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Big Beat MKE is Back for its Second Annual Year, Thanks to Breaking And Entering

View fullsize Genesis Renji performing at last year’s Big Beat MKE. (photo by Allen Halas) They’re at every music show. They’re covering almost every video drop—if it’s worth it. And they’re Milwaukee’s main go to for local music coverage. Breaking And Entering has a presence in every part of the city, and within a few […]

Big Beat MKE is Back for its Second Annual Year, Thanks to Breaking And Entering

View fullsize Genesis Renji performing at last year’s Big Beat MKE. (photo by Allen Halas) They’re at every music show. They’re covering almost every video drop—if it’s worth it. And they’re Milwaukee’s main go to for local music coverage. Breaking And Entering has a presence in every part of the city, and within a few […]

The Cream City Beat Battle

Sometimes it’s a sound. Other times it’s just the vibe. Whether it’s heartbreak, happiness, a deadline or a dope sample, producers have been crafting beats for emcees since the beginning of Hip Hop. And, for DJ Main.Key it was the beat battle that brought him inspiration. As a prospecting producer, Milwaukee’s beat battles pushed him […]

Bria Smith is Milwaukee Youth Council’s New President

The youth may be told that their voice doesn’t matter, but activist Bria Smith is here to show the youth a different route. Smith has been heavily involved in different movements pushing toward change, especially in minority communities. She has been criticized for standing up for herself and others by speaking out at marches such […]

Bria Smith is Milwaukee Youth Council’s New President

The youth may be told that their voice doesn’t matter, but activist Bria Smith is here to show the youth a different route. Smith has been heavily involved in different movements pushing toward change, especially in minority communities. She has been criticized for standing up for herself and others by speaking out at marches such […]

Alfonso Johnson’s Film “Moths & Butterflies” Teaches Us How to Live Through Our Diagnoses and will Air on HBO Feb. 7

View fullsize Lenny is the main character of Moths & Butterflies, who’s living through his mental illness. (Picture by Anthony Huntington) A butterfly is seen as angelic and peaceful, and enjoyed by most. But, a moth, who’s from the same insect family, is seen as ugly and is despised. Award-winning Filmmaker Alfonso Johnson took that […]