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Metro Times has been Detroit’s weekly alternative for news, arts, culture, music, film, food, fashion and more.
Over 629,100 loyal readers pick us up every week to find out who to see, what to do, and where to go. Hard-hitting journalism, in-depth profiles of local artists, musicians, and cultural icons, and the area’s most comprehensive club and concert listings have made it the most sought after news and entertainment resource for metro Detroiters.

My Interests

music, art, entertainment, books, food, film, romance, people, theater, politics,comics, parks, recreation, buildings, DETROIT

I'd like to meet:

Urbanites. People who love the D.I.A. and the D.F.T & who really dig the fountain at Belle Isle or the way West Congress can bustle. People who partied at the Packard and saved every, last flyer. Everyone going to the Detroit Zoo & Butterfly Exhibit. Eph McNally's or Plaka's. Anybody waiting for a bus anywhere. Dig seeing shows at the Majestic, St. Andrews, Cobo, Masonic Temple, Hart Plaza, the Old Miami, Alvins, Foran's, the Stick, the Bag and everywhere in Greater Detroit. Tigers! Pistons! I wanna meet every person who goes to Wayne State. If you dial WDET & WJLB, I'd like to meet you. If you frequent the Eastern Market then I probably already met you, but can't wait to run into you there again. Downtown, Lafayette/Michigan Coney's?? Find yourself in rush hour traffic on 75, 94 ,696, 10, Gratiot, Southfield, Metro Parkway, Big Beaver, any and all grid lines? We should meet... If YOU LOVE DETROIT...View All Friends | View Blog | View Pics | Add Comment

Music:

John Lee Hooker, Johnnie Bassett, Big Maceo, The Spinners, The Terrible Twos, The Supremes, Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsey Collins, Mary Wells, The Del-Phi's, Rare Earth, The Stooges, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, MC5, Starling Electric , Aretha , Anita, Aaliyah, Grand Funk Railroad, The Gang, Andre Williams, Suzi Quatro, Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, Marcus Belgrave, The Frustrations , The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gore Gore Girls, The Cyril Lords, Detroit Cobras, The Paybacks , Slum Village , The Decks , Jungle Gym Jungle, Godfather, DJ Houseshoes, Invincible, The Go, The Hentchmen, Blanche, Sponge, Kid Rock, Uncle Kracker, Eminem, D12, Royce Da 5'9, Twitch, Bantam Rooster, The Witches, The Romantics, Dennis Coffey, Lord Manifess, Robert S, Cha Cha, Disco D, Goudron, The White Stripes, The Von Bondies, Dead String Brothers, Big Chief, Amino Acids , Ebeling Hughes, Giant Brain, MAN INC., Big Block, Shipwreck Union, Princess Dragon Mom, Outrageous Cherry, Athletic Mic League, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Electric Six, The Fondas, The Sights, Jill Jack, Audra Kubat, Theo Parrish, AcidPimp, DJ Assault, Drunken Master, Aux 88, Electromorph, Todd Mullinix, Magda, Tamion 12 Inch, Esham, Joe C, Bob Seger, Charm Farm, Twisted Brown Trucker, Verve Pipe, Orbitsuns, Suicide Machines, Sista Otis, Junk Monkeys, Mustard Plug, Dubphonics, Was Not Was, Len Swann, Majesty Crush, Asha Vida, Godzuki, Rocket 455, Demolition Doll Rods, Esquire, The Elevations, His Name is Alive, Blacktop, Mule, The Come Ons, Taproot, Gold Cash Gold, The Buzzards, Elvis Hitler, Laughing Hyenas, Princess Tee, Brian Gillespie, Le Car, Adult, Recloose, DJ Bone, Punisher, Shortround, Proof, E-Dub|Windy and Carl, Five Horse Johnson, The Numbers, The Fags, Plasticman, Dan Bell, G-Side, Eddie Fowlkes, Blake Baxter, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Kenny Larkin, Twonz, Juan Atkins and Richard Davis, Kevin Saunderson, Mike Huckaby, Mad Mike Banks, Scan 7, K Hand, Carlos Souffront, UR, Aaron Carl, Amp Fiddler, Claude Young, Wig, Brendan Benson, Waxwings, Slumber Party, The Muggs, The Dollfaces, Queen Bee, Alan Oldham, Suburban Knight, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Marvelettes, Raw Intergrated Funk, Brownsville Station, Yusef Lateef, The Contours, Hush, Obie Trice, Immigrant Suns, SpyRadio, The Volebeats, Little Stevie Wonder, Mitch Ryder, The Fugitives, ? and the Mysterians, The Up, The Sillies, The Boners, The Look, Dick Siegel, The Rockets, Twistin' Tarantulas, Getaway Cruiser, Pas..Cal and the beat goes on and on and ON.

