WE ARE GIVING AWAY THIS AWOLNATION BEACH TOWEL!!!!
WIN THIS SNAZZY AWOLNATION BEACH TOWEL!!! All you have to do is… 1. Make sure you are either “liking” us on the Facebook, or following us on Twitter! 2. Listen to their new song 3. Send me an email alexis@noizenews.com and tell me why you need the beach towel and I’ll pick a winner by [...]
Apple takes a bite out of U.S. tax base
By Dave Palmer The New York Times , Apple has been dodging corporate taxes not only in the United States, but also in many other foreign countries using complicated corporate hijinks and clever accounting. “Apple wasn’t satisfied with shifting its profits to a low-tax offshore tax haven,” said Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat. “Apple sought the [...]
All Time Low @ The Fillmore Detroit 5/1/13 (Photos & Setlist)
I guess it’s about time I got around to posting these… MEMBERS: Alex Gaskarth Jack Barakat Rian Dawson Zack Merrick http://www.alltimelow.com http://twitter.com/alltimelow http://www.myspace.com/alltimelow http://atlhustlerclub.com/ http://www.interscope.com/ PHOTOS FAVE SETLIST ANNOUNCING… ASSASSASSASS A LIL TONGUE BRA SNIFFER? BRA READER? IDK. SING BONER HI BABY JUMP PLAY COLOR MUSCLY SMILE THE CLAW F OFF STOIC BONER ‘N BRAS [...]
Movement 2013 Detroit Spotify Mixtape
8 DAYS UNTIL MOVEMENT!!!!!!!!!!Click HERE to check out this year’s Movement’s Spotify Playlist!!
Mr. Moonlight Tour: Peter Murphy @ The Magic Stick 5-14-2013 (Photos, Setlist & Review)
By Alexis Simpson Whether Peter Murphy is performing his solo or Bauhaus material, he is captivating on stage. Peter is in the midst of the grueling Mr. Moonlight tour that starts out in North America, heads over to Europe, and then finishes up in North America again. This tour he is performing only Bauhaus material [...]
“War on Whistleblowers” exposes the government assault on free speech
By Dave Palmer BraveNew Foundation, creators of such documentaries as Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price and Iraq for Sale has released “War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State.” The film is focused on exposing how our government deals with employees and contractors who discover and report potentially catastrophic information regarding government [...]
Stars in Stereo Interview!! 5-14-13
By Alexis Simpson We got the chance to interview Jordan McGraw of Stars in Stereo. Check it out! NOIZE-How did your show go in Grand Rapids a few days ago at The Orbit Room? JORDAN-Honestly, this last Grand Rapids show was my favorite we have ever played. The crowd was absolutely insane. There’s no better [...]
The Armed @ The Scarab Club for Art X Detroit
I’m finally getting around to posting these great photos from Terry Peake’s Art X Detroit showcase last month. He invited The Armed to open at The Scarab Club, and these guys were insane fun. http://www.thearmed.com
Terry Peake’s Art X Detroit Showcase: Junecast, Fireloom, & Bahamut (Photos)
Mid April we got the chance to document two nights of Terry Peake’s performances from Art X Detroit. It was inspirational and exciting to see such a diverse Detroit crowd learning about different Detroit artists and attending their performances and exhibits. Here are my fave photos from Terry Peake’s showcase of his bands Junecast, Fireloom, [...]
Need a vacation? Just work overtime!
By Dave Palmer According to an article in the Huffington Post , the GOP-led House of Representatives is working on a bill that would allow employees to choose to take compensatory time in lieu of overtime. The idea is to allow workers to work overtime (each hour counting as an hour and a half of comp time) [...]
Capital Cities Interview 5-4-13
By Alexis Simpson We had the opportunity for a quick Q & A with Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian of Capital Cities, a new Electro Pop Rock Dance duo out of Los Angeles who will be performing at The Shelter in Detroit on May 15th. Scope out our interview and watch their video below. http://capitalcitiesmusic.com [...]
Pierce the Veil @ The Fillmore Detroit 5/1/2013 (Photos & Setlist)
By Alexis Simpson Pierce the Veil was as wonderful as ever and as studly. HA! Check out the photos from the show:) Vic Fuentes – Vocals Mike Fuentes – Drums Jaime Preciado – Bass Tony Perry – Guitar http://piercetheveil.net http://twitter.com/piercetheveil http://youtube.com/piercetheveilchannel https://new.myspace.com/piercetheveil/music PHOTOS FAVE BOOM TONY’S HEAD MORE TONY YELL TEETH AMPED PINK MIKE SPACE [...]
