Film&Video

Bileebob’s 2nd UR release (UR-081) features HOT electro “Call Me” and the tongue in cheek “Get A Phone”. Vinyl is available at Submerge and Detroit Threads. The lo-fi video was filmed in Detroit and directed by Glasgow-based Konxompax via Skype. Ohh, the sweet smell of technology.
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Based on George Romero’s 1973 original, The Crazies places paranoia and power side by side. This suspenseful flick will add to your pathogen scares. It’s not like a Hostel type of movie. I don’t like torture flicks, although my buddy said I have to see The Collector. The Crazies kept my interest and I will...
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Bob Blank is the legendary producer of Blank Tapes Studios, which made its impression on dancefloors in the mid 70’s and 80’s. Strut just released a hot compilation of tracks he produced. We spoke to him for our Seeds of Sound Podcast. Click to listen… Video: Bob Blank on working with Arthur Russell
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Visual artist Ali Demirel made some eye candy to some video from Richie Hawtin’s set in Manchester in 2009.
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PBS is playing Patti Smith – Dream of Life on the POV series starting today. The next showing will be on Thursday at 2:30 am and again on Friday morning. Check local listings for future showtimes and Set Your DVR if needed! The movie on the life of Detroit Native Patti Smith was 11 years in the...
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Been looking all over for this cut! (Read on to see video). “Blue Xmas” by Miles Davis, featuring vocals by Mr. Conjunction Junction, Bob Dorough. Had this on a Christmas Jazz tape when I was a teenager- one of my favs!
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Bill Stacy (DJ Seoul) has launched a new site about Detroit called DoDetroit. Bill runs BangTech12, DJs with Detroit Techno Militia and is the Marketing/ Public Relations Director for the Russell Industrial Center. We submitted an interview featuring multimedia artist Detronik. Detronik has provided breathtaking visuals for Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, Motor Lounge and...
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We dug up a video from the FamTV archives. Watch a bit of Kevin’s live set. He runs Todhchai Records in Detroit and creates some really intelligent sounds with his gear. In 2007, he reworked compositions from the Detroit Symphony into a masterpiece all its own. YouTube Vimeo
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Tosca No Hassle album is not leaving my CD player- audible candy! (Read our review). “Rosa” is the 5th video from the album and is visually haunting and magnetic in headphones.
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The King’s secret revealed! Bob Giraldi talks about directing the “Beat It” video. 177 minute Memorial here.
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Eminem appeared on the Tim Westwood show and proved he still got it. +View our interview with Em’s DJ and producer, DJ HEAD.
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Tosca/No Hassle/ 12 Tracks/G-Stone Recordings & K7 Records www.tosca-nohassle.com The earthy percussive rhythms on Tosca’s latest release are reinforced by warm full bass lines. Sparse voices and cool digital textures produce an urban sound scape. No Hassle is great music for rainy nights and that lazy day off from work. Written and produced by Vienna duo...
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Read and watch these feature about Archer Pressing Plant. They are one of the last few businesses still making vinyl records. Read article Watch video
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Interdimensional Transmissions (home of Ectomorph, Perspects, Goudron…) is presenting 14 years of vinyl released on their label. The event is tonight, March 21, beginning at 10pm.  Music provided by Erika (Ectomorph) and Ian Clark (Perspects), followed by a disco birthday dance party with Sal P (Liquid Liquid), BMG (Ectomorph) and Scott Zacharias (Disco Secret). Full...
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www.nospectacle.com nospectacle combines music and video into a mind melting live performance. The trio consists of Walter Wasacz, Jennifer Paull and Chris McNamara. On Friday, November 28 at Cranbrook Art Museum, they performed a set loosely based on “Exploding Plastic Inevitable,” the multimedia experience created by Andy Warhol in the mid-1960s. Walter collaborates with several...
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2008 has been a hot and overwhelming year for Philly Brooklyn artist Santogold. XLR8Rtv talks with her about her craft. Video- “Shove It” at the mtvU Woodie Awards Free download- “Shove It” (Switch Remix) *Click our ‘Santogold’ category for other articles.
