Music Monday | New video by Carolyn Striho – “Sing it to Me”
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Back in April I wrote a preview post of the 2010 Detroit Music Awards for Detroit Unspun and interviewed my friend Carolyn Striho, who was nominated for twelve DMAs, the most of anybody this year. She ended up taking home three, including Outstanding Rock/Pop CD for Honesty. Carolyn has collaborated with a slew of amazing musicians in the past, including punk legend Patti Smith, but she’s an amazing...
Read MoreMusic Monday | Barrett Strong & Eliza Neals – bringin’ Motown back!
Once upon a time in 1960, a tiny little record label in Detroit named “Motown” released a song called “Money (That’s What I Want)” (you may have heard of it) that became its first hit and the beginning of a musical movement. The artist and songwriter was a man named Barrett Strong, who became a pivotal figure in Motown’s formative years and one of the most influential songwriters of the last century. Teaming up with legendary producer Norman Whitfield, Strong...
Read MoreThe lowdown with the Hoedown, and more on the way!
It’s been over a week since the 2010 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, and in my last post I hashed out a little of what I would be doing there. My life has been nothing short of a whirlwind since then, but unfortunately, no, I wasn’t able to sneak away to Nashville with Dierks Bentley (or even get his phone number, for that matter). Regardless, I had a blast and thought I’d post here a few quick links for those interested in my coverage/activity at the Hoedown. First off, I want to send...
Read MoreThere’s a Hoedown in Detroit this weekend, and it’s not what it sounds like!
Yep, I went there. There’s a lot going on this weekend in the Detroit area, and I thought I’d give you a quick head’s up as to where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing. As you may know, I write freelance for the Detroit Regional News Hub‘s blog, Detroit Unspun – and this weekend is a jam-packed weekend of events all over town. The Hub will be covering Startup Weekend Detroit, a comedy show featuring Dave Coulier for Forgotten Harvest, and the 28th annual...
Read MoreThe obligatory Future Midwest post
If you’re in metro Detroit (and even if you’re not), unless you’ve been living under a rock and completely off the grid, there’s this “social media” conference coming up in Royal Oak starting tomorrow called Future Midwest that some good people I know have been working their butts off trying to put together. I’m not going to get into too much detail about all of the events they’ve got lined up, because Dave Murr did a great job of it himself, so...
Read MoreMusical Monday Edition | Listener supported internet radio SomaFM
Confession: I’m addicted to internet radio. It started innocently enough a handful of years ago when cable internet became available in my area. I started streaming stations that were just out of my antenna’s reach — maybe something in Lansing or Saginaw. Somewhere along the lines (I don’t even remember when), I stopped listening to local commercial radio all together. I don’t know if there was any “tipping point,” so to speak, but it’s safe to...
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