Detroit Underground

All Good Music Festival moved to Legends Valley in Thornville, OH for 2012.  The location was great being from the midwest with easy access to get to and from the venue. As usual,  All Good had side by side stages so music isn’t conflicting and you can catch more music. After a a few hours [...]

Our resident electronic music expert, Chris Genetti, (@genettic) caught up with John Arnold after his performance at Movement 2012 to geek out about music.   Genettic: So- you’re from Detroit, and you’ve been based out of Detroit for your whole career? John: My entire life except for maybe four or five years I lived in [...]

DJ Meph (@djmeph) and David Lingholm (@davidlingholm) talk to DJ Psycho before his performance at Movement 2012

Local DJ and producer, Noël Jackson, (@noel) launched the official website today for his electronic record label, Hypertone. From the About page: We are on a mission to release authentic and sincere dance music. We focus on quality over quantity, and uphold those values at every turn. From the music, to the mastering, all the [...]

Paxahau released the first round of its Movement 2012 lineup this week with the surprisingly controversial announcement that Public Enemy will be headlining the event. The decision seems to have created a rift in Detroit’s electronic music community, with those opposed to it wondering why “gangster rap” was chosen as the headliner for an electronic [...]

My birthday is on Sunday. So continues the tradition of great music and cheddar bay biscuits from Red Lobster, at The Old Miami. About a year-and-a-half ago I found out about a fake twitter account that some hater made to mock me, under the name @djmeph1. Having seen this as proof that I had arrived [...]

Loco Dice (@LocoDiceOFC) is touring the US to celebrate the release of his new LP, Desolat Christmas Sampler. During the tour he will be stopping in Detroit on December 1st at TV Bar, a mainstay in what is left of Detroit’s once-thriving techno scene. He will be accompanied by Stacey Pullen, who will open up [...]

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

In June of 2010, Tim Adkins (@timboslice) of Pakmode Media + Marketing started iSPY Magazine, a print and digital media publication that focuses on art and music culture in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area. Since then, they have seen tremendous growth, with web traffic tripling since this January alone. Their new feature, Living Social, only continues [...]

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 [...]

David Lingholm (@davidlingholm) and I got together at The Red Bull Lounge to discuss Sunday’s lineup, and highlight the events from Saturday at Movement 2011. Source: Detroit Unspun

Keep up with @djmeph as he tweets live from Movement 2011.

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 [...]

David Lingholm (@davidlingholm) talks to DJ Meph and Jaysin Urban (@thatjaysin) about Movement 2011, the history of the festival, and who to look out for. Source: Detroit Unspun

Detroit CYDI (@DetroitCYDI) asked their fans to submit 2 bars to youtube for their “Yeah Bitch” video contest. Rappers and hip hop fans from all around the country put together a video and we delivered a solid performance. Also, Doc Illingsworth eats deodorant. See the original “Yeah Bitch” video here.