Pity the hardcore U2 fan; despite their idol’s unflagging ability to command blockbuster ticket sales and stay atop the Billboard charts, recent years have also found the Irish quartet dogged by lukewarm reviews and a flailing public image. From Bono’s much-parodied savior complex to the snafu over the band’s iPhone “release” of 2014’s Songs…
DMM is honored to premiere “My Day,” off the new project from Royal Oak producer BEWARE – Woodward Ave – featuring Detroit emcee Red Pill.
Detroit and electronic music may be seen as synonymous, but despite the nearly ubiquitous presence of techno’s mechanical pulse in commercial pop and the increasing number of collaborations between hip-hop artists and forward-thinking beatmakers, it can often appear as if local promoters try to reluctant to book acts who’ve taken our city’s legacy and…
Detroit noise-rock band Wolf Eyes recently released a new album entitled No Hate in an effort to raise money for Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer. The 32-year-old was killed Saturday when a car drove into a group of people protesting the white nationalist rally on the campus of the University of Virginia. The band…
On the heels of its successful Portland debut with producer Kaytranada, adidas Originals has extended its EQT ‘Essentialism’ free concert series to four new cities in celebration of the origin of the EQT franchise. The next stop of the concert series happens to be Detroit — with a performance on August 19 by rapper…
The soundtrack for Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’ features music from The Dramatics, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, The Elgins, The Roots, and more.
Corktown’s UFO Factory shut its doors until further notice today, after a construction crew working on the neighboring $45 million Elton Park retail and housing development accidentally damaged part of the building. The small venue and bar, located at 2110 Trumbull Ave., could be shut down for months and faces the possibility of the…
Kendrick Lamar’s The Damn Tour stopped at The Palace of Auburn Hills Wednesday for an unforgettable evening. A few songs into the Wednesday performance, Travi$ Scott, who opened with a high energy set, mounted his animatronic bird and took flight. The sold-out crowd was whipped into a frenzy, screaming each line to hits…
Last week, I joined Video7 for a rehearsal ahead of their performance at Waking Windows Festival. On the heels of their first streaming release, Looplands Volume 3&4, Video7 has established their brand as one to watch. Despite this, I still didn’t know what to expect from the audio/visual collective. Listening to their mixes on…
In yet another bizarre move by Richard D. James, the experimental techno producer who records under the name Aphex Twin, it appears that his latest release is being sold in Ypsilanti — and only in Ypsilanti. The 12″ can be purchased at Technical Equipment Supply, a record store owned by Ghostly’s Todd Osborn. The…