Totally Fuzzy — Let's leave the decadent 80s of the previous posts for what they're worth and come back to 2011, or rather 2008, that's when this was released! Never heard of these guys before.. but not long after I hit play I went WOW! This is a bloody serious ... more info

Guardian Music — Forget Hot Chip and Janelle Monáe – the most exciting music of 2010 was a privately circulated compilation of a US roots rockerFor all the end-of-year-lists encouraging music fans to the new, new, new, the music I listened to most in 2010 didn't c... more info

Detroit Free Press — The Silver Bullet Band sax man leads an array of musicians for a good cause. The Detroit-heavy lineup includes appearances by Mitch Ryder, Martha Reeves, Jill Jack, Barbara Payton and members of the Howling Diablos, Groove Council and the Brothers Gr... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Gumshoe said... First off, if you haven't heard Masters Of The Hemisphere's "I Am Not a Freemdoom," you haven't lived. Check out a looong review and photos of the accompanying comic book (yes, this is a concept album) ... PLUS a full download of 200... more info

Detroit Free Press — For nearly half a century, Jim McCarty has been playing his guitar against the beat of Johnny (Bee) Badanjek's drums: with Mitch Ryder's Detroit Wheels in the '60s, with its descendant band Detroit in the early '70s, with the high... more info

MTV.com News — On the R&B-themed 'American Idol,' Didi Benami took a stab at Jimmy Ruffin's classic.By Kyle Anderson Didi Benami performs "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" Photo: Michael Becker / FOX Tuesday night's "American Idol" delved deep into the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — DeadBilly said...has the full-length versions of several tracks that were shortened for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Rarities box set.http://pileofvinyl.blogspot.comdb said...Lou Reed - New SensationsLou Reed - Mistrialhttp://nobones.22web.netwhiteray... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Ochs Archives/Getty In mid-Sixties Detroit, where cool white R&B bands were as common as cars, the Big Three were Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Bob Seger and the Last Heard, and, from nearby Ann Arbor, the Rationals. You might not know t... more info

Live Daily — Filmmakers hungry for a slice of the Springsteen tour-buzz halo have put together a video documentary focused on a number of artists touted as influences on Springsteen's formative years as a musician. The 150-minute project, "Bruce Springsteen [ ... more info

Detroit Free Press — "It can't be improved upon. It's one of those things where it got created and -- boom -- this magic thing happened. Les Paul changed the course of music." -- Guitarist Jim McCarty (Mystery Train, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels) more info