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Saturday night the Ferndale duo of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott , better known as  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. returned home to usher in the release of their debut album It’s A Corporate World. If you’re unfamiliar with the Jr. Jr. then check out MT Arts & Culture Editor Travis R. Wright’s profile of...
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After it was rumored a few months back that Eminem would grab a headlining slot at the 20th incarnation of Lollapalooza, it was made official at midnight, that Em, along with Foo Fighters, Muse, and Coldplay will headline the 3-day Chicago festival.  Fellow Detroiter’s Mayer Hawthorne and The County and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr....
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It’s no mystery why there’s always a big Detroit contingent at SXSW – we want to get the fuck out of cold Michigan and eat some BBQ. I hit town with Chris Bathgate and band  just in time to catch Danny Brown and his hype man Dope Head tearing it up/celebrating Danny’s 30th birthday...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr perform during SXSW. Yesterday in Austin felt like the first true day of SXSW. The amount of shows swarming all over the city was far more intense than Tuesday. On a national level, artists like Odd Future, Lil B, Raphael Saadiq, Das Racist, Yelawolf, and Bad Brains, all played amazing...
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The dwindling travel budgets here at MT insured without question that we not send a writer to cover the CMJ Fest in NYC this past week. So we figured we’d just eye yesterday’s New York Times wrap up in lieu ’cause we usually trust the word of critic Jon Pareles. His umbrella take of...
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Heading to NYC next week to catch a few of the 1200 live bands scheduled to appear over five days at the CMJ Music Marathon? Are you a blogger-wannabe who lately has taken to calling yourself a scout? Or are you a “badgeless” and “fearless” party crasher? Will you be there for the free...
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First they beat out a slew of local bands in spring to win the Fox Sports Detroit “April in the D” jingle jam-off, but now Detroit’s most literally commercial band, The Victorious Secrets,  are on the international spotlight after winning a competition that landed them the gig as Free Credit Report’s band. Gone is...
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I’ve got the best FREE download of the week, plus a record release you won’t want to miss … But first, watch this: Meet Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., a fucking brilliant collaboration between two of Detroit’s pop maestros — The Silent Years‘ Josh Epstein and The Great Fiction’s Daniel Zott. Maybe you’ve caught their...
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