Detroit’s garage super-label Urinal Cake Records has announced its second label showcase, Urinefested II, which will be hosted at PJ’s Lager House from June 19 through June 21. Urinal Cake Records will supply the infamous sounds of artists/groups, such as: Feelings, Terrible Twos, Growwing Pains, Smelly Tongues, and others. In addition to live…
In celebration of his self-run label FXHE Records’ tenth anniversary, the notoriously cryptic Detroit house producer Omar S is releasing the second in a series of mix CDs, due out next month. Omar S first announced this project in January to Juno Plus, stating his intention of including previously released material from the…
Detroit’s experimental post-punk five-piece Bars of Gold have released the first video from their stunning sophomore LP, 2013’s Wheels. The clip for “Blue Lightning” cycles through a refracted set of close-ups of the band members’ faces as they undergo some playful – but disconcerting – transformations. This, combined which the neon-colored, but slightly…
Detroit’s own Jack White shared a new track Friday from Lazaretto, his upcoming sophomore solo LP from Third Man Records. “Just One Drink” is the third cut he’s revealed ahead of the June 10th album release. Unlike the previously-released instrumental number “High Ball Stepper,” “Just One Drink” kicks off with fuzzed-out, bluesy guitar…
In conjunction with Movement Electronic Music Festival 2014, local pre-parties, day-parties, and after-parties have become a festival of their own. Movement performers and special guests showcase their most organic, underground, and unearthed material in the form of intimate performances hosted by nightclubs, area venues, and off-the-beaten-path concert spots. This year’s Movement festival provides…
Swedish-born Malik Bendjelloul, Director of the Academy Award-winning “Searching for Sugar Man” (focused on the life of Detroit folk musician Sixto Diaz Rodriguez), died on Tuesday near Stockholm, according to local police. Foul play is not suspected, according to police testimony, but official statements have not yet been provided. The director was…
After a flood of Third Man Records/Jack White-related announcements this month, Jack White and Neil Young appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” to cut a vinyl record live, with the help of White’s infamous 1947 Voice-O-Graph machine. As part of the on-air performance, Young performed Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” inside the analog…
Psychopathic Records has released a 23-minute trailer in honor of the 2014 Gathering of the Juggalos festival, to be hosted in Thornville Ohio, July 23-27. The CGI-riddled mini-film follows a Juggalo on a back-and-forth journey between heaven and hell, where he is privy to the details of this year’s event. In the video,…
California-based Burger Records has joined forces with Light in the Attic Records to reissue the two-album Rodriguez discography via cassette on May 13. In a series of weekly releases, Rodriguez’s Cold Fact (1970) and Coming From Reality (1971/2008) will be the first to reach audiences in limited numbers. Only 1,000 copies of each album will be…
As promised on an announcement via his Instagram account yesterday, Detroit’s very own Eminem has released a video for the latest single from his multi-platinum selling album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 just in time for Mother’s Day. The clip for “Headlights” — directed by renowned filmmaker Spike Lee — depicts a reconciliation…