Globe-trotting electronic musician and DJ Richie Hawtin is the living embodiment of techno, the man CMJ calls a "techno God." "He doesn't just play techno," the influential publisher of music ...

The Detroit-area native built his name as part of the legendary “Belleville Three” for his contributions to the blueprint and innovation behind techno music. Although those days are long gone, ...

The first time techno music hit Hart Plaza for a Memorial Day weekend celebration, there was no question where the inspiration lay. Detroit, the genre’s birthplace, was finally throwing a big party to ...

Back in the summer of 2016, one of the greatest dance music makers alive was raising big questions about how white bodies move to black rhythms. “How do you dance when we still swing from trees, when ...

These days, Ice-T‘s résumé reads like a long biblical scroll. He’s one of the original pioneers of gangsta rap via seminal releases like “6 in the Mornin,‘” one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all ...