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  • A Great Big World and Jukebox the Ghost bring fun to the Crofoot

    The audience at The Crofoot in Pontiac came together Thursday night, with the meaningfully happy music of A Great Big World and Jukebox the Ghost. While the bands clearly had a different sound, their message was the same— live for today and enjoy life. A brief opening from Greg Holden...
  • The Pit: Podcast – Ep. 11

    The Pit: Podcast - Ep. 11 discusses the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the US team, Washington Redskins, Midwest League All-Stars and a special bonus interview!...
  • Lana Del Rey finally makes her way to Detroit

    Lana Del Rey performed at the Masonic Temple on Thursday night as a part of her first and highly-anticipated North American tour. The stage was adorned with palm trees and candelabras in true hippie fashion, and the singer was dressed to match, wearing a mid-length, loose-fitting white dress with...
  • Video game “The Universim” allows players to go through time and space

    A vivid planet management experience game “The Universim,” is in the works from Cyptivo Games. Company owner and founder Alexander Koshelkov calls his new video game a “unique and expansive gaming experience,” where players travel through both time and the universe, bringing together and impacting the destiny of civilizations....
  • Detroit contestant competes on ‘The Price is Right’

    Detroit resident Dave Mitchell got a pleasant surprise on a recent trip to Los Angeles. He was in the audience of ‘The Price is Right’ with his 83-year-old mother, when he was called onstage to compete. “It was fantastic, something I never would have thought I would be a...
  • Indie pick of the week: Holoking

    At first listen, Chicago indie hip-hop duo Holoking resembles a more rhythmic early Lupe Fiasco sound, meshed with a touch of Kid Cudi. But the rhythms and uniqueness of each song is what makes this group different– artsy rhythm and instrumentals compliment the strength of influential lyrics. Vocalist “MC...