Lazaretto sounded like it could have been recorded anytime in the past fifty years, but Detroit’s Jack White proves once more that he is looking to the future when it comes to the promotional cycle for his sophomore solo album. The video for his latest single “That Black Bat Licorice” has just been released,…
Five years after his last solo release, Detroit-born Sufjan Stevens has shared “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross,” the first single off his upcoming album Carrie and Lowell. The track is hauntingly simple, featuring only an acoustic guitar and Stevens’ gentle crooning. A return to his folk roots, “No Shade in…
With only a handful of recorded songs, Gosh Pith have already garnered a reputation for their innovative sound and inability to be boring. They’ve been touring relentlessly over the past couple of months and playing locally as well, putting on some of the most captivating live shows in Detroit in recent memory. On…
Between making guacamole and refurbishing furniture, Jack White has quite the wide array of talents. Of course, first and foremost, the Detroit icon is an absolutely captivating musical performer, and his latest B-side is a powerful reminder. Third Man Records is re-releasing his single “That Black Bat Licorice” as a vinyl 7″ with…
Detroit’s Protomartyr have released their video for “Want Remover” off of last year’s excellent album Under Color Of Official Right. The video, directed by Hanly Banks, features a dozen or so men and women doing interpretive dance in a sparse studio, set to the band’s heavy-hitting track. While post-punk and “ecstatic dancing” may…
Electric Forest Festival will return to Michigan’s Double JJ Ranch campgrounds June 25th-28th for its fifth year of big production, big crowds and a massive 2015 lineup. Michigan’s premiere camping music festival brings together fans of all genres to bask in four days of music and arts celebration. The Sherwood Forest’s seven…
As previously reported, a track-by-track archive of Detroit rocker Jack White’s performance last Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden is now available to stream via Pandora. His show was notable for not only featuring Run the Jewels (El-P and Run the Jewels) in the opening slot — a set that included surprise guests such as…
The Jamaican Queens camp have been pretty quiet since the release of Wormfood almost two years ago, save for a recent single and various remixes. Since then the band have garnered quite the following, taking their trademark brand of pop on tour nationwide and abroad. “Joe” is a different animal entirely. Gone are the…
We’ve already learned that Jack White’s show next Friday, January 30 at NYC’s Madison Square Garden will feature Run the Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) as his opener, but today we’ve received word that the performance will also be livestreamed by Pandora. Furthermore, Third Man Records has curated a digital mixtape on the Jack White…
As part of his homecoming last summer, Jack White donned a vintage Detroit Stars jersey and threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Tigers game at Comerica Park. To commemorate the occasion, Topps is releasing a new baseball card featuring the rocker as part of the 2015 Topps Series 1 set. The First…