Music - Dec. 20, 2008
Blowtorch's "Salt Water" sears with fiery bass
Eric Blowtorch has been rocking the Milwaukee crowd as a musician and DJ for nearly 30 years, playing punk, post-punk, ska, soul, reggae and more. As he hones the tracks for his latest full-length record on Milwaukee's South Side, he issues his best work to date. "Salt Water" is a hard-hitting reggae track with a deep, heavy bass sound and just about the best reggae mix Brew City has ever unleashed.
Tags: Eric Blowtorch, Salt Water, Bopaganda, Mighty Django, Rico Rodriguez, Prince Jazzbo, Shane Olivo, Michael Bell, Andy Noble, Club Timbuktu, Nate Vest, Tito Cruz

Music - Nov. 30, 2006
The New Loud cranks it with guitars and synths
Norway’s Kings of Convenience might believe that “Quiet is the New Loud,” but for Milwaukee band The New Loud, it’s all about mixing punky rock and roll with the synth sounds that sparked a host of British bands in the 1980s.
Tags: New Loud, Shane Olivo, Bobby Peru, Highball Holiday, Tim Frank, Radish Beet, Couillard, Nakles