FestivALE, hosted by Ferndale’s burger mecca One Eyed Betty’s, is a pre-winter street celebration that combines “cold weather comfort foods,” Michigan beer and live folk music. The street fair will run from noon to midnight, Saturday, November 23, in Ferndale. The brew-heavy event is scheduled to take place within One Eyed Betty’s,…
Detroit emcee Big Sean has released a remixed version of his Hall of Fame single “10 2 10” featuring Rick Ross and Travi$ Scott. The track marks the first major collaboration Sean has participated in since his “Control” release featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. The “10 2 10” remix features heavily-tweaked production. New industrial…
Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic, “Like A Rolling Stone,” has been revived with an intensely interactive music video featuring Drew Carey, Mark Maron, and Detroit’s own Danny Brown. Created by the creative agency Interlude, the video consists of 16 “channels” which can be flipped-through to display different personalities lip-syncing to Dylan’s legendary tune. The…
Ro Spit, Detroit emcee and sneaker aficionado, has released a visual compliment to “Bout That Life” – a track from his early 2013 Monochrome EP. The four-track EP was released in association with Burn Rubber: the hip hop titan’s highly-publicized shoe and clothing boutique’s web-series. “Shine,” the Monochrome EP‘s opening track, was used…
Royal Oak-born rocker Brendan Benson has announced the early release of his latest album, You Were Right, exclusively available on vinyl November 29. Officially scheduled for distribution December 10, The Raconteurs member will release his sixth solo album on Black Friday, which has recently become a mini “Record Store Day” for special vinyl releases….
Brandon Williams, Detroit’s jazz/soul/hip hop producer extraordinaire, has released a second single from his upcoming album XII, titled “Godsend,” featuring saxophonist De’Sean Jones and pianist Jon Dixon. The brief instrumental was written, produced and arranged by Williams, in addition to his drum programming, keys accompaniment and live drum contributions. Jones’ tenor saxophone ties…
A Jack White tribute album, scheduled for release on November 18, will include some of rock-n’-roll’s most legendary names performing the Detroit-native’s music. Appropriately, the album’s cover artwork pays homage to the early culture of roots rock-n’-roll, rockabilly and country music. The album, Rockin’ Legends Pay Tribute to Jack White, features rockabilly goddess…
Detroit’s famed outdoor-art piece, the Heidelberg Project, has fallen victim to another fire – this time burning the vinyl record-covered “House of Soul” completely to the ground. The house was located nearly a block from the project’s primary location on Heidelberg Street, on the city’s east side. It was adorned with an estimated…
Howling Diablos, Detroit’s legendary funk/blues/rock/ gospel/soul group, have announced the release of their newest project, Return of the Funk Hand. The new release was written and produced by frontman Tino Gross and features a wide variety of well-known Detroit artists from contrasting genres.
Black Milk is Detroit’s super producer. Beginning with a production credit with Slum Village in 2002, Black Milk has become an international name in the world of production, lyrical composition and artistic collaborations. Black has worked with Detroit artists such as: Elzhi and Slum Village, J Dilla, Nick Speed, Phat Kat,…