Category Archives: Detroit Music

Politefully Plump – My Drummer

By Scotter | Published: February 26, 2009
Oh man. It seems that a wave of DIY videos about that most raucous and visceral member of any band–the drummer–have been coming out of Detroit lately (and yes, I do think in this case “a wave” can mean “just 2″). In late January, we were all truly blessed with the emergence of a Drum [...]
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Friday Fix: David Bowie, Hidden Ghost Balloon Ship, Jumbling Towers

By Todd | Published: February 20, 2009
(art via) David Bowie – “Breaking Glass” (via) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] One of the most remarkable achievements of Bowie’s Berlin triptych was his ability to mechanize the idiosyncratic. Long before any debate about whether autotune is a more or less sincere means of human expression in recorded format, Bowie realized that [...]
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Millions of Brazilians Half Horse/Half Horse CD Release, Saturday, February 21, Crofoot

By Scotter | Published: February 19, 2009
I can’t look at the DTE building The Michigan Council of Carpenters and Millwrights Building in Detroit the same way ever again. If you live in Detroit or visit sometime, you’ll notice at night the light display at the very top of the building as you drive Woodward Avenue near Symphony Hall. There are three [...]
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Friday Fix: Daniel, Jason Croff, Sea of Japan

By Scotter | Published: January 29, 2009
For our Friday Fix, I’ve decided to offer up three tracks by Detroit bands that I’ve been meaning to write about with depth for a long time. But when you really want to write something stellar about music you really, really admire and enjoy, nothing is ever really good enough, and you eventually get fed [...]
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Lightning Love – November Birthday

By Scotter | Published: December 2, 2008
So, I was watching “Top 100 Songs of the ’80s” with my roommate and, lo, Poison’s “Every Rose has its Thorn” is ridiculously high on the list. Jesus of fucking Christland! I was furious! I can’t stand Monster Ballads, and I’m guessing that this song was one of the “genres’” progenitors. My problem is that [...]
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The Five Most Ridic Things Said by Dick Valentine at Last Saturday’s Electric Six Show at St. Andrews

By Scotter | Published: December 2, 2008
After finishing the third song of the night: “Those are the three worst songs we have.” “Let me take you back to the year 2005, when Senor Smoke sold 1,700 copies” “That’s my drummer. He’s from Manchester. He’s a Mancunian drummer. He learned to play drums at the Hacienda.” Some crazy thing about a Stephen [...]
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Juniper Tar in the general vicinity of Detroit

By Amy | Published: November 14, 2008
ATTN: DETROIT A band I like is playing in your (sort of) town. It’s a special joy for me when the distance between my heart’s two cities –- Milwaukee and Detroit –- is triumphed, for whatever reason, however briefly, like planets crossing paths. I even felt perversely comforted this year when Milwaukee Alderman Michael McGee [...]
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