The UpNorth Music & Arts Festival debuts this weekend in Copemish, Michigan, in Manastiee County. What first appeared to be a small, grassroots festival has impressed with the second and third phase of their lineup. Taking place August 19 – 21, the inaugural year features a bevy of Detroit’s best artists. From Golf Clap…
Eminem made an unexpected appearance at Joe Louis Arena when Drake’s Summer Sixteen tour made its Detroit stop on Tuesday.
Embed from Getty Images The unofficial end of summer will bring a bevy of musical acts big and small — both homegrown and nationally renowned — to Downtown Royal Oak for the 19th Annual Ford Arts, Beats & Eats. The schedule for the outdoor festival, which takes place Labor Day Weekend, was recently announced…
Fans of animation and Motown should get ready for their next binge-watch marathon, as Netflix has ordered a new kids series that combines the two. According to a Netflix press release, the untitled animated project will be set to classic tunes from the Berry Gordy label and is the brainchild of writer-director Josh…
This week marks five years since the death of acclaimed English neo-soul singer Amy Winehouse. In that time, her legacy has reverberated not only in the documentary films and longform features about her life, but also in the many artists who have been influenced by her distinctive sound. Most of all, however, is the…
The influential music magazine Creem, founded by Detroit resident and record store owner Barry Kramer in 1969, is receiving a feature-length documentary entitled Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine. Directed and written by Scott Crawford and produced by J.J. Kramer (Barry Kramer’s son), the film will include archival footage and photographs of…
Don’t ever turn your back on Omar-S. Blink and the underground techno/house producer’s likely to have dropped a crispy new release. That’s what happened just a few days ago, when an untitled EP popped up in Resident Advisor’s email without warning, where it is available for free download. The two tracks, “Party Marty”…
Pop up agency Concept56 will culminate during PLEXUS – a “choose your own labyrinth” experiential event that will feature Detroit music, art, and plenty of Jäger.
A dumpster-diving ex-neighbor of Sufjan Stevens’ Brooklyn studio has posted photos on Reddit of an unreleased album Stalker that he found in the trash.
Last week, a new radio station quietly debuted in Detroit. The Bounce has taken over what was previously known as Detroit Sports 105.1 FM. While some sports fans are displeased, twenty- and thirtysomethings can rejoice, as the new station will play “throwback hip-hop and R&B songs from the ’90s and 2000s,” according to a…