Working Out The Kinks: With New Music on the Horizon, a Look Back at The Kinks’ Capricious Career
Listen to CultureShift weekdays at noon on WDET. One of the most influential rock bands of the 60s has announced a...
Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning host and producer of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET-FM Detroit’s NPR station. She’s a founding producer of WDET’s flagship news talk show Detroit Today, a former Morning Edition host at WDET, and a former host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.
She’s reported on stories as diverse as the decriminalization and therapeutic research of psychedelic substances, how Motown mourned the sudden death of musician Michael Jackson, the economic and environmental impact of mineral mining in Wyoming, how anomalous phenomena and research into UAPs has affected the lives of some people in the Southwest, and the impact of President Barack Obama’s historic 2008 election night in Detroit.
Amanda is also a creative writer, artist, certified intuitive and energy healer, and professional tarot reader. Amanda was raised in a mythical Great Lakes forest by Bryan Ferry and a prehistoric wolf, on a strict diet of gummy bears and early electronic music.
When Heaven was a Dance Floor in Detroit
Detroit Sound Conservancy Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. In the early '90s Club...
Milo Minute: The Paybacks, Blackmail, and Sugar Coats
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff...
It’s a Ship….No, It’s a House…Wait, It’s a Congressional District?
Click the audio player above to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12 p.m. Back in 1812, Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry approved...
Milo Minute: Detroit River Days, “Unheard,” and Undesirable People
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Click the audio player to listen. CultureShift airs weekdays at 12p.m. Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff...
This Week in Music: June Birthdays, Anniversaries, and More
Click on the audio player above to listen. Two 60s Rock Icons celebrate another year around the sun, Queen Latifah...
Last Call at Tom’s Tavern: Owner Ron Gurdjian Passes Away at 78
Click on the audio player above to hear the conversation. Detroit lost a local legend this weekend. Tom's Tavern owner and...
Remembering Nearly Five Decades of Live Music Recordings at Cobo Hall
Take a listen as WDET's Rob Reinhart looks back at Cobo Hall's legacy as a nationally-acclaimed venue for live recordings.
The Milo Minute: Downtown Brown, A.M. People, and the Detroit Music Weekend
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo's byline appears in publications locally and globally. He's been plugging...
Celebrate the life of one of the most talented musicians of his era, the legendary Curtis Mayfield tonight at the DPL.
Celebrate the life of one of the most talented musicians and social critics of the 60s and 70s, the legendary...
The Milo Minute: Native Howl, Ancient Language, and The Ferndale Set Fest
Courtesy of Jeff Milo Longtime Detroit music journalist Jeff Milo's byline appears in publications locally and globally. He's been plugging...
Detroit Post-Rock Band Ancient Language Set To Release Newest Album
Paul Stevens Detroit post-rock ensemble Ancient Language began in 2011 as a solo project of composer Christopher Jarvis. The...