Yes, you read that correctly. On Wednesday, July 1, Stephen Colbert made a surprise appearance on Monroe Public Access Cable Television (MPACT)’s monthly program Only in Monroe. He didn’t just show up – he hosted all 41 minutes. After enjoying some seasonal wine with the program’s regular hosts, the late-night funny man…
Big Sean has had a big month. The Detroit-bred rapper born Sean Anderson kicked off June with a visit to his hometown, where he unveiled a new recording studio at his alma mater of Cass Technical High School. This 784-square-foot space will become a part of the school’s music curriculum and is a joint…
Singer/rapper Tunde Olaniran’s music eludes easy description. His voice skyrockets into the heavens with gravity-defying aplomb while his lyrics maintain an earthbound consciousness that is the very definition of “keeping it real.” The arrangements are a melange of sugar, spice, and spikes — so even his most pointed barbs go down smoothly. Thus far…
This week, thousands of concert-goers will flock to the hallowed Double J Ranch in Rothbury, Michigan to celebrate a weekend of art and music. The Ranch will once again host Michigan’s largest music festival – Electric Forest. This year’s event sold out in record time and looks to be the largest event to date, featuring hundreds…
Saturday (June 20) marks the annual “Woodbridge Merrick’n Summer” – where local artists will take over the Woodbridge neighborhood in Detroit for a full day of music. The lineup features more than 20 acts, including hometown favorites ADULT., Ritual Howls, MPV, Javelins, James Linck, Jaws That Bite, Little Animal, Ancient Language and others….
Detroit-native producer/emcee Black Milk will host a spectacular tour stop at Midtown’s Garden Theater on June 20, which will showcase multiple styles of homegrown talent and big Detroit names. Since the release of 2014’s If There’s a Hell Below, which featured Pete Rock, Bun B and fellow Random Axe members, Black Milk has…
Last summer, a little earworm of a track seemed to sprout out of nowhere, gaining heat in the streets and then setting fire to the charts. “Try Me,” the straight-shooting single from Detroit emcee DeJ Loaf was an unexpected success story from a city that by now should be used to them, but the…
Detroit’s very own Slum Village return with their eighth studio album, Yes!, which is scheduled for release June 16 via Ne’Astra Music. Almost the entire record features beats from none other than the late J Dilla, who was an original member and producer of the group. The current Slum Village lineup comprises T3, Illa…
Los Angeles-based chanteuse Tinashe’s sultry, swaggering R&B anthem “All Hands on Deck” just got a little hotter with an added verse from Detroit rap darling DeJ Loaf. The third single from Tinashe’s 2014 debut album Aquarius had already received some significant buzz, thanks in part to a previous remix that featured Iggy Azalea…
Kembe X, a self-proclaimed (former) teenage rap phenomenon, hails from the South Holland suburb of Chicago. His debut mixtape Self Rule was released back in 2011 to some acclaim; since then, he and his crew — The Village — have been ramping up to Talk Back, a new mixtape that will be released this…