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The Science Farm

We missed putting this in the shows, so I'll pass it on to you now... head down the the Garden Bowl tonight and check out The Science Farm at the first Young Soul Rebels Revue. You may remember the Farm's appearance at the Young Soul opening bash. The duo is made up of Ben Blackwell, the drum set hurling, ceiling-hanging drummer of the Dirtbombs and Brian Muldoon, from another famous duo, The Upholsterers. It's free.
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Johnny Cach

The best thing about the official Johnny Cash website is that the man greets you personally (turn on your speakers). Here's to hoping he's out of the hospital soon.

Festivals, Festivals, Festivals

That is the theme of the weekend. The MCR crew now needs to decide where to go first.

Today's Free Press takes a look at The Singles while The News chats with Sista Otis and the Wholly Rollers

Concert Review: Iggy Pop & The Stooges @ DTE

Iggy Pop At DTEOkay, so after recovering from a day-long coma, I'm here to give you my take on the Stooges show Monday. It was pretty incredible, and Ron Asheton is my new guitar hero. I never realized how fucking good that guy is; in fact, everyone was totally with it. Iggy hasn't lost an ounce of fire. It really freaks me out that he's years older than my parents, yet he was flailing around like a mad fish and humping the amps, just like he should. Brilliant. They played everything from Funhouse save for L.A. Blues (Dirt was incredible, Iggy giving a little speech about how we shouldn't let people make us think we're shit because we all rule.), nearly everything from the first record (including I Wanna Be Your Dog... twice), and not a scrap from Raw Power, just to piss you off.

Highlights were:
Iggy telling security to fuck off and to let people come up and dance, resulting in a massive dance-party during Real Cool Time, then Iggy demanded the band play Fun House, so they did, and the melee continued for a bit, eventually dispersing as the song went on, but it got pretty crazy for a while; you couldn't fucking see a thing, but the energy was great.
Iggy making the lights-people "turn off all the house lights!" then screaming BLACKOUT DETROIT!!! while the crowd got their lighters out (for once, this was cool and not embarrassing at all).

Von Bondies and Sonic Youth played shorter-than-usual, but standard sets, but things moved quickly, as everyone knew what the order of the evening was. All in all, very good show.

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I Wanna Be Your Dog

Everyone seems to buzzing this morning about The Stooges show last night. Here is Brian Mccollum's 4 star review from the Detroit Free Press

Here is some news on Meg White playing with Brendan Benson from nme.com

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Thrasher Magazine

Hey there Detroit rock fans!!!! I hope my 1st post works.

Here's an article on The Dirtbombs from Thrasher Magazine. Thanks to Miss Modernage for finding that story

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Paybacks Rock

The Paybacks rocked out once again at the Magic Stick last night. and they brought up a bunch of their friends to jam at the end.

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Von Bondies & Dirtbombs Benefit Concert

Great show at the Magic Stick last sunday night... Von Bondies and the Dirtbombs benefit for the Mistreaters. Check out the snaps.

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New Motown Center Proposed

The Motown Museum may be moving to a new home. The Motown Center, a proposed entertainment facility and museum, could be constructed very soon. Three architectural firms (one from Detroit and two from NYC) have been chosen; signaling the progression of the facility. The Motown project has been in the works for about three years and the building may be much bigger than originally thought. The cost of the new center has been projected to be $28 million, but could cost as much as $60 million to build. Although some money has already been raised, a fund-raising campaign will start shortly. The Motown Center will be located on the corner of I-75 and Woodward Avenue. Motown Records founder Barry Gordy Jr. has already pledged his support for the new facility.

Jack White's Finger Surgery Video

Ever Wonder what the finger surgery of a famed musician might look like? Well, now you can see all the gory details. Jack White has posted video from his recent surgery on the White Stripes website.

In other White Stripes news, NME recently published an exclusive MCR photo of Jack's surprise guest appearance at the Magic Stick. Buy the July 26th issue to check it out.

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Aussie Festival To Feature D-Town Acts

Australia's Livid Festival, taking place this October, will feature some great live acts. D-town's own White Stripes, Jurassic 5, Black Rebel, Linkin Park, The Roots and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be playing throughout the touring festival which is scheduled to stop in Sydney (October 11th), Melbourne (October 12th) and Brisbane (October 18th). More bands should be announced before the tickets go on sale August 7th. By them, Jack will hopefully be used to playing guitar with screws in his hand.

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New At MCR: Glorious Detroit

Motorcityrocks.com announces an exciting new section called Glorious Detroit. We've created a guide to our great city with neighborhood profiles, Detroit history, links, landmarks and many other interesting facts about the motor city.

Vinyl Debut: Blanche

September 16th. A 45-rpm vinyl will precede the full-length, and will include Blanche will soon be releasing their debut album If We Can't Trust the Doctors... on Cass Records"Who's to Say..." (The White Stripes covered this song, recorded during the Elephant session, and will be included on the B-side of their new single I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself) and "Superstition". The single will be available on August 12th.

Singer and guitarist Dan Miller was a former bandmate of Jack White in his previous project Goober & the Peas.

In other Blanche news, the band will be opening for the Tindersticks when they play the Gem Theater on August 4th.

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