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Detroit's Female Musicians Pick Their Horniest Tunesnew
There was no real criterion, aside from fave tunes that get the ol' juices flowing -- though we did find it a tad scary that not one but two of our female musos chose Ted Nugent tunes.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
02-19-2008 |
Music
Anyone Can Write the Grammys!new
Yes, Virginia, writers make the Grammys "long" and "boring" and sometimes "wildly unpredictable."
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
02-12-2008 |
Music
CREEMednew
Tempers flare in the wake of a new CREEM anthology and Lester Bangs rolls in his grave in this piece by a former CREEM editor that puts it all in historical context.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
01-29-2008 |
Music
Sour CREEMnew
The life, death and strange resurrection of America's only rock 'n' roll magazine: the first of two parts.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
01-22-2008 |
Music
The 100 Greatest Detroit Songs Evernew
"Best" is totally subjective and fairly open-ended, of course, though some of the factors we asked voters to take into account included the song's impact and "pure spine-tingling quality." Sales were a little important but not as important as impact (did someone say "Stooges"?).
Metro Times |
Staff |
11-27-2007 |
Music
A Hip-Hop Clown Spreads Laughter in Detroitnew
DeMarcus Hughes, aka Smiley the Hip Hop Clown, is a G-rated G, an MC whose MO is to strip hip hop of its violent themes and sexual content and make it kid-friendly for grade school performances and children's birthday parties. At the same time, he tries to keep it from being insufferably corny for grown-ups within earshot.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
11-13-2007 |
Music
Tags: Smiley the Hip Hop Clown
Van Halen vs. Queens of the Stone Agenew
Who best captures the concerns of metal's Cro-Magnon man?
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
10-23-2007 |
Music
Bruce Egnater, Amp Fiddlernew
He's the tube guru who plugs musicians in.
Metro Times |
Nancy Kaffer |
10-23-2007 |
Music
Two New Detroit Labels Have a Taste for the Bizarrenew
Enter Ponk Media's Tiny Tim and GG Allin releases and Elevation Records' ex-Dirtbomb and pro hockey player albums.
Metro Times |
Mike Ross |
10-16-2007 |
Music
Stevie Wonder Hits the Roadnew
The Motown icon explains why he's heading out on his first scheduled tour since 1995.
Metro Times |
Dave Schulps |
09-11-2007 |
Music
Tags: Stevie Wonder
Harry Potter and the Wacky World of 'Wizard Rock'new
No, it has nothing to do with Uriah Heep -- the idea behind wizard rock is bands performing "original" songs based solely on the Harry Potter series, often from the viewpoint of a particular character.
Metro Times |
Dustin P. Walsh |
07-17-2007 |
Music
40 'Sgt. Pepper'-credited Innovations Exposed!new
Many of Sgt. Pepper's accepted innovations are now known to come from somewhere else.
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
06-19-2007 |
Music
