Comedian Robert Schimmel dies after car accident
Posted -25 minute ago.
Standup comic Robert Schimmel, a frequent guest on Howard Stern s radio show, has died after suffering serious injuries in a car accident. He was 60.
911 calls describe Discovery Channel gunman
Posted 3 hours 55 minutes ago.
A security guard who called 911 after a gunman entered Discovery Channel s headquarters calmly told the operator: "You re probably going to need a sniper."
Eminem back in Detroit
Posted 7 hours 34 minutes ago.
See photos from the Eminem, Jay-Z concert at Comerica Park.
Jazz festival kicks off with hot, cool opening night in downtown Detroit
Posted 9 hours 9 minutes ago.
The jazz festival began Friday evening downtown. Some of the music simmered, some of it fizzled and the best of it left a trail of scorched earth in its wake.
Em, Jay-Z wow fans at Comerica Park s concert finale
Posted 9 hours 11 minutes ago.
Largely following the template that made the preceding evening a widely hailed success, Eminem and Jay-Z and a roll-call of big-name guests wowed a crowd of 40,000-plus on a cool and breezy end-of-summer night at Comerica Park on Friday.
Kara DioGuardi leaving American Idol
Posted 9 hours 21 minutes ago.
It s official at last: Kara DioGuardi is out at "American Idol." After months of speculation, Fox announced Friday that the songwriter who joined the Fox singing competition s judging panel during its eighth season in 2009 was stepping down.
Alto Reed & His Motor City All-Stars
Posted 9 hours 57 minutes ago.
The charismatic saxophonist has been a cornerstone of Bob Seger s Silver Bullet Band for more than 35 years. He ll do a set of classic rock, including a handful of Seger hits. 5:30 p.m. Sat., Ford Arts, Beats & Eats, downtown Royal Oak. Free with $3 admission.
Kara DioGuardi exits American Idol as judge
Posted 15 hours 7 minutes ago.
After months of speculation, Fox announced Friday that the songwriter who joined the Fox singing competition's judging panel during its eighth season in 2009 was stepping down from her role as a judge.
Court ruling could mean millions in online royalties for Eminem, other artists
Posted 15 hours 50 minutes ago.
One attorney called the decision an "earthquake" which could transform the online song business and boost the fortunes of untold numbers of artists.
Detroit Lions families stand up to cancer
Posted 18 hours 35 minutes ago.
Ricky Sandoval, security director for the Detroit Lions, battled pancreatic cancer for more than three years before succumbing in July 2009 at the age of 49. Sandoval willfully hung on, battling daunting odds: pancreatic cancer is so aggressive that the average patient dies within months of diagnosis.
Novi's Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro to close, relocate
Posted 18 hours 38 minutes ago.
Diamond Jim Brady's Bistro in Novi will close Sept. 30 to make way for construction of a Super Walmart, chef-owner Mary Brady told her staff this week.
Ne-Yo says T.I. makes a lot of poor decisions
Posted 23 hours 41 minutes ago.
Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances - and it s time he gets his act together.