In conjunction with Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014, local pre-parties, day-parties, and after-parties have become a festival of their own. Movement performers and special guests showcase their most organic, underground, and unearthed material in the form of intimate performances hosted by nightclubs, area venues, and off-the-beaten-path concert spots. This year’s Movement festival provides…
Swedish-born Malik Bendjelloul, Director of the Academy Award-winning “Searching for Sugar Man” (focused on the life of Detroit folk musician Sixto Diaz Rodriguez), died on Tuesday near Stockholm, according to local police. Foul play is not suspected, according to police testimony, but official statements have not yet been provided. The director was…
After a flood of Third Man Records/Jack White-related announcements this month, Jack White and Neil Young appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” to cut a vinyl record live, with the help of White’s infamous 1947 Voice-O-Graph machine. As part of the on-air performance, Young performed Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” inside the analog…
Psychopathic Records has released a 23-minute trailer in honor of the 2014 Gathering of the Juggalos festival, to be hosted in Thornville Ohio, July 23-27. The CGI-riddled mini-film follows a Juggalo on a back-and-forth journey between heaven and hell, where he is privy to the details of this year’s event. In the video,…
California-based Burger Records has joined forces with Light in the Attic Records to reissue the two-album Rodriguez discography via cassette on May 13. In a series of weekly releases, Rodriguez’s Cold Fact (1970) and Coming From Reality (1971/2008) will be the first to reach audiences in limited numbers. Only 1,000 copies of each album will be…
Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival released its highly-anticipated official artist schedule to the public today. Movement is a three-day, world-renowned electronic music festival hosted at Detroit’s Hart Plaza. This year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival will feature performances by Action Bronson, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Amp Fiddler, Boys Noize, Golf Clap, Baauer, Keith Kemp,…
Ferndale’s annual DIY Street Fair has announced its cancellation for 2014, citing problems with area construction scheduling. The DIY organization released an official statement via Facebook expressing their condolences to fans, followers, and participants. The organization’s statement also makes reference to the festival’s planned continuation for 2015. From DIY Street Fair’s official…
In conjunction with Detroit’s highly-anticipated Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014, music software giant Ableton and synthesizer and electronics space Detroit Modular will host the Movement Education Sessions on Friday, May 23 (7 pm – 10 pm). The free seminar is scheduled to include local artist presentations, the discussion of new music-making approaches with Ableton experts,…
It has been confirmed by UK publication The Guardian that Eminem will become Wembley Stadium’s first headlining rapper in the prestigious soccer venue’s history on July 11, 2014. This unprecedented appearance will mark Eminem’s first London headline show since 2001. Eminem was scheduled to perform at London’s Hyde Park, but posted multiple images to…
Jack White and Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records have released a video outlining the groundbreaking features of the whimsical new vinyl release of Lazaretto, referred to as the “ULTRA LP.” In addition to updated track versions, and both a matte and gloss finish (one for each side), the album contains several never-before-seen features,…