The Jamaican Queens camp have been pretty quiet since the release of Wormfood almost two years ago, save for a recent single and various remixes. Since then the band have garnered quite the following, taking their trademark brand of pop on tour nationwide and abroad. “Joe” is a different animal entirely. Gone are the…
The organizers of Detroit’s Movement Electronic Music Festival have announced the first phase of the 2015 lineup, which includes a wildly diverse list of hometown heroes and international names. The festival’s 10-year history has supported acts within the realms of techno, house, EDM, hip hop and everything in between. This year Detroit…
As winter storms loomed over much of the Northeast last night, Detroit rapper Big Sean took to social media and shared a cryptic image of black clouds with the words “DARK SKY PARADISE” superimposed over them. Earlier that day, the G.O.O.D. Music artist tweeted “done,” likely referring to finishing his third record. Other individuals who…
We’ve already learned that Jack White’s show next Friday, January 30 at NYC’s Madison Square Garden will feature Run the Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) as his opener, but today we’ve received word that the performance will also be livestreamed by Pandora. Furthermore, Third Man Records has curated a digital mixtape on the Jack White…
Finally (and without warning), Eminem has released a visual accompaniment to his star-studded Detroit anthem “Detroit Vs. Everybody.” The black-and-white video features appearances by hometown contributors Eminem, Royce da 5’9″, Dej Loaf, Danny Brown, Big Sean and Trick Trick, and takes viewers on a cut-scene tour of the Motor City. At six-minutes long,…
“Music is the universal language of mankind.” This line out of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Outre-Mer from 1835 seems as old as time itself but has been misquoted often enough that its sentiment rings hollow. The Internet, held in high esteem by many for its democratizing aims, has too often had a flattening effect on music. More of it is…
As part of his homecoming last summer, Jack White donned a vintage Detroit Stars jersey and threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Tigers game at Comerica Park. To commemorate the occasion, Topps is releasing a new baseball card featuring the rocker as part of the 2015 Topps Series 1 set. The First…
On the heels of a well-received self-titled project, PRhyme, the collaboration stage name of Detroit’s Royce da 5’9″ and legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier, have set out on a limited national tour – including Ann Arbor. On February 26, PRhyme will perform at Ann Arbor’s famed Blind Pig, which will undoubtedly provide…
In honor of Detroit’s most iconic late music producer/emcee, J Dilla (James Yancey), a YouTube user with the pseudonym “Houston Loves J Dilla” has released a mind-melting visual accompaniment, set to one of Dilla’s most infamous albums – Donuts. The 44-minute visual hodgepodge weaves all 31 Donuts tracks through a seemingly-infinite collection of media, both…
As part of a recent study focused on secondary market ticket prices (resold tickets, Ex: StubHub, eBay, scalpers…), Forbes released a ranked list of the most expensive concert tours for those buying tickets from a secondary source. Atop the list are some of music’s most internationally-celebrated and highest-paid personalities, including: Taylor Swift,…