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Sat, Nov 13 2010
The Making Of Dabrye’s “Game Over” With J. Dilla & Phat Kat

The Making Of Dabrye’s “Game Over” With J. Dilla & Phat Kat

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Tadd Mullinix aka Dabrye Personally, I remember the first time I heard “Game Over”. Phat Kat was riding in my car with me. We were leaving his spot when he was on the east side of Detroit... 

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Tue, Sep 14 2010
Black Milk Breaks Down “Album Of The Year” Track By Track

Black Milk Breaks Down “Album Of The Year” Track By Track

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One of Detroit’s main torchbearers, Black Milk, is now on his fourth solo disc Album Of The Year, after countless other collaboration projects. Constantly building on his own sound, Album Of... 

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Tue, Aug 24 2010
Will Sessions: Behind The Kindred Spirits

Will Sessions: Behind The Kindred Spirits

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Much more than a funk band, Detroit’s Will Sessions took a stab at paying homage to the innovators of jazz with their six-song project Kindred: A Tribute to the Pioneers of Jazz Fuzion. The project... 

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Fri, Jun 25 2010
Talkin’ Detroit With Shafiq Husayn

Talkin’ Detroit With Shafiq Husayn

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Shafiq Husayn is a member of the spaced out funk collective Sa-Ra Creative Partners. Many of us might have first sinked their teeth into their music when they drop “Glorious” many years... 

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Mon, Jun 14 2010
Detroit Helps Out With Notes For Haiti

Detroit Helps Out With Notes For Haiti

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When it comes down to it, no matter how many times people try to throw stones at Detroit or put us in a bad light, we are a very helpful breed of people. An example of this comes from Detroit natives... 

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Fri, Jun 11 2010
Top 5 Cosign: Carl Craig

Top 5 Cosign: Carl Craig

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Last summer, I did an interview with Carl Craig for the London/New York-based ‘Sup Magazine that ended up me the cover story for Issue #20. I honestly thought I lost this transcription, but it... 

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Sat, Jun 5 2010
The Gaslamp Killer: Detroit Is Bad Ass

The Gaslamp Killer: Detroit Is Bad Ass

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It was a cold January Michigan night when the Prefuse 73 tour in promotion of his Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian album rolled into the Crofoot in Pontiac. It was actually my birthday, and since... 

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Sun, May 30 2010
J. Dilla Plaque Proposed To Stand In Conant Gardens

J. Dilla Plaque Proposed To Stand In Conant Gardens

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As a member of the Detroit Entertainment Commission, Detroit electronic music pioneer Carl Craig has helped pushed through a resolution to have a plaque honoring the late James “J. Dilla”... 

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Fri, May 28 2010
Movement Festival ’10: RECLOOSE “Some Heavy Shit”

Movement Festival ’10: RECLOOSE “Some Heavy Shit”

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The Detroit-born, now New Zealand-native Matthew Chicoine aka Recloose is ready to boogie and drop some interesting music this Memorial Day weekend. I linked up with Recloose via Skype recently while... 

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Sun, May 23 2010
Movement Festival ’10: MARTYN “Expect The Unexpected”

Movement Festival ’10: MARTYN “Expect The Unexpected”

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It was nice to hear that Dutch DJ and producer Martyn would be performing at this year’s Movement Festival. I quickly dropped him an email and he was one of the quickest to respond. He’s... 

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Sat, May 22 2010
Top 5 Cosign: Kyle Hall

Top 5 Cosign: Kyle Hall

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Its the young Kyle “Muthafuckin” Hall that is already making his mark on the world. The 19 year old DJ/producer from Detroit that has been putting out records since he was 15 has already... 

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Sun, May 16 2010
Movement Festival ’10: WOODY MCBRIDE “Scrape Off The Corrosion Of Conformity”

Movement Festival ’10: WOODY MCBRIDE “Scrape Off The Corrosion Of Conformity”

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It was through many chats with a good friend of mine Twonz, a Detroit techno DJ/producer that now makes Toronto is residence, that I came across Woody McBride. Twonz likes to spin that massive warehouse... 

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