Movies:

Jim Henson-Frank OZ et.al, Mean Streets, The Bad Lieutenant, Resovoir Dogs, Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory, Pootie Tang, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Sean of the Dead, Ed Wood, Mars Attacks, Edward Scissorhands, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Blood Simple, Fargo, Star Wars et. al, Dune, Donnie Darko, Manchurian Candidate-original, The Jerk, Young Frankenstien, Monty Python, History of the World, Close Encounters, Communion, Dog Town and Z Boys, Theremin, Ziggy Stardust, 2010, Singin' in the Rain, 8 Mile, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Napoleon Dynamite, Waking Life, The Life Aquatic, Bowling for Columbine, Rubin and Ed, Showgirls, Kung Fu Hustle, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Up In Smoke, Enron-The Smartest Guys in the Room, Finding Neverland, Envy, Something About Mary, The Blues Brothers, The Godfather I, Friday, Monster's Inc., E.T., The Goonies, Hard Day's Night, Yellow Submarine, Live at Pompeii, Sixteen Candles, Crybaby, Breakfast Club, Lord of the Rings, Party Monster, Guarte, Glen or Glenda?, The Song Remains the Same-Led Zepplin, King of New York, Scarface, Il Cacciatore, The Stepford Wives, Chris Rock Live, Richard Pryor Live, Eddie Murphy Live, Suicide Kings, Casino, Heat, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Four Rooms, The Deer Hunter, Taxi Driver, New York New York, Indiana Jones, American Graffitti, Diner, Kill Bill, Henry and June, Even Cowgirls get the Blues, Signs, X, Y and Zee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf, Barbershop, Lady Killer, Rocky, Jaws, Some Like it Hot, All About Eve, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, American Pie, Escape from Alcatraz, Basquiat, Pollock, Fight Club, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Desperado, The Big Lebowski, Cell Block 4, The Skills to Pay the Bills-Beastie Boys, Popeye, Tootsie, Dick Tracy, Roger Rabbit, Little Nicky, Splash, Dazed and Confused, Peter Frampton Live in Detroit, Detroit 9000, Dr Detroit, Iggy and The Stooges Live in Detroit 2003

Books:

Running With Scissors, Me Talk Pretty, Sphere, Slaughterhouse 5, To Kill a Mockingbird, Catcher in the Rye, Moby Dick, The Tell Tale Heart, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Count of Monte Christo, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , Doors of Perception, Electric Acid Kool Aid Test, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Zen and the ARt of Motorcycle Maintenance, Green Eggs and Ham, Interview with a Vampire, The Godfather, Brave New World, 1984, Animal Farm, The Little Prince, The Tao of Pooh, The Razor's Edge, Ecstacy Club, Perv: A Love Story, A Rake Tenor, Breakfast of Champions, Naked Lunch, Lord of the Flies, The Belljar, Proczak Nation, Farhenheit 451, Island, The Magus, The Great Gatsby, The Illustrated Man, The Metamorphosis, Where The Sidewalk Ends, Where the Wild Things Are, Treasure Island, America-John Stewart, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, On The Road, Ordinary People, .. hold on, reading...

My Blog

Stewart Francke

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Cash & Trash

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Posted by METRO TIMES on Fri, 30 May 2008 12:25:00 PST

D-VENTS!!!!

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Posted by METRO TIMES on Fri, 30 May 2008 08:24:00 PST

This Weekend

This weekend we are going to Movement...in case you couldn't tell by our cover story and coverage from this week's 5/21 issue! Find out what we highlighted and what you shouldn't miss by picking up a ...
Posted by METRO TIMES on Fri, 23 May 2008 01:00:00 PST

FOODIES!

Hey all you Detroit foodies out there...this week’s Metro Times is sure to satisfy at least your literate cravings. Sorry, we didn’t make our pages edible this week, although you can recyc...
Posted by METRO TIMES on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:38:00 PST

Trash Bash

Who would have thought a city under a million could produce 1 BILLION (yes, I said BILLION) pounds of trash EACH YEAR? Some major decisions need to be made and the burning question on everyone’s...
Posted by METRO TIMES on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:21:00 PST