Liner Notes: Exploring the Genius of Digable Planets’ “Blowout Comb”
Welcome to Liner Notes, a collection of audio thumbnail essays that tell the story behind seminal albums that you know...
Theo Parrish Pushes the Boundaries of Electronic Music
Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chicago, multi-instrumentalist Theo Parrish grew up surrounded by music. Influenced by Chicago’s electronic...
Detroit Today’s Annual Festivus Show Has Never Felt More Necessary
From unprecedented mail delays to toilet paper hoarding, 2020 may go down in the Festivus hall of fame as the...
Between Takes: How Motown Production Shaped Rodriguez’s “Cold Fact”
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Soul Saturday’s Best of 2020: Reel People
As part of his series reviewing Soul Saturday's Best of 2020 releases, Nick Austin sat down with Speech from Arrested...
Livonia Officials Aim to Turn a Historic Park into a Holiday Gathering Space
Laura Herberg/WDET In Livonia, at Newburgh Road, just South of Eight Mile Road sits Greenmead Historical Park, a farm site...
Between Takes: Phil Ranelin’s Vibes from the Tribe
Welcome to Between Takes; where artists and musicians tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. WDET’s Sam Beaubien has been...
Urbanrest Brewing Company’s “Slow and Low” Brewing Philosophy
Urbanrest Brewing Company is a neighborhood brewery in Ferndale, MI that is known for its passionately brewed beer and kombucha....
Watch the New Video From Detroit Singer-Songwriter John Salvage
Michigan singer-songwriter John Salvage will release his debut solo album, "Coyote Hasten" next month, but the lead single, "Trade Coyote" is out today,...
COVID-19 Reshaped Sports In 2020, But Women Continued To Make Their Mark
Women athletes found ways to make their mark in a year when COVID-19 completely rewrote our relationship with sports and...
Third Man Records December Releases: The White Stripes, Heather Trost, and ‘Maggot Brain’
Discovering new music is one of the things you’ve told us you love the most about WDET. To satisfy your...
Southfield Entrepreneur Launches Bowling Alley On Wheels During The Pandemic
Laura Herberg/WDET A black semi truck is parked in front of a nondescript office building in Southfield on a recent...