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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

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

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 Deadstring Brothers are Looking Upnew

One of Detroit's most unheralded bands begins, slowly, to win over America.
Metro Times  |  Chris Parker  |  01-14-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Vampire Weekend Rock Multi-Ethnicallynew

But please don't mention Paul Simon!
Metro Times  |  Chris Handyside  |  12-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Carl Sonny Leyland's Boogie Fevernew

The 24-year-old prepares to teach Detroit some hidden truths.
Metro Times  |  Michael Hurtt  |  12-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Tony Conrad, String Theoristnew

The architect of noise and experimental film is still on four decades later.
Metro Times  |  Walter Wasacz  |  12-11-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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

Mick Harvey Plays Second Fiddle Wellnew

Harvey is God's gift to public radio (or what used to be public radio), turning his listeners on to the great obscure songbook the way Nina Simone or Johnny Cash did with their own covers albums.
Metro Times  |  Hobey Echlin  |  11-20-2007  |  Reviews

Hop on the Super Furry Animal Spacecraftnew

That Hey Venus! has out-of-this-world cover art, and an exclamation mark in the title should not be taken lightly.
Metro Times  |  Brian Hoekstra  |  11-20-2007  |  Reviews

DL Jones' Wasted Talent?new

With the help of Amp Fiddler and other notable friends, producer DL Jones has created the What's Goin' On of Detroit hip-hop, 2007
Metro Times  |  Hobey Echlin  |  11-20-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

When Will Detroit Take Notice of Malik Alston?new

Detroit has long had a penchant for producing talents who go largely unnoticed ... until you suddenly look up one day and see they've taken off somewhere else. This could well be the future for local producer, songwriter and actor Malik Alston.
Metro Times  |  Khary Kimani Turner  |  11-13-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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

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

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