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South Normal

South Normal is #1 on the garageband.com charts with their song "White Lies"... they also clock in at #12 with "Shakin".

Detroit's own whatevs.org gets a shout-out in the Village Voice... props to Uncle Grambo!!

tis the season...

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In The Studio: The Sights

The Sights Recorded 5 songs at Ghetto on 16 track, they sound goood. Diamond still owns the tapes though, till we figure out how to pay for the sessions. We own the magic on the tapes.
Just found out they're playing 313.JAC this Friday... check it out.

Concert Review: Dirtbombs @ The Magic Stick

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mick & tom potterYou can't stand still and listen to the Dirtbombs. Don't even try it, it is a futile effort. Holding a bash in celebration of the release of their third album last night, the Dirtbombs rocked the Magic Stick once again. This is a band that is really great when they're on and really bad when they're off. These days however, they seem to be on all the time and they are getting better and better. The dual drum rhythm machine comprised of Ben Blackwell and Pat Pantano was rock solid. In front of them, Mick Collins had the crowd wrapped around his finger. As usual, Jim Diamond pumped out some solid bass on Mick's left-hand side. The position of bass on Mick's right has called up various ranks of the Detroit rock family after Tom Potter left the Dirtbombs to focus on the Detroit City Council. This show brought in Witches frontman Troy Gregory. Gregory seemed to be a perfect fit with backup vocals that blended wonderfully with Mick's booming baritone.

A band with a reputation of a notoriously dirty and rough garage rock sound, the Dirtbombs cleanjim diamond things up a bit on their new record, Dangerous Magical Noise. The production is much cleaner and the songs are a bit more accessible. Proving they are not 'stuck in the garage,' the album contains some catchy pop tunes complete with chorus-like background vocals and Mick's stylish falsetto ("Motor City Baby" and "Earthquake Heart"). Mick, in fact, has called the album "disgustingly radio-friendly." Fear not though, they haven't turned into Justin Timberlake. The first track, "Start the Party" shows they get things goin' just as rockin' as ever. -Ryan Sult

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Ivan Suvanjieff (aka Mark Norton), a former Detroit rocker and director of the new film Detroit Punks, chats with Michael Moore in Denver... meanwhile, the Rocky Mountain News explains how his organization PeaceJam makes the world a better place.

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Pluged Back In

Electric Six finally restore power to their website.

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Hardest Button To Button

Here is the story behind the White Stripes "Hardest Button To Button" video.

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Wayne State U. has no love for rockers and their rock n' roll lifestyle.

I Saw The Come Ons

... and I left with a smile. The Come Ons brought their singsong garage pop to the Lager House tonight. Strumming on her "Fender Jazz Bass," Deanne's nonchalant vocals inspired the crowd to dance like nobody was watching. Not to mention Pat Pantano's dead-on drumming... the guy has to be the best drummer in the Motor City. They played upbeat danceable tunes for the entire show... until the last song when they mellowed it down a bit. At this point, Pat stood up and threw his sportcoat over the drum... a rather unconventional technique that mellowed things out nicely.

Concert Review: Von Bondies @ The Blind Pig

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Any show that ends with Jason Von Bondie curled at the bottom of a staircasevon bondies is alright with me. The kids at Ann Arbor's Blind Pig last night got to see a band on the rise to stardom and appeared to have a darn good time doing it.

Confident and laid back, the Von Bondies arrived with no set list. It was refreshing to see that big record deals and continual press attention hasn't persuaded the band to take things too seriously. They wandered on stage and decided what to play on a song-by-song basis. The result was a spontaneity and carelessness that so-called "professional" bands so often lack. Basically, that means they sounded great and were entertaining.


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The packed crowd at the Blind Pig really dug the Von Bondies, and legendary record exec Seymour Stein seems to share that sentiment. After two years at the helm of Elektra Records, Stein is reviving his legendary Sire Records. Stein originally founded the label in 1966 and changed the face of rock n' roll with such bands as The Ramones and The Cure. The new Sire is championing the Von Bondies as a signature act. The album, Pawn Shoppe Heart, was produced by Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads fame) and will reportedly be released sometime in February or March. -- Ryan Sult

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Alcie Cooper returns, a new bar in Hamtramck and the Silverdome finds a new use.

Alice Cooper comes back home for a show on Monday. He talks with the Detroit News about the show and his new cd.

Ever wonder how parade balloons get washed? Well wonder no more by heading to the Detroit Zoo this Saturday.

Everyone's favorite hipsters,The Strokes, hit town next week and The News talks with the boys from NYC.

Well they have finally found a use for the Silverdome and if you guessed drive- in movie theater you would be correct.

Napster is back... but for a price.

The Freep checks out another new Hamtramck bar, The Belmont. The Detroit Cobras will be playing at their grand opening party on Halloween. After reading the review this may become the new MCR hangout. Who can go wrong with "Punk, Pabst and Porn" night.

Hard Rock Cafe Set To Open Doors.

The Hard Rock will be opening up their new restaurant next month but this monday you will be able to buy Hard Rock merchandise at a temporary store.

The Freep brings us this "new" info this morning.
Helping out: White Stripes rocker Jack White of Detroit plays guitar on the debut single by local alternative country act Blanche. "Who's to Say" comes on a 7-inch vinyl disc at www.cassrecords.com

Update on The Von Bondies from NME

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Finally, EMI announces a release date for the Iggy album: Novemeber 4

Brian Smith fills us in on Bootsey X's misfortune and raves about the Waxwings.
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