“Freedom at 21,” Jack White’s razor-sharp third single off his 2012 solo debut effort Blunderbuss, still packs a punch. As arguably one of the Nashville-by-way-of-Detroit musician’s better songs — a lovesick garage rock nightmare, turbulent and tumultuous like a fever dream — it contains much of what makes his sound engaging. “Freedom” deals…
The J Dilla Foundation has announced the release of a limited edition J Dilla box set containing selections from the legendary Detroit producer’s early career. King of Beats: Volume One offers listeners an introduction to Dilla’s early neo-soul and hip hop beginnings, which reflects a period of collaborations with early Slum Village, The Pharcyde,…
Indie rock group Vampire Weekend didn’t miss a beat throughout their 19-song set Friday night at Meadow Brook Music Festival, offering concertgoers an early slice of summer sun, even as they took the stage when dusk descended. Coming off last year’s Modern Vampires of the City, the band’s star has been on the rise…
Detroit’s Motor City Pride festival, an annual two-day event celebrating Michigan’s LGBT community, will honor Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender citizens with a weekend of food, pageantry, and music at Hart Plaza June 7 & 8. In addition to the event’s scheduled golf outing, family picnic, and commitment ceremony, the Michigan Equality-backed festival…
Between his “feud” with The Black Keys and recent comments about ex-wife and former White Stripes bandmate Meg White, it seems that Jack White’s media attention has attempted to overshadow his highly-anticipated album release. That feeling of destruction is mirrored in the video for “Lazaretto” the title track for the Detroit rocker’s upcoming…
Detroit techno icon Richie Hawtin announced a new album Wednesday under his Plastikman alias, his first since 2003’s Closer. EX will be released via Mute Records digitally on June 10 and on vinyl, CD, and a limited edition SubPac bundle on July 14. Hawtin recorded the LP last year as part of…
Metro-Detroit area pop-legend Madonna made an unannounced trip to the Motor City Tuesday, during which she visited the Detroit Achievement Academy charter school, the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood’s famed Heidelberg Project, Detroit’s EmPowermentplan, and the Downtown Boxing Gym training facility. Madonna posted several images to her Instagram account (along with the hashtag “#revolutionoflove”) highlighting her tour of Detroit,…
After what seems like two months of constant Jack White-related announcements, the Detroit-native rocker has made his latest album Lazaretto (due June 10) available as a full stream via iTunes. White has slammed the music media world with countless antics, including the album’s feature-filled “Ultra LP,” recording Lazaretto‘s title track with record speed…
Windy & Carl’s 2012 album We Will Always Be came with a caveat — a confessional blog post about marriage’s trials that, depending on your worldview, either upheld or undermined the work’s title. With tracks as generous and genuine as what they ended up recording, songs like “Remember” or “Nature of Memory”,…
Detroit’s annual “Rockin’ on the Riverfront” free concert series has announced an addition to the initial lineup for its 9th year of summer music at GM Riverfront Plaza, in partnership with Detroit’s classic rock station 94.7 WCSX. The announcement came Tuesday that Eddie Money would be scheduled to perform Friday August 8, in…