The Adult Contemporary artist lofts at 1217 Griswold in Capitol Park have been deemed unlivable. (Legally.) Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services purchased the art house and legendary techno venue in October, but this month brought some bad news. Due to multiple violations of city building codes, residents would be asked to leave…
Detroit’s own Ted Nugent (otherwise known as “The Motor City Madman”) recently hit the campaign trail alongside Texas Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott with some choice words regarding his hometown, President Obama and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Nugent, who recently took-up residence in Texas, has been a famously-outspoken advocate for the Republican…
Michigan-based production house Never Say Die MI is preparing to film their second installment of The Living Room Sessions: a music video and recording series focused on intimate performances – this time in Detroit. The first installment of The Living Room Sessions series was focused primarily on musical acts of Northern/Mid-Michigan. The 2013 project featured…
Detroit emcee and producer-extraordinaire Doctor Illingsworth has released an unexpected Street Fighter-inspired, 12-track instrumental album titled, It Was Tuesday. The opening track, “Shields” (It Was Tuesday),” kicks off the collection with an obscure quote from 1994’s Street Fighter (motion picture) featuring Raúl Juliá as the unforgiving dictator General M. Bison. Illingsworth transforms the quote into a self-proclaiming…
Death is Detroit-rock’s greatest underdog story. Founded in 1971 by Detroit-native brothers David, Dannis and Bobby Hackney, Death’s music is the product of classic rock influences, stubborn determination and a well-documented and triumphant rediscovery. The band’s debut album, For the Whole World to See, was recorded in 1974, yet remained somewhat unheard until…
DATSWOTSUP! is scheduled to host two of the UK’s electronic hard-hitters this Saturday in Detroit. Dubstep all-stars DJ Hatcha and Youngsta, arguably two of the most influentional pioneers of UK grime, will grace the Motor City with their iconic styling as part of a 2014 tour stop at The Works in Detroit. DJ Hatcha’s direct influence…
Detroit’s own hip hop firestorm Danny Brown has officially announced tour dates in correlation with his October release Old. Surprisingly, the six-month tour does not include Brown’s hometown of Detroit, but rather Michigan’s state capitol – Lansing (The Loft). Danny Brown’s Old tour will also include European and Canadian stops. See all tour…
A Michigan court has delayed rulings on the heated legal battle between SFX and AEG/Madison House Presents (Madison House) regarding a real estate dispute – which could jeopardize the future of Electric Forest music festival, according to reports by Dancing Astronaut. The dispute began with SFX’s interest in purchasing the property which hosts…
As part of April 19th’s annual Record Store Day, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have announced a performance at Royal Oak Music Theatre that asks attendees pay a startling ticket price – 89 cents. Record Store Day is an annual event celebrated on the third Saturday of each April. The musical holiday pays homage…
Friday evening marked the third annual Dilla Day Detroit: a concert event in honor of the late Detroit-native hip hop producer James “J Dilla” Yancey. J Dilla, an avid record collector, multi-talented musician, emcee and hip hop producer, was born February 7, 1974, in Detroit, to a former opera-singer mother and jazz-musician…