For all the songs that have been written with mothers in mind, there are none better than the ones written by music’s bad boys. Despite their tough guy images, moms have a special place in the hearts of our crooning and rapping outlaws and these three are some of the best songs sung to...
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Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, a.k.a. Nathanial Hornblower, died May 4th. One third of the Beastie Boys, Yauch had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009. To me, he always seemed like the elder statesman of the group. I mean, still kind of an ass in that Beastie sort of way, but also a little older,...
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The 5th annual Record Store Day is a celebration of something that has become all too rare. For the past 15 years or so, downtowns and strip malls across the country have seen their mom and pop record stores shutter and close at incredibly high rates. Although this trend is almost certainly irreversible, a reverence...
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Bruce Springsteen is a monster. At 62 years old, you’d think the old man would appear a little, well, you know. Old. That certainly wasn’t the case this Thursday night, April 12, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Springsteen and his E Street Band came on stage at 8:30pm and didn’t leave until just...
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In honor of Detroit’s most raucous and merry of holidays–no, not St. Patrick’s day, believe it or not–the Urbane Life is taking a musical spin on our Grand Ol’ Game. As the Tigers take the field, we take a look at 9 little known facts concerning one of the most popular songs of the...
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Pop/rock band Tone & Niche won the local round for this year’s Hard Rock Rising contest. They now advance to the global competition where they will go up against 85 other acts. Each band represents a different Hard Rock Cafe location, from Detroit to Edinburgh, Jakarta to Medellin. The grand prize winner of the...
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Urbane Life Music and Movies writer MJ Galbraith is currently on an East Coast tour. Here are his dispatches from the road. Downtown Stroudsburg PA: Our first date on the tour was a show at East Stroudsburg University. After the show, we walked around the neighboring downtown and had some drinks with an Irishman....
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This week Passalacqua (hip hop duo Mister and Cold Men Young’s Blacksmith) and Doc Waffles dropped a music video for “Dead Fish Eyes,” the new single printed on a limited edition 7″ vinyl. “Dead Fish Eyes” is one of the more pronounceable titles from this group of rappers, but it’s certainly not lacking in the expected wordplay:...
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With today being St. Patrick’s Day and all, the Urbane Life is taking a look at some of Ireland’s most revered contributions to popular music and culture–at least according to MJ Galbraith. So pull up a seat, take a nip, and pull the shamrocks out of your ears. The Pogues The Pogues took traditional...
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The Gaelic League on Michigan Avenue in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood is the region’s center for all things Irish in this historically Irish neighborhood. The neighborhood’s name itself comes from Ireland’s County Cork, from where many of its original inhabitants hailed. Every year, the neighborhood hosts a St. Patrick’s parade the Sunday before March 17th....
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Last night, four women were held at gunpoint, carjacked, and sexually assaulted while they were leaving the Painted Lady Bar in Hamtramck where they were attending the Metro Times Blowout. The Metro Times has yet to comment on their blog or Facebook page. While organizing themselves into their vehicle after the 12-venue music festival,...
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Dan Greene wrote the song ‘Unavailable Women’ in 2006. ”Not knowing then that it would be only the first of many,” said Dan. It’s six years later and Dan has his first CD, Lesbian Lemonade, ready to be released–and celebrated. Tonight, Saturday March 3rd, is the CD Release Party for Dan Greene’s Lesbian Lemonade. Doors open...
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