[photos by PSquared Photography ] If you're the opening act and at the end of your set the crowd is literally chanting the name of your band, you're doing something right. A couple of weeks back, the Brooklyn What opened for Dead Milkmen at Bowery Ballroom and their set was so damned entertaining that there was a mosh pit, stage diving and yes indeed, as you can hear at the end of the recording, the crowd chanting their name. The Brooklyn What are an amalgam of styles, with influences as wide at the [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Aly Tadros : "Whim" [mp3] Dead Stars : "Waste Away" [mp3] from High Gain EP Georgia's Horse : "Ginger" [mp3] from Weather Codes (out June [...]
photos by PSquared Photography Dead Milkmen @ Bowery Ballroom 4/21/2013 Unburdened by industry pressures and aided by decades of life experience, the Dead Milkmen are back as live performers to where they were in the late 80s, a relaxed humorous group of regular guys who also happen to be an extremely entertaining band. At Bowery Ballroom on Sunday night, a packed crowd saw the band work through an excellent selection of choice older material mixed in with some new songs, [...]
Last night, The Dead Milkmen provided one of the most hilarious moments during LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! at PhilaMOCA. We got to see footage of their appearance on Club MTV where Rodney Anonymous attempted to handcuff himself to Downtown Julie Brown after their performance. (BTW: We were informed that she hated them.) Special thanks to Video Pirates for sharing this clip below. Also NYC Taper (a.k.a. Dan Lynch) just posted a recording of the band's recent set on April 21, 2013 at Bowery Ballroom that is available for free download [...]
[photos by PSquared Photography ] The old corporate music industry used to do this band-kill all the time - label a legitimate band the "next big thing", turn their career upside down and ultimately cause them to crash and burn. The most extreme example is the Bangles, who went from LA paisley-folkies to glamor girls to defunct in about two years. After several excellent albums and a few breakthrough songs, in 1991 the Dead Milkmen went through the music industry meat grinder, and did not survive. The band broke up in the mid-90s and [...]
Fans who spent Halloween at Union Transfer with The Dead Milkmen may have been wondering what that Christmas song was the Philly band played and where they can get a copy. Well, the answers are here: "Big Words Make the Baby Jesus Cry" will be released as the second single in the band's limited edition 73 ... Continue reading
The Dead Milkmen just shared a new 7" single last night that you can stream below. It contains three tracks ["Big Words Make The Baby Jesus Cry," "Somewhere Over Antartica," & "Mary Ann Cotton" (The Poisoner's Song)], and will be available on limited edition vinyl (500 copies), which is the second release in their singles series. Each vinyl single will be handstamped with big words by the band, and will have a unique design. The package will also contain a download card to get the MP3 version of sides A & B as well as a digital only bonus [...]
Even though The Dead Milkmen are widely celebrated as a lively satirical punk rock act, if you follow vocalist Rodney Anonymous on Twitter, you know his taste runs all across the board - and strongly centers around nihilistic electronic-industrial music, often stuff from northeastern Europe, often very dark and danceable. So today, apropos of nothing, ... Continue reading
The Dead Milkmen recently announced a limited 7-inch single series. 500 copies will be made of each release. The first single features "Dark Clouds Gather Over Middlemarch" on the A-side and "Ronald Reagan Killed The Black Dahlia" on the B-side. The group are also releasing a bonus track cover of ROME 's "Little Rebel Mine". The group have also set up a page where fans can print and cut out pictures to make a diorama of the songs. That can be found here . The 7-inch can be purchased [...]
Philly punk rock legends The Dead Milkmen are coming to Richmond for a very special show at Kingdom on Saturday, Nov. 10. Since 19852s "Big Lizard In My Backyard," the Dead Milkmen have been inspiring generations of punk bands with their fun, catchy, tunes like "Punk Rock Girl," "Bitchin' Camaro," S"mokin Banana Peels" and more. The band will be appearing with The Bastards of Fate , The Mothball Fleet , Hold Tight! and Cheyenne . Apparently, there's also a big party [...]
R5 Productions have called in local artists to contribute to a new poster series for their events. The Philadelphia Posters Guild will feature at least one new poster each month created by an artist for selected concerts. The list of currently confirmed artist/concert match-ups includes Thom Lessner for The Dead Milkmen show on Halloween at ... Continue reading
Interview: Talking wood nymphs and a show at Ortlieb's with Brooklyn's Savoir Adore. [link] Hear a new song from Nothing, sign up to be in their Key Studio Sessions audience. [link] Interview: Craig Hendrix of Philly's Auctioneer on songwriting and Shaking Through. [link] Lehigh Valley jazz-psych duo XVSK stop by to record a Key Studio ... Continue reading
Here's a blast from Philadelphia radio past: in February of 1987, not long before the release of its third album Bucky Fellini, The Dead Milkmen appeared live on WXPN to promote an upcoming show at the Trocadero. They played for almost 40 minutes, drawing on the new material but also showcasing songs from 19862s Eat ... Continue reading
Next Monday, Joe Jack Talcum - the guitarist and co-songwriter behind iconic Philly punk satarists The Dead Milkmen - celebrates his 50th birthday. His friends, however, are a few steps ahead of him. Yeasterday, the tribute album Now You Are 50 appeared online, gathering some 23 of Joe Jack's songs as covered by folks from ... Continue reading
Re-animated punk rock satirists The Dead Milkmen are getting all seasonally affected on us. With a big Halloween show at Union Transfer happening at the tail end of this month, the band let some spooky vibes seep into the recording sessions they've been holding at Miner Street Studios. Check out this YouTube clip drummer Dean ... Continue reading
Even though the summer will soon come to an end, don't feel down - R5 Productions just announced five brand new shows for this upcoming fall season. And let me tell you, folks, they're going to be chock full of cozy musical performances. First up will be OFF! on October 19th at First Unitarian Church. ... Continue reading
This past Friday night, I may have pissed off some friends. They JUST arrived into town, but I had a prior date with The Dead Milkmen... sorry friends. I headed out to Philly's Union Transfer for AnchorFest, a memorial for Dan Krawiec and was being headlined by The Dead Milkmen. I got there right in time for BK Friendly. BK Friendly: I never heard of BK Friendly before, but this solo project by Ben Kravitz (the guy who actually booked the show) said every song he was going to play that night [...]
Anchor Fest , held tonight at Union Transfer, is a memorial show for Daniel James Krawiec, a.k.a. Dan K., a beloved member of Philly's music scene who passed away on April 28. This show was organized by his brother, with the bands in the lineup all picked for the roles they played in Dan's life. Some he supported, played in, toured with, and others he just plain loved. There's The Great Northern (his band, with his brother filling in and also doing a solo performance), solo hip-hop act [...]
Dan Krawiec was a musician, a DJ, a writer, and a friend. Music was his life and he was beloved by many in Philadelphia who knew him as "Dan K", an inspiration and a big piece of the philly punk and indie scene for years. He also worked at Rustica Pizza in Northern Liberties and would be seen ... Continue reading
Perennial pop-punk band MxPx brought its 20th anniversary tour to The Trocadero this past Saturday night, and joining them onstage was Philly's own Joe Gennaro, aka Joe Jack Talcum of The Dead Milkmen. Check out this fan video of the speechless band rocking out an enthusiastic rendition of the Milkmen classic "Punk Rock Girl" with ... Continue reading
nyctaper
largehearted boy
BrooklynVegan
The Deli Magazine
The Key
Punknews.org
Richmond Playlist
Battle of the Midwestern Housewives
Knife Party v Duke Dumont – LRAD Need U (Nukewood Mashup)
Review | Daft Punk ~ Random Access Memories
