANIMALS PUSHES THRU LIKE A TON OF BRICKS. “RIP MCA/2K12/SAN DIEGO FIREWORKS FAIL, LOUD +UP CLOSE THE MEGAMIX” IS ON THE INTERNET NOW AND MAN IT FEELS GOOD. JACOB AND DAVID ARE TWO RAGERS CLOSE TO MY HEART AND THIS MIX PRETTY MUCH “SAYS IT ALL” ABOUT THE JAM BAND WITH PAPER RAD ROOTS.

SERIOUSLY CONCEPTUAL WITH EXCEPTIONAL “COURT VISION”, THIS MIX DOES THE DAMN THING SO I MEAN YOU GOT NO CHOICE BUT TO LISTEN. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE IS THE ONLY ANSWER. EXTREME ANIMALS ARE TRUE “NO DEPRESSION” MUSIC. CHECK OUT A MUST READ INTERVIEW AND LISTEN RIGHT HERE.

NEW VIDEO FROM MY BOY MOCKY DIRECTED BY MY BOY VICE COOLER, THIS IS A TRUE #LEGENDSEVERYWHERE KIND OF SITUATION WE HAVE RIGHT HERE. FEATURING HILARY GAY AND PEGASUS WARNING, THIS IS A BANGER WITH A LIL’ SONIC YOUTH REF THROW IN. THE VIDEO IS WILD AND KIND OF MAKES ME FEEL EMOTIONAL ABOUT LOS ANGELES IN AN INTERESTING WAY.

SERIOUSLY THO MOCKY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE AND MUSICIANS I KNOW, A POWERFUL MAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A GODDAMN RECORD. SO FUCKING PEEP IT AND GET READY FOR THE ONSLAUGHT OF MIXTAPES AND RECORDS HE IS DROPPING THIS YEAR.

DEBUT LP FROM MASSHOLE RAGERS CALIFORNIA X COMES OUT NEXT TUESDAY ON DON GIOVANNI RECORDS AND I’M SIKED. CALI X FEATURES LEMMY FROM THUNDER ZONE WARRIORS 2 TON BUG ON VOCALS AND SOUNDS LIKE ALL THAT 90′S MUSIC THAT WAS HEAVY AND POPPY AT THE SAME TIME. THICK GUITARS AND SICK HOOKS, THIS IS IT PEOPLE! STREAM THE WHOLE RECORD OVER AT SPIN RIGHT NOW!

EVERY CHRISTMAS EVE TWO LEGENDS COME TOGETHER TO TALK SHIT AND PLAY MUSIC ON THE RADIO. I’M TALKING ABOUT FUNKMASTER FLEX AND KOOL DJ RED ALERT ON HOT 97 AND IT JUST HAPPENED. THE FIVE HOURS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD HERE ARE AMAZING. THIS IS THE BEST SHIT PERIOD.

SWAPPING STORIES AND RUNNING THRU 80′S NEW YORK HIP HOP RECORDS AND HISTORY, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT OF THAT THING WE CALL “AMERICAN MUSIC” AND I HOLD IT CLOSE TO MY HEART. IF YOU NEED A REMINDER AS TO WHY YOU LOVE RAP MUSIC, THIS IS IT. IF YOU NEED A REMINDER AS TO WHY YOU LOVE MUSIC, THIS IS IT.

MAYBE I’VE DRANK TOO MUCH NOG (NON-ALCOHOLIC) OR MAYBE I’M JUST PLAIN OUT OF MY MIND (ABSOLUTELY) BUT THIS IS LIFE-AFFIRMING STUFF. RADIO USA, YOU CAN’T FUCK WITH THIS HISTORY. FUCK MAN WHAT ELSE DO WE GOT? JUST HEARING THESE GREAT MEN TALK SHIT AND PLAY CLASSIC RECORDS MADE MY NIGHT. HAPPY HOLIDAYS KIDS.