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BABYMETAL’s sophomore album, Metal Resistance, was released this past April 1, 2016 but it sure wasn’t a joke. I haven’t stopped listening to it yet. If you are unfamiliar with BABYMETAL, they are a fusion of slamming heavy metal and Japanese idol music.  It is an unlikely combination that is easy to fall in love […]

After a triumphant 20 years, modern-day rock veterans Yellowcard decided to call it quits. There wasn’t any rockstar drama or a traumatic event, they just thought it was time to preserve their legacy as it stands. With ten albums and over two decades of touring under their belts, it’s no question whether or not they’ll […]

In case you were wondering, pop punk is still very much alive. It has reared its beanie-clad, crewneck-with-pizza-grease-stains-wearing self from the early 2000’s and rattled every drop of sweat and lyric out of the sad, ‘I hate this town/my significant other dumped me’ kids – from the 30-year-old bearded man in his red and black […]

The Book of Mormon cast captivated the audience Sunday night throughout a two-and-a-half hour performance, delivering every witty line with spontaneity during their last show here in Milwaukee, with laughter erupting after each one. During their five day stay from October 25, 2016 through October 30, 2016 (the fifth stop of the show’s second national […]

The Swedish duo Klara and Johanna Soderberg are also known as First Aid Kit. These sisters from Stockholm are celebrated for haunting melodies and beautiful harmonies. The music can make you can visualize the women strolling through a foggy forest or waiting near the sea for someone to come back who has been lost. The […]

Less than one week before the 2016 presidential election, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, spoke to young voters in Milwaukee and touched heavily on how becoming a parent has impacted her ideas toward the future of the country. “This is, unquestionably, the most consequential election of my lifetime, and I feel that […]

Black. Lives. Matter. The hashtag emerged in 2013 and changed social activism ever since. It’s 2016 now and those words still serve as a call to action. The co-founders of that hashtag aim to live in a society where everyone has the access to make decisions over their own lives. They have been traveling across […]

Early voting has been a popular topic this year. The numbers of polling stations voters are able to utilize, the hours open in proportion to the number of voters polling places serve, gerrymandering and limits on early voting have been a hot topic in this election cycle. But I don’t think I’ll ever take advantage […]

In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, 3,027 voters have spoiled 3,227 absentee ballots throughout the state of Wisconsin, which remains a battleground state for the presidential election and a closely contested U.S. Senate seat. To put that number in context, 775,560 Wisconsinites voted early (early voting ended November 4), according to the […]

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