In a sort of fever-dream burlesque with a radical chorus chiming in, Detroit attorney Thomas Stephens channels, among others, Crazy Horse, Emma  Goldman, Harriet Tubman and Coleman A. Young to provide a distinctly lefty take on Detroit’s “consent agreement” and, as he describes it,...
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Update: We just heard that there will be a tribute to Belita held Thursday night at Bert’s Marketplace, 2727 Russell Street, Detroit; 313-567-2030. Just over a year ago we wrote about and shared pictures from a benefit for singer Belita Woods in the wake...
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The business card reads: Doc Waffles – ▪erudite/absurdist rap wrangler ▪antiquarian rare book dealer ▪Dadaist wordsmith ▪bon vivant ▪Ambulance Chaser. . Waffles raps have a weird charm to them; you can almost see him suavely smirking with a nod and a wink as he...
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(Ed.  This is a first tour-diary entry in series of mad, action-packed (mis) adventures to be captured by Eddie Baranek, the articulate front man of Detroit’s rock ‘n’ roll torchbearers, The Sights. The quintet was, you’ll note, personally selected by Jack Black to support...
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“…that idea deserves song…” -Tom Morello   “…we travel as equals, or not at all…” -Joseph Arthur       I don’t know what it is… But music is inherently inspiring. Music, as is noted in any  history book or on any Wikipedia page,...
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The final, up-to-date schedule for the Movement Festival, taking place May26-28 at Hart Plaza, is now online at the official Movement website. Ted Nugent has been named Detroit’s Greatest Guitar Player of All Time by a poll initiated through Mlive! Nugent pulled in over...
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A just-released report titled “Basic Decency: Protecting the human rights of children” is both heart breaking and infuriating. The study looks at the way Michigan treats juveniles found guilty of first-degree murder. It is grim reading. As noted in the introduction: To date, 376...
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Remember – if you send it, it will get reviewed. That’s the City Slang promise. It doesn’t matter what genre the music is – as long as it has a Metro Detroit connection, it’ll get in. Preferably, we’d like to concentrate on new releases...
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Janice Fialka’s 40-year career as a social worker has been profoundly influenced by the concept of dance. Not as a therapeutic technique but as a metaphor for partners who truly listen to each other in a way that synchronizes and transforms their relationship. She...
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