Detroit techno pioneer Richie Hawtin is bringing his CNTRL tour back to college campuses across North America after a three-year hiatus. The tour, set to occur in eight cities over eleven days, incorporates daytime lectures concerning the impact of technology on music as well as nighttime performances by Hawtin and additional participating artists. …
Detroit’s Movement Electronic Festival has just released the second and final phase of its 2015 lineup. With over 141 acts booked, this is the largest bill in the event’s history, and it could very well be the best yet, with its roster of homegrown and international stars. Phase 2 boasts a bevy of…
For eighteen years now, the Metro Times Blowout has been one of the premiere showcases for local talent in the greater Detroit area. Guaranteeing this year will be the most insane party yet, Andrew WK will return to his home state to headline one night, as well as definitive hardcore act Fucked Up. If…
Finally, after two years of quiet, Jack White’s Third Man Records has unveiled details surrounding the long-overdue vinyl release of Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail. The album was originally released on July 4, 2013, by Roc-A-Fella, and had been slated for its Third Man treatment within “coming weeks” for eager listeners. (The Jay-Z-curated…
Detroit duo Passalacqua kicked off a burgeoning REVIVAL of conscious rap last summer with their captivating sophomore full-length CHURCH, an album recorded in collaboration with Seth and Jax Anderson of Flint Eastwood (known together as SYBLYNG) that was eagerly awaited but easily lived up to the hype. Prior to the release of CHURCH, Blaksmith…
Dead vegetation photographed in stark black and white provides the backdrop for Autumn Nicole Wetli’s newest video. Filmed over the course of a vacation in California, Wetli (who also performs in Rebel Kind) sings of heartbreak in her signature country-tinged drawl and kicks up some dirt in her abandoned lover’s face. “I Still…
Last night, Motown icon Stevie Wonder appeared on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman in support of his Songs in the Key of Life tour. He gave a rousing performance of “I Wish” to the studio audience at the Ed Sullivan Theatre and sat down with the host for an interview about the 40th…
“Comin’ from the urban city ghettos” is Slum Village’s new single “Push It Along.” The track, off the Detroit crew’s upcoming album Yes, features A Tribe Called Quest’s Phife Dawg and production by Young RJ. Slum Village have been active since 1994 and their old-school hip-hop influences are definitely evident on this track….
Detroit-born singer-songwriter Sufjan Steven’s triumphant return to the folk frontier will arrive on March 31 in the form of his new album Carrie & Lowell. Steven has already shared “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross” from it; now he has given us our second preview of his new work, and yes, there is…
Last year, the family of late Motown legend Marvin Gaye filed a lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, claiming that their hit record “Blurred Lines” was too similar to Gaye’s 1977 classic “Got To Give It Up.” Well, the verdict is out… Thicke and Williams have been ordered to pay out…