Archive for October, 2008

Halloween After Hours

October 24, 2008
By famzine
Halloween After Hours

Thurs­day, Octob­er 30th Bang Tech 12 , Detro­it Techn­o Milit­ia, The Cat Thiev­es and DPS prese­nt The 2nd Annua­l Devil­s Night­ Party parti­al lineu­p Your Host For The Eveni­ng: The Overw­eight­ Lover­ Heavy­ D Big Joe Hix Perfo­rmanc­es By: The Invis­ibl Skrat­ch Piklz (Dj Seoul­, Ronin­ Selec­ta, Neil V and Bryin­ Falls­) Salt -N- Pepa featu­ring Spind­erell­a (? ? ? ? ?) Venet­ian Snare­s vs. Otto...
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Warhol and Techno 10/24 at Cranbrook

October 24, 2008
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Warhol and Techno 10/24 at Cranbrook

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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Bicycle! Bicycle!!

October 22, 2008
By famzine
Bicycle! Bicycle!!

It’s amazing how much more you see from the seat of a bike than from the comfort of a car. Bill and I enjoy exploring Detroit on two wheels vs four. Our friends at Wheelhouse rent bikes for River Walk and city riding. They sold me a kid’s bike seat- the big retailers didn’t...
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Still Mad

October 15, 2008
By famzine

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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Haiti

October 15, 2008
By famzine
Haiti

I recently returned from a trip to Haiti. My family adopted a sweet 3 year old girl. My wife and I were in Cap-Haitian for 3 days. It was quite the adventure. Cap-Haitian is in the northern part of the country. We could see the Citidel in the mountains, from the orphanage we stayed...
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Knives Out! DJ Psycho VS DJ Seoul

October 11, 2008
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Beatbox is a monthly event hosted by Detroit Techno Militia and Bang Tech 12 at Corktown Tavern. It is held every last Saturday of the month but may see its end in November. September 27 was the “Throwdown At Corktown”, putting the supa-skilled DJs Psycho and Seoul against each other. WOW! These cats choose vinyl...
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Human Highway

October 3, 2008
By famzine
Human Highway

I’m a sucker for kitschy and catchy indie rock tunes. I discovered “The Sound” by Human Highway headed by Islands lead, Nick Thorburn. Listening to a Canadian radio show, I learned they drew inspiration for their band name from a 1982 Neil Young film. (Walrus says otherwise). Check out this 2006 video...
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