Song of the Moment: Major Lazer ft. Bruno Mars, Tyga, and Mystic-”Bubble Butt”
This song is silly, but fun to dance to! http://majorlazer.com http://www.twitter.com/majorlazer http://www.youtube.com/MajorLazerVEVO
USDA: Faster lines and less inspectors equals cleaner food.
By Dave Palmer The Obama administration is at it again, letting down progressives that believed in his message of change and moving forward while putting smiles on the faces of the corporate profiteers. According to a Mother Jones article, a new budget for the USDA released on April 10 proposes allowing chicken and turkey slaughterhouses [...]
Bonobo wsg Shigeto @ The Crofoot 4/19 (Photos & Review)
By Alexis Simpson Shigeto (aka Zach Saginaw) and Bonobo (aka Simon Green) sold out The Crofoot, and drew a very diverse crowd. Local favorite and Ghostly International artist, Shigeto, had a small entourage with him of his closest friends and family members. He was seen hanging out with his crew right before popping on stage to [...]
Mindless Self Indulgence @ The Fillmore Detroit 4/20/13 (Photos, Concert Review, & Setlist)
By Alexis Simpson Mindless Self Indulgence mixed rowdy punk rock with a little bit of rap, and delivered a quirky one-of-a-kind performance this past Saturday at The Fillmore Detroit. Props to the fans for coming dressed in colorful edgy attire and bright easter egg hair. This tour is in support of MSI’s new album being [...]
U.S. Senators show public opinion means nothing to them
By Dave Palmer Another day, another filibuster. Increasingly, this seems to be the mantra that is chanted silently in the heads of Senate Republicans. Once again, a filibuster-proof vote was required in a bipartisan agreement regarding the latest gun control bill to hit the Senate floor. Once again, votes fell largely on partisan lines, with [...]
NSFW! The Bam Margera Experience with CKY in Fuckface Unstoppable @ Harpo’s Detroit 4-26-13 (Photos, Setlist & Review)
By Jacob Giampa Bam Margera came back to Michigan last Friday for the second time in a month with his band Fuckface Unstoppable. This band consists of members from CKY. Before Bam came out, Brandon Novak appeared balls-out naked to sing a drunken cover of Phil Collins “In the air tonight.” Finally Bam came on stage and invited [...]
For the Voyeur: Shopping Addiction (Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics) 4/18/13
By Alexis Simpson What are you? Some kind of flippin’ weirdo that likes to spy on other’s weird habits? OK, fine. If you’re that bored, feel free to check out what I bought this week. WWW.LUSHAUSA.COM 1. OCEAN SALT=COCONUT CREAM AND COCONUT SCRUB 2. CURLY WURLY-COCONUT-Y SHAMPOO FOR CALMING CURLS 3. RETREAD-SUPER SMOOTHING CONDITIONER 4. Brazened [...]
Steve Aoki and Kendrick Lamar with Bad Rabbits 4/13/13 @ Meadow Brook Festival (Photos & Review)
By Jacob Giampa Bad Rabbits started off the chilly evening at a sold out outdoor concert at Meadow Brook Music Festival. They are a R&B band with a very modern sound and catchy songs. They were very interesting to watch as they spastically jumped and danced across the stage. http://www.BADRABBITS.com http://twitter.com/BadRabbits http://youtube.com/badrabbitstv Next up was Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick has [...]
Terry Peake: Kreske Art Fellow Award Recipient 2013
This week Detroit celebrates Art X Detroit event which is a five-day multidisciplinary celebration, from April 10-14, 2013, that will exclusively present works created by the 2011-2012 Kresge Eminent Artists and Artist Fellows, along with a special visual arts exhibition at MOCAD that runs through April 28, 2013. Art X Detroit is supported by The Kresge [...]
Album Review: Stars In Stereo Self Titled Album (Score=82%)
By Alexis Simpson We stumbled across the band “Stars In Stereo” when they opened for Drowning Pool and Flyleaf at St. Andrew’s Hall earlier this year. New female-fronted rock bands are fairly rare, and we wanted to support and share today’s new release of Stars In Stereo. Click HERE to stream. This is a good [...]
Bad Religion @ St. Andrew’s Hall 3/2/13 (Photos, Setlist, & Concert Review)
By Alexis Simpson “You can’t go wrong with a band whose frontman has a P.h.D., ” said one of my friends who was envious of our opportunity to cover Bad Religion’s Detroit leg of their North American tour. Bad Religion filled St. Andrew’s Hall with punk rock lovers, young, old, and rambunctious. Security wasn’t playing [...]
