Seth Langreck

DIY Podcasting · Bright Lights, Small Town: Addiction in Central Wisconsin (Click on the image above to hear the story) PSA Commercial: This is your brain. And this is heroin. This is what happens to your brain after snorting heroin…. If you grew up during the ‘80s and ‘90s, you probably remember these commercials. They were short. Simple. And to the point. At the height of the crack and AIDS…

The 6th and Final Run.

Photo from 2014 during the first season

Any project reaches an end. All in all, the year six run of the series documented nearly 70 bands who crossed countless genres. The final year, like every year before it, demonstrated how vast, how different the scene was in Duluth. Even when I called it in, I was happy to be a part of the story. Maybe in 40 years, someone can…

DIY Podcasting · gIVE: Difference between Creative and Creating

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There’s a difference between creative and creating. While the former modifies a concept, the latter produces one.  And for some people, the latter highlights a drive to create, to make something. Even when people lack resources, they’re still able to put something together. As La Crosse…

Friends and family of Dylan and Cole Glebke explain how the impact of their lives can still be felt, even 20 years after they were killed on prom night.

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Dylan and Cole circa 1999

I want to tell you about two brothers, Dylan and Cole Glebke—who impacted a small group of friends and family members in Neillsville, WI.  May 7, 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of their deaths. They were killed by a drunk driver after prom along with two of their friends Louella Blackdeer and Danny Riddle.

John Waters makes the perfect Mother's Day film with Serial Mom.

There’s a something called “syndication” in television, a process of selling a program’s license to multiple networks and affiliated stations. You know those TV shows with countless reruns—like Saved By the Bell, Forensic Files, that’s syndication.

Movies operate within this system as well. Like when it’s Christmas, there’s Home Alone. Or when it’s Valentine’s Day, there’s Sixteen Candles.…

Five Years Running. And Not Stopping.

After five years, projects can be scripted. The fifth collaboration with Perfect Duluth Day wasn’t different: The same format, same concept, and same characters becomes tiring. Now, it isn’t a question of can it be done. It’s a question of how it can be done.

We looked for musicians who were one part unknown and one part misunderstood. Although this has…

Noel, Matt, and Tina share their experiences with Russ Meyer's "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!"

Noel: ‘Violence devours all it touches, its voracious appetite rarely fulfilled, yet violence doesn’t only destroy. It creates and molds as well,’ I mean this is the foundations of everything Quentin Tarantino did.

That’s Noel Hanson, our in-house movie expert. You may remember him when we talked about Tommy Wiseau’s The Room. At the end of that conversation, he mentioned Russ Meyer’s Faster,…

Jamie Larson walks the line between ambient and '90s era electronica as Elysium Alps.

It’s difficult to say that you haven’t heard of electronic music. From reinterpreting Bach to the underlying rhythms of contemporary pop, a digital signature is everywhere. Yet, electronica is often marginalized into EDM, or electronic dance music—with it’s bass-heavy, trap beats serving as an anthem for a bro-friendly Spring Break. Jamie Larsen, under the banner Elysium Alps, has a problem with…

Daniel Oyinloye searches for his place in the world while blending rap, gospel, and afro-beat.

Daniel Oyinloye has been searching for his place in the world—poet, singer, rapper, or film maker, these titles only encompass a small part of his personality. Even with his latest work, Dawn of Redemption, which envelopes music, film, and visual art, Daniel searches for a way to organize his world: “Because I need to find a way to piece it all together,” says Daniel. Daniel Oyinloye For Daniel…

Bryan Wick sets the stage as Dubz, a hip-hop powerhouse. Influenced by '90s icons like Master P and Puffy Daddy, Bryan not only releases verbal charm, but also visual character with videos like "Wanna Be".

 Starting off season five of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, Bryan Wick sets the stage as Dubz, a hip-hop powerhouse. Influenced by ’90s icons like Master P and Puffy Daddy, Bryan not only releases verbal charm, but also visual character with videos like “Wanna Be”. Some people forget how big late 90s hip-hop was. Puff Daddy, shiny silver suits, larger than life personas, at the time they…

There are four words that some people live or die by: “best, worst movie ever.” That’s right: best, worst movie ever. There’s one movie that within the past ten years has taken this title to a new level, even being dubbed “The Citizen Kane of bad movies.” We are talking about Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, a movie so bad, so fraught with imperfections, it’s used to teach aspiring filmmakers what not to…

Wisconsin Hard Fest 2017 shows how punk and hardcore bands use their music and voice as a vehicle for progressive change in America.

Civil disobedience is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, tradition in America. Thomas Paine, Susan B. Anthony, or Rosa Parks give history classes good examples. What makes these Americans great is exactly what it means to be American: People who are against the status quo, against mainstream ideology, and against doing what they are told. Unlike a simple revolution, persuading people in 2017…

There’s a space between fitting in and being an outsider that many people have experience. Whether it’s being a third wheel or being the last one picked, it’s a spot that teaches you to make the most of it. For some kids who grew up in small-town Wisconsin during the 80s and 90s, skateboarding was that space. With no more than a few friends and your board, it didn’t matter if you missed the…

How a punk girl became one of us.

[Below is an article I wrote for a friend’s now defunct webzine Mob Front. This was three of four articles that appeared on the webzine before it closed. In short, I spent a far amount of time researching this topic and repost this in hopes that people mix pop-journalism with academic undertones.] The original leading image from Alex Spiegel. Looking like a punk is not too difficult. From…

Jerome "Jerry" Vettrus explains how he made some of the most recognizable statues in America.

Traveling on the interstates and state highways of Wisconsin, for some, is a big deal. The open road, it promises all the sights, sounds, and attractions you can take. For myself,…

Midwest Voltage shares the process behind their music.

Many of the fondest memories really aren’t too sensational. Going out on every Saturday night, seeing the same people, and doing the same things isn’t monumental. Yet, these memories last. Andrew (guitar), Hugh (bass), and Matt (drums) of Midwest Voltage came to age during the time when Green Day, At the Drive-In, and Jimmy Eat World played over their radios. Matt explains how their time together…

I am teaming up with Perfect Duluth Day for another ten part series on the new acts for the Homegrown Music Festival. This year’s festival has a solid lineup. Yet, ten new acts have caught our attention and we can’t wait to share. The first act is Alamode, a five piece pop/funk/blue-eyed soul group. Singer Nathan Holte and keyboardist Ned Netzel explain how getting to the basics helped the group…