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Detroit techno legend Carl Craig and Chicago house heavyweight Green Velvet have teamed up for a collaborative album, Unity. The seven-track album was released through Beatport by Relief Records earlier this week with little fanfare. Twitter and Facebook posts from Craig, Green Velvet, and Relief Records were the only indication that the new work…
Detroit techno pioneer Richie Hawtin is bringing his CNTRL tour back to college campuses across North America after a three-year hiatus. The tour, set to occur in eight cities over eleven days, incorporates daytime lectures concerning the impact of technology on music as well as nighttime performances by Hawtin and additional participating artists. …
“Comin’ from the urban city ghettos” is Slum Village’s new single “Push It Along.” The track, off the Detroit crew’s upcoming album Yes, features A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg and production by Young RJ. Slum Village have been active since 1994 and their old-school hip-hop influences are definitely evident on this track….
The second annual Hamtramck Music Festival will take place from Thursday, March 5 to Sunday, March 8. A celebration of local music, the event will feature over 150 Metro Detroit bands and take place across the city in 17 of Hamtramck’s most beloved venues, including 7 Brothers, Café 1923, New Dodge Lounge, Paychecks, Rock…
Curtis Cross, better known as the Detroit-based MC and producer Black Milk, has produced the new single from underground NYC hip-hop duo Cannibal Ox. “Blade: The Art of the Ox” is off of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega’s upcoming, highly anticipated sophomore album, Blade of the Ronin, their first project since 2001’s The Cold…
“Cry Cry Cry” off of Jessica Hernandez & The Delta’s debut full-length Secret Evil is a bluesy tune lamenting a relationship that was condemned from the start. Featuring Hernandez’s soulful voice over languid guitar strumming and melodic back-up “oohs,” the song is a little sweet, a little sad, and a lot emotional. Now, the band…
Five years after his last solo release, Detroit-born Sufjan Stevens has shared “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross,” the first single off his upcoming album Carrie and Lowell. The track is hauntingly simple, featuring only an acoustic guitar and Stevens’ gentle crooning. A return to his folk roots, “No Shade in…
“Epic” is the first word that comes to mind upon hearing the opening of “Gxmes,” the new track from Detroit MC Angel Haze. This is the second song she has released off of her upcoming EP, In The Winter of Wet Years, her first project following her 2013 Dirty Gold LP. The song,…
Detroit’s Protomartyr have released their video for “Want Remover” off of last year’s excellent album Under Color Of Official Right. The video, directed by Hanly Banks, features a dozen or so men and women doing interpretive dance in a sparse studio, set to the band’s heavy-hitting track. While post-punk and “ecstatic dancing” may…
What do a thoughtful rapper, a world-class boxer, and an Internet sensation-turned-festival circuit wunderkind have in common? All are featured guests on two brand new songs released Tuesday off of Detroit-native Madonna’s forthcoming album, Rebel Heart. Mike Tyson opens “Iconic” with an inspirational speech about (what else?) being the best before the song…