As part of an experimental new project, Producer Amerigo Gazaway has combined the sounds of emcee Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and the Motor City’s late soul-godfather Marvin Gaye. The concept album, titled Yasiin Gaye, features deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics rearranged as new compositions. These reconstructed favorites serve as a platform for…
According to reports from Billboard magazine, Bob Dylan will star in a new Detroit-centered Super Bowl advertisement for Chrysler (now Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) during Sunday’s game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks. Following in the footsteps of Eminem, Berry Gordy and Clint Eastwood, the 72-year-old folk singer will appear in…
Detroit rap superstar Big Sean has released a new freestyle track along with corresponding visuals titled “1st Quarter Freestyle.” Produced by Detroit’s own Key Wane (also produced: Drake’s “All Me,” Meek Mill’s “Amen” and Big Sean’s “Guap” and “Beware”) and Travis $cott, the freestyle-track’s haunting beat incorporates a sharply-struck church bell and electronic choir harmonics. The minimalist…
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has announced its programming schedule for the 2014-2015 Orchestra Hall Classical, Pops, and Young People’s Family Subscription Series – with a zero percent increase for ticket prices. Conductor and DSO Music Director Maestro Leonard Slatkin will lead in celebrating American concertos with a season focused on concerti written by…
Detroit electronic group Jamaican Queens have released a visual component to “Wellfleet Outro” – a track from their spring 2013 release Wormfood. Directed by Andrew Miller, and created and produced by The Right Brothers, the music video examines the many different variables of a romantic relationship. This slow-motion-moving visual piece offers instances…
Detroit heavy-soul duo Silent Lions have released a lo-fi-powered, six-track album titled The Compartments. Rooted in Toledo, the “Hall and Oates stoner rock” group have made a home in the Motor City. Their combination of blues-rock, R&B and dark soul conjures a lo-fi sound, but seamlessly integrates the contemporary elements of heavy bass and synth driven…
According to reports from the Detroit Free Press, Sunday evening’s annual Grammy Awards will broadcast a 30-second advertisement featuring Detroit’s Red Bull House of Art and resident artist Tylonn Sawyer.The Red Bull House of Art operates as an invite-only, creative-based incubator for Detroit-area artists, and has been open in Eastern Market since May of 2012….
CBS Radio has announced the debut of Detroit’s Boulevard: an online radio program which plays only Detroit artists. Powered by WOMC-HD3’s online platform, the streaming program looks to showcase a mix of classic Detroit artists, as well as new music made in the Motor City. Boulevard’s website promises the sounds of artists such as: Mayor Hawthorne, Dale…
After more than a decade, Eminem’s infamous Detroit rap-group D12 is recording new material – according to longtime Eminem producer Mark Bass. In a feature highlighting Detroit-area recording studios by the Detroit Free Press, Bass admitted to assisting the group with recording new material. Bass’s statements to the press indicate at least three…
According to reports by DBusiness Magazine, 80-year-old jazz establishment Baker’s Keyboard Lounge is preparing to open its second location as soon as fall of 2014 – this time in downtown Detroit. Working in conjunction with Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Real Estate Services, the Livernois/8 Mile-residing jazz club looks to reproduce near the lower Woodward corridor / Capitol Park (near…