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Ben Blackwell is Detroit-rock’s renaissance man. As a drummer for the highly-acclaimed Detroit garage-rock band, The Dirtbombs, Blackwell has been instrumental in Detroit’s rock culture evolution, and the rebirth of Detroit garage-rock. Blackwell is also the sole founder of Cass Records (which has released records by The Muldoons, The Black Lips and…
Eminem has released his visual compliment to his November MMLP2 hit single, “Rap God.” The video portrays Eminem as a parody-version of British TV personality Max Headroom, a rap battling Slim Shady and a Matrix-like ‘rap God’ – soaking up hip hop culture through a bio-download process and levitating. Eminem’s appearance has…
Big Sean, the Detroit emcee responsible for this summer’s Hall of Fame, was in the giving spirit two days prior to Thanksgiving, when he and volunteers of the Sean Anderson Foundation passed out Thanksgiving meal supplies to less-fortunate Detroiters. The 25-year-old rapper and his foundation brought turkeys, side dishes (including macaroni and cheese…
The Gories, the 1980s garage-punk group which revolutionized blues-rock in Detroit, have released a live-recorded album from a 1988 performance in Detroit, titled The Shaw Tapes: Live in Detroit 5/7/88. The release is being offered through Third Man Records as the group’s first live album, their fourth full-length album and the band’s first…
Detroit emcee, and former member of Detroit hip hop super-group Slum Village, looks to fund his newest album, Glow 365, by using the popular crowd-funding website Kickstarter. The project’s Kickstarter page indicates that the $25,000 venture has already received more than $15,000 in contributions. Elzhi’s team is offering more than 30 Kickstarter reward…
Insane Clown Posse, the Detroit-based horrorcore duo, has indicated that their annual Gathering of the Juggalos festival may be held in a new location as soon as next year. According to a tweet issued by the group, Jumpsteady, aka Robert Bruce, brother of ICP member Joe “Violent J” Bruce, has been scouting…
Next year’s July 4th weekend will mark the return of Detroit’s infamous techno gathering – DEMF (Detroit Electronic Music Festival). On Wednesday the DEMF team announced the creation of two new techno-based events: the first being a free festival at Campus Martius under the DEMF moniker. The second event will be a…
FestivALE, hosted by Ferndale’s burger mecca One Eyed Betty’s, is a pre-winter street celebration that combines “cold weather comfort foods,” Michigan beer and live folk music. The street fair will run from noon to midnight, Saturday, November 23, in Ferndale. The brew-heavy event is scheduled to take place within One Eyed Betty’s,…
Detroit emcee Big Sean has released a remixed version of his Hall of Fame single “10 2 10” featuring Rick Ross and Travi$ Scott. The track marks the first major collaboration Sean has participated in since his “Control” release featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. The “10 2 10” remix features heavily-tweaked production. New industrial…
Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic, “Like A Rolling Stone,” has been revived with an intensely interactive music video featuring Drew Carey, Mark Maron, and Detroit’s own Danny Brown. Created by the creative agency Interlude, the video consists of 16 “channels” which can be flipped-through to display different personalities lip-syncing to Dylan’s legendary tune. The…