An Ann Arbor-native, but longtime Detroit resident and musician, Shigeto is one of electronic music’s most intriguing figures. Shigeto (born Zachary Shigeto Saginaw) is able to practice musical exploration freely at his Rivertown Detroit, in-home studio. His label, Ghostly International (which has origins in Ann Arbor), boasts a long list of experimental, influential…
Detroit’s favorite pistol-packing rock act, Flint Eastwood, made several announcements via Facebook Saturday, as the group prepares to embrace new members and unveil new music. In addition to announcing the prospect of fall releases, the group’s undisputed leader Jax Anderson outlined some adjustments to the Flint Eastwood lineup, and performance schedule. Mark Hartman,…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominees for its 2015 induction, and among the list were The Marvelettes, an all-girl group that scored Motown its first number one single in 1961 with “Please Mr. Postman.” That song was later covered by The Beatles, but it’s only one of the many hits…
It’s been difficult to escape DeJ Loaf’s song “Try Me,” the past few months, as well as its numerous remixes from the likes of Wiz Khalifa, E-40, Vado, Lil Durk, and Lil Mama. Just today, the track landed at #1 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. Now, it has been reported that the Detroit…
Hell can take on many forms; that much is evident on “Scum,” the latest single to be shared from Detroit rapper/producer Black Milk’s forthcoming LP. On the shapeshifting track, the music mutates as verses bounce between Milk and members of Random Axe (Sean Price and Guilty Simpson), as if each man’s personal infernos…
Unlike the steady but assured ascent of their career’s trajectory over the past few years, the latest single from Detroit “trap-pop” group Jamaican Queens begins in fits and starts, as if trying to find its footing. The track’s title, too, indicates some degree of uncertainty — “Bored + Lazy” — with the punctuation a (plus) sign that there’s…
The wait is over. Detroit’s hip-hop favorite Danny Brown has announced a Thanksgiving eve concert (Wednesday, Nov. 26) at the Majestic Theatre, featuring performances by the entire Bruiser Brigade. The Detroit-native hip hop collective, Bruiser Brigade, consists of artists such as: Danny Brown, DopeHead, Chip$, Skywlkr, ZelooperZ and others. This mega-performance aligns with…
The history of techno is inextricably linked to Detroit, but if there’s any other city that’s played a formative role in the genre’s development, it would be Berlin. In 1991 — just two years after the fall of the Berlin Wall separating East from West and mere months before Germany unified — investor Dimitri Hegemann…
Tuesday evening marked the ninth-ever BET Hip-Hop Awards (hosted by Snoop Dogg), which celebrated the champions of 2014 hip hop culture, showcased up-and-coming talent and offered a slew of live performances. As part of the annual awards show, the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Awards included multiple “Cyphers,” which are freestyle-esque performances exposing promising and…
Isaiah “Ikey” Owens, keyboardist for Detroit rocker Jack White’s backing band, was found dead this morning in his Puebla, Mexico hotel room. According to a Facebook post from Jack White, “Out of respect for Ikey, the remaining shows of the Jack White Tour in Mexico have been cancelled.” News of Owens’ death was…