Two Fridays back Detroit Chic landed at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor to experience a little slice of ska and a minor helping of punk. Through a glorious night which featured the likes of Cheap Like Girls, Spick of It All, The Red Shift, and Mustard Plug (all local), Detroit Chic writers Jason Mick and Anna Kotov were battered bruised, but had a great time. The bands put on a power packed performance that did not disappoint…

Last year Smashing Pumpkin fans finally had reason to hope that they might get what they were waited seven long years for– a new album. However, with the release of Zeitgeist, the Pumpkins new effort, old fans will experience nothing but letdown. If this is the best that Billy Corgan can come up with after a seven-year hiatus, then it is rather pathetic. At the core of the album’s problems is the wall of guitar noise which masks Billy’s voice. If this was done intentionally, I do not know why.

Two weekends ago, Detroit Chic made its trek to the annual Metro Times blowout. The event, currently in its eleventh year is put on, as one might ascertain by the popular periodical Metro Times. This year the event, held in Hamtramck, featured 20 bars, cafes, and venues. Wednesday through Saturday was one big mass of music, with a virtual smorgasboard of 230+ local bands playing over the course of the weekend. If you have a friend in a local band, chances are they might have played. The event was everything you might expect– grand and energy packed at sometimes, tired and lackluster at others.

The innovative idea of a paper dress has become an icon of the generation that felt disposable. The throwaway accessory to life began as a small marketing idea that exploded into a short trend during the late 1960’s. With a recent revival in interest in paper dresses, its worth a look back at the history of the trend…

Get onboard the blend trend– an intro to the world of Ombre.     Even if you haven't heard the french word "ombre" before, chances are you've seen it.   It's a term, meaning "shading," that every true fashionista must come to know and love. (Pictures courtesy of Neiman Marcus, Express, scarlettjohanssonfan.com, and Louis Vuitton)

Well, there goes 84 minutes of my life that I can never get back, I thought. At least it was only 84 minutes. Medical “thriller” “Awake” was a stark disappointment. The idea behind it was intriguing, that of a man (Christensen) experiencing what is known as Anesthesia Awareness during a heart transplant operation.

There is a trend in the electronic music clubs, much as there is to the “goth” look for non-goth music. The trend in the clubs is in the type of DJing, however. It seems they have to turn what they do into an artform and
become an artist themselves. “What do they do?” you ask. They do what is called “beat matching”. They set
their mixers to have every song play at the same beat. This means either speeding songs up or slowing them down so every song matches the same beat.

                   Perhaps after Monday you are suffering from a bit of St. Patrick's Day letdown.  Well, it can't always be St. Patrick's Day, but that doesn't mean you can't get lucky any day of the year.  Enter Sean O'Callaghan's, Traditional Irish Public House and perfect cure to the post-Paddy's blues.  With three locations in Brighton, Milford, and my personal [...]

    I've always longed to sit in a dark movie theater with a giant tub of popcorn and a tall, perspiring fountain drink and watch some of the old movies I've never had the opportunity to see on the big screen, but living in an era where giant blockbuster films hog the theaters, it's rare to see any of the [...]

Even if you haven't heard the french word "ombre" before, chances are you've seen it. It's a term, meaning "shading," that every true fashionista must come to know and love. Ombre first started making appearances last spring, with the release of the fall fashion shows. Alberta Ferretti had wonderful line featuring ombre, as did Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. Hosting a [...]