Music

Midnite Jackers “Wassup Rockers”

Midnite Jackers “Wassup Rockers”

Midnite Jackers From our favorite digital Detroit label Exchange Bureau Music is the newest single “Wassup Rockers” from that dumb ass duo of DJ Southside and Big Joe Hix, together known as... 

Francesco Tristano – “Mambo” (produced by Carl Craig)

Francesco Tristano – “Mambo” (produced by Carl Craig)

Francesco Tristano Taken from his upcoming album Idiosynkrasia, pianist Francesco Tristano landed in the motor city at the Planet E studio earlier this year to record this haunting piece with Carl Craig.... 

LCD Soundsystem Covers Carl Craig Tune

LCD Soundsystem Covers Carl Craig Tune

So apparently for years now, hipster gods LCD Soundsystem have been covering the classic Carl Craig track “Throw” at their shows. Carl Craig, being a man of vision, got James Murphy and... 

Big Tone “Flesh & Sole” EP

Big Tone “Flesh & Sole” EP

Big Tone is undoubtedly one of the most underrated emcees in hip-hop, period. Ever since the Hip Hop Shop days running with the Breakfast Club under the rap names of Hodge Podge or Montana, he has... 

Apollo Brown “Hungry” featuring Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk

Apollo Brown “Hungry” featuring Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk

Unfortunately, there are many artists in Detroit that seem to stay in the same place during their whole hip-hop career, ultimately never finding ways to evolve. It’s the artists that come out... 

Dee Edwards “Why Can’t There Be Love”

Dee Edwards “Why Can’t There Be Love”

This is one of my favorite Detroit jams of all time. It was originally released as a 7″ single on Guido Marasco‘s Bump Shop imprint. I have two copies of the vinyl that Brad Hales laced... 

Miz Korona “Like A Zoo”

Miz Korona “Like A Zoo”

Miz Korona has been sharpening her teeth in the Detroit hip-hop scene for some time now, but her artistic maturation has finally come out in the way of her proper debut album The Injection. Almost... 

Nick Speed – “Speed Of Sound” (Underground Resistance)

Nick Speed – “Speed Of Sound” (Underground Resistance)

It was at the Guilty Simpson OJ Simpson release party at the The Shelter in Detroit that DJ HouseShoes pulled out this white label promo vinyl that had “UR” and “Nick Speed”... 

800beloved “Everything Purple”

800beloved “Everything Purple”

Anytime someone asks me if I know any good bands these days with a shoegaze/new wave sound I quickly mention 800beloved. I have pretty much been following this band since the project first started... 

HouseShoes “Newports”

HouseShoes “Newports”

It’s fitting that HouseShoes has a track titled “Newports” because his lungs are probably filled with cigarette residue. He threatens to blow smoke in my face now in retaliation to...