The new documentary A Band Called Death tells the story of Death, a recently-reunited black proto-punk band from early '70s Detroit. Recent reissues of the band's work have generated a ton of…   Read Story »

As the legend goes, Detroit's Hackney brothers were wooed by Clive Davis in the '70s based on the strength of their no-holds-barred, somewhat-soul-influenced punk. For the group to be signed,…   Read Story »

These days Bono is really into overblown metaphors that once unpacked mean nothing. During their tenure, Death -- the Detroit trio of David Hackney, Bobby Hackney, Dannis Hackney -- were more about…   Read Story »

Remember a few years ago when a talking Elmo potty-training book malfunctioned and cheerfully queried an unsuspecting family with the rhetorical question "Who wants to die?": There was even a…   Read Story »