Although he originally hails from Detroit, Sufjan Stevens’ musical vision has always ranged far and wide. In 2003, the indie pop singer/songwriter announced a major undertaking — “The 50 States Project” — in which he would write an album for each US state, beginning with Michigan. Stevens has since admitted the series was a…
What began as a small group of individuals in Austin, Texas discussing their opinions and ideas about what the future of music and media held has transformed into a global phenomenon that draws thousands of attendees from around the world. Since its inception in 1987, South by Southwest (SXSW) has grown to include film and…
Echo Fest VI, curated annually by Detroit’s Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, will take place Saturday night at The Loving Touch in Ferndale. The festival, which brings together national and local psychedelic rock acts, will also feature a “3D visual experience” involving glasses. Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor are set to play, along…
“Put another lime in the Robitussin,” because it’s time to take a trip with the Barter Boys. On the song-as-travelogue “Barter Mainland / Barter Island,” Doc Waffles and Goldzilla lay down their relaxed brand of Detroit hip-hop over some woozy beats courtesy of Sheefy McFly and Crate Digga. As the last track and lead…
Third Man Records is finally coming home to Detroit. After seven years of operating its headquarters in Nashville, Jack White’s infamous record label will open its Shinola-adjacent doors to the masses on November 27 – Black Friday. The Cass Corridor location was announced in June and construction has been quietly moving forward…
Detroit techno artist Carl Craig has released a punchy remix of The Chemical Brothers’ “Sometimes I Feel So Deserted,” off the English duo’s eighth full-length, Born in the Echoes. Craig’s version is over two times as long as the original, yet more urgent thanks to cranked-up bass and the addition of some nasty synth…
Tunde Olaniran’s ascent as an artist parallels bigger trends both in music and society at large. He got his start collaborating with the Berlin-based duo Chris De Luca vs. Phon.o, who discovered a track of his on MySpace in 2008. A European tour followed, with stops in the cities Olaniran lived in as a…
Being from this great mitten-shaped piece of land has its ups and downs. On the plus side, you can impress non-Michiganders by using the palm of your hand to explain basic geography. Then of course there are the majestic Great Lakes, providing natives with beautiful beaches in the summer and horrendous lake effect snowstorms…
There’s nothing like a Midwestern rap romance to warm the heart on a chilly November day. Chicago rapper Lil Durk and Detroit’s woman of the hour Dej Loaf show their softer sides and profess their love for one another on the new single “My Beyoncé” off of Durk’s upcoming mixtape 300 Days, 300 Nights….
Lord Sear recently hosted New Jersey rapper Redman on The All Out Show. What should have been a standard episode of the program, which airs on SiriusXM satellite radio, ended up becoming a legendary edition to the series. While Redman was in the studio, the creator of the Shade 45 channel himself — Eminem — called…