Dan Breitmeyer Jones is a writer and student who lives on Detroit's east side, where he grows vegetables, rides bikes, and listens to trap music.
Quite the busy man, Detroit rapper Red Pill has released music at a seemingly breakneck pace in the past couple years. As a third of the hip-hop trio Ugly Heroes, the artist born Chris Orrick put out an EP in 2014 in addition to a full-length in 2013. While it seems Ugly Heroes are…
“The Lost Albatross” is our first taste of new music from the backward-looking/forward-pushing Omar-S. The producer started his career in the early 2000s by cozying right up to the minimalism of Detroit techno and adding a dash (sometimes more) of Chicago house. Omar-S has always had a gift for creating steely sonic landscapes inhabited…
“Put another lime in the Robitussin,” because it’s time to take a trip with the Barter Boys. On the song-as-travelogue “Barter Mainland / Barter Island,” Doc Waffles and Goldzilla lay down their relaxed brand of Detroit hip-hop over some woozy beats courtesy of Sheefy McFly and Crate Digga. As the last track and lead…
This fall the Detroit Institute of Arts presents 30 Americans, a multimedia tour de force showcasing the work of 30 of the most important African-American artists of the last 30 years. The exhibition, which draws from the Rubell Family Collection, runs the gamut of emotions and themes — from funny and captivating to tragic…