Detroit’s lo-fi-obsessed garage group NEWBORNS have released a new album titled, We Are Newborns: a follow-up to their October EP All Our Friends Went Hi-Fi. The garage-rock duo, consisting of Michael Younker (guitar/vocals) and John Zimmerman (drums), recorded the 12-track album at Younker’s family home in Metro-Detroit. Additionally, the audio samples preceding many of the album’s…
Woven Tangles, the Detroit-based Americana/folk/blues duo, have released a 10-song album titled Lumber Jackson via Funky D Records. Accompanied by several supporting musicians, Holly Bernt and Kevin Kline return with the power of American harmony in a down-home testament to American sound. Woven Tangles’ Lumber Jackson elegantly integrates the instrumentation of folk, the emotional…
Detroit horror-punk rockers The Crypt Kickers have released a self-titled, two-song EP follow-up to 2012’s Dance of Death. The Crypt Kickers specialize in dark punk melodies, rock-n’-roll progressions and fuzzed-out guitar improvisations. The three-piece group consists of Nik (bass, vocals), Mark (guitar, vocals) and Sean (drums). The EP’s first track, “Dead Rise,” is a…
After a five-year wait, Urinal Cake Records’ own Terrible Twos have released their second full-length album titled Horror Vacui. Between album releases, the band has seen personnel adjustments, released several singles and replaced multiple tour vans. Their synth-based punk signature has elevated to a matured-version of a now neo-classic Detroit sound: Horror Vacui. The 13-track,…
Saturday evening marked the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s premiere of Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major and the world premiere of David Del Tredici’s Alice in Wonderland-inspired Dum Dee Tweedle from Lewis Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass. The two pieces, completely different in style, instrumentation and length, created an undeniably diverse offering…
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…
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…
Ro Spit, Detroit emcee and sneaker aficionado, has released a visual compliment to “Bout That Life” – a track from his early 2013 Monochrome EP. The four-track EP was released in association with Burn Rubber: the hip hop titan’s highly-publicized shoe and clothing boutique’s web-series. “Shine,” the Monochrome EP‘s opening track, was used…
Brandon Williams, Detroit’s jazz/soul/hip hop producer extraordinaire, has released a second single from his upcoming album XII, titled “Godsend,” featuring saxophonist De’Sean Jones and pianist Jon Dixon. The brief instrumental was written, produced and arranged by Williams, in addition to his drum programming, keys accompaniment and live drum contributions. Jones’ tenor saxophone ties…
Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP 2 was released on November 5, and is expected to sell approximately 700,000 units before November 12. The highly-anticipated revivification of Eminem’s alter ego, Slim Shady, supplied listeners with undeniable lyrical prowess, controversial subject matter and, of course – iconic bleach-blonde hair. The standard MMLP2 packaging contains 16…