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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
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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 perform his set that ranged from ambient and soothing to ghettotech ass-tastic music. He has excellent range! Shigeto then jumped on the drums to enhance his own music as it played live. Those that weren’t familiar with Shigeto were blown away. Bonobo had masses of instruments and equipment on stage. He first appeared on the…
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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 released next month, How I learned to Stop Giving a Shit and Love. Back in the day MSI opened for Detroit’s own Insane Clown Posse, but has now developed their own cult-like following. The stage setup for the night was wide-open and clean with only one mic-stand, two small backdrops, and a mini-drum kit. This…
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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 the whole audience to join him. Fuckface Unstoppable did a mixture of covers and originals. The originals were “Bend My Dick” and “That’s Why I Fucked Your Mom.” I expected to see a lot of crazy things at this show, and was not disappointed. Here are a few of them: 1. Alex Flamsteed was making out…
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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 Honey Facemask 5. DARK YELLOW COLOR ESENTIALS-TINTED MOISTURIZER 6. RO’S ARGON BODY CONDITIONER-LUXURIOUS ROSE-SCENTED SHOWER LOTION FOR THE SOFTEST SKIN THAT EVER WAS
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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 had a huge year, and his performance was highly anticipated since his songs just about own the radio these days. But first we had to endure his hype man who ran around the stage shouting “YEAH!” for way too long. (Bitch don’t kill my vibe. HA!) Regardless, everyone loved Kendrick! His flow was unique, relaxed and his…
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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 Foundation. Noize is profiling Terry Peake, who is being recognized as a classically trained composer and veteran of the Detroit rock scene. He has chosen progressive rock and the application of modern compositional techniques within it as his current main artistic focus. We are documenting his first two performances that take place this weekend. We urge…
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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 first effort from Stars In Stereo-a step in the right direction. The group is radio-friendly, marketable, and the AP Mag/Warped audience will latch on quickly. Here is my first impression/track by track review! Let us know what you think of the album. Members: Bec Hollcraft – Vocals Jordan McGraw – Lead Guitar Justin Siegel –…
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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 that night as they assertively marched the unruliest fans out the door and expertly manhandled the crowdsurfers. Singer Greg Graffin was on point with perfect phrasing throughout the fast-paced songs, and a youthful voice that a countless number of punk singers still emulate. Graffin was chatty with the crowd and told us about how Toronto…
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Sigur Rós @ Fox Theatre Detroit 3/1/13 (Concert Review, Setlist & Photos)
By Alexis Simpson American reviews of the Icelandic band Sigur Rós most always include such accurate words as ethereal, spiritual, and haunting. His Detroit show was certainly avant-garde, an idealic experience, and even a bit high brow because the performance is akin to opera in the sense that the vocals are not in English. The group’s rare appearance in Detroit drew several months worth of buzz as fans grew more and more excited to see the awe-inspiring group in one of Detroit’s most iconic and beautiful venues. The stage setup was fairly simple but spread wide across the stage in order to accommodate many musicians and their instruments. A wide video screen displayed…
