In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Nas’ hip hop masterpiece Illmatic, the New York native has announced a new documentary focused on the album’s creation, and a screening tour to showcase its culmination. Nas, who is considered to be one of hip hop’s all-time greatest figures, released the now infamous Illmatic in April of 1994,…
In case the recent torrential downpours were not a sufficient cleansing for the Motor City, Detroit hip-hop duo Passalacqua have sent forth their own ritual purification — except this one is more visual than it is diluvial. Ahead of the August 19 release of their second full-length album CHURCH, Blaksmith (Brent Smith) and Mister (Bryan Lackner) joined forces with The Right…
Detroit’s music film super-duo The Right Brothers (Jamin Townsley and Andy Miller) announced a city-wide scavenger hunt Friday morning, in anticipation of their new Passalacqua-infused short film “The Baptism.” The film, which features music by Passalacqua and production by Flint Eastwood’s Jax Anderson (and her brother Seth – who together comprise the duo…
Detroit may have fallen on some hard times of late, but its musical spirit is soaring like never before. That’s the main takeaway from the seventh episode of Noisey’s Made in America series, which focuses on the diverse music being made by local artists. Past installments of this Budweiser-sponsored series have featured cities such as Memphis…
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…
Hot off the stage of Chicago’s Lollapalooza music festival (August 1 – 3), Chance the Rapper will perform at the Fillmore on August 5 on a first-come, first-served basis… for free. The Budweiser Made in America Festival officially takes place August 30 and 31 in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles simultaneously. The two…
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″,…
Diplo’s Mad Decent record label will bring the Mad Decent Block Party tour to the Detroit-area August 16, with the help of some of the label’s favorite associates. Mad Decent, a Philadelphia-based record label founded by DJ/producer/rapper/songwriter Diplo, has offered fans a “block party” concert tour, since 2008, showcasing current label artists in…
In the early aughts, two musicians — separated both by genre and geography — decided to collaborate on a set of tracks that would eventually comprise a full-length album. Painstakingly created over ten months through a process of mailing CD-Rs back and forth, the project eventually adopted the name The Postal Service after the organization that assisted in…