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RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES RELEASE DOUBLE LP ALBUM “RRR LP1 + RRR LP2”

After years of jam sessions and lots of jokes, the self-coined “rattle” band Racehorses are Resources has simultaneously released two full LP’s titled “RRR LP1,” and “RRR LP2.” Comprised of accomplished Detroit musicians Chris Peters, Quelle Chris, Michael Lapp, Nick Cicchetti and Nick Speed, the somewhat unlikely crew has banded together to put forth an […]

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WOMEN IN HIP HOP CONCERT FEAT RAPSODY CELEBRATES ITS DEBUT WITH ALLIED MEDIA CONFERENCE 2016

Detroit’s first contemporary interactive Women in Hip Hop Conference launches at The Allied Media Conference this year, bringing together leading figures in Detroit’s hip hop, digital media, art, dance, and performance communities to “redefine roles and breaking the stereotypes of women in hip hop, while inspiring women in the arts.” The conference will showcase workshops, […]

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#SAVETHERAINBOW: KATIE CRAIG AKA EXACTLY HI-TOPS SUES DEVELOPER OVER THE ILLUMINATED MURAL

BREAKING NEWS: In a showdown over the legal status of public art in the United States, our previously featured artist Katherine Craig, also known as Exactly Hi-Tops, has filed a lawsuit in federal court today, seeking protection under the Visual Artists Rights Act for her work The Illuminated Mural—a nine-story mural on the side of 2937 […]

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PLAYGROUND DETROIT PRESENTS FEATURED ARTIST EXACTLY HI-TOPS

Katherine Persiconi Craig, known as Exactly Hi-Tops is internationally-known for her public art installation, “The Illuminated Mural” in Detroit’s North End neighborhood. Since the mural’s completion in 2010, this work of art has graced The Washington Post, VICE Magazine, the Palladium Boots catalog and featured in local news publications; and appears in the “Detroit Lives” documentary from Vice TV. […]

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LISTEN NOW: RACEHORSES ARE RESOURCES DEBUT 7″ SINGLE COLLABORATION WITH EXACTLY HI-TOPS

Nick Speed, legendary Detroit producer, DJ and emcee, has been working on a new side project- Racehorses Are Resources alongside with an incredible line-up of fellow Detroiters including Chris Peters, Quelle Chris, and Nick Cicchetti. Unlike most bands, they consider their music undirected or forced- it rather simply “happens,” with the end result revealing itself […]

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