“…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, has played an integral role in most every protest movement...
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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 51% of the votes. The Nuge is currently out on...
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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 but, while we’re getting warmed up here, feel free to...
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Just over a year ago we wrote about and shared pictures from a benefit for singer Belita Woods in the wake of her massive heart attack. The Detroit singer’s resume goes back to sides with producer Ollie McLaughlin in the ’60s and the group Brainstorm in the ’70s and work with P-Funk circle from...
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On Wednesday, May 16, PJ’s Lager House will host the In-Between, Growwing Pains, Screams of Christ and Esper. The action starts at 9 p.m., and cover is $5. According to the Lager website, “The In-Between is an Indie Rock Band From Detroit MI. Stated in 2011 the band consists of Matt Diederichs (guitarist/ Vocalist),...
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Moms are awesome, ain’t they? Who else makes boo-boo’s feel better? In honor of mothers everywhere, here are some celebratory Detroit tunes. First up, an oddity from Alice Cooper that we had, to be honest, pretty much forgotten about. I’ve written home to mother. The Candy Band are punk rock moms who sing about...
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There are just three days to go on the Kickstarter appeal to raise the $4,500 Amy Gore & Her Valentines need to finish and release their debut album. We’ve heard it (reviewed here), and it’s a corker. At the time of writing, the band are about halfway to the total, and if they don’t...
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On the first album from this super group of musicians, They keep to their glam rock roots, and hard rock influence. The group composed of Gregory Beyer (Grayling, Sherry, Ty Stone and The Truth) Eric Hoegemeyer (Crud, Gold Cash Gold) and Troy Gregory (The Dirtbombs, The Witches) are all but underground, having performed at...
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Out this June on Quite Scientific – This Detroit quartet demonstrates the impact of earnest pop when it’s bolstered by four minds already finely honed into sensibilities for atmospheric augmentation, shred-it-up-energy, wholesome-smacking new-wave grooves and knotty rhythmic patterns – The reason their “debut” sound has such strong presentation is that this band -as-a-unit- has...
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What are you gonna take away from it? I was talking to a friend about the artist’s experience and he underlined the vitality of being able to hand something to the audience, the viewer, the listener, the reader. Iron Man will zoom through space and cars will explode in 3-D in front of your...
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