‘The Hard Stuff’ by Wayne Kramer: A Review of Dope, Crime, & the MC5
"Brother Wayne" takes us on a total assault of culture, by any means necessary; including rock and roll, dope, f*cking in the streets, and redemption.
Music
Gino Fanelli Is Back In Town
Sept 13 | The Gino Fanelli Quartet w/ Royal Garden Trio at Otus Supply, Ferndale MI. 8pm
Emily Rose | A Pretty Ginormous Umbrella to Me
Performing this weekend at Arts, Beats & Eats
The Reign of Detroit Jazz and the Glorious Graystone Ballroom
Before Techno, video games, comic books, and rock and roll drove the youth of America to illicit sex and juvenile delinquency, jazz was the corrupter of the young. It was new. It was dangerous. Parents didn’t understand.
The World Music of Sean Blackman
We are safely predicting here that there will be a trophy or plaque someday that will reference a particular niche that he'll occupy for years to come.
Magic and Fire from A Spanish Soul
April 19 | El Alma Espanola | O'Mara's Berkley
Vinyl Culture | Another Argument For Analogue
Includes the Official Harry Onickel Guide to Collecting Records (deluxe edition)
The Rockery | Downriver’s Last Great Hope for the Socially Distorted
November 10 | Help Save The Rockery | Live Bands Lots of Drinks
Jazz Notes From Ann Arbor’s Edgefest
by Harry Onickel
Let’s talk about jazz.
Jazz is the lowest selling musical genre in the United States – which causes me to inquire – what’s wrong with you pe... Read More...
Why I Hated Electric Forest
The culture seemed like the regurgitation of internet memes, pop culture references, played over bass, and mashed up eastern religious iconography smoked out by Bob Marley.
Red Bull Radio | Live From Detroit (May 22-30)
Red Bull Radio announces programming for Live From Detroit, a week of radio broadcasts that brings the best of Movement Festival and Detroit music to the world.
movement: an insider’s guide to after parties
Go native and support the Local scene