Friday, July 03, 2009

Hello, it's Todd

The producer and rock star talks his Wizard, the New York Dolls and evils of Microsoft

By Bill Holdship

Sloppy seconds

This year's Cityfest features a day of "second chances." by Metro Times music staff

'Beat It'

Wonder Twins: Robots, beat boxes ... and amazing kilt-wearing tuba players! by D'Anne and Laura Witkowski

Jeffrey Morgan’s Media Blackout

Media Blackout: Dinner with Jimi and a platter with the Nuge by Jeffrey Morgan

Weird science

Record review: If via some weird science experiment, the wonderful voice of Phil Alvin could've been grafted onto the songwriting brillia... by Bill Holdship

’Cause I Sez So

Record review: From a pop standpoint, New York Dolls singer David Johansen sounds like shit — shit in that abstract singer way; int... by Brian Smith

Backwash

Record review: Any record whose opening is a piquant version of Bill Withers' wonderfully promiscuous "Use Me" gets mad points,... by Brian Smith

Tyvek

Record review: Let's get this out of the way up front: Tyvek is one weird band. With a herky-jerky drummer who plays while standing up an... by Lee DeVito

Previous Stories

The power and the gory

An unskilled Detroit band helped alter the course of rock 'n' roll ... by accident. So why did they disband too soon? | By Chris Handyside [6/24/2009]

Perfect rush

Finale aims at the top of Detroit's hip-hop crop | By William E. Ketchum III [6/24/2009]

Jeffrey Morgan’s Media Blackout

Media Blackout: Mourning Brian Nelson | By Jeffrey Morgan [6/24/2009]

All mixed up

Pulling together the ultimate Gories mixtape | By Chris Handyside [6/24/2009]

Sweet ride

Wonder Twins: The Wonder Twins manage to connect rock stars, cars and guitars to a marginal hair-metal band | By D'Anne & Laura Witkowski [6/17/2009]

Night and Day

THURSDAY JUNE 18 The Neal Medlyn Experience Live! HE'LL BE YOUR NAUGHTY GIRL Imagine a skinny whi... By Megan O'Neil [6/17/2009]

Bash and pop

After a decade, the Prime Ministers have learned it's better to bend than to break | By Laura Witkowski [6/17/2009]

That summer feeling

Ten summer songs that belong in every iPod | By Bill Holdship [6/17/2009]

Jeffrey Morgan’s Media Stupe-out

Media Blackout: Slinging slang and seeing you ... always seeing you | By Jeffrey Morgan [6/17/2009]

Previous Record Reviews

Deastro: Moondagger

Music: First, a brief history for those out of the loop: Deastro (pronounced DES-tro) is the cheerful, new-... By Travis R. Wright [6/17/2009]

The Blueflowers: Watercolor Ghost Town

Music: Anyone remember Ether Aura? Between 2004 and '07, that band, formed by local music vet Tony Hamera a... By Brett Callwood [6/17/2009]

Gary Lewis & the Playboys: The Complete Liberty Singles

Music: Nepotism is nothing new in the entertainment business in general … and the pop music biz in particul... By Bill Holdship [6/24/2009]

Sonic Youth: The Eternal

Music: After watching their contemporaries break up, burn out or otherwise lose traction over the last 29 y... By Laura Witkowski [6/24/2009]

Dave Edwards: Lone Survivor

Music: Does anybody remember the Look? Formed during the summer of '77, the Detroit rockers sat on the verg... By Brett Callwood [6/24/2009]

DWELE'S TRIBUTE TO "THE KING"

by: on 6/30/2009

MOTOWN'S CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN PHOTOS

by: Bill Holdship on 6/29/2009

OUTSIDE THE MOTOWN MUSEUM TODAY

by: Bill Holdship on 6/26/2009

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