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Brian J. Bowe

Brian J. Bowe is a freelance journalist and a journalism professor at Western Washington University. He was the recipient of a 2017 research fellowship from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation to conduct archival research on the MC5.

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Michigan Music

Blondie drops retrospective box set on day of Detroit gig, but don’t call them a nostalgia act

‘Detroit 442’: the new wave band rolls into the Fox Theatre on Friday

By Brian J. Bowe
Aug 24, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Blondie, Debbie Harry, Fox Theatre, new wave
Michigan Music

Why Wayne Kramer is bringing back the MC5 — or at least the band’s name, anyway

It’s time to kick out the jams, motherfucker (again)

By Brian J. Bowe
May 4, 2022

Tags: Local Music, Music, Wayne Kramer, MC5, rock 'n' roll, Detroit, Motor City, Grande Ballroom, El Club, Cover Story
Music News

Sen. Gary Peters discusses a bailout for the live music biz

By Brian J. Bowe
Oct 23, 2020

Tags: Sen. Gary Peters, Michigan, music, musicians, coronavirus, COVID-19, Don Was, Third Man Records
Music News

Was (Not Was) singer Sweet Pea Atkinson dead at 74

By Brian J. Bowe
May 11, 2020

Tags: City Slang, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was (Not Was), Detroit, Don Was
Michigan Music

Palestinian-Jordanian group 47Soul makes global connections

By Brian J. Bowe
Mar 6, 2019

Tags: Local Music, 47Soul, Arab-American National Museum, Detroit City Football Club, Video

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