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The Mike Benign Compulsion Press
Powerpopaholic, 6/18/10 –"’Rollicking Musical’ has great songwriting and production…The sound is a pretty good mix of influences from Elvis Costello, The Byrds, Guided By Voices, Crowded House and Squeeze with Benign's working class vocals leading the way." Click here for the full review.
Absolute Powerpop, 6/1/10 –"''All The Married People' features an irresistible guitar hook, and 'She Believes It' sounds like Crowded House if Neil Finn grew up in Milwaukee and had a smartass streak. Other highlights include the garage sound of 'What a Way to Go' and 'Hotel Bar,' the best song about a bar since 'Here Comes a Regular.'" Click here for the full review.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5/13/10 –"'Rollicking Musical' marks [Benign's] proper re-emergence. His songwriting and singing voices haven't lost anything important, and they have gained the wisdom if not the weariness of age.” Click here for the full review.
Shepherd Express, 5/10/10–"Rollicking Musical is a minor masterpiece of rock production recorded by Milwaukee music veterans Mike Benign and Joe Vent.” Click here for the full review.
OnMilwaukee.com, 5/10/10 – "Benign's Compulsion melds strong songs with fine musicians." Click here for the full review of "Rollicking Musical."
Shepherd Express, 2/24/10–The first feature article on the band. Good to hear one of the songs on our forthcoming CD referred to as “the killer track” with “an indelible chorus that fastens to memory like the jaws of a piranha.” Click Here
OnMilwaukee.com, 1/22/10 – Feature on the Pablove Benefit Concert that includes a few quotes from Mike Benign on the show and the cause. If you weren't at the show, you missed a whale of an evening. Help the Pablove Foundation improve the lives of kids with cancer by donating at by going to their website. Click Here
Architectural Dance Society Blog 1/02/10 – Avowed music nerd and truly funny human Jeff Norman selects his “Best of” for the last quarter of 2009. Turns out TMBC’s “All The Married People” single made the list. Go To Article
OnMilwaukee.com, 12/23/09 – A short feature that introduces the band and heralds the release of “All The Married People” as a digital single. Go To Article
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