Michigan Group Launches Musician Relief Fund, Giving Out $500 Grants

Courtesy of the Michigan Music Alliance In the past few weeks, members of the freelance gig economy have become even...

Billy Davis, the Detroit Guitar Legend Who Taught Jimi Hendrix

Billy Davis grew up picking cotton with his parents before landing in Detroit's Black Bottom Neighborhood. He met blues icon,...

In Northern Michigan, a Small Cafe Weathers a Global Pandemic

Kevin Murphy For many small businesses in northern Michigan’s resort communities, it’s about waiting out the winter and cashing in...

Marvin Gaye vs. The Temptations: Vote Now in WDET’s Michigan Music Madness Bracket

WDET We didn't think we'd see a battle as heated as #1 seed Marvin Gaye going against #5 the Temptations....

Writer’s Block? A Pandemic Doesn’t Help, Say Metro Detroit Authors

Stuck inside during coronavirus, Michiganders are learning to deal with prolonged isolation and lack of social contact during the coronavirus...

Tips For the Conscious Eater On Cooking In the Age of Coronavirus

Housebound during coronavirus-related shutdowns, many Michiganders may be donning their chef hats, maybe for the first time. But the art of whipping...

Support Metro Detroit Restaurants By Entering WDET’s Gift Card Drawing

The community is important to this radio station. Detroit chefs and restaurants have been a part of the revitalization of...

50-year legacy of Sixto Rodriguez’s ‘Cold Fact’ is rooted In Detroit

One of music's most fascinating stories originated in Detroit, but unfolded in South Africa and Australia when audiences in those...

Back On the Air With “Radios in Motion”

Haven't you heard? Radios in Motion, the massively popular WDET music show hosted by Mike Halloran nearly 40 years ago,...

Pandemic Art Can Help Find the Balance Between Patience and Panic

The U.S. is weeks into a global pandemic, as schools, stores and public spaces shut down to blunt the spread...

Michigan Arts Can Move Online, But Still Face Uncertain Future

The spread of COVID-19 is forcing many cultural organizations and artists to cancel events and close their doors to the...

Vote Now in Round 2 Of WDET’s Music Madness Bracket

WDET Who comes out on top in a battle between #4 Iggy Pop and #5 Parliament Funkadelic? Could #11 Rodriguez defeat #3 Alice...