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French electronic team Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay have received beaucoup hand claps and foot stomps since the release of their 2007 debut album. Justice was nominated for a Grammy and have received plenty of ink in music mags worldwide. They have a number of releases on Ed Banger Records and have done...
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The show must go on, it must! Radar, (which is shutting down their mag operation) has an inkling that there may not be a third season.
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Cranbrook is running Andy Warhol: Grand Slam Paintings, Photographs, Prints and Films October 19 – January 11, 2009 October-November will feature live performances by international sound/visual artists. Featured acts will show tribute to Warhol with audio and video. Tonight features From Berlin: Live Performance by Klimek Friday, October 24 8 pm Using computers, sampled and processed sound files, midi-controllers and video projections,...
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I’m still hooked on AMC’s Mad Men series and am looking forward to asking Santa for the season 1 box set. Radar gives a who’s who breakdown, if you’re out of the loop. Wired blog talks to real ad men about the show.
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My new addiction is AMC’s Mad Men. It is a stylish series set in the 60’s at a New York Madison Avenue advertising firm. The clothes in the show look great and are even influencing the runways of Michael Kors and Peter Som. Cigarettes and whiskey are ubiquitous, I mean, it is everywhere. The...
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Sam Wagstaff was curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts between 1968 and 1971. He was also one of the greatest inspirations and true love of reactionary artist Robert Mapplethorpe. The DIA hosts “Black, White & Gray: A Celebration of Sam Wagstaff” May 21, followed by panel discussion. Read our review about Patricia Morrisroe’s Mapplethorpe...
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  *New! Bileebob video Winter Blues
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Ambient video 01 “Slow Soil”
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Video: Promo, PA01, PA02 Congrats to the Blank Artists label on 3 years of doing their own thang! Their party was celebrated at the legendary Bankle. Featured talent was Josh Dahlberg, Josh Cummings, Drew Pompa, Vacuum, E Spleece, & Codine. Detroit By Design’s Rich Rice was the most gracious host. This promo video will tie...
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Peep this clip of Theo recording sounds around the city. Theo is a deep and soulful house DJ that runs Sound Signature record label. View a ton of his releases here.
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Reunion show featuring my band from the 90’s, me on vocals. Detroit ska killin’ Grand Rapids!  Live from The Intersection, Grand Rapids.
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I have heard of some of these . This list is gonna keep me busy.
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Dear Santa, Thanks for…. Canon Printer PIXMA MP 610 Home/SOHO (Photo) All in One – Print, Scan, Copy CD Joy Division, Substance CD Sonny Boy Williamson, 4 disc Collection DVD Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story (2007) The kid’s got a Wii. I went to miicharacters to learn how to make famous Mii’s. Rock Band has been the must-have gift for...
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We shot Anco Tozy at the Detroit Institute of Arts re-opening ceremony. The duo of Andy Toth (Detroit Grand Pubahs) and Colin Zyskowski are part of the People Mover Productions collective. View our youtube page for other footage featuring Ronin Selecta, Bileebob, Republik, UR and Model 500, Detroit Techno Militia, and many more!!!
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New Order and Joy Division have been enjoying new attention as of late. The highly anticipated film, Control, is a darkly elegant tale about the life of Joy Division with lead singer, Ian Curtis. The record store has no shortage of salute’s from bands paying homage to the new wave kings of the ’80s, either. The...
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I had been to the Detroit Public Library once, prior to attending the presentation, Darfur-Darfur: A Photo Essay. The exhibit will be on display until Monday, Nov 19. It is curated by Leslie Thomas and features the works of numerous photographers. The Sudan government supports Muslim militias known as the janjaweed. These armies are terrorizing...
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Peek into the funk and oddity of Bileebob and his release for Underground Resistance, “Sunshine” (UR-076).
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Watch the 2nd clip from my talk with Republik promoter Adriel Thornton and DJ Israel Vines.
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Making a major label move, Interpol is calling Capitol home. The new album opens with the dramatic “Pioneer To The Falls”. The bass lines plucked by Carlos D are solid as cement. Paul Banks continues to moan great brooding lyrics about relationships in various states of survival. One of the notable...
