Joe Zimmer cried both times he saw Neutral Milk Hotel. He is currently awaiting an interview for his application to be Drake's lint roller of record. That's probably all you need to know about him.
Bruiser Brigade’s resident DJ Skywlkr has released a track in collaboration with his “day one” homie Dream Beach. “Blue Dream” packs a lot into three minutes, combining the drum patterns and bass found in many of Skywlkr’s beats with Dream Beach’s ethereal and playful song structures. Thankfully, this is the “first of many” according…
“I should be dead! I should be dead!” These words could be heard resonating throughout the Majestic Theatre last November. It was Bruiser Thanksgiving, and ZelooperZ was giving one the best performances of the night. Now, he’s released an official version of that track, featuring absolutely unreal production from the prolific Bulletproof Dolphin collective….
Jack White expanded his Third Man empire into the realm of print publishing back in 2014. This month sees the release of two new collections by a couple of veteran Detroit musical figures. John Olson is best known as a member of the experimental noise-punk trio Wolf Eyes. Life Is a Rip Off: Part…
Craig Sherrad has been producing music for over twenty years and is one of Detroit’s best-kept secrets. Although he’s Derrick May’s cousin, and friends with Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Stacey Pullen and Jeff Mills, Sherrad helped motivate the city’s techno and electronic music circuit in his own right. Most recently, Sherrad launched his own…
It’s Nigel & The Dropout…/ And a couple other dudes, too. Passalacqua announce the return of the popular Detroit dance-rock duo in the opening line of Nigel & The Dropout’s new single, “Rearrange.” The track is a collaboration between the two groups, with Passalacqua’s Mister and Brent “Blak” Smith spitting a couple of…
Detroit MC and producer Black Milk dropped a new track late last week on his SoundCloud page, released under the independent label Computer Ugly. This is the fifth song he has released since 2014’s excellent If There’s a Hell Below, and the second to feature his own vocals. “Everybody runnin’ for the spot…
Detroit producer and MC iLLingsworth has been a major player in the city’s hip-hop community for years, not only as a solo artist, but in collaboration with the likes of Open Mike Eagle and Clear Soul Forces. He’s a prolific artist but only just released his debut album Worth the Wait in November via…
“Collective of artists and occasional record label” No Rest Until Ruin will host their second annual No Rest Fest on Saturday, December 19 at warehouse venue Tires. Twelve bands will play ten-minute sets in rapid succession, with Clear Soul Forces, The Armed, Old Gods, and Mexican Knives among them. Tires also features an indoor skate ramp,…
Now in its tenth iteration, Mittenfest will be hosted at Bona Sera Restaurant in Ypsilanti, MI from December 29 through January 2. The benefit concerts will raise funds for 826michigan, a local nonprofit dedicated to supporting young students in their creative and expository writing endeavors. Over the course of the festival’s nine-year history, it…
Since his days as Phreshy Duzit, Brooklyn-via-Detroit rapper Amir Obè has upped his game with every release. Along with the name change, Obè refined his bars and production style, releasing Detrooklyn last year to critical acclaim. He worked with OVO producer Vinylz on a track from that project, which led to a producing credit…