If it weren’t for the credits splashed across the screen in a font reminiscent of pulp magazines or midcentury adventure novels, you might think the trailer below were for an upcoming foreign film destined for the arthouse circuit. But what you’re actually watching is a teaser of the video for “Bored + Lazy,” the new…
Nearly two months after announcing the upcoming release of a compilation album, Shady XV, Eminem took to Instagram and shared the artwork for the double-LP. Now the Detroit rapper has posted the tracklist for the project, which will comprise one disc of the greatest hits from the Shady Records label and one disc of new music — not only from…
Gosh Pith is a young electronic duo that dabbles in the psychedelic and the soulful. Their self-proclaimed “cosmic-trap” seems to originate in the forgotten corner of the basement, where all the good stuff is stowed away. Consisting of Josh Smith and Josh Freed, Gosh Pith has received national acclaim for their first single, “Waves,”…
Eminem isn’t the first artist most parents think of when exposing their young children to new music, but that’s all about to change. The enfant terrible of rap is now infant-friendly, thanks to the work of Rockabye Baby. This company, who transform popular music hits into beautiful instrumental lullabies, have set their sites on the Detroit MC…
Detroit rock god Jack White can now add public intellectual to his resume. The former member of The White Stripes will participate in a roundtable discussion tonight at Yale University on “Exploring the Rise and Fall of Paramount Records.” White should have a lot to contribute, as his Third Man Records label joined John Fahey’s…
In 2001, at the peak of Detroit techno’s third wave, one half of the controversial duo Drexciya broke off to work on a side project. Transllusion’s The Opening of the Cerebral Gate, reissued last month, was a deviation only in name from what James Stinson produced with his former collaborator. In the album’s beats…
Detroit’s favorite Western-costumed rock group, Flint Eastwood, has announced a Halloween-weekend party, which will include “old school” video games, free food and a chance to hang out with the band. On November 2, listeners will have a rare chance to mingle, eat and play with Flint Eastwood band members, though the event’s…
Since releasing their debut album, Wormfood, just over two years ago, the Detroit-based band Jamaican Queens have earned critical acclaim and become Motor City music royalty. But the group appears unbounded – either by city limits or stylistic conventions. Despite the title of their recently released single, “Bored + Lazy,” Jamaican Queens are…
One of rock-n’-roll’s most infamous graphic artists (and late Detroit-native) Gary Grimshaw will be honored starting Saturday, with an exhibit dedicated to his work at the Detroit Historical Museum. Grimshaw, who died in January of 2014 after battling a series of strokes, is responsible for poster art promoting legendary performances, featuring artists…
50 years following the peak of Motown Records, Berry Gordy’s Motown: The Musical will begin a four-week run in Detroit, from Oct. 21 – Nov. 16, at the Fisher Theater. Written and co-produced by 84-year-old Gordy, the jukebox musical follows the rise of Motown Records and the young stars that made the label famous,…