Music - Aug. 5, 2008
Brew City will miss DJ Rock Dee
Returning from a week away, I was shocked and saddened to hear that veteran Milwaukee turntablist and radio DJ Rock Dee died on Aug. 1.
Tags: Rock Dee, 88Nine, Gumbo, Arrested Development, Eric Benet, The Wherehouse, Rusty Ps, De La Buena, Cache, Eric Blowtorch

Music - July 6, 2007
Last exit to Milwaukee
In his last few days in sweet, bitter Jamaica, while he finished up clerical work in his office at Alpha Boys School, one of Eric Blowtorch's workmates said, “You know what you need, Eric? A vacation.”
Tags: Eric Blowtorch, Horsemouth, Kingston, Jamaica, Alpha Boys School, Rico Rodriguez, Bounty Killer

Music - June 20, 2007
Reports from Kingston, Jamaica
According to schedule, flying from Chicago to Kingston takes just over five hours. In reality, last Tuesday, it took 14.
Tags: eric blowtorch, kingston jamaica, alpha boys school

Music - June 21, 2005
Play Freebird: Why cover bands are so popular in Milwaukee
These days, you can't toss a fried eggplant strip at a street festival without hitting a cover band. Why is this? Milwaukee's most popular cover bands speculate why they're so dang popular in Brew City.
Tags: cover bands, Boogie Men, Love Monkeys, Southbound, Fred and Ethel, Sweet Tarts, U2Zoo, U2, Eric Blowtorch, 5 Card Studs, John Benske

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 19, 2005
Milwaukee Seen: Jan. 19, 2005
The brains behind the politically infused local clothing line -- with such T-shirts reading "Don't F*ck with Wisconsin -- has also written a play. Check out Ben Turk's "Bring the War Home" or tsunami relief concerts at the Miramar Theatre this weekend.
Tags: Ben Turk, Tracy Doyle, tsunami relief concerts, binki tunny, Dropmore Scarlet, Koala, Eric Blowtorch, Marashino, Harvey Taylor, James Tony Finlayson, Fair Webber, The Moxie Chicks, John Calarco, Two of One, Sandy Weisto