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Down n Downer is a new local music venue located on Downer Ave. near the UW-Milwaukee campus. Saturday, April 27 was Down n Downer’s first show. Chloe Priatko was there.

Original Karma singer, Brit Smit, came to JoJo Siwa’s defense amidst allegations of her new song being stolen. Siwa was under a lot of fire from the internet when fans noticed evidence of both Miley Cyrus and Brit Smith working with the song in the early 2010s.  Smith originally recorded her version of “Karma’s a […]

After months of anticipation from fans, Taylor Swift released her eleventh studio album causing both fans and haters to claim if it lived up to its hype and if some lyrics crossed the line.   “The Tortured Poets Department” was released at midnight on April 19th with 13 songs, including one feature from Post Malone. Only […]

College students and video games tend to go hand-in-hand when there are things that one might do to avoid homework or to have a potential for nurturing psychological wellbeing. One study, “Positive effects of online games on the growth of college students: A qualitative study from China,” had 20 undergraduates from six universities play an […]

Hundreds of people lined up outside Lilliput Records on Milwaukee’s Lower East Side on April 20 for its Record Store Day 2024 event. The store opened its doors at 7 a.m., but some record collectors waited since as early as 6:30 a.m. the previous day in order to secure limited edition vinyl.   Record Store Day was […]

Nickelodeon child actor Drake Bell came forward about the alleged sexual assault he experienced while working on “The Amanda Show” in the late 90s and early 2000s in the docu-series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” which revealed there were three child predators working on Nickelodeon sets at the time.  Four episodes […]

In a fascinating fusion of academia and mysticism, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student involvement group hosted a Witchy Wisdom event as a part of the Geek Week activities.  The ethereal event consisted of a brief tarot lecture, along with aura paintings, tarot readings, spell jar making and birth chart exploration. The lecturer at this event […]

The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday, March 13 that calls for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or the app will be banned on all U.S. devices. The vote of 352-65 has users calling out the House for focusing on the wrong issues.  “I want you to think about the last […]

Trevor’s Other Woman Scandal   The reunion for season six of Love is Blind aired Wednesday, and fans have been buzzing about the eight minutes when Trevor Sova was grilled on an unresolved scandal. Sova confirmed that romantic screenshots between himself and another woman, which were sent moments before and after filming, were real.   The Text Messages   […]

Seven-time Grammy-winning vocalist and “cosmic cowgirl” Kacey Musgraves’ 2024 album, entitled “Deeper Well” was released March 15, showcasing acoustics and vocals with 14 new songs.  Musgraves promoted pre-sale tickets via Instagram for the “Deeper Well” tour with special guests: Lord Huron, Father John Misty, Nickel Creek, and Madi Diaz. The tour kicks off April 28 […]

Lesli Mora talks about a new song in her current playlist rotation.

Producer Adam Tredeau (Atrade) dives deep into his favorite song and what went into producing it.