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Allan Young

Allan Young makes clocks out of recycled materials at his Etsy shop Pixelthis.  From old bike parts and vintage record players, to computer hard drives and circuit boards, it seems like Allan can make a clock out of anything.

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Chi Chi and The Greek

Imagine that you have your very own personal shopper. This personal shopper travels all over the world searching antique and vintage stores, for abandoned high class pieces, one of a kind finds. Now imagine that after 20 yrs of collecting these pieces she is now offering them to be purchased by the general public. That's what Kelly Johnson of Chi Chi and the Greek is currently doing. Everyone loves finding that best kept secret, that hot spot where you find the most amazing one of a kind of pieces, and this is definitely that.—Aren

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Revive: Motor City Meltdown

Check out this new promo video from our friends at Revive for Dr. Romanelli's Motor city Meltdown. -Aren 

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Lauren Rassel

Lauren Rassel is a Detroit local fine arts and fashion designer. Rassel's work has recently been worn by artists such as Natalia Kills and Diamond Rings, and she was just featured on Stylelikeu (above). Make sure you check out Rassel's first runway show back in Detroit this Thursday or you will regret it!—Aren

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Sara Panza

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Hostel Detroit

As of late, Detroit has peeked the interest of young travelers all across the map. Emily Doerr a local Detroit resident, has decided to continue on with Detroit's European past by opening up the Hostel Detroit. -Aren

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Audrey Pongracz

Audrey Pongracz is a self-taught Detroit painter whose work has been shown all over the US.  "Art should be a viewing experience," she says, "I love when I can look at a painting and be entranced by it, in awe of its application or just the wonder of it."  Indeed. -Aren

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Nicole Muster

If you live in Detroit and you don't know about Nicole Muster (top photo), then you are seriously missing out! When asked about her work Nicole said "Some people spend their entire lives searching for something that makes them happy and fulfilled, I'm really lucky because I've found that in taking photos." Make sure you check out all of Nicole's work and you tumblr kids need keep those reblog buttons flying high.—Aren

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Peter DeAngelo

Peter DeAngelo is a local Detroit illustrator who is making waves in the best way. Comic book energy layered with psychedelic themes, Peter's work has been shown out in San Francisco at 83 Gallery, in Playboy, GQ, Elle and Juxtapoze. You can catch Peter's art being featured at Detroit's 323 East Gallery now. -Aren

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Rai Knight/Cassettes For A Cause

Rai Knight is a Detroit-based indie pop artist who is trying to make a difference in the land of the rising sun. Knight has offered the up the sales of her Self Portrait cassette for tsunami relief in Japan. So help out a good cause and fill up your Walkman with some good tunes while you are at it.  It's a win/win situation. -Aren

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Holli Streetman

Holli Streetman (top photo) is a native Detroit photographer who is known for her creative and provocative photography. When asked about her work, Holli says, "I wouldn't say that I have my own particular style, as it changes from time to time.  I can shoot a complete stranger and walk away from it feeling like I know so much about what's on the inside." As humble as she is, Holli's work is continually blasted all over, so Tumblr kids creep away and post to your heart's desire– Holli has a ton of work for wearing out that reblog button all night long! -Aren 

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Phantasmagoria

Detroit local electro pop project PHANTASMAGORIA is making waves in the best way. Happy couple Chris Jarvis and Lianna Vanicelli mix ambient tones, percussive dance beats, and one-of-a-kind samples. "We both like techno," Jarvis explains, "but we wanted to do something that was not as cold and as computerized, with kind of a warmer feel to it." Check out Phantasmagoria on the cover of this week's MetroTimes, helping advertise for this weekend's Blowout. Make sure you keep posted on the all Phantastic happenings, and I know you will fall in love with them as well!  -Aren

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Seventy 7 Productions

If you are a band in the Detroit music scene then you know about Seventy7 Productions! Seventy7 has only been around for under a year but they have been working with such acts as Wilson, Atavan, Carolina Liar (Atlantic), Cadillac, and others! In such a short time they have proven that they are all about creative high quality, and above all classy work. Keep an eye open and follow Seventy 7 closely because they are setting the standard for the Detroit music video scene.—Aren

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Black and Goldsprints from Rick Mauck on Vimeo.

Gold Sprints

In the midwest, Goldsprints are THE BEST way to get your bike on in the winter!  A Goldsprint is a bicycle rollers racing and social event where riders on stationary bikes compete against each other in front of spectators. Surrounded by a roar of cheering onlookers and participants, each rider pedals as fast as they can for 20-second intervals. The bikes are fixed and mounted onto electronic rollers (third photo) which measure the speed of each rider.  Who ever has the fastest time wins! And thank God for John Hughes from the Downtown Ferndale Bicycle Shop– he has been birthing an interest in the Detroit area. Come out this Saturday and either compete or cheer on your favorite rider. I know I will! -Aren  

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Ruth K. Synowiec

Twenty eight-year-old Detroit photographer Ruth K Synowiec (top photo) has been rocking my mouse finger, clicking through her portfolio over the past few weeks. Whereas Ruth's work has simple ideas, it is laced with lighting just edgy enough. When asked about her photography Ruth says, "I'm into simplicity and am working on building a solid studio based in Detroit. I want to do something substantial with the things that I love, and don't really want to do it anywhere else." All you Tumblr kids should start blowing her work up on Trixie Nixon. I know I already did. -Aren

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Juxtapoz In Detroit

Juxtapoz has teamed up with non profit organization Power House Production to work on neighborhood stabilization in Detroit, by integrating artists work spaces and artist residency programs. PHP has brought in artists Monica Canilao, Richard Coleman, Saelee Oh, RETNA, Swoon and Ben Wolf to reinvent condemned spaces in lost neighborhoods. For now, the houses stand as artworks and PHP will offer public tours the first Saturday of every month for all to enjoy. I am more than stoked at this artistic plan for reinventing long lost Detroit!—Aren

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Revive x Tisa x Big Sean

Here is some more work from the guys at REVIVE and THE WORK featuring fashion designer Tisa and Detroit's very own BIG SEAN ! -Aren

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Rachel Iamarino

Rachel Iamarino (top photo) is a local photographer who originally started off photographing horses following a life-long interest in showing them, before moving on to fashion photography. Rachel now puts together a team of make-up artists and stylists to work with her on her shoots, and I feel like their work is just as artful as the photograph itself. "I'd be nowhere without my makeup artist, Angela Noble, she's incredible and so creative," Rachel says.—Aren

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NYE in Detroit

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Haley Scott

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