Archive for June, 2007

Rolling Stone has an article about the fall of the mighty and their scramble to repair the damage.
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WTF!!! Bad Brains have their first album in five years. Pioneers of the DC punk scene, these Rastas are the original hardcore! Combining punk, fusion jazz and reggae rhythms, Bad Brains have been an influence on just about every decent rock band since the 80’s. The new album, Build A Nation was produced by the...
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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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THEY CAN MAKE SANDWICHES Eph McNally’s Deli is a cozy place to eat. The crew has been keeping lunch’n'munchers satisfied for over 10 years. At the Porter Street location, the 32″ TV played video that was piped through speakers overhead, nestled at the end of shelves housing old-school lunch boxes. I had the Trumbell- pastrami, slaw, Russian...
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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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Back In Black is very much a Motown summer soundtrack. She accurately captures the sound of 60s soul without trying to throw her songs into a time machine. Channeling Etta James is her forte. Plus, Amy helps us forget about the vocally dramatic Joss Stone (whom I cant’ stand…). Bump this hot CD...
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Great mix from this new series. Previously released exclusively in Japan, it is available now at the Submerge site. Read our interview with Skurge. He is one of the hottest producer/DJ on UR.
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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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Peep these taken by our friends at DTM.
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