Vol. 32, No. 4
Treme and the sounds of revival
Lifeblood of New Orleans rejuvenates with its music
By Larry Gabriel
More of Moroun’s lies in bridge battle
More trouble over un-bridged waters
By Jack Lessenberry
"Demonic Islam," dominionism and Friday's rally in Detroit
By W. Kim Heron
Occupy Detroit has decisions to make; city wants them gone
By Curt Guyette
About-face: Cops say no mass arrests for Occupy Detroit Monday night
Who’s the criminal? Occupy Detroit protesters ask
Arrests follow speaking out at public TV taping
By News Hits
Letters to the Editor
Our mailbag bulges with responses to the Pot Issue
By Metro Times readers
Occupying Democracy
Texas' foremost populist says, 'We the People, not We the Corporations'
By Jim Hightower
Occupy Detroit responds to Jack Lessenberry
By Michael Jackman
Found in contempt, Matty strikes back
The bridge baron stoops to new lows in wake of court ruling
Smug, not stupid
Little Miss Perfect asks, what did we miss by saving sex until marriage?
By Dan Savage
Who is Detroitblogger John?
John Carlisle interviews his famous alter-ego about their new book
By John Carlisle
Jack and Jill
Down the hill - Sandler's dire reign of box office terrorism continues unabated
By Corey Hall
J. Edgar
Hoover - A two and half hour exercise in Oscar bait plays like a dramatized Wikipedia entry
By Jeff Meyers
Black geeks and all-American Muslims
Detroiter Hajj Flemings and 5 Dearborn families defy stereotypes
By Jim McFarlin
Like Crazy
Crazy hearts - First love is as mind-blowing and blissful as it is devastating
Revenge of the Electric Car
Electric Dreams - A stark history lesson and a primer on the glittery way forward
Curry and more
Mazza Indian Cuisine brings exotic Indian heat to Berkley
By Jane Slaughter
Our back pages
Antica Pizzeria Fellini and 28 other restaurants reviewed in our pages
Food Stuff
New breakfast downtown, Mark Bittman comes to town, and more
By Metro Times editorial staff
Atlas Sound - Parallax (4AD)
On his third solo album as Atlas Sound, Bradford Cox mellows out a bit
By Michael Gallucci
Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor want to psych you out
Livonia band’s new disc, Spectra Spirit, set for Friday release
By Kent Alexander
Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials (Universal Republic)
Florence Welch scores with a tremendous sophomore release
Dick Wagner gets de-Frosted
He led the Frost, partnered with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, defied death, and now he’s coming home for semi-reunion
By Brett Callwood
Three Rappers, Two Punk Rockers, And Two Genre-Hopping Producers = One Weird, Wild, Poppy Soul Jam
By Jeff Milo
Ro Spit "Put This On My Life" Video Ft. Jwan
By Jonathan Cunningham
City Slang: Battlecross prepares for metal mega-tour
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
City Slang: “Tied Down” revisited
City Slang: Five bands to be thankful for
Fresh Footage of Elzhi in Europe
City Slang: Kem warms up Detroit
Sting at the Fox: Fans remember 25 years of lyrics
By Kelly Caldwell
City Slang: T-Baby gets the Beavis & Butthead treatment
City Slang: Dick Wagner rolls back the years at the Bag
Quelle Chris Likes To Be Blunt
Pot, polls & politics
From police to public polls, attitudes are changing, but upholders of the status quo won’t let go
By John Sinclair