Music - Nov. 28, 2009
Variety makes Kid Millions' rap recession-proof
In August we talked to Kid Millions about his then-new 45, "Victim to the Beat." At that point, Millions promised a new full-length disc in October. OK, so it's November, but the eight-song "Recession Proof Rap" -- available on vinyl, digitally and CD -- is here and Kid Millions celebrates its release with a show on Saturday, Nov. 28 at The Mad Planet.
Tags: Kid Millions, I Made a Mixtape, Recession Proof Rap, Victim to the Beat, Lotus Land, Sage Schwarm, JTODD

Music - Aug. 25, 2009
Five questions for rapper Kid Millions
Local rapper Kid Millions -- better known to some as John Kuester, co-owner of Lotus Land Records in Riverwest -- has just unleashed the record of the Milwaukee summer. "Victim to the Beat," co-written with Codebreaker's Sage Schwarm, is a fun and breezy retro hip-hop dancefest with a sound that will send you running for your old Sugar Hill Records 12"s -- or at least the first Tom Tom Club CD.
Tags: Kid Millions, Codebreaker, Victim to the Beat, JTodd, Sage Schwarm, Lotus Land, John Kuester

Music - Sept. 16, 2008
Codebreaker dances with disco diva Diamond
Milwaukee's electro-funk duo Codebreaker teams with London dance diva Kathy Diamond for "Fire," a new 12" single on Disco Demolition Records. The record is the label's first release and is available from Oct. 7. But you can hear it now online.
Tags: Codebreaker, Kathy Diamond, Sage Schwarm, Steven Hawley, Disco Demolition Records

Music - March 14, 2007
Codebreaker is "Exiled!"
If Codebreaker has spent the last year searching the deep chasms of outer space for sonic inspiration, the band has finally extracted its landing gear. The cosmic-funk pop duo has recently resurfaced here on Earth and is ready to share the results of its findings: second full-length album, "Exiled!"
Tags: Codebreaker, Exiled!, What Is This Earth Love, Sage Schwarm, Steven Hawley, Signaldrift, Bts.Wrkng, Old Man Malcolm

Music - March 21, 2006
Codebreaker says, "DIY and the beat goes on"
With a new Tate-bunker directed video for "What is This Earth Love?," a finalist position in Verizon Wireless's "Calling All Bands" contest and a Cactus Club spot with Hot Chip on Tuesday, March 21, dance rock electroids Codebreaker are everywhere.
Tags: Codebreaker, Steven Hawley, Sage Schwarm, What is This Earth Love?, Tate Bunker

Music - Oct. 17, 2005
Codebreaker makes its mark walking its own road
Part British technopop (think Depeche Mode), part late-'70s and early-'80s synth-heavy disco, Codebreaker is making music like no one else in Milwaukee. And it's working for them. The group's new disc, "What Is This Earth Love?," has arrived.
Tags: Codebreaker, Sage Schwarm, Brian Tarney, Mount Sims

Marketplace - Sept. 22, 2004
Luv UnLimited rocks a mélange of all things good
Sage Schwarm and Becky Heck were tired of wishing someone would open a trading company on Kinnickinnic, so the couple sold its coffee shop, the Hi-Fi Café, and brought their dream to fruition with Luv UnLimited Trading Company.
Tags: Luv UnLimited, Sage Schwarm, Codebreaker, Becky Heck