Bob Seger has revealed his newest radio single titled “Detroit Made,” in anticipation of his first full-length album release since 2006’s Face the Promise, titled Ride Out (October 2014). The track was originally released by John Hiatt for his 2011 release Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns as a tribute to the American automobile industry,…
The 17th-annual Arts, Beats & Eats festival in Royal Oak (Aug. 29 – Sept. 1) has announced its robust performance schedule, which includes nationally-acclaimed stars, up-and-comers and local legends performing on 10 stages. The Detroit-area’s largest art, food and music event features more than 200 music acts, 135 art vendors and a whopping…
Detroit’s Kid Rock is no stranger to salacious news stories, but when his name was splashed across headlines in association with a glass dildo a few weeks ago, the self-proclaimed cowboy remained quiet on the subject — until now. The rapper-rocker took to his website last night and published two letters he states…
Only six days before Eminem and Rihanna’s “Monster Tour” was scheduled to hold its first performance in Passadena (Aug. 7), the Detroit-superstar gave Lollapalooza audience members a taste of what to expect. Eminem’s Friday set at Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival packed a slew of surprise songs, and artists, as Detroit’s Royce da 5’9″,…
Surf-music titan Jimmy Buffet performed to a sea of loyal Parrotheads Saturday, at Comercia Park, but only after discussing his history with Detroit, and his love for the state of Michigan, with Fox 2. During the more-than 15 minute interview, Buffet shares stories from his time “up north,” to his college days…
Hey @tednugent u are a sick individual , u are smiling too much for killing this animal Something wrong w u, poor kid pic.twitter.com/at5ux3QiPM — matt sorum (@mattsorum) July 12, 2014 Former drummer of GUNS N’ ROSES Matt Sorum has taken to Twitter to criticize the Motor City Madman’s widely-known love for hunting, after…
As one of the few remaining free concert events of the Detroit summer music season, the 22-year-old Concert of Colors returns to Midtown for a diverse display of culture, musicianship and art appreciation Thursday, July 10, through Sunday, July 13. The four day festival, which draws approximately 80,000 attendees, began as a modest…
The fourth-annual Pig and Whiskey festival (July 18-20) has announced its three-day lineup, in addition to an impressive list of participating Ferndale-area eateries and cocktail lounges. The free event is scheduled to feature more than 12 Detroit-area BBQ sponsors with food for purchase, including Slow’s Bar BQ, Red Smoke, Detroit BBQ and…
In celebration of the recent restoring, remastering and re-release of The Beatles’ feature film “A Hard Day’s Night,” Midtown’s Cinema Detroit will be showing the film from July 11 through July 17 in honor of its 50th anniversary. The classic 1964 comedy (voted as one of Time’s all-time great 100 films) features all…
After making an unannounced trip to her hometown several weeks ago, Madonna made a very public announcement today in which the Michigan-born pop icon pledged her financial support for three of the Detroit community groups she visited earlier. This funding is “the first phase of a long-term commitment” to the Motor City, according to Liz Rosenberg,…