It’s no secret that this world of ours can sometimes be big, bad, and scary. Hatred and intolerance seem to proliferate in every corner of our society, from the political sphere to our beloved music scene. Luckily for Detroit, we have Seraphine Collective to help carve out a safe and positive space for people…
This week marks five years since the death of acclaimed English neo-soul singer Amy Winehouse. In that time, her legacy has reverberated not only in the documentary films and longform features about her life, but also in the many artists who have been influenced by her distinctive sound. Most of all, however, is the…
The influential music magazine Creem, founded by Detroit resident and record store owner Barry Kramer in 1969, is receiving a feature-length documentary entitled Boy Howdy! The Story of Creem Magazine. Directed and written by Scott Crawford and produced by J.J. Kramer (Barry Kramer’s son), the film will include archival footage and photographs of…
Pop up agency Concept56 will culminate during PLEXUS – a “choose your own labyrinth” experiential event that will feature Detroit music, art, and plenty of Jäger.
Summer in the Motor City has long been bookended by major music festivals: Movement Electronic Music Festival over Memorial Day Weekend — joined this year by the first (and maybe last) Trip Metal Fest — and Labor Day Weekend’s choice of either Detroit Jazz Festival, Arts Beats & Eats, or the Hamtramck Labor Day…
New Year’s Eve gives people around the globe the opportunity to celebrate the past while looking to the future. This year, there’s no better place to do that than at Detroit’s own Orchestra Hall, where the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will perform “The Music of Prince.” The DSO will ring in 2017 by honoring…
The world stood still the morning of January 10, 2016 when the death of the legendary David Bowie was announced, just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final album Blackstar. The Thin White Duke was a universally beloved, illustrious symbol of pop music and creativity who made being different desirable…
Proto-punk icon and Detroit-area native Iggy Pop has released a music video for “Sunday,” the fifth track off his latest album. The Andreas Neumann-directed clip “gives fans an inside look at Post Pop Depression from its creation at Rancho de la Luna up until the band’s first public performance at the Teragram Ballroom in…
