Motown mural by Curtis Lewis, Bert's Warehouse Theater, Eastern Market, Detroit, May 2015
Links to published works
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Techno Pioneer Jeff Mills Blazes a Trail to Space, and Beyond: May 2024
Damo Suzuki, Singer Who Ignited the Experimental Band Can, Dies at 74: February 2024
An Innovative Vocalist Lost Her Speech, But She's Still Performing: January 2024
Amp Fiddler, Versatile Keyboardist, Singer and Mentor, Dies at 65: December 2023
Rick Froberg, Singer of Artful Intensity, Is Dead at 55: July 2023
Peter Brötzmann, 82, Dies; His Thunderous Saxophone Shook Jazz Traditions: July 2023
Standing On The Corner Is a Music Collective That Won't Be Pinned Down: May 2023
Jaimie Branch, Trumpeter Who Crossed Genre Lines, Dies at 39: August 2022
Can's Live Shows Will Be Heard at Last, Thanks to a Bootlegger: May 2021
The Wild Story of CREEM, Once "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine": August 2020
Terry Riley's Avant-Garde Sounds Are Still Casting Spells: December 2019
Excavating the Lost Work of Peter Laughner, a Rock ’n’ Roll Tragedy: August 2019
Think Tim Jones’s Cosmic R&B Is Weird? Wait Until You Meet His Dummy: October 2018
How Bombino Became the Sultan of Shred: May 2018
Alice Coltrane’s Ashram Recordings Finally Have a Wide Release: May 2017
Rhiannon Giddens Celebrates “Freedom Highway” in the Big House: February 2017
Temple of the Dog Reunites, Headliners at Last on a Mini-Tour: November 2016
Popcast: Techno's New Identity: June 2016
Spinning Tunes in Ghana, With the World On His Mind (DJ Katapila): February 2016
From the Ashes, a Proto-Punk Revival: The Short-Lived Cleveland Band X__X Is Back: November 2014
For a Raw Voice, the Balm of Serendipity: Benjamin Booker on Opening for Jack White: August 2014
30 Years Later, a Cosmos Reanimated: Craig Leon Rerecords a Synth Classic: July 2014
For New Age, the Next Generation (Mark McGuire, "I Am the Center," Iasos, & Laraaji): February 2014
Popcast: Rediscovering New Age: February 2014
An Elusive Mystery Man of Music (William Onyeabor): November 2013
Ty Segall Releases the Psychedelic-Folk Album "Sleeper": August 2013
Disco's New Big Band Era (Crystal Ark, Escort, & Midnight Magic): November 2012
Loud Enough to Be Heard In Another Country (Japandroids): June 2012
Between Semesters, Digital Innovation: Nicolas Jaar, Electronic Musician and Student at Brown: March 2012
Capturing the Idling of the Motor City: Andrew Moore's Photographic Take On Detroit Decay: August 2011:
Lost, With Laptops, In Psychedelic Space (Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, & the Low End Theory Scene): May 2010
Who Knew That Robots Were Funky?: The Heritage of Kraftwerk on Funk and Techno: December 2009
Still Punk, But Beyond Tantrums: Jay Reatard: August 2009
This Band Was Punk Before Punk Was Punk: A Band Called Death: March 2009
Slapshot Blog: Partisan Preview: Detroit vs. Pittsburgh: May 2008
Slapshot Blog: Partisan Preview: Detroit vs. Colorado: April 2008
Dracula Takes Dancing Lesson's (Guy Maddin and "Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary"): May 2003
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE
The Straw That Stirs the Shtick (ESPN's "SportsCenter" Commercials): October 1998
DETROIT FREE PRESS
The Carlyle Queen: Bettye LaVette Rides Career Upswing: February 2015
GQ
LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Detroit 1-8-7" Traverses a City's Tricky Self-Image Topography: September 2010
PITCHFORK
Remembering Mike Huckaby, Who Delivered Detroit’s Music To The World: May 2020
RED BULL MUSIC ACADEMY
Infinite Journey to Inner Space: The Legacy of Drexciya: June 2017
Rik Davis: Alleys of His Mind (Richard Davis of Cybotron): May 2016
The Epic: Kamasi Washington's Brand of Ecstatic Jazz: May 2016
RBMA Radio Interview with George Clinton: May 2015
RBMA Radio Interview with Parliament-Funkadelic illustrator/cartoonist Overton Loyd: May 2015
