Sam’s Jams: The First Black British Band to Top the Billboard R&B Chart
WDET Artist: Loose Ends Song: Nights of Pleasure Loose Ends is an R&B group from the UK. The trio originally...
Listen to CultureShift Host Amanda LeClaire’s Two-Hour Music Takeover
Amanda LeClaire At midnight on Friday, November 22, CultureShift's Amanda LeClaire took over the WDET airwaves for a special broadcast. Exploring the darker, more experimental...
Detroit Musician Jax Anderson Finds A Way to “Heal” with New EP, Art Exhibition
Meta Stange While the musicians and team behind the project is the same, Jax Anderson won't be using the moniker...
A New Performance at the Arab American National Museum Explores Identity and Place Through Dance
Meta Stange Palestinian American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker Leila Adawallah work examines how the trauma of losing one's home can...
The “Negro Motorists Green Book” Let Black Detroiters Know Where To Go in the Era of Jim Crow
During the Jim Crow era, “traveling while black” meant being denied entry into certain establishments, including restaurants, hotels, service stations and...
From Doner Kebabs to Pine Cones: A Detroit Journalist Finds Out What “Tradition” Means for Americans Today
Amanda LeClaire Recently, The New York Times sent four journalists and photographers, guided by four themes (patriotism, tradition, community, and youth) to...
Despite It All We Never Learn: A Look Inside A Humanitarian Crisis
Photographer Kenny Karpov has spent the last few years documenting the plight of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea and in Europe...
Listen to WDET’S Sam Beaubien Two-Hour All Detroit Airwave Takeover
On Tuesday, November 19th, 101.9 WDET's Sam Beaubien took over the WDET airwaves for a special broadcast. Digging into his personal...
Jeremy Piven, Trying Something New, Brings Stand-Up Act to Detroit
Courtesy of Jeremy Piven Jeremy Piven started out as a stage actor at Second City in Chicago before he headed to...
Comedian Michael Ian Black, Raised on Punk, Embraces Hair Rockers Like Bon Jovi
The Crofoot Author and actor Michael Ian Black has grown from the young indie comedian of MTV's sketch comedy "The...
Detroit’s Entertainment Commission Appoints Asia Hamilton, Owner of Norwest Gallery of Art
As Detroit continues to strengthen its arts and culture scene and work toward becoming a cultivating hub for artists and...
Jazz Saxophonist Marcus Elliot ‘Broken Seeds’ Bear Big Ideas, Emotions
Marcus Elliot sat down with WDET's Sam Beaubien to discuss his latest album "Broken Seeds Vol. 1." The album features...
