There ain't no Turkeys in our NOVEMBER 2024 MRP RADIO SHOW with cranberry tunes by Short Stuff, The Cheeters, Crossfire, The Green Beans, Shelly and Kim, The Balloons, Sensation and lots, lots, more!
Spooky Sounds Abound! on our OCTOBER 2024 MRP RADIO SHOW with tricky-treat tunes by Jim Eannelli, Devil's Teeth, Boris The Sprinkler, Chinese Telephones, Catacombz, The Reptile Palace Orchestra, Alvin Styzynski and much...much...more!
Fall into our SEPTEMBER 2024 MRP RADIO SHOW with good 'n' plenty tunes by Combustor, Lavish Waste, The Promise Ring, The Legends, Jungle Rot, Ching Suru, Robot Witch and lots more!
The AUGUST 2024 MRP RADIO SHOW is dedicated to the memory of James Chance. Featuring his music and interviews.
Find some shade and crank up our JULY 2024 MRP RADIO SHOW featuring warm summer music by Milorganaut, Deathwish, Trapper Schoepp, Plasticland, The Legends, Boris the Sprinkler, The Darbs, and much, much, more!
Founded and produced by Ron Faiola, the Milwaukee Rock Posters DotCom Radio Show began 18 years ago in 2006, and our archives currently features over tons of Wisconsin-based tunes! Check 'em out and enjoy! Muchas gracias and a hearty handclasp to Paul Host, Tim Noble, and Tom Crawford at WMSE 91.7FM! Onward!
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Sad News: On December 11, 2017 we lost our friend and fellow musician Peder Hedman way too early in life.
On March 30th, 2018 there was be a special live show celebrating Peder's music at Linneman's Riverwest Inn. Proceeds from this event were donated to the Cyril G. Hedman irrevocable trust.
For now, here is a video of Liquid Pink that Ron of MRP shot in 1987. RIP, Peder.
Rock Read!Brick Through The Window an oral history of punk rock, new wave and noise in Milwaukee, 1964-1984. Cool stuff!
We lost a good friend in 2016 well-known writer and extraordinary musician, Tom Laskin of the Appliances SFB and writer for the Isthmus. Check out his story in this Isthmus Article.
The LEST WE FORGET LIVE CD RELEASE PARTY held at the Miramar Theatre on May 24th was a hit! Thanks to the bands and fans that made it another special night. LIVE CDS of the 2012 LEST WE FORGET are available here
The LEST WE FORGET Milwaukee Music Scene Memorial at Turner Hall on May 26 was a huge success. The sold out show featured a 14 band line up including Die Kreuzen, Tense Experts, 3XCleavers, Sacred Order, 3 On Fire, Rock-A-Dials, Dominoes, The Dummy Club, The Lubricants, St Bernard, Xposed 4Heads, Blackholes, Liv Mueller and a surprise appearance by Von Trash.
Check out the amazing Lest We Forget 360 VR images by photographer Scott Witte, it's like you were there, in fact you were and we can see you!
Cheap Trick at Humpin' Hanna's with In A Hot Coma, circa 1974 (?). We got this amazing artifact from Martin Miller and Martin Krohne. Krohne recalls the night:
"Our biggest gig was backing up Cheap Trick. At it, Presley Haskel, lead singer, wore skin tight leopard skin pants.
And he liked to jump around a lot onstage.
What Presley didn't realize was that the seam of his pants split just enough to show off more than he had planned.
This lead Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick to thereafter refer to him as