New Memewaukee! Kramp & Adler Simply Walk Into Mordor

I'm a sucker for Internet memes—viral videos and images such as keyboard cat, sad Keanu, advice dog, imma let you finish and the like.

And I think it's time we added some local flair to these gems of Internet culture:

Stay tuned for more Memewaukee! I mean, moar. MOAR!!1!

Fratricide in Milwaukee Music

I can't image what Milwaukee's Brian Hoffer hopes to accomplish with this Facebook ad:

Really? You just recorded your debut album, and now you're insulting the one venue that might actually give your drowsy pop some airtime? Doesn't seem like a wise marketing strategy, especially from someone whose main gig is, in fact, marketing (for Milwaukee Recreation, if I'm not mistaken).

Maybe there's some bad blood between Hoffer and 88Nine. Maybe Hoffer isn't very serious about his music. Or maybe he simply doesn't care whether Into the Boulevard reaches a wider audience.

If that's the case, don't expect anyone else to care, either.

DPW Adds an Extra Day to June

If you notice a bunch of uncollected garbage on the southside this holiday weekend, I have a pretty good idea why:

There are, of course, only 30 days in June, leaving us to guess whether the city was going to collect on Friday, July 1. The answer, we now know, is "no."


I guess somebody over at the Department of Public Works never heard this rhyme:

New Milwaukee Blog!

What would make Milwaukee a better place to live?

• A functioning state government?
  
• A vibrant downtown business district?
  
• A decent local music scene?
  
• Jobs that don't involve lathes or drill presses?
  
• A public infrastructure that isn't decaying?
  

"Yes" ... to all of the above, and much more. But do you know what else would make Milwaukee a better place to live?

A new blog!

Such was my thinking, anyway, during a recent trip to my old stomping grounds of Minneapolis. So instead of privately grumbling about the Cream City - and greedily hoarding its gems - I decided to take this show on the road.

Along the way, I hope we can build a local culture of ambition and creativity to break the malaise and mediocrity that shrouds this city.

Thanks for joining me!