Detroit Underground

It begins right after Thanksgiving, it infests the airwaves at every public place; it drives indie kids batty; it’s Christmas music. After about the third rendition of “Jingle Bells” you’ll wish someone would drive a sleigh over your head. Luckily, music has a way of making everything OK. There are plenty of songs done by [...]

The raw power that is Iggy and the Stooges will finally be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 along with Swedish sensations ABBA and the Phil Collins fronted Genesis. Reggae great Jimmy Cliff and ’60s Brit-rock pioneers the Hollies will also be honored. Each band including the Stooges (which was [...]

The Detroit beat poet John Sinclair has been apart of the Detroit underground scene ever since it was old enough to be called that. Activist, former manager of proto-punk outfit the MC5, and founder of the White Panthers, John Sinclair’s activism and connection to the underground music world is legendary. Sinclair was involved in the [...]

Midwest cities including Detroit are not among the places that college graduates in their twenty-somethings would first choose to live. Larger cities with more booming economies and a nationally recognized music and culture scene seem much more appealing upon first glance. Last Sunday, a group of young individuals dressed business casual walked down an empty [...]

No matter what your underground scene is, the Velvet Underground is probably on your list of best bands of all time. I mean, underground is part of their name for god’s sake. Anyway, the New York based band has announced a reunion show at none other than the New York City Public Library. The event [...]

As previously mentioned, the Fuck Buttons are making their way to the Magic Stick along with Washington outfit Growing. This enticed me to delve a little bit into the history of techno, which originated in Detroit in the 1980s. Most Detroit fans are aware of the Detroit Electronic Music Festival, or DEMF, or whatever the [...]