A Preview of the 90th Academy Awards

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri/Fox Searchlight The 90th Academy Awards are on Sunday. Hollywood’s biggest night is beginning to look...

Fairgrounds Development Coalition Says Enough is Enough

A group of neighbors around the Michigan State Fairgrounds at 8 Mile and Woodward are pushing Michigan Land Bank Fast...

Coming to Detroit: Rhye Breaks Down New Album “Blood” Ahead of El Club Tour Date

Mike Milosh / photo courtesy of Rhye It's been five years since critically-acclaimed band Rhye arrived on the scene with their debut album...

Government Food Boxes? It’s Nothing New for Native Americans

KNBA When we think of food assistance, we usually think of food stamps, which now come in the form of the Supplemental...

Are Detroit Chefs Talented Enough to Win A James Beard Award?

  Marvin Shaouni The semi-finalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards have been announced and there are some prominent Detroit area...

Meet the Godmother of Rock N’ Roll at New Detroit Public Theatre Play

  Photo via Detroit Public Theatre Sister Rosetta Tharpe is often referred to as the "godmother of rock n' roll"...

Metro Detroit Group Plans Protest at R. Kelly Concert Over Underage Sex Claims

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A group of activists say they plan to protest musician R. Kelly’s performance at Little Caesars Arena. R....

100 Things to do in the Upper Penninsula…

As winter weather drags on, many people are feeling a bit of “cabin fever”. Spending too much time on the...

Tiny Desk Contest

It's time to crank up the amps, warm up the drum machines, dust off the sax (or whatever your instrument...

The Progressive Underground Show 251 feat. DABRYE

Ghostly International On tonight's episode of The Progressive Underground, host Chris Campbell interviews producer/DJ/beatmaker Tadd Mullinex aka DABRYE who discusses...

Sam’s Jams: Words and music with Detroit artist Xavier Jack

Sam Beaubien is WDET’s Creative Director and longtime bandleader for the Detroit funk + soul group Will Sessions. He’s been playing music for...

The Cultural Significance of Black Panther

Courtesy of Candice Fortman Black Panther, the latest in the Marvel superhero universe finally hit movie theaters this week. The...