Detroit’s punk legend Iggy Pop has shocked international leaders and music-lovers alike over the headline of a new Amnesty International-sponsored anti-torture ad bearing his bruised and beaten face. The French ad, which depicts a defeated Pop confessing his admiration for pop star Justin Bieber, reads: “The future of rock ‘n’ roll, it’s Justin Bieber.”…
Detroit hip-hop radio station Hot 107-5 FM is scheduled to host the 17th annual Summer Jamz concert at Chene Park, Saturday, June 21., which will feature Rick Ross, A$AP Ferg, B.o.B., Scarface, Sevyn Streeter and others. The highly-anticipated event is a Detroit staple for fans of local and national hip hop acts. A$AP…
On Saturday, June 14, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra welcomed two of Hollywood’s most-awarded figures, John Williams and Steven Spielberg, for a one-time performance celebrating the compositions of Williams’ iconic soundtracks. Williams personally conducted the “most accessible orchestra on the planet” to the tune of more than 10 selections from his composition catalog, while…
The Midwest meets the West Coast on the latest single from L.A. speed-rap extraordinaire Busdriver’s upcoming LP Perfect Hair, but everything — from the torrential flow to the scampering beats — remains buried deep underground. That’s fitting for a song entitled “Ego Death,” which also includes appearances by Detroit’s Danny Brown and San Francisco’s Aesop Rock. As a voice continually exhorts, “We can…
As announced on his daughter Kerri’s Facebook page today, seminal radio personality and Detroit native Casey Kasem died this morning at St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor, Washington of complications from Lewy body disease, a form of dementia with symptoms that are very similar to Parkinson’s disease. He was 82. The retired host of the popular…
Woodbridge Summer Fest, a day-long music event hosted on Saturday, June 28, by Detroit’s Woodbridge Pub, has revealed the lineup for its 2014 festival. The free outdoor festival is set to feature Detroit-area vendors, and a wide variety of live Detroit music acts, spanning countless genres and styles. Artists participating in Woodbridge Summer Fest…
Detroit rock group Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas have announced the highly-anticipated release of their first full-length studio album titled Secret Evil, via Instant Records. The August 19 release was produced by Latin Grammy Award-winner Milo Froideval, and marks the group’s first release since 2013’s Demons EP. Listeners can expect to hear a wide variety…
ZelooperZ, the youngest member of Detroit’s Bruiser Brigade rap crew, has released a visual accompaniment to his single “Plateau” from his upcoming mixtape Help. The Trevor Denai-directed video features Bruiser Brigade leader Danny Brown, desolate scenes of a CNN-angled Detroit, and the alternative hip hop phonetics of ZelooperZ himself. The 20-year-old rapper dons a…
“Freedom at 21,” Jack White’s razor-sharp third single off his 2012 solo debut effort Blunderbuss, still packs a punch. As arguably one of the Nashville-by-way-of-Detroit musician’s better songs — a lovesick garage rock nightmare, turbulent and tumultuous like a fever dream — it contains much of what makes his sound engaging. “Freedom” deals…
The J Dilla Foundation has announced the release of a limited edition J Dilla box set containing selections from the legendary Detroit producer’s early career. King of Beats: Volume One offers listeners an introduction to Dilla’s early neo-soul and hip hop beginnings, which reflects a period of collaborations with early Slum Village, The Pharcyde,…