Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy and 102.1 FM program director Jacent Jackson recap the big shows and breakout stars from the South by Southwest music conference and festival in Austin, Texas this year. | March 18, 2013»Read Full Article

It's hard to recall any album getting more hype in recent years than "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake's first album since 2006. Between a full week on "Jimmy Fallon," "Saturday Night Live" hosting duties, appearances in Target and Bud Light commercials and performances at the Grammy Awards and South by Southwest, he's practically amassed more media coverage than the new pope.

However, expectations were diminished somewhat by the music. The sharp first single, "Suit & Tie," showed Timberlake following neo-soul trends rather than setting his own. Follow-up single"Mirrors" has uncharacteristically nasally vocals and a bloated eight-minute run time. | March 18, 2013»Read Full Article

Local television stations are offering more newscasts but less news, according to a survey of stations in four cities, including Milwaukee.

A Pew Research Center "State of the News Media" report released Monday concluded that an increase in the number of local TV newscasts means that "editorial resources are being stretched thinner," and that stations are changing the types of stories they are reporting to compensate. And it drew a direct correlation between changes "on the content side" to declining advertising revenue. | March 18, 2013»Read Full Article(6)

P!nk will make her first Milwaukee appearance in seven years when the pop star, born Alecia Moore, headlines the BMO Harris Bradley Center at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3.

P!nk's last area performance was in 2006 at Summerfest's Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard, after she had released the defensively titled "I'm Not Dead." The Summerfest show happened before two singles from that album - "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" - landed in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and revitalized her career. | March 18, 2013»Read Full Article(5)

Public radio station Radio Milwaukee Inc. is moving its studios from the Milwaukee Public Schools administration building to Walker's Point, where the station's new home will include a 100-seat broadcast performance space.

Radio Milwaukee has closed on its $1.175 million purchase of the 14,000-square-foot building at the northeast corner of E. Pittsburgh Ave. and S. Barclay St., it was announced Monday. I first reported on the planned move in December.| March 18, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(6)

Local broadcaster Joe Scialfa was ousted Friday as WTMJ-AM (620) program director after 15 years with the station. He joined the station as a producer in 1998 and became assistant program director in 2008.

It's been a full month now of "Harlem Shake" fever as Baauer's YouTube phenomenon hit stuck at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a fourth consecutive week. So, scroll down and see another batch of local "Harlem Shake" videos. Then check out the top hits for this week way back when in 2000, 1990, 1980 and 1970.

The Rock Sports Complex in Franklin will not be adding a planned 3,500-square-foot restaurant and bar as it continues an expansion project.

Instead, the sports complex, formerly known as Crystal Ridge ski hill, will have seasonal "umbrella bars" as it adds new baseball fields and other features this spring, according to a FranklinNow.com article by reporter Scottie Lee Meyers. | March 18, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez invited Tap Milwaukee into her Austin, Texas, home so she could perform for the Tap Pre-Show music video series. Rodriguez is headlining Turner Hall on April 12. Photo by Piet Levy.| March 18, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)