In the pocket
The best in truly rockin’ live music, bartender DJ’s spinning eclectic frenzy, and rows of billiards tables to boot. Over the past few years, this former bowling alley/pool hall has evolved from a underground music venue to become a consistent contender for top national touring acts and A-list locals. At the Magic Stik one can…
Shover’s quarrel and Junior mince
Q: I was seeing a great guy for seven months. We laughed a lot and had great conversations and great sex. He would call me a couple times a week and spend a day or two with me on the weekends. It seemed as if he was trying to make room for me in his…
Dick and Jane’s addiction
This fresh and impressive documentary covering the 100-year war against marijuana was assembled by Ron Mann and has much of the zippy panache of his hugely entertaining Comic Book Confidential.
You call this fun?
Q: I recently met a great guy. We have been seeing each other for 4 months and have just begun a sexual relationship. He has some weird ways in bed and I wanted to know if they are normal. He hates going down on me but knows that I like it; he’ll do it only…
Barenaked in America
Directed by the versatile Jason Priestley, this documentary of the Barenaked Ladies’ tour of the States follows them as they bask in the first flush of genuine fame. If only these guys were more interesting. If only the direction weren’t so flat-footed. If only …
Those who came before
Catching up with a handful of former MT people….
Gang of 20
Some of Detroit’s finest show how they use the Metro Times….
How times have changed
20 years later, it’s still all about TV talk shows, candidates’ “likeability factor,” and another third-party candidate accused of being a spoiler. Where is a real discussion of the issues?
Letters to the Editor
Interesting article, and very astute observation near the end Wild about Harry Adam Druckman’s interesting article about presidential candidate’s Web sites ("Campaign buttons," MT, Sept. 6-12) had a very astute observation near the end about providing real information: "I suspect that’s exactly what the two major parties don’t want to do." Perhaps you could write…
Excessive schadenfreude
An attempt to coin a few new bon mots… Liz Copeland’s new venture at Motor… Small’s birthday party on the patio …fashionable fun & more.
Twenty big hits
Two decades of impact stories as featured in our pages….
Our own dementia
It all started with idealism, naïveté and about $5,000….
Between past and future
A 20th anniversary message from the Metro Times’ editor….
Factory 81
Factory 81 has a lot to say (four to five minutes worth in almost every song) but the band members aren’t lecturing specific protest strategies to the masses. They give their fans more credit than that. Vocalist Nathan Wallace even states in the liner notes that he isn’t trying to force his beliefs on the…
Tourist or Terrorist
Ludovic Navarre’s new album as St. Germain, Tourist, doesn’t get around the DJ conundrum of how to package underground sounds without losing the (often subversive) message of cultural expression in the process. This recording has near-genius production standards, original musical performances (it contains a full band, including live horns, guitars and percussion) and absolute dance-mixability.…
Almost old enough to drink … legally
Twenty can be such an odd age. You’re not a teenager anymore, yet you’re not truly enfranchised as an adult. You’re interested in serious issues yet still want to shake your booty to the big beat. That’s where the Metro Times finds itself this season — 20 and odd. Were approaching our 20th birthday —…
Queer gear
OK, Moral Majority, listen up. Not that you read this paper, but hopefully someone who does will slip this review into a Bible or Republican newsletter where you can stumble upon it. There’s something you’ve gotta know: There’s a book that belongs not just on the shelves of every high school library in the country,…
Cross-trained video
The new Playstation 2 gives you three entertainment options in one — if you can find it….
A Dreamy Drive
Attention! If you’re in a hurry, don’t take the highway! Toshack Highway is a long and watery road I want to speed down, but I’m forced to take my time, or take it out of the player. The initial tasteless repetitions of “Harlem,” a milquetoast Casio lullaby, certainly don’t encourage any further listening. But if…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’m not predicting that your whole life will flash before your eyes. But I do foresee that someone else’s life will glimmer and whoosh across your gaze — maybe even more than one someone. Be alert for pithy slips of the tongue, sudden drops in temperature, strange behavior by animals and…
Sturdy Ground
Count Bob Willett is another one of those numerous Detroit-area blues musicians who has been around the local scene for years and has the chops to prove it. The thing is, it’s getting hard for me to find different ways to emphasize how important it is to appreciate all the cats on the local scene…