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Buzz Bar just won 10 Reader’s Picks categories in Metro Times Best of Detroit 2007. This Saturday, flyer UnitedFam at Buzz Bar 546 E Larned, Detroit =Downstairs= Free!!! Kevin Reynolds, Todhchai Records SelfJupiter, UnitedFam Bileebob UR, UnitedFam, www.famzine.com =Upstairs= $5 Nadir’s Distorted Soul, Live Music video by Nadir. Featuring Emily Rogers – From SLAVE: The Remixtape (Bikiniwax Records/EAPro)- www.distortedsoul.com – www.bikiniwax.com
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A new monthly event Friday, October 5th Featuring Mike Servito (Blackbx, Burnlab, FreshCorp) Greg Mudge (GM, People Mover, FreshCorp) Israel Vines (FreshCorp) 9pm-2am $5 all night! Republik is the 1st Friday of every month @ Northern Lights Lounge 660 W. Baltimore Detroit I rapped with FreshCorp’s Adriel Thornton and Israel Vines about music, Detroit, and Republik.
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The soundtrack features 18 mature cuts and is slowly becoming addictive. The movie opened September 29 and stars Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander and Greg Kinnear. (review) Most of the songs are snail paced and acoustic. The soundtrack opens with a soulful finger snapper by The New Mastersounds featuring Corinne Bailey Rae. Her song “Put Your Records...
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Visit our YouTube clips. New video features Bileebob and BMG of Ectomorph at Dally In The Alley. Also check out the basement sessions featuring Bileebob and Black Echo Zone.
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Richie Hawtin takes an initiative to bring green to to the world you love…
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The Dally is Saturday Sept 8. BMG of Ectomorph and I are performing during fashions provided by Infinite Dimensions (approx 7:15pm). VIDEO!
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VIDEO: Bileebob, Universe2Universe/Model500 I am traveling with Underground Resistance later this month for the Todays Art festival. The UR bus will include Model500, Galaxy2Galaxy and Detroit DJs Skurge, Buzz Goree and Bileebob. The festival is Sept 21 & 22 in The Hague, Netherlands. Other performers are Modeselektor, 3 Chairs (Theo Parrish, Malik Pittman, Rick Wilhite), Robert...
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I recently discovered a live video stream site called justin.tv. Some of the subjects or lifecasters stream their lives 24/7 including trips to the store and sleeping. I “met” a musician from NY on the site and chatted with him about his projects. He will stream his first musical performance tonite (Sept7)….
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My fam is adopting a girl from Haiti. She is 2 years old now. My sweetie has been writing about it and I’ve been inhaling books and films about Haiti’s history. Kit’s letting me check out a pretty heavy one called The Black Jacobins.
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Detroit Techno Militia had a video shoot at Exodos (Aug30). Our ears and feet were treated to simultaneous mixes by DJ’s Neil V., Seoul, Psycho, Darkcube, and T.Linder! View pics from our friend’s at DTM. Our video clip is up, too!
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video The city is teeming with cats inspired to do anything creative and positive. Mike Woo is a hot DJ playing multiple genres in his music selection. He is organizing the Dally In The Alley festival this year, but took a sec to chat… Are you a Detroit native? Yes, I was born in...
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Lovin’ this video for “Young Folks”!
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I’ve been on an indie film binge. My butt is sore from late night visits to Atom Films , Liberated Films, and Film Movement. Youtube doesn’t count.* Watched Familia. My library carries a bunch of films from the Criterion Collection. Re-rented Tarnation, Slacker and The Devil & Daniel Johnston because of the grainy Super8 footage...
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The radio DJ known as “The Electrifying Mojo” is as much a part of Detroit electronic music culture as the techno artist is. A documentary about the cat that inspired local DJs, musicians and homebodies will be shown at Planet Ant (Hamtramck), Friday June 15 at midnight. More info about The Cycles of the...
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Twiddle your vid fix here! The CD will be available June 19. Read this review of a show supporting the new album. Pitchfork features a new interview.
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