Daily Archives: January 8, 2014
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New book documents Detroit’s forgotten country music history

  Detroit’s world-renowned music culture is typically associated with Motown melodies, jazz legends, rock-n’-roll roots, turntable wizards and hip hop superstars – not country music.   Thanks to researchers Craig Maki and Keith Cady, listeners are exploring the Motor City’s forgotten country music history within their new book: “Detroit Country Music: Mountaineers, Cowboys and Rockabillies,”…
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Juggalos file lawsuit against U.S. Department of Justice and FBI

Attorneys representing the fans of Detroit rap-duo Insane Clown Posse filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI for labeling the group’s following as a “loosely organized hybrid gang.” Assisted by the Detroit office of the American Civil Liberties Union, ICP fans (known as “Juggalos”) argued that the ruling unfairly categorizes…