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COMING UP: PITCHFORK FEATURES DANNY BROWN ON THE GUEST LIST

In case you missed it earlier this month, Detroit’s own Danny Brown was featured on Pitchfork.com’s Guest Lists which features interviews with artists through an in-depth questionnaire. We love Danny’s call out on his ‘favorite venue’- The Shelter… Favorite Venue ‘Here in Detroit we got The Shelter, where Eminem shot a lot of the 8 Mile footage. I rap there a […]

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GIL-SCOTT HERON, WE ALMOST LOST DETROIT

The Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant on the shore of Lake Erie near Monroe, in Frenchtown Charter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USA, approximately halfway between Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio. On October 5, 1966 Fermi 1 suffered a partial fuel meltdown. There was no abnormal radiation release to the public, […]

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GARDENS

Detroit has been a powerful driving force behind garage rock since the genre’s inception in the mid 20th century. With the city producing successful bands like the MC5, The Stooges, Death, The Von Bondies and The White Stripes, Detroit has certainly proven its understanding and innovation of rock and roll. If you aren’t familiar with […]

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