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The funk, future, and fashion of Cybotron

Juan Atkins dreamed of a world that included techno, science fiction, and performing live at Hart Plaza

By Liz Warner

May 24, 2023

As a founding figure of techno, one of modern-day music’s most influential genres, it’s somehow surprising to see how unguarded and open Juan Atkins can be. After all, techno was seemingly created from the shadows, dispersed in dark warehouses, and heard but not seen through Detroit’s airwaves in its formative years of the 1980s...

Juan Atkins is considered one of the pioneers of Detroit techno.

Frank’s Family Pizzeria serves up Detroit-style pies in Wyandotte

The long-standing business came under new ownership in 2020, who remodeled and made some smart updates

By Tom Perkins

The Peterson, with generous dollops of ricotta cheese.

University of Michigan is fabricating grades for students of striking instructors, emails show

Some of the students are getting straight A’s, regardless of their work

By Steve Neavling

University of Michigan campus.

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There’s something fishy about Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ remake

By Craig D. Lindsey

Ariel (Halle Bailey) finds a partner in adventure after rescuing Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King).

Burna Boy, Latto, and Ari Lennox to perform at Afro Nation Detroit

By Randiah Camille Green

Burna Boy, Latto, and Ari Lennox to perform at Afro Nation Detroit

Country star Jelly Roll coming to Ypsilanti to discuss his new album and biopic

By Steve Neavling

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Metro Times and Eastern Palace Club announce Sandbar Summerfest

By Lee DeVito

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Meet Mario Butterfield, the renaissance man shaping Detroit's hip-hop and streetwear culture

By Kahn Santori Davison

Meet Mario Butterfield, the renaissance man shaping Detroit's hip-hop and streetwear culture

Your guide to Detroit’s Movement Music Festival 2023

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Biden commutes prison sentence of Detroit rapper Drunken Master

By Lee DeVito

Biden commutes prison sentence of Detroit rapper Drunken Master (2)

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