New York Stories: Michael Holman (On the Canal Zone Party, Jean-Michel Basquiat, & Gray): May 2013
ROLLING STONE
20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2017: Gas: “Narkopop”: December 2017
20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2017: Vince Staples: “Big Fish Theory”: December 2017
20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2017: Daphni: “Joli Mai”: December 2017
20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2017: Kondi Band: “Salone”: December 2017
Muhammad Ali: 4 Ways He Changed America: June 2016
The 25 Greatest Internet DJ Mixes of All Time: Optimo: Optimogeddon (2010): August 2015
The 25 Greatest Internet DJ Mixes of All Time: Anthony "Shake" Shakir: Little White Earbuds Podcast 42 (2010): August 2015
The 25 Greatest Internet DJ Mixes of All Time: Marcellus Pittman: FACT Mix 201 (2010): August 2015
A Look Behind Hockey's Iron Curtain: New Doc "Red Army" Reveals the Dark Legacy Behind the Dominance of the Soviet Squad: December 2014
Singer-Songwriter Rodriguez On New Documentary "Searching For Sugar Man" About His Secret Success: July 2012
My Kraftweek at the MoMA
Kraftwerk Diary Day One: Electronic Pioneers Play 1974's "Autobahn": April 2012:
Kraftwerk Diary Day Two: Band Plays 1975 Concept Album "Radio-Activity": April 2012
Kraftwerk Diary Day Three: 1977's Influential "Trans-Europe Express": April 2012
Kraftwerk Diary Day Four: 1978's "The Man-Machine": April 2012:
Kraftwerk Diary Day Five: 1981's "Computer World" Invents Electronic Funk: April 2012
Kraftwerk Diary Day Six: Group Wades Into 1986's "Techno Pop": April 2012
Kraftwerk Diary Day Seven: 1991's Greatest Hits Album "The Mix": April 2012
Kraftwerk Diary Day Eight: Retrospective on 2003's "Tour De France Soundtracks": April 2012
SPIN
Charles Manson vs. Woodstock: SPIN’s September 1994 Cover Story, ‘Summer of ’69’: September 2015
Liars Break Down The Electronic Influences That Shaped "WIXIW": June 2012
"Better Than Something" Directors On Working Alongside the Late Jay Reatard: March 2012
A Tale of Two Cities: The African-American Origins of Detroit Techno: October 1998
So Happy Together: Dave Grohl Finds Nirvana In the Foo Fighters: July 1997 cover story
Soundgarden: Superwellknown: July 1996 cover story
Beck's Subterranean Homeboy Blues: July 1994 cover story
MEN'S JOURNAL
How 4 Former NFL Players Are Dealing With Life After Football: February 2019
Baseball’s Most Interesting Man: Detroit Tiger Daniel Norris: October 2017
Detroit Lion DeAndre Levy: The Most Interesting Man in the NFL: December 2016
The NFL's Data Revolution: October 2015
What Dolphins Are Thinking: September 2015
Record Book: The First Winter Crossing of the Pacific Crest Trail: May 2015
A Nature Documentary That Could Actually Make a Difference (Earth: A New Wild ): March 2015
One Blogger's Fight To Make Michigan Football Good Again (MGoBlog): January/February 2015
Q&A: Jalen Rose: NBA's Inside Man: December 2014
Q&A: Mike Rowe: Working Class Hero: November 2014
The Sorry State of Mudslide Detection: June 2014
24 Is Back: Behind the Bid to Live Another Day : May 2014
Building a Better Condom: March 2014
The Ex-Spy Behind The Americans (Joe Weisberg): February 2014
How Geeks Took Over the NBA: January 2014
The Truth About Killer Kitties: May 2013
VICTORY JOURNAL
Master of Puppets (The Mascots of Harrison/Erickson): Winter 2015
The Game: Michigan vs. Ohio State, November 30, 2013: November 2014
COMPLEX
The 411 On the 313: A Brief History of Detroit Hip-Hop: October 2013
MTV HIVE
TABLET
SALON
Carpetbagger Bowl: All Hail the First Champion of the Age of Franchise Free Agency!: January 2000
NPR
20 Feet From DJ: Remembering Diane Charlemagne And Dance Music's Overlooked Vocalists: December 2015
Songs We Love: Bombino, “Akhar Zaman (This Moment)”: February 2016
VULTURE
The Wild Story Behind Aretha Franklin’s Long-Delayed Documentary: December 2018
LCD Soundsystem’s Reunion Show Proves It Hasn’t Lost Its Edge: March 2016