Special to the SentinelTwo of my favorite genres of music are garage rock and psychedelic garage rock. The heyday for both of these genres of music was in the 1960s, although there was a revival of ...

What exactly is garage rock? No, it’s not as simple as rock music recorded in someone’s garage. By definition, the genre can be described as raw rock and roll, particularly the type that became ...

Love garage rock? Need some solid tracks to pad that garage rock playlist? These four songs aren’t just iconic in the garage rock genre, but they’re also considered by many to be one-hit wonders.

I’ve always been transparent about the fact that the Secret History of Chicago Music relies on other people. I get leads from the musicians I write about, from my knowledgeable friends, and from ...

Known as “Smitty” to all of his cohorts, 60-year-old Michael Smith changed his stage name long ago when he realized “there’s about 6 million Michael Smiths out there.” The Detroit punk scene veteran ...

50 years ago - Elektra Records asked one of its talent scouts, guitarist Lenny Kaye, to create a double compilation album. That album "Nuggets" laid the groundwork for punk. It's October 1972. You're ...

I recently attended the Concert of Colors in the lawn of the Detroit Institute of Arts, specifically for the Don Was tribute to Iggy Pop. I wouldn’t have even known about it if my buddy Joe hadn’t ...