Brahms: Great Responsibility to German Composition Made Great Music
Flickr There are three great “B”s of Germanic orchestral composition -- Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms. But unlike some of the famous...
Archives of Michigan to Display Rare Slavery Document
Michigan Library/ CC An Eaton Rapids resident has donated a slavery freedom receipt to the Michigan Historical Center dating back...
The Progressive Underground Show 156
Jay Nemor Music On this weekend's installment of The Progressive Underground, we bump tracks from the Brand New Heavies, Toni,...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 2-6-16
This week on RREM, lots of EWF (Maurice White, RIP), new Graham Nash, Esperanza Spalding, Motor City tunes from Jack...
Open Competition for Screenwriters of Diversity in the Film Industry
The DuSable Panthers may have been cheated out of the Illinois State High School championship in 1954 based on the...
Director and Detroit Native Mike Binder Talks New Thriller “Keep Calm”
Binder Born in Detroit and raised in Birmingham, Michigan, Mike Binder is a director, screenwriter, producer and now a novelist....
New Plans for Michigan and Trumbull Site
After years of passionate and sometimes heated debate, new plans are being finalized for the site of the old Tiger Stadium. The...
Pot Shops Hamstrung by Federal Banking Laws Prohibiting Deposits
While driving through Detroit it’s likely that you’ve passed buildings with a big green medical cross outside. It’s part of...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 1-30-16
Next time on RREM, new Motor City music from Chris Bathgate, and JR JR, plus Anderson. Paak to Peter Frampton...
How Many Homeless in Detroit?
Volunteers and staff from homeless organizations across Detroit plan to comb the streets tonight (WEDS) looking for those without shelter....
Examining Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Work Through a Literary Lens
Flickr Since its inception 40 years ago, Hip-Hop has been populated with rappers speaking truth to power from the street-level...
Music Hall Needs A Million $ to Stay Solvent
In the shadow of Comerica Park and Ford Field sits one of Detroit’s oldest entertainment venues. Music Hall Center...