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.
After making an unannounced trip to her hometown several weeks ago, Madonna made a very public announcement today in which the Michigan-born pop icon pledged her financial support for three of the Detroit community groups she visited earlier. This funding is “the first phase of a long-term commitment” to the Motor City, according to Liz Rosenberg,…
After dealing with several health issues in recent years, Detroit legend Aretha Franklin has made a full recovery and is back on the road, having kicked off a tour with two back-to-back dates at Radio City Music Hall earlier this month. Moreover, The Queen of Soul is in the middle of recording her 40th studio album,…
On “Critical,” the last track on his Yung Archetype EP, Tunde Olaniran sounded both out of sorts but also totally in control as he offered his own twist on the personal-as-political screed, crooning that “They can’t guarantee the ending won’t begin in me.” This knowing statement may have been delivered on a cut whose lyrics only obliquely made reference to Olaniran’s marginalized identity and his work with Planned…
Detroit hip-hop duo Passalacqua has revealed the long-awaited release of their sophomore full-length entitled CHURCH. The new album is produced entirely by Flint Eastwood and will be available later this summer. This marks the group’s first effort since 2012’s Zebehazy Summer. In addition, Passalacqua has announced a July 26th performance at Eight & Sand in Hamtramck,…
The Midwest meets the West Coast on the latest single from L.A. speed-rap extraordinaire Busdriver’s upcoming LP Perfect Hair, but everything — from the torrential flow to the scampering beats — remains buried deep underground. That’s fitting for a song entitled “Ego Death,” which also includes appearances by Detroit’s Danny Brown and San Francisco’s Aesop Rock. As a voice continually exhorts, “We can…
As announced on his daughter Kerri’s Facebook page today, seminal radio personality and Detroit native Casey Kasem died this morning at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington of complications from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia with symptoms that are very similar to Parkinson’s disease. He was 82. The retired host of the popular…
“Freedom at 21,” Jack White’s razor-sharp third single off his 2012 solo debut effort Blunderbuss, still packs a punch. As arguably one of the Nashville-by-way-of-Detroit musician’s better songs — a lovesick garage rock nightmare, turbulent and tumultuous like a fever dream — it contains much of what makes his sound engaging. “Freedom” deals…
Indie rock group Vampire Weekend didn’t miss a beat throughout their 19-song set Friday night at Meadow Brook Music Festival, offering concertgoers an early slice of summer sun, even as they took the stage when dusk descended. Coming off last year’s Modern Vampires of the City, the band’s star has been on the rise…
Between his “feud” with The Black Keys and recent comments about ex-wife and former White Stripes bandmate Meg White, it seems that Jack White’s media attention has attempted to overshadow his highly-anticipated album release. That feeling of destruction is mirrored in the video for “Lazaretto” the title track for the Detroit rocker’s upcoming…
Detroit techno icon Richie Hawtin announced a new album Wednesday under his Plastikman alias, his first since 2003’s Closer. EX will be released via Mute Records digitally on June 10 and on vinyl, CD, and a limited edition SubPac bundle on July 14. Hawtin recorded the LP last year as part of…