Detroit Underground

I recently met up with Passalacqua at The Renaissance Center to discuss their new album and the influences that went into it. Their new album Zebahazy Summer is available to listen for free or you can download for $5 at http://tomandbootsy.com/. Also, make sure to check them out tonight at The Old Miami for the [...]

During Michael Jackson’s memorial service, Madonna reflected on the memories of her friendship with Michael, and made it clear their relationship was purely platonic. If, however, Madonna and Michael Jackson had ever made love, their offspring would have been something similar to Tunde Olaniran. (@tundeolaniran) Babatunde is a visionary with a true bohemian spirit. Every [...]

Last Sunday, David Lingholm (@davidlingholm) and I (@djmeph) visited the Burst Radio studios to check out what they’ve got going on, and interview Immerse, one of the resident DJs. http://youtu.be/x6EautVoc14

DJ Meph met up with Doc Waffles (@doc_waffles) at Telway for burgers and an interview, a day after the release of his new EP, Seizure Suit Farms.

Dragon Wagon (@DragonWagonBand) perform a special, exclusive live song for Detroit Underground at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan, followed by an interview with DJ Meph.

DJ Seoul is the intersection of two very important forms of art in Detroit, techno and turntablism. David Lingholm (@davidlingholm) and DJ Meph got a chance to sit down with DJ Seoul (@djseoul) in the Red Bull Lounge at Movement 2011 to discuss Detroit Techno Militia, Bang Tech 12 and how they both work to [...]

Here are some interesting facts about Terrence Parker. Instead of using headphones, he has rigged a telephone headset that he plugs into the mixer. He has played at five DEMFs, and has played at afterparties for eight DEMF festivals. There is only one year of the festival that he did not play at all. Terrence [...]

I recently got the opportunity to interview Mick Collins from The Dirtbombs, and we waxed poetic about Movement 2011, Detroit music, records and the flight risk of Detroit musicians. Being new to Detroit’s rock scene, I learned a lot from him, but I think even some of the most die hard Dirtbombs fans will find [...]

Congratulations to Tunde Olaniran (@tundeolaniran) who is MTV’s artist of the week! We think this is a great message to send to MTV, that we’re tired of all the same music, repackaged under a new pop icon, week after week. We want MTV to cover real artists, who are making real music, innovating and being [...]

I recently got the opportunity to interview DJ Primeminister about music and scratch DJing. Primeminister is more than just your average scratch DJ, he paints pictures through record scratching. He recently performed his “Ode To Detroit” scratch set at TEDxDetroit. DU: What is a Scratchtracknologist, and did I say that right? PM: You said it [...]

Experimental rock band Oblisk offers some of the hardest hitting ambient music that Detroit has to offer. Producing powerful vocals behind a wall of  sound, Oblisk is a truly unique outfit that captures a new phase of local Detroit music. With a myriad of bands exploring the experiemental side of the garage rock genre, a [...]

Classic and experimental rock blend perfectly in the Detroit underground incarnation known as The Phage. Consisting of three brothers and a drummer, the band incorporates multi-layered instrumental tracks laced with hardcore and classic rock elements to for a style that is uniquely their own. The Phage’s latest release Princess Magma offers listeners a rock album [...]

Experimental pop band Zoos of Berlin aren’t what you’d normally expect from the Detroit underground scene. Offering listeners well arranged, deeply textured songs, the band is part of a growing experimental pop scene within the city that is producing some of the most original bands Detroit has ever seen. Part of the Hamtramck Blowout lineup, [...]

Emerging onto the Detroit underground scene as one of the most interesting artists in years, the Summer Pledge has cemented itself directly in the middle of the scene. Since the recent release of their debut LP “You are You” they’ve been running the gamut of Detroit venues and gaining quite an amount of attention from [...]

Spending more time deconstructing that constructing, musical progression through madness and experimentation, Computer Perfection is somewhat of a misnomer. Ambient electro pop unlike anything you’ve ever heard, the Detroit band creates, destroys, tweaks, and occasionally does shit that makes little sense. Creating a beautifully textured sound that deviates from peaceful to abrasive, the group is [...]

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