His twin brother Glenn, a local scene veteran and drummer for long-standing Canadian country-rock act Blue Rodeo, joined as a part-time member shortly after.
In the years following Starvin Hungry alternated between a solo and duo live act in the Toronto bar scene, largely depending on Glenn's availability around Blue Rodeo's touring and recording schedule.
The eight-song 'raw like luv' cassette released in 1997 features the two-piece version of the band recorded live to 1/4" tape by Daryl Smith in a single afternoon session at Chemical Sound Studios in Toronto.
This lineup's last show at Toronto's Bovine Sex Club in early 2000 was documented in another unreleased recording made by Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene.
After relocating to Montreal, Milchem recruited new member Spencer Warren on drums in 2001, adding Eric Larock on bass later that year and Scott Mucklow on guitar in 2002.
Milchem currently plays drums in support of Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist Eliza Kavtion and in a new as-yet unnamed project with former Doughboys member and Bionic founder Jonathan Cummins.