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Detroit Rock 'n' Roller Danny Kroha is Back with The Readiesnew

Kroha is already well-known on the Detroit scene; you'll recall his work with Gories and, more recently, the Demolition Doll Rods. Following the dissolution of the latter group and a brief spell trying to go solo, the guitarist's back with a new band, which is now beginning to kick up some real racket about town.

Metro Times | Brett Callwood | 06-10-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Detroit, rock 'n' roll, Demolition Doll Rods, Gories, The Readies

The Gore Gore Girls Return to Detroit as Conquering Heroesnew

There's always that struggle of getting the public to take an all-girl rock 'n' roll band seriously. "I think girl rock bands will always be considered a novelty," says Amy Gore. "At this point, our band is one of the best all-girl bands around, of all time, within the rock 'n' roll genre."

Metro Times | Brett Callwood | 05-20-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Detroit, The Gore Gore Girls, all-girl bands

Becoming Deastro: How Randy Chabot Creates His Own Musical Worldnew

"Artists should be on the forefront of not being so wasteful," says Chabot. "I don't feel like people are excited about being alive and knowing what other people are thinking. Community is what we need -- especially now."

Metro Times | Wendy Casey | 05-20-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Deastro, Galaxy Eyes

The Muggs Have One of the Most Inspiring Stories in Detroit Rock Historynew

The city's music fans already know them from their incredible live performances, delivering what sounds like classic rock with heavy instrumental interludes and big hook-filled choruses. But beyond the music, it's a powerful story of friendship and loyalty, of faith against horrible odds.

Metro Times | Bill Holdship | 05-13-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: On With the Show, The Muggs

The Terrible Twos Come Not to Praise Rock but to Bury Itnew

Inspired by older Detroit punks like the Piranhas and the Clone Defects, the Terrible Twos has evolved into an art-damaged wrecking crew of undeniable force.

Metro Times | Wendy Case | 04-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Detroit, punk, Terrible Twos

Crud'n'guts: Detroit's B-movie Metal Heroesnew

A new lineup renergizes a Detroit band known for its sleaze factor: Think Marilyn Manson featuring ex Dita Von Teese or Rob Zombie at a sleazy strip club

Metro Times | Brett Callwood | 04-09-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: crud, Devil at the Wheel

How the Singles Jangle & Riff on a Power-Pop Panaceanew

The Singles are a great fucking power pop band. But first, some definitions are in order.

Metro Times | Bill Holdship | 04-08-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Singles

Why American Mars Won't Let Gonew

"You'd hope for someone to grab you by the shoulders and go, 'It's time to put this thing to bed,'" says frontman Thomas Trimble. "But the only people I'd trust to tell me that are the others who are in this band, and they're as deluded as I am in their unwillingness to give in or move on to other things."

Metro Times | Chris Parker | 04-01-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: American Mars, Western Sides

Silent Years Rise Noisily with Anatomic Psych-Popnew

Listening to the Detroit psych-pop is like the childhood experience of being trapped under a rubber raft in a swimming pool: you're joyful and carefree one minute, then, suddenly, you find your small, child body trapped and fighting for air in the shadows beneath the raft.

Metro Times | Wendy Case | 03-04-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Silent Years

How Mick Collins and the Dirtbombs Killed Classic Rocknew

It's been nearly three decades since Collins first picked up a guitar with the sole intention of "murdering the Eagles." Since then, the tall, bespectacled, deep-voiced rock 'n' roller from Detroit has been scorned, worshipped, categorized and just plain misunderstood by a music world often more interested in labeling than listening.

Metro Times | Michael Hurtt | 02-12-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Dirtbombs

Skeeter Shelton's Righteous Screamnew

Shelton looks much younger than his 57 years. His peers describe him as an unsung genius. Capable of playing with a fevered energy, he's an essential voice in Detroit's avant-garde fraternity.

Metro Times | Charles L. Latimer | 01-29-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Skeeter Shelton