Khalid graduated from the same high school as Madonna and used to live with a Jamaican Queen, but he has always and will forever worship at the church of Björk.
Iconic Detroit techno artist Juan Atkins recently released his first full-length as Model 500 in sixteen years and was scheduled to perform this Saturday, March 14 under that alias as part of the Adelaide Festival in Australia. Unfortunately, he was forced to cancel that appearance at Unsound Adelaide (the specific event) due to undisclosed…
The late J Dilla put out a single back in 2001 that took its name from a Public Enemy song but that never made its way onto an album and then fell out of print. Now the beloved track “Fuck the Police” is being remastered and reissued on vinyl for Record Store Day and…
Nominees for the 2015 Detroit Music Awards have been announced, and the list of honorees includes many artists and recordings that have had an impact both nationally and here at home. This year’s ceremony, which marks its 24th year in 2015, was first established in 1992 by the Detroit Music Awards Foundation, a…
Between the multi-genre, multi-venue Hamtramck Music Festival, Montreal band TOPS’ raw punk takes on AM pop at the UFO Factory, and the homegrown techno of Carl Craig and Moodymann at TV Lounge, this weekend promises a bevy of aural delights for fans of live music. To that can be added a “secret” warehouse after-party…
It’s been just over fifteen years since Eminem first dropped into our world with his irreverent rhymes and controversial persona. Now, in collaboration with Complex, Detroit’s bad boy of rap is sharing his story and that of his label, Shady Records, which also celebrated its fifteenth anniversary last year. On Not Afraid: The…
After three successful years at Comerica Park, Detroit’s premier country music festival, Downtown Hoedown, is moving to West Riverfront Park at Jefferson Avenue and 10th Street, just west of the Riverfront Apartments and Joe Louis Arena. The event is being reduced from three days to two, as well, though with headliners like Darius Rucker…
Late last year, Detroit Music Magazine had the pleasure of premiering the trailer for Jamaican Queens’ upcoming “Bored + Lazy” video, and now the genre-defying group have released the full clip. As directed by local filmmaking duo The Right Brothers, the video depicts a wild night out in the city, including stops at UFO…
One week after releasing his third studio album, Dark Sky Paradise, Detroit emcee and GOOD Music affiliate Big Sean has shared a music video for “Blessings.” The track, which features perhaps the two other rappers who’ve dominated hip-hop headlines thus far in 2015 — Kanye West and Drake, comes to life in a stark, black-and-white…
In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of The White Stripes’ fifth full-length, Jack White’s Third Man Records will be releasing Get Behind Me Satan on vinyl for the very first time. The penultimate LP from the iconic Detroit garage rock revivalists will be available on Record Store Day 2015 (April 18) in a limited…
The Queen of Pop is about to embark on a world tour in support of her upcoming new album, Rebel Heart, and she’ll be paying a return visit to her hometown. Madonna announced today an extensive stretch of dates encompassing North America and Europe, with details to follow for Asia and Australia. Madonna…