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Interview: Deadbeat Beat
I recently caught up with Detroit indie rockers Deadbeat Beat before a show at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater. I had seen them play in Ann Arbor a little over a week before but nearly failed to recognize guitarist Alex Glendening when he showed up to the venue, on account of the bitchin’ mustache he had…
Gosh Pith’s “Scoop” video sets the scene with just one shot
Detroit electronic outfit Gosh Pith just went full Birdman with their new video for their “Scoop,” off their latest EP Gold Chain. The video, created by local talents Jay Curtis Miller and Corinne Wiseman, is one continuous tracking shot that depicts a party scene in which an “invisible” Josh tries to avoid not only…
Charivari Detroit announces 2016 dates and lineup
Detroit’s powerhouse electronic music festival Charivari last week announced its dates for 2016, with the event taking place this year on August 6 and 7. The recently established festival began its musical mission in 2014, with festivities occurring at Milliken State Park. Last year, Charivari Detroit relocated to Belle Isle Park, where it will…
Eddie Logix — “Numbers on the Front” | DMM Premiere
Every spring in Michigan, the first real stretch of warm weather—and not the fluke of an errant balmy day—brings residents out of their winter hibernation and gives them a taste of what they have to look forward to in the coming months. And among those summer delights is the promise of weekends spent up…
J Dilla-produced Slum Village LPs to be reissued as a box set
In the universe of Detroit hip-hop, the orbit of Slum Village swings wide. Made up in its prime of the late producer J Dilla and the heavy-hitting rappers Baatin (d. 2009) and T3, this incarnation of the group released two albums — Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 1 (1996) and Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000) — to broad…