Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and...
The Progressive Underground: Yacht Rock Edition
This weekend on The Progressive Underground, we dropped anchor in the world of Yacht Rock — that smooth, soulful, and...
The Metro: Ann Delisi, Don Was to go head-to-head at Motor City Playlist’s annual Bowling Party
Here at WDET, we feel incredibly lucky to have such an esteemed group of music hosts gracing our airwaves. On...
Acoustic Café: Craig Finn (of The Hold Steady) talks new solo work; plus new music from Lucy Dacus, Springsteen + more
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Craig Finn returns as our guest to talk about the new solo album...
MI Local: Ann Arbor’s The City Lines premiere video for new single, ‘Blood and Smoke’
An echo-splashed guitar rises, a tender and melodic voice sails in, and a steady driving beat starts to pick up....
The Metro Events Guide: Global celebrations and good trouble
The Concert of Colors is back in full swing, but it's not the only global festival in town. This week,...
In The Groove: Butcher Brown, bigboihums, Jadu Heart, Mieke Miami
New music from Mieke Miami, Annahstasia, Perfume Genius, Jadu Heart and more. Check the playlist below and listen to the...
The Metro: African World Festival returns to the heart of Detroit
The African World Festival is an annual event hosted by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. It’s...
The Metro: Celebrated Detroit artists to fuse Arab, Armenian sounds at Concert Of Colors
Sounds from across the globe are coming to Detroit this weekend for the 34th annual Concert of Colors music festival....
The Metro: Marcus Samuelsson is savoring Detroit’s global food scene
The world can learn a lot from Detroit. Last week, the nonprofit Global Citizen came to the Hudson’s building to...
The Metro: New book explores the true meaning of ‘Black Power’
"Black Power" is widely known as a political slogan — a rallying cry to mobilize Black Americans to attain social,...
In The Groove: The first public radio show to play Justin Bieber + Jeff Tweedy together!
How exciting to be, what I believe, the first public radio music show to go from Justin Bieber’s excellent new...